YouhavefollowedacoursediametricallyoppositetowhatI
expected.IhavebeenforcedtoprohibityoufromcomingtoFrance，andtotakepossessionofapartofyourterritory.InprovingyourselfabadFrenchmanyouarelesstotheDutchthanaPrinceofOrange，towhosefamilytheyowetheirrankasanation，andalongsuccessionofprosperityandglory.ByyourbanishmentfromFrancetheDutchareconvincedthattheyhavelostwhattheywouldnothavelostunderaSchimmelpenninekoraPrinceofOrange.ProveyourselfaFrenchman，andthebrotheroftheEmperor，andbeassuredthattherebyyouwillservetheinterestsofHolland.Butyouseemtobeincorrigible，foryouwoulddriveawaythefewFrenchmenwhoremainwithyou.Youmustbedealtwith，notbyaffectionateadvice，butbythreatsandcompulsion.Whatmeantheprayersandmysteriousfastsyouhaveordered？Louis，youwillnotreignlong.Youractionsdisclosebetterthanyourconfidentiallettersthesentimentsofyourmind.Returntotherightcourse.BeaFrenchmaninheart，oryourpeoplewillbanishyou，andyouwillleaveHollandanobjectofridicule.
——[Itwas，onthecontrary，becameLouismadehimselfaDutchmanthathispeopledidnotbanishhim，andthatbecarriedawaywithhimtheregretofallthatportionofhissubjectswhocouldappreciatehisexcellentqualitiesandpossessedgoodsenseenoughtoperceivethathewasnottoblamefortheevilsthatweigheduponHolland.——Bourrienne.
TheconductofBonapartetoMuratwasalmostacounterparttothis.WhenMuratattemptedtoconsulttheinterestsofNapleshewascalledatraitortoFrance.——Editorof1836edition.]——
Statesmustbegovernedbyreasonandpolicy，andnotbytheweaknessproducedbyacridandvitiatedhumours.