Thoughts on a Question of Importance Proposed to the Public, Whether is it Probable that the Immense Extent of Territory Acquired by this Nation at the Late Peace, will Operate toward Prosperity, or to the Ruin of the Island of Great Britain?
- Cato (author)
- Jack P. Greene (collection editor)
This pamphlet, published under the pseudonym “Cato” — takes up the pressing question of Britain’s future in the wake of the Treaty of Paris. It asks whether the vast new territories Britain gained at the end of the Seven Years' War, particularly in North America, would bring lasting prosperity to the island nation or instead sow the seeds of its ruin through overextension.
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