Thelyingthought，youalreadyeitherhaveit，orwillsoongetitbythatmethod。Hewholieswithhisverytongue，_he_
clearlyenoughhaslongceasedtothinktrulyinhismind。Doeshe，inanysense，“think“？Allhisthoughtsandimaginations，iftheyextendbeyondmerebeaverisms，astucitiesandsensualisms，arefalse，incomplete，perverse，untrueeventohimself。HehasbecomeafalsemirrorofthisUniverse；notasmallmirroronly，butacrooked，bedimmedandutterlyderangedone。Butallloosetonguestooareakintolyingones；areinsincereatthebest，andgorattlingwithlittlemeaning；thethoughtlyinglanguidatagreatdistancebehindthem，ifthoughttherebebehindthematall。Graduallytherewillbenoneorlittle！Howcanthethoughtofsuchaman，whathecallsthought，beotherthanfalse？
Alas，thepalpableliarwithhistonguedoesatleastknowthatheislying，andhasormighthavesomefaintvestigeofremorseandchanceofamendment；buttheimpalpableliar，whosetonguearticulatesmereacceptedcommonplaces，cantsandbabblement，whichmeansonly，“Admireme，callmeanexcellentstump-orator！“——ofhimwhathopeisthere？Histhought，whatthoughthehad，liesdormant，inspiredonlytoinventvocablesandplausibilities；whilethetonguegoessoglib，thethoughtisabsent，goneawool-gathering；gettingitselfdruggedwiththeapplausive“Hear，hear！“——whatwillbecomeofsuchaman？Hisidlethoughthasrunalltoseed，andgrownfalseandthegiveroffalsities；theinnerlightofhismindisgoneout；allhislightismereputridityandphosphorescencehenceforth。
Whosoeverisinquestofruin，lethimwithassurancefollowthatman；heornooneisontherightroadtoit。
GoodHeavens，fromthewisestThoughtofamantotheactualtruthofaThingasitliesinNature，thereis，onewouldsuppose，asufficientinterval！Considerit，——andwhatotherintervalsweintroduce！Thefaithfulest，mostglowingwordofamanisbutanimperfectimageofthethought，suchasitis，thatdwellswithinhim；hisbestwordwillneverbutwitherrorconveyhisthoughttootherminds：andthenbetweenhispoorthoughtandNature’sFact，whichistheThoughtoftheEternal，theremaybesupposedtoliesomediscrepancies，someshortcomings！Speakyoursincerest，thinkyourwisest，thereisstillagreatgulfbetweenyouandthefact。Andnow，donotspeakyoursincerest，andwhatwillinevitablyfollowoutofthat，donotthinkyourwisest，butthinkonlyyourplausiblest，yourshowiestforparliamentarypurposes，wherewillyoulandwiththatguidance？——IinvitetheBritishParliament，andalltheParliamentaryandotherElectorsofGreatBritain，toreflectonthistilltheyhavewellunderstoodit；andthentoask，eachofhimself，WhatprobablythehoroscopesoftheBritishParliament，atthisepochofWorld-History，maybe？——