" Nay, some grave Reasoners and Refiners upon this Subject have gone farther, and maintain'd that a stanch Politician ought not only to be exempt from Intemperance, Effeminacy, and other common Frailties of human Nature; but should also enfranchize his Mind from the Dominion of what are commonly call'd the nobler Passions; that he should be incapable of Love or Hatred; that he should not suffer himself to be sway'd by any vulgar Notions of Gratitude, Honour or Justice; nor be tempted to desist from the Execution of his Designs by the frail Impulses of Pity and Remorse."
The Craftsman, No. 23
Text from <u>The Craftsman. By Caleb D'Anvers, of Gray's-Inn, Esq.</u> (London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1731). &lt<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=LGIynz8AyLEC">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;