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Artifices
discovery
renders
them ineffectual
The explicit manner in which their artifices
are mentioned may seem singular; it may
seem imprudent. Unless mentioned here, it may
be thought, they might not have occurred: it
is putting armour into the hands of the
enemy.
These considerations did not weigh with me.
I have no such opinion of myself as that any
devices that could have escaped the penetration
of those whose are interested is against
or reformation, should occur to me. When of
the most consummate talents, added to the
most exercised experiences are of the number. The interest
that note upon urges them is strong & manifest.
Yet farther: so far from apprehending any pairing from
such openness, I should hope from it.
There are some men who from their talents
and characters or situations cannot be neutral. One
way or other, when any affair of importance
is brought on the carpet, they
must take a leading part, " A very little
matter may be enough to determine whether
it shall find in him the most strenuous
of its opposers or the most active of his
opposers patrons. Such was to Charles 2d.
He examined consider'd: and finding thinking it not safe to
be his greatest enemy, became his greatest
benefactor.
Make it appear to turn impossible impracticable to combat
it with advantage, and they range themselves
on its side. It would be made appear
could all the strategems manoeuvres practicable to
defeated by Publication. Would be | | | | opponents {missing page section) Patrons.
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It is truth only alone that can dare to deal thus plainly openly.
speak thus with such openly
openness and truth I think cannot fail to gain by
it At least it is he who is persuaded of his having In his truth
do otherwise than
gain by it that can venture upon it.
leave out any
nook or corner of
of the subject
unsenitionized
But were to devices here supposed spoken of ever so
original, ever so unlikely to be thought of I
should have no apprehension of any ill effect
from them intimated in such a manner?
Little does an enemy by intelligence at a
post which at the same time that it is point
out to them appear, and by the very fact of it's being
pointed out to them, is made rendered to be untenable
In every matter, it would be a great thing to pointtrain out
method line of conduct for sincerity to pursue, which cerity
dare not venture on. You thus not Establish
a test, a diagnostic to distinguish them.
If not all yet some cases it should seem there are, at least
The advocates of ability and truth
Men who mean nothing but the public good may
tell all they know, and all they and all
they know, and challenge selfishness and
falshood knavery to do the same.
This case or I am mistaken is one of themthose
on that side be detected and exposed. He Point
them before hand all the argument <add> a the conduct they would</add> they could
advance against it, then the connection is ha
the selfish] purpose they disarm
and you put them to dispair.
It is better to do this before hand to
tell afterwards. When men engaged in a plan
oppositionimprobity they must make the most of is
In one way you have them happen the best that can happen is to that you ha
disappointed for enemies in the other {Part of page torn away}
have than friends.
Besides, what might otherwise be attributed to
and party malice, is by this means shewn to be
the result of sincere reflection and sincere persuasion
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