A Plain Answer to the Plain Reasoner (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 1334461953 / ISBN 13: 9781334461958

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

About this Item

Print on Demand. This book, published in the mid-18th century, is an impassioned response to the then-recent pamphlet, â The Plain Reasonerâ , an anonymous work which exhorted the British public to wage a land war against France. Its author, whose ideas were influential within the British government, argued that Britain should increase its debt and taxes to outspend France into submission. In this spirited and informed rebuttal, the anonymous author challenges this view. Analysing the economic and military implications of such a war, he seeks to dispel popular anxieties about French power, painting a picture of France as war-weary, and far from an existential threat. He argues that the economic consequences of a war with France would be severe, and that the resulting impoverishment of the population would make Britain more vulnerable to attack, rather than less. The author goes beyond a simple refutation of a rival argument, however. He sets out his own, alternative foreign policy strategy, based on a recognition of Franceâ s relative weakness, and a conviction that diplomacy, rather than war, should be the means of securing Britainâ s interests. He argues that the peacetime benefits of trade with France outweigh any military advantages to be gained from war, and that France posed no threat to Britainâ s â religion and libertiesâ . This book is a significant artefact from an important period in British foreign policy, and one which remains relevant today. It is a detailed and well-argued attack on the warmongering factions that would drag Britain into ruinous foreign wars, and a powerful exposition of the virtues of peace, free trade, and diplomacy. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Plain Answer to the Plain Reasoner (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1334461953
• ISBN 13: 9781334461958
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
• Seller catalogs:
  • Political Theory and History

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Synopsis

Excerpt from A Plain Answer to the Plain Reasoner: Wherein the Present State of Affairs It Set, Not in a New but True Light

I don't expeé't to meet with more Credit, or have better Suecefs than'thofe Foreigners who. Have fo frequently and delicately t0uch'd upon the Subjeé'c of our Itch to every thing that is New, and Admiration of every thing without Meaning, provided it be ufher'd to us' with Pomp and Noife. No matter how empty the Cafk, if it founds big. We are too good natur'd, or in other. Words, too indolent and credulous to per ceive the Infeé'tion contain'd in the Packet, if it be wrapt in gilt Paper, and ty'd round with Silk.

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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.