DECORUM IN PARTY.

It ought to be circumscribed by the same laws of decorum, and balanced

by the same temper, which bound and regulate all the virtues. In a

word, we ought to act in party with all the moderation which does not

absolutely enervate that vigour, and quench that fervency of spirit,

without which the best wishes for the public good must evaporate in

empty speculation.

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