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A Conservative Is A Man Who Will Not Look At The New Moon Out Of Respect For That 'ancient Institution' The Old One.

That Man Is Thought A Dangerous Knave, Or Zealot Plotting Crime, Who For Advancement Of His Kind Is Wiser Than His Time.

A Man, So To Speak, Who Is Not Able To Bow To His Own Conscience Every Morning Is Hardly In A Condition To Respectfully Salute The World At Any Other Time Of The Day.

Intemperance Is The Epitome Of Every Crime, The Cause Of Every Kind Of Misery.

Some Of 'em [virtues] Like Extinct Volcanoes, With A Strong Memory Or Fire And Brimstone.