Путешествие Гулливера

Chapter 2

           Theyareverybadreasoners,andvehementlygiventoopposition,unlesswhentheyhappentobeoftherightopinion,whichisseldomtheircase.Imagination,fancy,andinvention,theyarewhollystrangersto,norhaveanywordsintheirlanguage,bywhichthoseideascanbeexpressed;thewholecompassoftheirthoughtsandmindbeingshutupwithinthetwoforementionedsciences.

           Mostofthem,andespeciallythosewhodealintheastronomicalpart,havegreatfaithinjudicialastrology,althoughtheyareashamedtoownitpublicly.ButwhatIchieflyadmired,andthoughtaltogetherunaccountable,wasthestrongdispositionIobservedinthemtowardsnewsandpolitics,perpetuallyinquiringintopublicaffairs,givingtheirjudgmentsinmattersofstate,andpassionatelydisputingeveryinchofapartyopinion.IhaveindeedobservedthesamedispositionamongmostofthemathematiciansIhaveknowninEurope,althoughIcouldneverdiscovertheleastanalogybetweenthetwosciences;unlessthosepeoplesuppose,thatbecausethesmallestcirclehasasmanydegreesasthelargest,thereforetheregulationandmanagementoftheworldrequirenomoreabilitiesthanthehandlingandturningofaglobe;butIrathertakethisqualitytospringfromaverycommoninfirmityofhumannature,incliningustobemostcuriousandconceitedinmatterswherewehaveleastconcern,andforwhichweareleastadaptedbystudyornature.

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