Note 871 — Chapter V
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"To one whose studies lie in the contemplation of historical phenomena [the Swiss Cantons] comprise between the Rhine and the Alps a miniature of all Europe.... To myself in particular they present an additional ... interest from a certain political analogy (nowhere else to be found in Europe) with ... the ancient Greeks" (Grote, Seven Letters concerning the Politics of Switzerland [1847], ed. 1876, pref.).