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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

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,!IR SUPPOS$ ADVANTAGES >E ATT5D$ )  
9IU/ICE - >E NUGATORY4 - ,ILLU/RATION4 - ,!IR 
DISADVANTAGES4 - ,!Y 5SN>E4 - ,EXAMPLE4 -  
,SECOND EXAMPLE4 - ,9FLU5CE ( TE/S ON ! -  
LATITUD9>IAN - ON ! PURI/4 - ,CONCLUSION4 

,! MAJORITY ( ! >GUM5TS ABOVE EMPLOY$1 ON ! SUBJECT ( P5AL LAWS 9 MATT]S ( OP9ION1 >E EQUALLY APPLICABLE TO TE/S1 RELIGI\S & POLITICAL4 ,! DI/9CTION1 BETWE5 PRIZES & P5ALTIES1 BETWE5 GREAT] & LESS1 HAS LITTLE T5D5CY TO *ANGE ! /ATE ( ! QUE/ION1 IF WE HAVE ALREADY PROV$ ?AT ANY DISC\RAGEM5T EXT5D$ TO ! CURIOSITY ( 9TELLECT1 & ANY AU?ORITATIVE C\NT5ANCE AF=D$ TO ONE SET ( OP9IONS 9 PREF]5CE TO ANO!R1 IS 9 ITS [N NATURE UNJU/1 & EVID5TLY HO/ILE TO ! G5]AL WELF>E4 

,LEAV+ \T ( ! CONSID]ATION RELIGI\S TE/S1 AS BE+ FULLY COMPREH5D$ 9 ! PREC$+ DISCUSSION1 #a LET US ATT5D = A MOM5T TO AN >TICLE :I* HAS HAD ITS ADVOATES AMONG M5 ( CONSID]ABLE LIB]ALITY1 ! SUPPOS$ PROPRIETY ( POLITICAL TE/S4 ',%ALL WE HAVE NO F$]AL OA?S1 NO OA?S ( FIDELITY TO ! NATION1 ! LAW & ! REPUBLIC8 ,H[ 9 ?AT CASE %ALL WE DI/+UI% BETWE5 ! 5EMIES & ! FRI5DS ( FRE$OM8' 

,C]TA9LY !RE CANNOT BE A ME?OD DEVIS$ = ?IS PURPOSE AT ONCE MORE 9IQUIT\S & 9EFFECTUAL ?AN A F$]AL OA?4 ,:AT IS ! LANGUAGE ?AT1 9 /RICTNESS ( 9T]PRETATION1 BELONGS TO ! ACT ( ! LEGISLATURE IMPOS+ ?IS OA?8 ,TO ONE P>TY IT SAYS1 ',WE KN[ ?AT Y\ >E \R FRI5DS2 ! OA?1 AS IT RELATES TO Y\1 WE ACKN[L$GE TO BE SUP]FLU\S2 NEV]!LESS Y\ MU/ TAKE IT1 AS A COV] TO \R 9DIRECT PURPOSES1 9 IMPOS+ IT UPON P]SONS :OSE VIEWS >E LESS UNEQUIVOCAL ?AN Y\RS4' ,TO ! O!R P>TY IT SAYS1 ',IT IS VEHEM5TLY SUSPECT$ ?AT Y\ >E HO/ILE TO ! CAUSE 9 :I* WE >E 5GAG$3 ?IS SUSPICION IS EI!R TRUE OR FALSE2 IF FALSE1 WE \<T NOT TO SUSPECT Y\1 & MU* LESS \<T WE TO PUT Y\ TO ?IS CORRUPT+ & NUGATORY PURGATION2 IF TRUE1 Y\ WILL EI!R C&IDLY CONFESS Y\R DIFF]5CE1 OR DI%ONE/LY PREV>ICATE3 BE C&ID1 & WE WILL 9DIGNANTLY BANI% Y\2 BE DI%ONE/1 & WE WILL RECEIVE Y\ AS BOSOM-FRI5DS4' 

