translation: Nor can the prodigious exertions made by certain nations to defend a country in which they had lived, so to speak, as strangers, be adduced in favor of such a system; for it will be found that, in these cases, their main incitement was religion. the permanence, the glory, or the prosperity of the nation were become parts of their faith; and in defending their country, they defended also that holy city of which they were all citizens. the turkish tribes have never taken an active share in the conduct of their affairs; but they accomplished stupendous enterprises, as long as the victories of the sultan were triumphs of the mohammedan faith. in the present age, they are in rapid decay, because their religion is departing, and despotism only remains. montesquieu, who attributed to absolute power an authority peculiar to itself, did it, as i conceive, an undeserved honor; for despotism, taken by itself, can maintain nothing durable. on close inspection, we shall find that religion, and not fear, has ever been the cause of the long-lived prosperity of an absolute government. do what you may, there is no true power among men except in the free union of their will; and patriotism or religion are the only two motives in the world which can long urge all the people towards the same end.
translation: Sự trường tồn, vinh quang, hoặc sự thịnh vượng của quốc gia đối với họ là những tín điều thiêng liêng, và khi họ bảo vệ tổ quốc, họ cũng bảo vệ cái vùng thiêng liêng nơi họ đều đã từng là những công dân.