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Show When Jove Threatens. Engage the people by their affections, affec-tions, convince their reason and they will be loyal from the only principle prin-ciple that can make loyalty sincere, vigorous or rational a conviction that is to (heir truest interest, and that their government is for theti gopd. Constraint is the natural parent par-ent of resistance, and a pregnant proof that reason is not on the side of those who use it. You must all remember re-member Lucian's pleasant story; Jupiter and a countryman were, walking walk-ing togeti ir, conversing with great freedom and familiarity upon the subject sub-ject of heaven and earth. The countryman coun-tryman listened with attention and acquiescence, while Jupiter strove only to convince him; but happening to hint a doubt, Jupiter turned hastily around and threatened him with his thunder. "Ah! ah!" says the countryman, "now, Jupiter, I know that you are wrong; you are always wrong when you appeal to your thunder." From Thomas, Lord Erskine's Argument in behalf of Thomas Paine at his trial for libel. |
