39^ STUDIES OF NATURE. 



" contraries. From contraries the harmony of the 

 " Univerfe refaits. The fame thing holds good 

 " with refped to that of Nations. The power of 

 *' arms, and that of Religion, are at variance in 

 ** every Country. Thefe two powers are neceflary 

 ** to the prefervation of the State. When the 

 *' People are opprefled by their Chieftains, they 

 " flee for refuge to the Prieftsj and when oppref- 

 *' fed by their Priefts, they feek refuge in the 

 " Chieftains. The power of the Druids has in- 

 ** creafed, therefore, with you, by that very in- 

 " creafe of the power of the larles ; for thefe two 

 " powers univerfally counterbalance eacli other. If 

 *' you wifh, ihen, to diminifli one of the two, (6 

 " far from augmenting it's counterpoife, as you 

 ** have done, you ought, on the contrar}'', to re- 

 *' duce it. 



" But there is a method flill more fimple, and 

 ** more infallible, of diminifhing, at once, both 

 ** the powers whi^h are fo ofFenfive to you. It is, 

 ** to render your People happy ; for they will no 

 " longer ramble in queft of protedion out of your- 

 *' felf, and thefe two powers will be fpeedily anni- 

 *' hilated, as they are indebted, for the whole of 

 " their influence, only to the opinion of that very 

 " People. In this you will fucceed, by furnifliing 

 ** the Gai>ls with ample means of fubfiftence, by 

 ** the eftablilhment of the arts which fweeten hu- 

 " man life, and efpecially by honouring and en- 



" couraging 



