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Fallacies Ch. | | Authority worshipper

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4. Churchmen's Sinister interest

5 But in whatsoever shape abuse presents itself it is among its characteristic /common/ properties /not only/ to be served by fallacies, and /but/ to stand in need of every /whatever/ support that it is in the power of fallacu to afford to it. It is therefore the interest of the class of men in question, and in general of every man who belongs to it, to give on every occasion whatsoever currency and efficiency it is in his power to give to fallacy in every shape: and this not only to such particular fallacies of every such form which alone the abuses in which, as above, he has a special interest can receive immediate service, but to all fallacies from which abuse in any shape can receive service

9. It being his interest to give the utmost degree of currency and efficiency to all fallacies the tendency of whichis to give protection to abuse, it is his interest to promote that system /plan/ of education whatsoever it be, which with the strongest degree of efficiency tends to dispose men /the mind/ to the acceptance and propagation of fallacies: which in the most efficient degree tends to divest men as well of the power as of the will to /either of to discover/ their title to that denomination /character/ or to profit by the discovery if made by other eyes and consequently to discourage and if possible suppress every system and course and species of education the tendency of which is /which tends/ in any degree to preserve men from the influence [...?] of such delusions.