THE

PROGRESS OF NATIONS

LONDON

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THE

PROGRESS OF NATIONS

OR

THE FRINCIPLES OF

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THEIR RELATION
TO STATESMANSHIP

A STUDY IN ANALYTICAL HISTORY

Le passé et le présent sont nos moyens; l'avenir est notre objet-PASCAL

LONDON

LONGMAN, GREEN, LONGMAN, AND ROBERTS

1861

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