Monarchic ambition

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Often appears with: taxation, tribute, and revenue · strategy and the aims of war · financial dependence on promises · faction, party, and civil strife · clergy inciting turmoil · causes of war

Usually: dialogue (1) · ambition and its cost (1) · indignation (1)

The Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. primary

Desiderius Erasmus · 1522-1524
Book to all* Protestants *in general, and cause them to recommend it to be read by their Children, that there is no Book fitter for them to read, which does in so delightful and instructing a Manner utterly overthrow almost all the Popish Opinions and Superstitions, and erect in their Stead, a Superstructure of Opinions that are purely Protestant. > Part by Sea. (1/56)

Two men discuss the causes and harm of wars in France, blaming monarchic ambition and clergy inciting conflict, then shift to the traveler’s unresolved promises and financial lack of cash.

*Ge.* How go Matters in *France?* *Li.* All's in Confusion, there's nothing but War talk'd of. What Mischiefs they may bring upon their Enemies I know not; but this I'm sure of, the *French* themselves are afflicted with unexpressible Calamities. *Ge.* Whence come all these tumultuary Wars? *Li.* Whence should they come but from the Ambition of Monarchs? *Ge.* But it would be more their Prudence to appease these …