Thoughtheycontinuedpowerfulforatimeowingtothespirit
ofyouthfulfreedomwhichpervadedthem，yettheseleagueslacked
theinternalguaranteeofstability，theprincipleofunity，the
cement。Separatedfromeachotherbytheestatesofthenobility，
bytheserfdomofthepopulationofthecountry，theirunionwas