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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？——
Fail，byanysinoranymisfortune，todiscoverwhatthetruthofthefactis，youarelostsofarasthatfactgoes！Ifyourthoughtdonotimagetrulybutdoimagefalselythefact，youwillvainlytrytoworkuponthefact。Thefactwillnotobeyyou，thefactwillsilentlyresistyou；andever，withsilentinvincibility，willgoonresistingyou，tillyoudogettoimageittrulyinsteadoffalsely。Nohelpforyouwhatever，exceptinattainingtoatrueimageofthefact。Needlesstovoteafalseimagetrue；voteit，revoteitbyoverwhelmingmajorities，byjubilantunanimitiesanduniversalities；readitthriceorthreehundredtimes，passactsofparliamentuponittilltheStatute-bookcanholdnomore，——ithelpsnotawhit：thethingisnotso，thethingisotherwisethanso；andAdam’swholePosterity，votingdailyonittilltheworldfinish，willnotalteritajot。Canthesublimestsanhedrim，constitutionalparliament，orotherCollectiveWisdomoftheworld，persuadefirenottoburn，sulphuricacidtobesweetmilk，ortheMoontobecomegreencheese？Thefactismuchthereverse：——andeventheConstitutionalBritishParliamentabstainsfromsucharduousattemptsastheselatterinthevotingline；andleavesthemultiplication-table，thechemical，mechanicalandotherqualitiesofmaterialsubstancestotaketheirowncourse；beingawarethatvotingandperorating，andreportinginHansard，willnotintheleastalteranyofthese。WhichisindisputablywiseoftheBritishParliament。
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