When peace came, it was the peace of despotism. […] It was prosecuted, in war and in peace, through illegality and treachery. […] Before peace came another civil war supervened, into which Etruria was dragged along with the stubborn remnants of the Italian insurgents. […] Vested interests prevailed and imposed the respectable pretext of peace and concord. […] For the sake of peace, the predominance of Antonius might have to be admitted by neutrals even by Republicans.