The reluctant obedience of distant provinces generally costs more than it [the territory] is worth.


Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review (1843) vol. 2 'The War of Succession in Spain'


The reluctant obedience of distant provinces generally costs more than it [the territory] is worth.

The reluctant obedience of distant provinces generally costs more than it [the territory] is worth.

The reluctant obedience of distant provinces generally costs more than it [the territory] is worth.

The reluctant obedience of distant provinces generally costs more than it [the territory] is worth.