Мидлмарч

Chapter 46

           Yougoagainstrottenness,andthereisnothingmorethoroughlyrottenthanmakingpeoplebelievethatsocietycanbecuredbyapoliticalhocus-pocus."

           "That’sveryfine,mydearfellow.Butyourcuremustbeginsomewhere,andputitthatathousandthingswhichdebaseapopulationcanneverbereformedwithoutthisparticularreformtobeginwith.LookwhatStanleysaidtheotherday—thattheHousehadbeentinkeringlongenoughatsmallquestionsofbribery,inquiringwhetherthisorthatvoterhashadaguineawheneverybodyknowsthattheseatshavebeensoldwholesale.Waitforwisdomandconscienceinpublicagents—fiddlestick!Theonlyconsciencewecantrusttoisthemassivesenseofwronginaclass,andthebestwisdomthatwillworkisthewisdomofbalancingclaims.That’smytext—whichsideisinjured?Isupportthemanwhosupportstheirclaims;notthevirtuousupholderofthewrong."

           "Thatgeneraltalkaboutaparticularcaseismerequestionbegging,Ladislaw.WhenIsay,Igoinforthedosethatcures,itdoesn’tfollowthatIgoinforopiuminagivencaseofgout."

           "Iamnotbeggingthequestionweareupon—whetherwearetotryfornothingtillwefindimmaculatementoworkwith.

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