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But the policy of Richelieu required that the disunion between its Catholic and Protestant states should be maintained, and when things began to tend towards peace from mutual exhaustion, the cardinal interfered, and induced the Protestant party to continue the war by giving them money and reinforcements. BUT THE POLICY OF RICHELIEU REQUIRED THAT THE DISUNION BETWEEN ITS CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT STATES SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AND WHEN THINGS BEGAN TO TEND TOWARDS PEACE FROM MUTUAL EXHAUSTION THE CARDINAL INTERFERED AND INDUCED THE PROTESTANT PARTY TO CONTINUE THE WAR BY GIVING THEM MONEY AND REINFORCEMENTS
red, as being the only heir to the kingdom, but the Duke of Montmorency, who had been led into his rebellion, was brought to the block, amid the pity and terror of all France. Whoever seemed dangerous to the State, or showed any spirit of independence, was marked by the cardinal, and suffered a hopeless imprisonment, if nothing worse; but at the same time his government was intelligent and able, and promoted prosperity, as far as was possible where there was such a crushing of individual spirit and enterprise. Richelieu's plan, in fact, was to found a despotism, though a wise and well-ordered despotism, at home, while he made France great by conquests abroad. And at this time the ambition of France found a favourable field in the state both of Germany and of Spain. 2. The War in Flanders and Italy.--The Thirty Years' War had been raging in Germany for many years, and France had taken no part in it, beyond encouraging the Swedes and the Protestant Germans, as the enemies of the Emperor. WAS SOON OVERCOME HE WAS SPARED AS BEING THE ONLY HEIR TO THE KINGDOM BUT THE DUKE OF MONTMORENCY WHO HAD BEEN LED INTO HIS REBELLION WAS BROUGHT TO THE BLOCK AMID THE PITY AND TERROR OF ALL FRANCE WHOEVER SEEMED DANGEROUS TO THE STATE OR SHOWED ANY SPIRIT OF INDEPENDENCE WAS MARKED BY THE CARDINAL AND SUFFERED A HOPELESS IMPRISONMENT IF NOTHING WORSE BUT AT THE SAME TIME HIS GOVERNMENT WAS INTELLIGENT AND ABLE AND PROMOTED PROSPERITY AS FAR AS WAS POSSIBLE WHERE THERE WAS SUCH A CRUSHING OF INDIVIDUAL SPIRIT AND ENTERPRISE RICHELIEU'S PLAN IN FACT WAS TO FOUND A DESPOTISM THOUGH A WISE AND WELL ORDERED DESPOTISM AT HOME WHILE HE MADE FRANCE GREAT BY CONQUESTS ABROAD AND AT THIS TIME THE AMBITION OF FRANCE FOUND A FAVORABLE FIELD IN THE STATE BOTH OF GERMANY AND OF SPAIN TWO THE WAR IN FLANDERS AND ITALY THE THIRTY YEARS WAR HAD BEEN RAGING IN GERMANY FOR MANY YEARS AND FRANCE HAD TAKEN NO PART IN IT BEYOND ENCOURAGING THE SWEDES AND THE PROTESTANT GERMANS AS THE ENEMIES OF THE EMPEROR
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