It was the remark of a Roman consul in an early period of that celebrated Republic that a most striking contrast was observable in the conduct of candidates for offices of power and trust before and after obtaining them, they seldom carrying out in the latter case the pledges and promises made in the former. He entertains him, gives him gifts, feasts him, lodges him; his religion comes home at night, prays, is liberally supped, and sumptuously laid to sleep; rises, is saluted, and after the malmsey, or some well-spiced brewage, and better breakfasted than he whose morning appetite would have gladly fed on green figs between Bethany and Jerusalem, his religion walks abroad at eight, and leaves his kind entertainer in the shop trading all day without his religion. Cranly gripped his arm tightly to check his tongue, smiling uneasily, and repeated: --Easy, easy, easy! Temple struggled to free his arm but continued, his mouth flecked by a thin foam: --Socialism was founded by an Irishman and the first man in Europe who preached the freedom of thought was Collins. His soul was still disquieted and cast down by the dull phenomenon of Dublin.
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