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 governours have been ometimes given them only that a great man might get eae from importunity, and that they have had judges not always of the deepet learning, or the puret integrity, we have no great reaon to doubt, becaue uch misfortunes happen to ourelves. Whoever is governed will ometimes be governed ill, even when he is mot concerned in his own government.

improper officers or magitrates are ent, is the crime or folly of thoe that ent them. When incapacity is dicovered, it ought to be removed; if corruption is detected, it ought to be punihed. No government could ubit for a day, if ingle errors could jutify defection.

of their complaints is not uch as can claim much commieration from the oftet boom. They tell us, that we have changed our conduct, and that a tax is now