,?OSE :O SAY ?IS1 H[EV]1 PROMISE TOO MU*4 ,DUTY & COMMON S5SE OBLIGE US TO WAT* ! MAN WE SUSPECT1 EV5 ?\< HE %\LD SWE> HE IS 9NOC5T4 ,W\LD NOT ! SAME PRECAUTIONS1 :I* WE >E /ILL OBLIG$ TO EMPLOY1 TO SECURE US AGA9/ HIS DUPLICITY HAVE SUFFICI5TLY ANSW]$ \R PURPOSE1 )\T PUTT+ HIM TO ?IS PURGATION8 ,>E !RE NO ME?ODS BY :I* WE CAN F9D :E!R A MAN BE ! PROP] SUBJECT 9 :OM TO REPOSE AN IMPORTANT TRU/1 )\T PUTT+ ! QUE/ION TO HIMSELF8 ,WILL NOT HE :O IS SO DANG]\S AN 5EMY ?AT WE CANNOT SUFF] HIM AT L>GE1 DISCOV] HIS 5MITY BY HIS CONDUCT1 )\T R$UC+ US TO ! PA9FUL NECESSITY ( TEMPT+ HIM TO AN ACT ( PREV>ICATION8 ,IF HE BE SO SUBTLE A HYPOCRITE ?AT ALL \R VIGILANCE CANNOT DECTECT HIM1 WILL HE SCRUPLE TO ADD TO HIS O!R CRIMES ! GUILT ( P]JURY8 

,:E!R ! TE/ WE IMPOSE BE M]ELY 9T5D$ TO OP]ATE AS AN EXCLUSION FROM (FICE1 OR TO ANY MORE CONSID]ABLE DISADVANTAGE1 ! DISABILITY IT 9TRODUCES IS /ILL 9 ! NATURE ( A PUNI%M5T4 ,IT TREATS ! 9DIVIDUAL 9 QUE/ION AS AN UNS\ND MEMB] ( SOCIETY1 AS DI/+UI%$1 9 AN UNFAVORABLE S5SE1 FROM ! MAJORITY ( HIS C\NTRYM51 & POSSESS+ C]TA9 ATTRIBUTES DETRIM5TAL TO ! G5]AL 9T]E/4 ,9 ! EYE ( REASON1 HUMAN NATURE IS CAPABLE ( NO O!R GUILT ?AN ?IS4 #b ,SOCIETY IS AU?ORIZ$ TO ANIMADV]T UPON A C]TA9 9DIVIDUAL1 9 ! CASE ( MURD]1 = EXAMPLE1 NOT BECAUSE HE HAS DONE AN ACTION ?AT HE MI<T HAVE AVOID$1 NOT BECAUSE HE WAS SUFFICI5TLY 9=M$ ( ! BETT]1 & OB/9ATELY *OSE ! WORSE2 = ?IS IS IMPOSSIBLE1 EV]Y MAN NECESS>ILY DOES ?AT :I* HE AT ! TIME APPREH5DS TO BE BE/3 BUT BECAUSE HIS HABITS & *>ACT] R5D] HIM DANG]\S TO SOCIETY1 9 ! SAME S5SE AS A WOLF OR A BLI<T W\LD BE DANG]\S4 #c ,IT MU/1 NO D\BT1 BE AN EM]G5CY ( NO COMMON MAGNITUDE ?AT CAN JU/IFY A PEOPLE 9 PUTT+ A M>K ( DISPLEASURE UPON A MAN = ! OP9IONS HE 5T]TA9S1 BE !Y :AT !Y MAY4 ,BUT1 TAK+ = GRANT$1 = ! PRES5T1 ! PROPRIETY ( SU* A MEASURE1 IT W\LD C]TA9LY BE JU/ AS EQUITABLE TO ADM9I/]1 TO ! MAN ACCUS$ = MURD]1 AN OA? ( PURGATION1 AS TO ! MAN ACCUS$ ( DISAFFECTION TO ! E/ABLI%$ ORD] ( SOCIETY4 ,! PRO( ( ?IS 9JU/ICE IS TO BE F\ND 9 ! NATURE ( PUNI%M5T4 ,IT W\LD BE WELL1 9 ORD9>Y CASES AT LEA/1 ?AT A MAN W]E ALL[$ TO PROPOSE TO HIS NEI<BOR :AT QUE/IONS HE PLEAS$1 &1 9 G5]AL1 HIS DUTY W\LD PROMPT HIM TO GIVE AN EXPLICIT ANSW]4 ,BUT1 :5 Y\ PUNI% A MAN1 Y\ SUSP5D ! TREATM5T ?AT IS DUE TO HIM AS A RATIONAL BE+1 & CONSEQU5TLY Y\R [N CLAIM TO A RECIPROCATION ( ?AT TREATM5T4 ,Y\ DEM& FROM HIM AN IMP>TIAL CONFESSION AT ! SAME TIME ?AT Y\ EMPLOY A MO/ P[]FUL MOTIVE TO PREV>ICATION1 & M5ACE HIM ) A S]I\S 9JURY 9 RETURN = HIS +5U\SNESS4 

