This republic has been much more powerful than it is at present, as it is still likelier, to sink than increase in its dominions.

This republic has been much more powerful than it is at present, as it is still likelier, to sink than increase in its dominions.

这个共和国比现在强大得多，因为它的领土下沉的可能性比增加的可能性更大。

-- Joseph Addison 约瑟夫·艾迪生