Among the Numbers of Men, my friend, are to be found not only those who have “preferred ease, slumber, and good chear to liberty”; but others, who have eagerly sought after Thrones, and Sceptres, hereditary shares in Sovereignty Riches, and Splendor, Titles, Stars, Garters, Crosses, Eagles, and many other childish play things, at the expence of real Nobility, without one thought, or care for the liberty, and happiness of the rest of Mankind.  “The People, who have no property feel the Power of governing by a majority; and even attack those who have property.”  “The injured Men of Property recur to finess, trick, and Stratagem,” to outwit them:  True; These may proceed from a Lust of domination in some of both parties.  Be this as it may; It has been known, that such deceitful tricks have been practiced by some of the rich upon their unsuspecting fellow Citizens; to turn the determination of Questions, so as to answer their own selfish purposes.  To plunder or filch the rights of Men are crimes equally immoral, and nefarious; though committed in a different manner:  Neither of them is confined to the Rich, or the Poor; they are too common among both.  The Lords as well as the commons of Great Brittain by continued large majorities endeavoured by Finess, Tricks, and Stratagems, as well as threats to prevail on the American Colonies to surrender their Liberty and Property to their disposal.  These failing, they attempted to plunder our rights by force of Arms.  We feared their Arts more than their Arms.  Did the Members of that hereditary House of Lords, who constituted those repeated majorities, then possess the spirit of Nobility?  Not so, I think:  That Spirit resided in the illustrious Minorities in both Houses.  But “by Nobles” who have prevented “one hideous Despotism as horrid as that of Turkey from falling to the lot of every Nation of Europe”; you mean not peculiarly an hereditary Nobility, or any particular Modification, but “the natural, and actual Aristocracy among Mankind;” The existence of which, I am not disposed to deny.  Where is this Aristocracy to be found?  Among Men of all Ranks and Conditions.  The Cottager may beget a wise Son; the Noble, a Fool:  The one is capable of great Improvement—­the other not.  Education is within the Power of Men, and Societys of Men.  Wise, and judicious Modes of Education, patronized, and supported by communities, will draw together the Sons of the rich, and the poor, among whom it makes no distinction; it will cultivate the natural Genius, elevate the Soul, excite laudable Emulation to excel in Knowledge, Piety, and Benevolence, and finally it will reward its Patrons, and Benefactors by sheding its benign Influence on the Public Mind.  Education inures Men to thinking and reflection, to reasoning and demonstration.  It discovers to them the moral and religious duties they owe to God, their Country and to all Mankind.  Even Savages might, by the means of Education, be instructed to frame the best civil, and political Institutions with as