,!SE REASON+S BE+ P>TICUL>LY APPLICABLE TO A PEOPLE 9 A /ATE ( REVOLUTION1 LIKE ! ,FR5*1 IT MAY P]HAPS BE ALL[ABLE TO TAKE1 FROM !IR REVOLUTION1 AN EXAMPLE ( ! 9JURI\S & 5SN>+ EFFECTS ) :I* TE/S1 & OA?S ( FIDELITY1 >E USUALLY ATT5D$4 ,IT WAS REQUIR$ ( ALL M51 9 ! YE> #a#g#i#a1 TO SWE>1 '?AT !Y W\LD BE FAI?FUL TO ! NATION1 ! LAW & ! K+'4 ,9 :AT S5SE CAN !Y BE SAID TO HAVE ADH]$ TO !IR OA? :O1 TWELVE MON?S AFT] !IR CON/ITUTION HAD BE5 E/ABLI%$ ON ITS NEW BASIS1 HAVE TAK5 A SECOND OA? DECL>ATORY ( !IR EV]LA/+ ABJURATION ( MON>*Y8 ,:AT SORT ( EFFECT1 FAVORABLE OR UNFAVORABLE1 MU/ ?IS PREC>I\S MUTABILITY 9 !IR SOLEMN APPEALS TO HEAV5 HAVE UPON ! M9DS ( ?OSE BY :OM !Y >E MADE8 

,& ?IS LEADS US1 FROM ! CONSID]ATION ( ! SUPPOS$ ADVANTAGES ( TE/S1 RELIGI\S & POLITICAL1 TO !IR DISADVANTAGES4 ,! FIR/ ( !SE DISADVANTAGES CONSI/S 9 ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( CON/RUCT+ A TE/ 9 SU* A MANN] AS TO SUIT ! V>I\S OP9IONS ( ?OSE UPON :OM IT IS IMPOS$1 & NOT TO BE LIABLE TO REASONABLE OBJECTIONS ,:5 ! LAW WAS REPEAL$ IMPOS+ UPON ! DISS5T+ CL]GY ( ,5GL& A SUBSCRIPTION1 ) C]TA9 RES]VATIONS1 TO ! >TICLES ( ! E/ABLI%$ *UR*1 AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO 9V5T AN UNEXCEPTIONABLE TE/ ?AT MI<T BE SUB/ITUT$ 9 ITS ROOM4 ,?IS TE/ SIMPLY AFFIRM$ '?AT ! BOOKS ( ! ,OLD & ,NEW ,TE/AM5T1 9 ! OP9ION ( ! P]SON :O TOOK IT1 CONTA9$ A REVELATION FROM ,GOD'2 & IT WAS SUPPOS$ ?AT NO ,*RI/IAN C\LD SCRUPLE SU* A DECL>ATION4 ,BUT IS IT IMPOSSIBLE ?AT ,I %\LD BE A ,*RI/IAN1 & YET D\BT ( ! CANONICAL AU?ORITY ( ! AMATORY ECLOGUES ( ,SOLOMON1 OR ( C]TA9 O!R BOOKS1 CONTA9$ 9 A SELECTION ?AT WAS ORIG9ALLY MADE 9 A V]Y >BITR>Y MANN]8 ',/ILL H[EV] ,I MAY TAKE ! TE/1 ) A P]SUASION ?AT ! BOOKS ( ! ,OLD & ,NEW ,TE/AM5T CONTA9 A REVELATION FROM ,GOD1 & SOME?+ MORE4' ,9 ! SAME S5SE ,I MI<T TAKE IT1 & IF ! ,KORAN1 ! ,TALMUD1 & ! SACR$ BOOKS ( HE ,H9DUS1 W]E ADD$ TO ! LI/4 ,:AT SORT ( 9FLU5CE WILL BE PRODUC$ UPON ! M9D ?AT IS ACCU/OM$ TO ?IS LOOS5ESS ( CON/RUCTION 9 ITS MO/ SOLEMN 5GAGEM5TS8 

