text_original: Perhaps, too, it may well be asserted that the fighting capacity which the Dutch had shown, as well in the War of the Succession as in their own great struggle for independence, would be likely to discourage even very powerful neighbours from a policy of adventurous invasion, and would prove a better security for the small State than the 138 THE REIGN OF QUEEN ANNE. ch. xxtii. possession of the fortress towns or the rectification of the frontier.
text_transcription: PERHAPS IT MAY WELL BE ASSERTED THAT THE FIGHTING CAPACITY WHICH THE DUTCH HAD SHOWN AS WELL IN THE WAR OF THE SUCCESSION AS IN THEIR OWN GREAT STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE WOULD BE LIKELY TO DISCOURAGE EVEN VERY POWERFUL NEIGHBORS FROM A POLICY OF ADVENTUROUS INVASION AND WOULD PROVE A BETTER SECURITY FOR THE SMALL STATE THAN THE POSSESSION OF THE FORTRESS TOWNS OR THE RECTIFICATION OF THE FRONTIER
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