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in this debaicd fituation ; it Is certainly the wifli of humanity, and PROGRESf? 



of real goodnefs, to fee all thefe nations brought nearer to a more 

 improved, more civilized, and more happy Hate, without the 

 addition of thofe evils, v^hich abufes, luxury and. vice have Intro- 

 duced among our focieties. Human nature is capable of great 

 improvements, if men only knew how to proceed in order- ta 



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efFeduate this great and noble purpofe. The greater part of them 



are too unreafonable in their willies, too rapid and violent in their- 

 proceedings, ■ and- too fanguine in their expectations. They wifli this- 



change fhould take place immediately, their methods for bringing 



it about are contrary to human nature, and fometimes they over 

 look theprogrefs of' improvement, becaufe it is flow, 

 confider the progrefs of man .as an individual, from 



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we find it very flow and gradual, though ever (o 



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care be taken to improve the body, as well as the intelle(5lual and- 



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of focial virtue. We can never pafs over the years of childhood 



r|d youth, and make infants m 



not. even by the mofl 



plifhed education. Thus likev/ife, the approach towards civili- 

 zation, muft be left to time j it is a v/ork ;of ages to bring the mind 

 of a whole nation to maturity. Nor can it be forced or accelerated - 

 by thebeft inflruc-lions. ¥vou\a?2imaIity nations ripen inXofavugesy. 



from this fl:ate they enter into that of barbarifm, before tney are 



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