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are to the politician, like tools to the mechanic ; 

 he can perform nothing without them ; they are 

 his wings, his wheels, his implements, the pro- 

 perties^ that he acts with. 



That this may be done effectually there must 

 be an excellency, in these following sleights. 



First. To assign such a cause of grievances, 

 and such a course for redress, as may open a 

 way to the alteration he aims at : as, if he means 

 to alter the government, or to engross the supre- 

 macy, he must artificially convince of a necessity 

 to arm, 1. defensively, and if that succeeds, 2. 

 offensively. This he may do by false alarms of 

 danger, inventing horrid news, and plying the 

 people with such fictitious perils, as may make 

 them believe, religion, and liberty, and all is at 

 stake, and that they are the geese that must 

 save the capitol. 



Secondly. When he sees opportunity to re- 

 veal his own design, he must do it gradually, 

 and by piece-meal ;* for that which at one view 

 would be a Mormo to fright them, give it them 

 in small parts, and they will digest it well 

 enough. 



Thirdly. He must compose his very garb and 

 gesture. It is a great matter to tell a lie with a 

 grace. As, if Religion be the mode, he must 



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