ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses a Vindication, which was written in order to give, a clear View of Facts; and to free the House of Representatives, from some very injurious aspersions, that have been cast upon them, by ill-minded people out of doors. A sincere love is professed for all men, and the duty of honour and reverence towards superiors is freely acknowledged: it must be allowed that one of the best ways of fulfilling these Duties, is in a modest and humble endeavour, by calm reason and argument, to convince mankind of their mistakes when they happen to be guilty of any. The more elevated the person who errs, the stronger sometimes is the obligation to refute him; for the Errors of great men are often of very dangerous consequence to themselves, and to the little ones below them. The world has been and will be pretty equally divided, between the two great parties, called the winners, and the loosers.
