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Time makes more converts than reason.
The state of a king shuts him from the world, yet the business of a king requires him to know it thoroughly;
no man in his senses can say that their claim under William the Conqueror is a very honorable one.
Examples William as a strong reason againt validity of hereditary pretensions
original sin and hereditary succession are parallels. Dishonorable rank! Inglorious connexion!
Of more worth is one honest man to society and in the sight of God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived.
and her barrenness of gold and silver secure her from invaders.
Pre gold rush!
