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Real Philosopher,
them . To hate or despise men for their errors and follies , is to insult those whom we ought to pity , and to reproach them with necessary and unavoidable infirmities . Let us comfort man , therefore , but let us never insult or despise him ; on the contrary , let us inspire him with confidence ; let us teach him to set a just value upon himself , and . to feel his own dignity and
importance ; let us exalt his views , and g ive him , if possible , that vigour and force , which so many causes combine to break and destroy . True wisdom is bold and manly ; it never assumes the . haughty and imperious air of superstition , which seems to have nothing else in view but to debase and annihilate the human mind . If the Philosopher has warmth and in his soulif he is
suscepenergy , tible of a deep and strong indignation , let him rouse ancl exert himself against those falsehoods and impostures of which his species has . been so long the victim ; let him boldly attack those prejudices which -are the real sources of all human calamities ; let him destroy , in the
opinion of his brethren , the empire of those priests and tyrants who . abuse their ignorance and their credulity ; let him wage eternal war-. tare with superstition , which has so often deluged the earth with . blood ; let him vow irreconcilable enmity to that horrid despotism , . which , for so many ages , has fixed its throne in the midst of wretched - nations . If he thinks himself possessed of superior knowledge , let : him communicate it to others ; if he is more intrepid , let him lend
. them an helping hand ; if he is free , let him point out to others the ¦ means of asserting their freedom ; let him endeavour to cute them ¦ of their servile . and debasing prejudices , and the shackles which opinion - has forged will soon fall from off their hands . To insult the ¦ wretched is the heig ht of barbarity ; to refuse to lead the blind is the ¦ height of cruelty ; to reproach them bitterly for having fallen into the ditch , is both folly and inhumanity .
A Chinese Tale.
A CHINESE TALE .
ADDRESSED TO THE FRIENDS OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . THE ancient Takupi had long been Prime Minister to the Queen ofYawaqua , a fertile country that stretches along the western confines of China ; during his administration , whatever advantages could be derived from arts , learning , and commerce , seemed to bless
the people , nor were the necessary precautions of providing for the security of the State forgotten . It often happens , however , that when men are possessed of all they want , they then begin to find torments from imaginary afflictions , and lessen their immediate enjoyments by foreboding that those enjoyments are to have an . end . The people now , therefore , cast about to find out grievances ; and , after some search , they actually began to fancy themselves aggrieved . A petition against the enormities of Takupi was carried to tiie throne in due form , and the Queen , willing to satisfy her subjects , appointed
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Real Philosopher,
them . To hate or despise men for their errors and follies , is to insult those whom we ought to pity , and to reproach them with necessary and unavoidable infirmities . Let us comfort man , therefore , but let us never insult or despise him ; on the contrary , let us inspire him with confidence ; let us teach him to set a just value upon himself , and . to feel his own dignity and
importance ; let us exalt his views , and g ive him , if possible , that vigour and force , which so many causes combine to break and destroy . True wisdom is bold and manly ; it never assumes the . haughty and imperious air of superstition , which seems to have nothing else in view but to debase and annihilate the human mind . If the Philosopher has warmth and in his soulif he is
suscepenergy , tible of a deep and strong indignation , let him rouse ancl exert himself against those falsehoods and impostures of which his species has . been so long the victim ; let him boldly attack those prejudices which -are the real sources of all human calamities ; let him destroy , in the
opinion of his brethren , the empire of those priests and tyrants who . abuse their ignorance and their credulity ; let him wage eternal war-. tare with superstition , which has so often deluged the earth with . blood ; let him vow irreconcilable enmity to that horrid despotism , . which , for so many ages , has fixed its throne in the midst of wretched - nations . If he thinks himself possessed of superior knowledge , let : him communicate it to others ; if he is more intrepid , let him lend
. them an helping hand ; if he is free , let him point out to others the ¦ means of asserting their freedom ; let him endeavour to cute them ¦ of their servile . and debasing prejudices , and the shackles which opinion - has forged will soon fall from off their hands . To insult the ¦ wretched is the heig ht of barbarity ; to refuse to lead the blind is the ¦ height of cruelty ; to reproach them bitterly for having fallen into the ditch , is both folly and inhumanity .
A Chinese Tale.
A CHINESE TALE .
ADDRESSED TO THE FRIENDS OF WARREN HASTINGS , ESQ . THE ancient Takupi had long been Prime Minister to the Queen ofYawaqua , a fertile country that stretches along the western confines of China ; during his administration , whatever advantages could be derived from arts , learning , and commerce , seemed to bless
the people , nor were the necessary precautions of providing for the security of the State forgotten . It often happens , however , that when men are possessed of all they want , they then begin to find torments from imaginary afflictions , and lessen their immediate enjoyments by foreboding that those enjoyments are to have an . end . The people now , therefore , cast about to find out grievances ; and , after some search , they actually began to fancy themselves aggrieved . A petition against the enormities of Takupi was carried to tiie throne in due form , and the Queen , willing to satisfy her subjects , appointed