In either case it will always be more advantageous for you to declare yourself and to make war strenuously; because, in the first case, if you do not declare yourself, you will invariably fall a prey to the conqueror, to the pleasure and satisfaction of him who has been conquered, and you will have no reasons to offer, nor anything to protect or to shelter you.
Mert az első esetben, ha magadat fel nem feded, mindig a győztes kezében leszel, örömére és megelégedésére annak, aki vesztett.