Excerpt from The Monthly Review, or Literary Journal, Enlarged, Vol. 3: From September to December, Inclusive, 1790 The reader will ealily perceive that thefe refleelions are general, and apply univerfally to the financial operations at pre fent in vogue, in every part of Europe; and that they are by no means intended as a reflet'iion on any one individual, or fet of men, in any part of the world. In fame nations, the wel fare of the people is more adverted to than in others; and there a greater revenue can be more ealily obtained from them, than elfewhere. Unfortunate it is, that princes fhould, in general, be fa blind to their own interel'r, as not to perceive that this is miner/2111] the cafe, and ever mull be fa! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.