PERHAPS THE SENTIMENTS CONTAINED IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES, ARE NOT YET SUFFICIENTLY FASHIONABLE TO PROCURE THEM GENERAL FAVOUR; A LONG HABIT OF NOT THINKING A THING WRONG, GIVES IT A SUPERFICIAL APPEARANCE OF BEING RIGHT, AND RAISES AT FIRST A FORMIDABLE OUTCRY IN DEFENSE OF CUSTOM. BUT THE TUMULT SOON SUBSIDES. TIME MAKES MORE CONVERTS THAN REASON. – THOMAS PAINE
