Your wishes are always my command. You will see that I have complied with them in the number that I am enclosing.1 I hope to be able to include the rest in the two following. You would greatly oblige me by telling me what you think of the translation. If it is accurate and faithful, you will not read without interest the details and anecdotes that I ventured to publish on our stadtholderian constitution.2 Never have minds been so well prepared for a successful reform. It is a pity that our position is not as favorable as America’s was and that we do not have at the head of the patriotic party, men of consequence and influence, with talent and unselfishness, as America has found in the Adamses, the Hancocks, etc. There is not enough unity and collaboration in our views. Even in the Patriot Party there are interests that are too much opposed to one another. But what makes us despair above all is that the neighboring powers have too much influence on our minds: we fear Prussia, England, France, and the emperor. We have not yet reached the level of courage and ardor that faces dangers and sets the good of the country above all, even one’s own life. America’s example is not enough for us; we need its spirit. I have the honor of being, sir, with unalterable devotion and veneration, your very humble and very obedient servant