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Macaulay*inthistown，agreatrepublican。OnedaywhenIwasatherhouse，Iputonaverygravecountenance，andsaidtoher，“Madam，Iamnowbecomeaconverttoyourwayofthinking。Iamconvincedthatallmankindareuponanequalfooting；andtogiveyouanunquestionableproof，Madam，thatIaminearnest，hereisaverysensible，civil，well-behavedfellow-citizen，yourfootman；I
desirethathemaybeallowedtositdownanddinewithus。“I
thus，Sir，shewedhertheabsurdityofthelevellingdoctrine。Shehasneverlikedmesince。Sir，yourlevellerswishtolevelDOWN
asfarasthemselves；buttheycannotbearlevellingUPtothemselves。Theywouldallhavesomepeopleunderthem；whynotthenhavesomepeopleabovethem？’Imentionedacertainauthourwhodisgustedmebyhisforwardness，andbyshewingnodeferencetonoblemenintowhosecompanyhewasadmitted。JOHNSON。’Supposeashoemakershouldclaimanequalitywithhim，ashedoeswithaLord；howhewouldstare。“Why，Sir，doyoustare？saystheshoemaker，Idogreatservicetosociety。’TistrueIampaidfordoingit；butsoareyou，Sir：andIamsorrytosayit，paidbetterthanIam，fordoingsomethingnotsonecessary。Formankindcoulddobetterwithoutyourbooks，thanwithoutmyshoes。“