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Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay

CHAPTER V
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Reject, as you have hitherto rejected, the wages of dishonour.

Defy, as you have hitherto defied, the threats of petty tyrants.

Never forget that the worst and most degrading species of corruption is the corruption which operates, not by hopes, but by fears.
Cherish those noble and virtuous principles for which we have struggled and triumphed together--the principles of liberty and toleration, of justice and order.

Support, as you have steadily supported, the cause of good government; and may all the blessings which are the natural fruits of good government descend upon you and be multiplied to you an hundredfold! May your manufactures flourish; may your trade be extended; may your riches increase! May the works of your skill, and the signs of your prosperity, meet me in the furthest regions of the East, and give me fresh cause to be proud of the intelligence, the industry, and the spirit of my constituents!"] But he had not yet done with the House of Commons.

Parliament met on the first Tuesday in the month; and, on the Wednesday, O'Connell, who had already contrived to make two speeches since the Session began, rose for a third time to call attention to words uttered during the recess by Mr.Hill, the Member for Hull.


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