Sihepublicationofthefirsteditionofthispamphlet,orrather,onthesamedayonwhichitcameout,theKingsSpeechmadeitsappearahiscity.Hadthespiritofprophecydirectedthebirthofthisprodu,itcouldnothavebroughtitforth,atamoreseasonablejuncture,oramorenecessarytime.

    Thebloodymindednessoftheone,shewtheyofpursuiriheother.Menreadbywayofrevenge.

    AndtheSpeesteadofterrifying,preparedawayforthemanlyprinciplesofIndependance.

    Ceremony,andeven,silence,fromwhatevermotivetheymayarise,haveahurtfultendency,whentheygivetheleastdegreeofteobaseandwickedperformances;wherefore,ifthismaximbeadmitted,itnaturallyfollows,thattheKingsSpeech,asbeingapieceoffinishedvillany,deserved,andstilldeserves,ageneralexecrationbothbythegressandthepeople.Yet,asthedomestiquillityofanation,dependsgreatly,ontheCHASTITYofwhatmayproperlybecalledNATIONALMANNERS,itisofteer,topasssomethingsoveridisdain,thantomakeuseofsuewmethodsofdislike,asmightintroducetheleastinnovation,onthatguardianofourpeadsafety.And,perhaps,itischieflyowingtothisprudentdelicacy,thattheKingsSpeech,hathnot,beforenow,sufferedapublicexecution.

    TheSpeechifitmaybecalledone,isnothierthanawilfulaudaciouslibelagainstthetruth,theongood,andtheexistenankind;andisaformalandpompousmethodofuphumansacrificestotheprideoftyrants.

    Butthisgeneralmassaankind.isoheprivileges,aainsequenceofKings;forasnatureknowsthemNOT,theyknowNOTHER,andalthoughtheyarebeingsofourOWing,theyknownotUS,andarebeethegodsoftheircreators.

    TheSpeechhathonegoodquality,wh