Thesewisemen，forsuchImustcallLordSunderland，LordGodolphin，LordSomers，andLordMarlborough，weretoowellprincipledinthesemaxims，uponwhichthewholefabricofpublicstrengthisbuilt，tobeblownofftheirgroundbythebreathofeverychildishtalker。TheywerenotafraidthattheyshouldbecalledanambitiousJunto，orthattheirresolutiontostandorfalltogethershould，byplacemen，beinterpretedintoascuffleforplaces。
Partyisabodyofmenunitedforpromotingbytheirjointendeavoursthenationalinterest，uponsomeparticularprincipleinwhichtheyareallagreed。Formypart，Ifinditimpossibletoconceivethatanyonebelievesinhisownpolitics，orthinksthemtobeofanyweight，whorefusestoadoptthemeansofhavingthemreducedintopractice。ItisthebusinessofthespeculativephilosophertomarktheproperendsofGovernment。Itisthebusinessofthepolitician，whoisthephilosopherinaction，tofindoutpropermeanstowardsthoseends，andtoemploythemwitheffect。Therefore，everyhonourableconnectionwillavowitastheirfirstpurposetopursueeveryjustmethodtoputthemenwhoholdtheiropinionsintosuchaconditionasmayenablethemtocarrytheircommonplansintoexecution，withallthepowerandauthorityoftheState。Asthispowerisattachedtocertainsituations，itistheirdutytocontendforthesesituations。
Withoutaproscriptionofothers，theyareboundtogivetotheirownpartythepreferenceinallthings，andbynomeans，forprivateconsiderations，toacceptanyoffersofpowerinwhichthewholebodyisnotincluded，nortosufferthemselvestobeled，ortobecontrolled，ortobeover—balanced，inofficeorincouncil，bythosewhocontradict，theveryfundamentalprinciplesonwhichtheirpartyisformed，andeventhoseuponwhicheveryfairconnectionmuststand。Suchagenerouscontentionforpower，onsuchmanlyandhonourablemaxims，willeasilybedistinguishedfromthemeanandinterestedstruggleforplaceandemolument。Theverystyleofsuchpersonswillservetodiscriminatethemfromthosenumberlessimpostorswhohavedeludedtheignorantwithprofessionsincompatiblewithhumanpractice，andhaveafterwardsincensedthembypracticesbelowthelevelofvulgarrectitude。
Itisanadvantagetoallnarrowwisdomandnarrowmoralsthattheirmaximshaveaplausibleair，and，onacursoryview，appearequaltofirstprinciples。Theyarelightandportable。Theyareascurrentascoppercoin，andaboutasvaluable。Theyserveequallythefirstcapacitiesandthelowest，andtheyare，atleast，asusefultotheworstmenasthebest。OfthisstampisthecantofNOTMEN，BUT
MEASURES;asortofcharm，bywhichmanypeoplegotloosefromeveryhonourableengagement。WhenIseeamanactingthisdesultoryanddisconnectedpart，withasmuchdetrimenttohisownfortuneasprejudicetothecauseofanyparty，Iamnotpersuadedthatheisright，butIamreadytobelieveheisinearnest。Irespectvirtueinallitssituations，evenwhenitisfoundintheunsuitablecompanyofweakness。Ilamenttoseequalities，rareandvaluable，squanderedawaywithoutanypublicutility。Butwhenagentlemanwithgreatvisibleemolumentsabandonsthepartyinwhichhehaslongacted，andtellsyouitisbecauseheproceedsuponhisownjudgmentthatheactsonthemeritsoftheseveralmeasuresastheyarise，andthatheisobligedtofollowhisownconscience，andnotthatofothers，hegivesreasonswhichitisimpossibletocontrovert，anddiscoversacharacterwhichitisimpossibletomistake。Whatshallwethinkofhimwhoneverdifferedfromacertainsetofmenuntilthemomenttheylosttheirpower，andwhoneveragreedwiththeminasingleinstanceafterwards？Wouldnotsuchacoincidenceofinterestandopinionberatherfortunate？