Whether those Meats and Drinks are not the best, that contain
nothing in their natural Tastes, nor have any Thing added by Art so
pleasing as to induce us to Eat or Drink when we are not athirst or
Hungry or after Thirst and Hunger are satisfied; Water for Instance
for Drink and Bread or the Like for Meat?
Is there any Difference between Knowledge and Prudence?
If there is any, which of the two is most Eligible?
Is it justifiable to put private Men to Death for the Sake of
publick Safety or Tranquility, who have committed no Crime?
As in the Case of the Plague to stop Infection, or as in the
Case of the Welshmen here Executed.
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Whether Men ought to be denominated Good or ill Men from their
Actions or their Inclinations?
If the Sovereign Power attempts to deprive a Subject of his
Right, (or which is the same Thing, of what he thinks his Right) is
it justifiable in him to resist if he is able?
What general Conduct of Life is most suitable for Men in such
Circumstances as most of the Members of the Junto are; Or, of the
many Schemes of Living which are in our Power to pursue, which will
be most probably conducive to our Happiness.
Which is best to make a Friend of, a wise and good Man that is
poor; or a Rich Man that is neither wise nor good? Which of the two
is the greatest Loss to a Country, if they both die?
Which of the two is happiest in Life?
Does it not in a general Way require great Study and intense
Application for a Poor Man to become rich and Powerful, if he would
do it, without the Forfeiture of his Honesty?
Does it not require as much Pains, Study and Application to
become truly Wise and strictly Good and Virtuous as to become rich?
Can a Man of common Capacity pursue both Views with Success at
the same Time?
If not, which of the two is it best for him to make his whole
Application to?
1732
_On Drunkenness_
_To the Printer of the_ GAZETTE.
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