Excerpt from The Conduct of the Opposition, and the Tendency of Modern Patriotism, (More Particularly in a Late Scheme to Establish a Military Government in This Country) Review'd and Examin'dAll I fhall fay, is, that notwithanding molt Authors at prefent feem to write, as if Calumny and Flattery divided the Whole World, and that Truth had fo few Fol lowers that no body could reprefent any thing but as their Prejudices conceive it, or their Interefi induces them to defcribe it; notwithfianding Authors feem to con cern themfelves fo much more about Per fons than Things, and about the private Charafiers of Tranfattors, than the publick Utility, or Detriment of their Tranfac tions; notwithfianding, I fay, the almoft univerfal Prevalence of thefe epidemical Errors, as I am fare I can difapprove the Meafures of fome claites of Men, without feeling Rancour to any of the Individuals that, compofe them, fo I atter my felf I can love the Perfons of others, and cfieem their private Character, without being by aifs'd to think differently of their publick Behaviour, than I fhould do without thofe Attachments.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.