amconcernedtotracetheeffectsofmyallegiance。Infact，I
quietlydeclarewarwiththeState，aftermyfashion，thoughIwillstillmakewhatuseandgetwhatadvantageofherIcan，asisusualinsuchcases。
Ifotherspaythetaxwhichisdemandedofme，fromasympathywiththeState，theydobutwhattheyhavealreadydoneintheirowncase，orrathertheyabetinjusticetoagreaterextentthantheStaterequires。Iftheypaythetaxfromamistakeninterestintheindividualtaxed，tosavehisproperty，orpreventhisgoingtojail，itisbecausetheyhavenotconsideredwiselyhowfartheylettheirprivatefeelingsinterferewiththepublicgood。
This，then，ismypositionatpresent。Butonecannotbetoomuchonhisguardinsuchacase，lesthisactionbebiasedbyobstinacyoranundueregardfortheopinionsofmen。Lethimseethathedoesonlywhatbelongstohimselfandtothehour。
Ithinksometimes，Why，thispeoplemeanwell；theyareonlyignorant；theywoulddobetteriftheyknewhow:whygiveyourneighborsthispaintotreatyouastheyarenotinclinedto？ButI