Political Essays With Sketches of Public Characters
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" If those who are destined for the epis- copal office exercise their understandings honestly and openly upon every one of these questions, how little chance is there that they should come to the same conclusion upon them all ? If they do not inquire, what becomes of their independence of under- standing ? If they conform to what they do not believe, what becomes of their honesty ? Their estimation in the world, as well as their livelihood, depends on their tamely submitting their understanding... to authority at first, and on their not seeing reason to alter their opinion afterwards. Is it likely that a man will in- trepidly open his eyes to conviction, when he sees poverty and disgrace staring him in the face as the inevitable consequence ? Is it likely, after the labours of a whole life of servility and cow- ardice — after repeating daily what he does not understrrid, and what those who require him to repeat it do not believe, or pre- 296 tend to believe, and impose on others only as a ready test of in- sincerity, and a compendious shibboleth of want of principle : after doing morning and evening service to the God of this world — after keeping his lips sealed against the indiscreet mention of the plainest truths, and opening them only to utter mental re- servations — after breakfasting, dining, and supping, waking and sleeping, being clothed and fed, upon a collusion, — after saying a double grace and washing his hands after dinner, and preparing for a course of smutty jests to make himself good company, — after nodding to Deans, bowing to Bishops, waiting upon Lords, following in the train of Heads of Colleges, watching the gra- cious eye of those who have presentations in their gift, and the lank cheek of those who are their present incumbents, — after finding favour, patronage, promotion, prizes, praise, promises, smiles, squeezes of the hand, invitations to tea and cards with the ladies, the epithets, " a charming man" " an agreeable creature, " " a most respectable character, " the certainty ©f reward, and the hopes of glory, always proportioned to the systematic baseness of his compliance with the will of his superiors, and the sacrifice of every particle of independence, or pretence to manly spirit and honesty of character, — is it likely, that a man so tutored and trammelled, and inured to be his own dupe, and the tool of others, will ever, in one instance out of thousands, attempt to burst the cobweb fetters which bind him in the magic circle of contradictions and enigmas, or risk the independence of his for- tune for the independence of his mind ?
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" If those who are destined for the epis- copal office exercise their understandings honestly and openly upon every one of these questions, how little chance is there that they should come to the same conclusion upon them all ? If they do not inquire, what becomes of their independence of under- standing ? If they conform to what they do not believe, what becomes of their honesty ? Their estimation in the world, as well as their livelihood, depends on their tamely submitting their understanding... to authority at first, and on their not seeing reason to alter their opinion afterwards. Is it likely that a man will in- trepidly open his eyes to conviction, when he sees poverty and disgrace staring him in the face as the inevitable consequence ? Is it likely, after the labours of a whole life of servility and cow- ardice — after repeating daily what he does not understrrid, and what those who require him to repeat it do not believe, or pre- 296 tend to believe, and impose on others only as a ready test of in- sincerity, and a compendious shibboleth of want of principle : after doing morning and evening service to the God of this world — after keeping his lips sealed against the indiscreet mention of the plainest truths, and opening them only to utter mental re- servations — after breakfasting, dining, and supping, waking and sleeping, being clothed and fed, upon a collusion, — after saying a double grace and washing his hands after dinner, and preparing for a course of smutty jests to make himself good company, — after nodding to Deans, bowing to Bishops, waiting upon Lords, following in the train of Heads of Colleges, watching the gra- cious eye of those who have presentations in their gift, and the lank cheek of those who are their present incumbents, — after finding favour, patronage, promotion, prizes, praise, promises, smiles, squeezes of the hand, invitations to tea and cards with the ladies, the epithets, " a charming man" " an agreeable creature, " " a most respectable character, " the certainty ©f reward, and the hopes of glory, always proportioned to the systematic baseness of his compliance with the will of his superiors, and the sacrifice of every particle of independence, or pretence to manly spirit and honesty of character, — is it likely, that a man so tutored and trammelled, and inured to be his own dupe, and the tool of others, will ever, in one instance out of thousands, attempt to burst the cobweb fetters which bind him in the magic circle of contradictions and enigmas, or risk the independence of his for- tune for the independence of his mind ?
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