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On Party-Prejudice.  - 
verence, and his mother whose indulgence won his 
affections, inculcated a set of opinions, which 
« orew with his growth, and strengthened with 
his strength.” He was not satisfied with taking co- 
pious draughts of the spirit of party, but drank up 
the very dregs and lees of national and personal 
prejudice ! 
It forms, then, a most important part of educa- 
tion, to keep the mind free from injurious party- 
prejudice; and to prevent those early associations, 
which, by imparting an, obliquity to the moral fa- 
culty, impress on the mind, ever afterwards, a 
kind of necessity to deviate from the line of recti- 
tude.* This ought to be the parent’s peculiar care; 
for, as Montesquieu‘ finely remarks, ‘¢ The parent - 
is generally capable of communicating his know- 
ledge to his offspring: he is still more able to im- 
press them with his passions.” 
* & Tet any man, who hath been deeply engaged in the 
contests and views of party, ask himself, on cool reflec- 
tion, whether prejudices concerning men and things have 
not grown up andustrengthened with him; and obtained an 
uncontroulable influence over his conduct? We dare ap- 
peal to the sentiments of every such person.” 
Bolingbroke’s Remarks on the History 
of England: Letter 23d. 
+ ** Onest ordinarement le maitre de’donner 4 ses enfans ‘ 
ses connoissances: on I’ est encore plus de leur donner 
ses passions,” 
L’ Esprit des Loix, chap. 5+ p- 55» 
