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stained despots, making them only second to
the Supreme Being himself?
Only because
men
have been ignorant of their rights,
because cunning priests and legislators have
made them believe that humanity had castes,
and that kings and lords were not only more
powerful and rich than they from birth and
position, but better and nobler as
human
beings. They have preached this deceitful
cant for ages to a dumb and obedient people,
who, never, in the aggregate, di'eamed that
the doctrine was a base human dogma.
More on the subject in my next.
Believe me, ever yours affectionately,
P, B, SHELLEY,