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ever cxifted, that Is, aman who could feel him-* 

 felf fo devoutly and abftradedly a patriot as^ 

 wholly, to forego every perfonal Gonfideration, 

 and devote himfelf exchifively to his country. 

 Individuals, in convention, may confent to 

 give up a portion of their perfonal rights, for 

 the general good, and for the fuperior ad- 

 vantages accruing to themfelves, in fociety : 

 but, perhaps, no man can love his country 

 better than himfelf, or become fo pure a pa- 

 triot as to facrlfice his perfonal eafe, his com- 

 fort, his happinefs, and even his life, from a 

 fondnefs for the foil whereon he was born. 



Self-love would feem a more powerful 

 and more effential principle of our nature 

 than love of our country, and, without fore- 

 going this great leading principle, a man 

 may be a very good patriot. — They are in no 

 degree incompatible, and, confiftent with the 

 duties he owes himfelf, a man may poffefs 

 enough of patriotic virtue to call forth all the 

 high duties demanded of him by his country. 



The love of fame, as a branch of felf- 

 love, is a much ftronger principle of adtion 

 than patriotifm, and may lead to ads, whence 



