The terms of the “guaranty ” are general, and it was “forever.” Even if limited to defensive war, it would be difficult to say that France was not engaged in such a war, with the added incident that it was a war by a combination of kings to overcome a republic.
Sumner reflects on the implications of a treaty's guaranty during a time of war.
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