the　pastoral　censure；　and　think　that　it　would　be　the　most　indecent
  thing　possible　if　men　who　are　particularly　distinguished　by　the
  title　of　the　〃faithful〃　should　not　religiously　keep　the　faith　of
  their　treaties。　But　in　that　newfound　world；　which　is　not　more
  distant　from　us　in　situation　than　the　people　are　in　their　manners
  and　course　of　life；　there　is　no　trusting　to　leagues；　even　though
  they　were　made　with　all　the　pomp　of　the　most　sacred　ceremonies；　on
  the　contrary；　they　are　on　this　account　the　sooner　broken；　some
  slight　pretence　being　found　in　the　words　of　the　treaties；　which
  are　purposely　couched　in　such　ambiguous　terms　that　they　can　never
  be　so　strictly　bound　but　they　will　always　find　some　loophole　to
  escape　at；　and　thus　they　break　both　their　leagues　and　their　faith。
  And　this　is　done　with　such　impudence；　that　those　very　men　who
  value　themselves　on　having　suggested　these　expedients　to　their
  princes；　would　with　a　haughty　scorn　declaim　against　such　craft；
  or；　to　speak　plainer；　such　fraud　and　deceit；　if　they　found　private
  men　make　use　of　it　in　their　bargains；　and　would　readily　say　that
  they　deserved　to　be　hanged。
  By　this　means　it　is；　that　all　sorts　of　justice　passes　in　the　world
  for　a　low…spirited　and　vulgar　virtue；　far　below　the　dignity　of
  royal　greatness。　Or　at　least；　there　are　set　up　two　sorts　of
  justice；　the　one　is　mean；　and　creeps　on　the　ground；　and　therefore
  becomes　none　but　the　lower　part　of　mankind；　and　so　must　be　kept　in
  severely　by　many　restraints　that　it　may　not　break　out　beyond　the
  bounds　that　are　set　to　it。　The　other　is　the　peculiar　virtue　of
  princes；　which　as　it　is　more　majestic　than　that　which　becomes　the
  rabble；　so　takes　a　freer　compass；　and　thus　lawful　and　unlawful　are
  only　measured　by　pleasure　and　interest。　These　practices　of　the
  princes　that　lie　about　Utopia；　who　make　so　little　account　of　their
  faith；　seem　to　be　the　reasons　that　determine　them　to　engage　in　no
  confederacies；　perhaps　they　would　change　their　mind　if　they　lived
  among　us；　but　yet　though　treaties　were　more　religiously　observed；
  they　would　still　dislike　the　custom　of　making　them；　since　the
  world　has　taken　up　a　false　maxim　upon　it；　as　if　there　were　no　tie
  of　nature　uniting　one　nation　to　another；　only　separated　perhaps　by
  a　mountain　or　a　river；　and　that　all　were　born　in　a　state　of
  hostility；　and　so　might　lawfully　do　all　that　mischief　to　their
  neighbors　against　which　there　is　no　provision　made　by　treaties；
  and　that　when　treaties　are　made；　they　do　not　cut　off　the　enmity；
  or　restrain　the　license　of　preying　upon　each　other；　if　by　the
  unskilfulness　of　wording　them　there　are　not　effectual　provisos
  made　against　them。　They；　on　the　other　hand；　judge　that　no　man　is
  to　be　esteemed　our　enemy　that　has　never　injured　us；　and　that　the
  partnership　of　the　human　nature　is　instead　of　a　league。　And　that
  kindness　and　good…nature　unite　men　more　effectually　and　with
  greater　strength　than　any　agreements　whatsoever；　since　thereby　the
  engagements　of　men's　hearts　become　stronger　than　the　bond　and
  obligation　of　words。