It is not unusual to see men rest their opinions upon foundations that have no more certainty and solidity than propositions built on them and embraced for their sake. Such foundations are these and the like, viz. the founders or leaders of my party are good men, and therefore their tenets are true; it is the opinion of a sect that is erroneous therefore it is false; it has been long received in the world, therefore it is true; or it is new, and therefore false.
We are born to be, if we please, rational creatures, but it is use and exercise only that makes us so, and we are indeed so no farther than industry and application carried us.
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