human
Has not the Turk treated his Christian subjects in a way that can only be expressed as diabolical?
gpt
Unquestionably. Every one admits that: but he promises to govern them better in future.
human
If a thief, said the special,
gpt
Certainly not,
human
Well, then, the Turk has stolen the _liberty_ of his Christian subjects--to say nothing of his own subjects--and he only _promises_ to give it back. He promised that more than twenty years ago, but has not done it yet. Ought he not to have been overwhelmingly constrained by the European Conference to fulfil his promises? And if he had been thus constrained, would not war have been avoided?
gpt
But perhaps he would have resisted,
human
No, the Turk is not mad, therefore he would not have resisted united Europe, returned the special;
gpt
There are various opinions on that subject,
human
There are various opinions on every subject, replied the special,