,LET US EXAM9E1 ) ! SAME VIEW1 ! F$]AL OA? ( ! ,FR5*1 PROCLAIM+ ! DET]M9ATION ( ! SWE>]1 'TO BE FAI?FUL TO ! NATION1 ! LAW & ! K+'4 ,FIDELITY TO ?REE SEV]AL 9T]E/S1 :I* MAY1 9 V>I\S CASES1 BE PLAC$ 9 OPPOSITION TO EA* O!R1 WILL APPE> AT FIR/ SI<T TO BE NO V]Y REASONABLE 5GAGEM5T4 ,! PROPRIETY ( V[+ FIDELITY TO ! K+ HAS ALREADY BE5 BR\<T TO ! TRIAL1 & RECEIV$ ITS CONDEMNATION4 #d ,FIDELITY TO ! LAW IS AN 5GAGEM5T ( SO COMPLICAT$ A NATURE AS TO /RIKE T]ROR 9TO EV]Y M9D ( S]I\S REFLECTION4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE ?AT A SY/EM ( LAW1 ! COMPOSITION ( M51 %\LD EV] BE PRES5T$ TO SU* A M9D1 ?AT %ALL APPE> FAULTLESS4 ,BUT1 ) RESPECT TO LAWS ?AT APPE> TO ME TO BE UNJU/1 ,I AM B\ND TO EV]Y K9D ( HO/ILITY %ORT ( OP5 VIOL5CE2 ,I AM B\ND TO EX]T MYSELF 9CESSANTLY1 9 PROPORTION TO ! MAGNITUDE ( ! 9JU/ICE1 = !IR ABOLITION4 ,FIDELITY TO ! NATION IS AN 5GAGEM5T SC>CELY LESS EQUIVOCAL4 ,I HAVE A P>AM\NT 5GAGEM5T TO ! CAUSE ( JU/ICE1 & ! B5EFIT ( ! HUMAN RACE4 ,IF ! NATION UND]TAKE :AT IS UNJU/1 FIDELITY 9 ?AT UND]TAK+ IS A CRIME4 ,IF IT UND]TAKE :AT IS JU/1 IT IS MY DUTY TO PROMOTE ITS SUCCESS1 NOT BECAUSE ,I WAS BORN ONE ( ITS CITIZ5S1 BUT BECAUSE SU* IS ! COMM& ( JU/ICE4 

,IT MAY BE ALLEG$ ) RESPECT TO ! ,FR5* F$]AL OA?1 AS WELL AS ) RESPECT TO ! RELIGI\S TE/ BE=E CIT$1 ?AT IT MAY BE TAK5 ) A C]TA9 LAXITY ( 9T]PRETATION4 ,:5 ,I SWE> FIDELITY TO ! LAW1 ,I MAY MEAN ONLY ?AT !RE >E C]TA9 P>TS ( IT ?AT ,I APPROVE4 ,:5 ,I SWE> FIDELITY TO ! NATION1 ! LAW & ! K+1 ,I MAY MEAN1 SO F> ONLY AS !SE ?REE AU?ORITIES %ALL AGREE ) EA* O!R1 & ALL ( !M AGREE ) ! G5]AL WELF>E ( MANK9D4 ,9 A WORD1 ! F9AL RESULT ( ?IS LAXITY ( 9T]PRETATION EXPLA9S ! OA? TO MEAN1 ',I SWE> ?AT ,I BELIEVE IT IS MY DUTY TO DO EV]Y?+ ?AT APPE>S TO ME TO BE JU/'4 ,:O CAN LOOK )\T 9DIGNATION & REGRET AT ?IS PRO/ITUTION ( LANGUAGE8 ,:O CAN ?9K1 )\T HORROR1 ( ! CONSEQU5CES ( ! PUBLIC & P]PETUAL LESSON ( DUPLICITY :I* IS ?US READ TO MANK9D8 

