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To Dundas
1794 Sept.
Not sent
of warning you of these pointing out the probability of such charges, you surely will not
impute to me understand me as meaning point
out myself for the author. It would be to
mistake the lizard who gives warning of the serpent forewarning lizard for the
for the impending serpent. himself whose fangs were in readiness who was <add>stands preparing himself
to bite to strike. How the charge would appear to an obscure
individual like myself, merited or unmerited, is surely
not if any thing can be, beneath the enquiry of Mr
Dundas: whatever the charge be, merited or unmerited
any body rather than me would be the author of
it. In a Mr Fox or a Mr Hendon
it might indeed be a threat: in me it can but be a
warning. & for my part Heaven grant I should be but too happy
Would to God that in that character
(you do not doubt of it Sir) nor will you doubt me, Sir) if in that character it were to
it may be found to make the impression which it
might.
There are times when the most serious transgressions
of Ministers are invisible overlooked : there are times when
the most venial ones are caught up and
magnified. I hope you will not think I am fond
of bad prospects, when because looking for good ones as anxiously as
you can do,
I find experience
it some difficulty in finding them. We have not
been eminently successful of late: it may happen
to us to be still less so. France has not been conquered The seat of moral pur
by an offensive war: it may perhaps remain
unconquered not be conquered even by a defensive one. We
After having failed with a host of others, we may prosper
find ourselves fare no better when alone. We may be sent wish for
peace and be unable to maintain obtain it. The storm may
come, and the will - it the time the .. may be for is Jonas to be cast out
overboard. There will be times Ministers may then find a There may be a difficulty then difficulty in
standing against unfounded charges? How will they feel it be with in
regard to founded ones?
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Jeremy Bentham |
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