Подорож Гулівера

Chapter 8

           Forhavingstrictlyexaminedallthepersonsofgreatestnameinthecourtsofprinces,forahundredyearspast,Ifoundhowtheworldhadbeenmisledbyprostitutewriters,toascribethegreatestexploitsinwar,tocowards;thewisestcounsel,tofools;sincerity,toflatterers;Romanvirtue,tobetrayersoftheircountry;piety,toatheists;chastity,tosodomites;truth,toinformers:howmanyinnocentandexcellentpersonshadbeencondemnedtodeathorbanishmentbythepractisingofgreatministersuponthecorruptionofjudges,andthemaliceoffactions:howmanyvillainshadbeenexaltedtothehighestplacesoftrust,power,dignity,andprofit:howgreatashareinthemotionsandeventsofcourts,councils,andsenatesmightbechallengedbybawds,whores,pimps,parasites,andbuffoons.HowlowanopinionIhadofhumanwisdomandintegrity,whenIwastrulyinformedofthespringsandmotivesofgreatenterprisesandrevolutionsintheworld,andofthecontemptibleaccidentstowhichtheyowedtheirsuccess.

           HereIdiscoveredtherogueryandignoranceofthosewhopretendtowriteanecdotes,orsecrethistory;whosendsomanykingstotheirgraveswithacupofpoison;willrepeatthediscoursebetweenaprinceandchiefminister,wherenowitnesswasby;unlockthethoughtsandcabinetsofambassadorsandsecretariesofstate;andhavetheperpetualmisfortunetobemistaken.HereIdiscoveredthetruecausesofmanygreateventsthathavesurprisedtheworld;howawhorecangoverntheback-stairs,theback-stairsacouncil,andthecouncilasenate.

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