,BUT1 SUPPOS+ !RE %\LD BE C]TA9 MEMB]S ( ! COMMUNITY1 SIMPLE & UN9/RUCT$ 5\< TO CONCEIVE ?AT AN OA? CONTA9$ SOME REAL OBLIGATION1 & DID NOT LEAVE ! DUTY ( ! P]SON TO :OM IT WAS ADM9I/]$ PRECISELY :]E IT F\ND IT1 :AT IS ! LESSON ?AT W\LD BE READ TO SU* MEMB]S8 ,!Y W\LD LI/51 ) HORROR1 TO ! MAN :O 5DEAVOR$ TO P]SUADE !M ?AT !Y [$ NO FIDELITY TO ! NATION1 ! LAW & ! K9 1 AS TO ONE :O WAS 9/IGAT+ !M TO SACRILEGE4 ,!Y W\LD TELL HIM ?AT IT WAS TOO LATE1 & ?AT !Y MU/ NOT ALL[ !MSELVES TO HE> HIS >GUM5TS4 ,!Y W\LD P]HAPS HAVE HE>D 5\<1 BE=E !IR AL>M COMM5C$1 TO1 MAKE !M LOOK ) 5VY ON ! HAPPY /ATE ( ?IS MAN4 :O WAS FREE TO LI/5 TO ! COMMUNICATIONS ( O!RS )\T T]ROR1 :O C\LD GIVE A LOOSE TO HIS ?\<TS1 & 9TREPIDLY FOLL[ ! C\RSE ( HIS 9QUIRIES :]EV] !Y L$ HIM4 ,= !MSELVES !Y HAD PROMIS$ TO ?9K NO MORE4 = ! RE/ ( !IR LIVES4 ,COMPLIANCE 9DE$ 9 ?IS CASE IS IMPOSSIBLE2 BUT WILL A V[ ( 9VIOLABLE ADH]5CE TO A C]TA9 CON/ITUTION HAVE NO EFFECT 9 *ECK+ ! VIGOR ( !IR CONTEMPLATIONS1 & ! ELA/ICITY ( !IR M9DS8 

,WE PUT A MIS]ABLE DECEPTION UPON \RSELVES :5 WE PROMISE \RSELVES ! MO/ FAVORABLE EFFECTS FROM ! ABOLITION ( MON>*Y & >I/OCRACY1 & RETA9 ?IS WRET*$ SY/EM ( TE/S1 OV]TURN+1 9 ! APPREH5SIONS ( MANK9D AT L>GE ! FUNDAM5TAL DI/9CTIONS ( JU/ICE & 9JU/ICE4 ,S9C]ITY IS NOT LESS ESS5TIAL ?AN EQUALITY TO ! WELL-BE+ ( MANK9D4 ,A GOV]NM5T ?AT IS P]PETUALLY FURNI%+ MOTIVES TO JESUITISM & HYPOCRISY IS NOT LESS 9 HO/ILITY ) REASON ?AN A GOV]NM5T ( ORD]S & H]$IT>Y DI/9CTION4 ,IT IS NOT EASY TO IMAG9E H[ SOON M5 W\LD BECOME FRANK EXPLICIT 9 !IR DECL>ATIONS1 & UNRES]V$ 9 !IR MANN]S1 W]E !RE NO POSITIVE 9/ITUTIONS 9CULCAT+ UPON !M ! NECESSITY ( FALSEHOOD & DISGUISE4 ,NOR IS IT POSSIBLE = ANY LANGUAGE TO DESCRIBE ! 9EXHAU/IBLE B5EFITS ?AT W\LD >ISE FROM ! UNIV]SAL PRACTICE ( S9C]ITY4 

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