Fable on Virtue and Power Amid Courtly Hawks and Eagles
A 1761 London pamphlet segment retells a fable where Falcons and an Eagle debate power and virtue. The Eagle rebukes the Falcons for servile vanity and asserts that true freedom comes from noble, reasoned obedience to greater good, warning rulers and courtiers against tyranny and moral compromise. The piece ends with reflections on virtue, merit, and public service.
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