[A] long habit of not thinking a thing WRONG, gives it a superficial appearance of being RIGHT, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom.
For were the impulses of conscience clear, uniform, and irresistibly obeyed, man would need no other lawgiver
The more simple any thing is, the less liable it is to be disordered; and the easier repaired when disordered
Who the Author of this Production is, is wholly unnecessary to the Public, as the Object for Attention is the DOCTRINE ITSELF, not the MAN.