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To this cruel extremity was this generally enlightened man reduced, because, wishing in Rome to neutralise the influence of Spain, he had got his sove- reign into a pass from which he could not get out except by retreating. He advised prudence, but with infinite oratorical precautions, dexterously avoiding to wound the susceptibility or self-esteem of the King x 2 306 SIXTUS THE FIFTH. [Part HI. changed his mind, embittered matters by his letters, and is the cause of the evil. ' The Cardinal de...fended Pisany. ' To tell the truth to one's sovereign is not to do mischief; it is a praiseworthy act, not one deserving of censure ; but not to do so, on the contrary, is a punish- able act. Besides, were even an ambassador to have committed a grievous error, it must be his own sovereign who punishes him. Thus to treat ambassadors is to offend their sovereigns, and from such offences to powerful sovereigns irreparable inconveniences arise. The like occurs when they are not respected in the person of their representatives.
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