Itellyou，theignobleintellectcannotthinkthe_truth_，evenwithinitsownlimits，andwhenitseriouslytries！Andoftheignobleintellectthatdoesnotseriouslytry，andhasevenreachedthe“ignobleness“ofseriouslytryingthereverse，andoflyingwithitsverytongue，whatarewetoexpect？Itisfrightfultoconsider。Sincerewisespeechisbutanimperfectcorollary，andinsignificantoutermanifestation，ofsincerewisethought。Hewhoseverytongueuttersfalsities，whathashisheartlongbeendoing？Thethoughtofhisheartisnotitswisest，noteven_its_wisest；itisitsfoolishest；——andevenofthatwehaveafalseandfoolishcopy。AnditisNature’sFact，ortheThoughtoftheEternal，whichwewanttoarriveatinregardtothematter，——whichifwedo_not_arriveat，weshallnotsavethematter，weshalldrivethematterintoshipwreck！
ThepracticeofmodernParliaments，withreporterssittingamongthem，andtwenty-sevenmillionsmostlyfoolslisteningtothem，fillsmewithamazement。Inregardtono_thing_，orfactasGodandNaturehavemadeit，canyougetsomuchastherealthoughtofanyhonorablehead，——evensofaras_it_，thesaidhonorablehead，stillhascapacityofthought。Whatthehonorablegentleman’swisestthoughtisorwouldhavebeen，hadheledfrombirthalifeofpietyandearnestveracityandheroicvirtue，you，andhehimselfpoordeep-sunkcreature，vainlyconjectureasfromimmensedimdistancesfarintherearofwhatheisledto_say_。Andagain，farintherearofwhathisthoughtis，——surelylonginfinitudesbeyondall_he_couldeverthink，——liestheThoughtofGodAlmighty，theImageitselfoftheFact，thethingyouareinquestof，andmustfindordoworse！
Evenhis，thehonorablegentleman’s，actualbewildered，falsified，vaguesurmiseorquasi-thought，eventhisisnotgivenyou；butonlysomefalsifiedcopyofthis，suchashefanciesmaysuitthereportersandtwenty-sevenmillionsmostlyfools。Anduponthatlatteryouaretoact；——withwhatsuccess，doyouexpect？ThatisthethoughtyouaretotakefortheThoughtoftheEternalMind，——thatdouble-distilledfalsityofablockheadismfromonewhoisfalseevenasablockhead！
DoImakemyselfplaintoMr。Peter’sunderstanding？Perhapsitwillsurprisehimlessthatparliamentaryeloquenceexcitesmorewonderthanadmirationinme；thatthefateofcountriesgovernedbythatsublimealchemydoesnotappearthehopefulestjustnow。
Notbythatmethod，Ishouldapprehend，willtheHeavensbescaledandtheEarthvanquished；notbythat，butbyanother。