Note 36 — THE WALKING GALLOWS.
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“We love the treason, but hate the traitor,” is an aphorism which those who assume prominent parts in any public convulsion are sure to find verified. Many instances took place in Ireland; and in France exemplifications occurred to a very considerable extent. A blind zealot is of all men most likely to become a renegade if he feel it more convenient: prejudice and interest unite to form furious partizans, who are never guided by principle—for principle is founded on judgment.