Principle Is A Passion For Truth.

Defoe Says That There Were A Hundred Thousand Country Fellows In His Time Ready To Fight To The Death Against Popery, Without Knowing Whether Popery Was A Man Or A Horse.

Violent Antipathies Are Always Suspicious, And Betray A Secret Affinity.

Malice Often Takes The Garb Of Truth.

Humanity Is To Be Met With In A Den Of Robbers.

To Write A Genuine Familiar Or Truly English Style Is To Write As Anyone Would Speak In Common Conversation, Who Had A Thorough Command And Choice Of Words, Or Who Could Discourse With Ease, Force, And Perspicuity, Setting Aside All Pedantic And Oratorical Flourishes.