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9. Feb y 1803 Two Letters (3

The more you have to deal with his two faces a face of gentleness and

smiles towards them from whom he

himself capable of having every thing to fear — a mask

face

of for those whom it is convenient to oppress, and against

whose resentment he looks upon himself as secure. As for you, you have been

too deeply injured ever to be forgiven for for you are kept in reserve

in these

of that of vengeance, which by having never been pounded by

provocation, is so much as the suspicion of provocation is but the more

implacable.

The choice you have is this: be patient and submissive to the last,

give up the strength of your cause abandon over the right of

self-defence all hope the right of ruling redress. You are

oppressed without a portion: prove your case — avail yourself of the

strength of your cause — Do not betray yourself, you are voted

set down for an angry man, you are oppressed with a

pretense: justice is denied you, and denied you upon this pretense .. Give

up your cause forbear availing yourself of the strength of your cause.

— give yourself up, be to give own ruin ruin offer your

throat to the knife, and you are oppressed still as certainly as before.

you are oppressed without a portion

Such at least is the picture drawn of them by their friends. I hear the

equivalent in black and white What worse could be said of a man

by his enemies?
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