Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 12

           Shipsaresentwiththefirstopportunity;thenativesdrivenoutordestroyed;theirprincestorturedtodiscovertheirgold;afreelicensegiventoallactsofinhumanityandlust,theearthreekingwiththebloodofitsinhabitants:andthisexecrablecrewofbutchers,employedinsopiousanexpedition,isamoderncolony,senttoconvertandcivilizeanidolatrousandbarbarouspeople!

           Butthisdescription,Iconfess,doesbynomeansaffecttheBritishnation,whomaybeanexampletothewholeworldfortheirwisdom,care,andjusticeinplantingcolonies;theirliberalendowmentsfortheadvancementofreligionandlearning;theirchoiceofdevoutandablepastorstopropagateChristianity;theircautioninstockingtheirprovinceswithpeopleofsoberlivesandconversationsfromthisthemotherkingdom;theirstrictregardtothedistributionofjustice,insupplyingtheciviladministrationthroughalltheircolonieswithofficersofthegreatestabilities,utterstrangerstocorruption;and,tocrownall,bysendingthemostvigilantandvirtuousgovernors,whohavenootherviewsthanthehappinessofthepeopleoverwhomtheypreside,andthehonourofthekingtheirmaster.

           ButasthosecountrieswhichIhavedescribeddonotappeartohaveanydesireofbeingconqueredandenslaved,murderedordrivenoutbycolonies,noraboundeitheringold,silver,sugar,ortobacco,Ididhumblyconceive,theywerebynomeansproperobjectsofourzeal,ourvalour,orourinterest.

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