a long habit
of not thinking a thing wrong gives it the superficial appearance of being
right.
Time makes
more converts than reason
Some writers
have so confounded society with government as to leave little or no distinction
between them; whereas they are not only different but have different origins,
society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness; the former
promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections, the latter negatively by restraining our vices. The one
encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions, the first is a patron,
the last is a punisher. Society in every state is a blessing but government
even in its best state is but a necessary evil. Our calamity is heightened by
reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer. Government like a
dress is the badge of lost innocence. stay tuned as we unravel the mysteries of our existence
