Author: Alexander Hamilton
So numerous indeed and so powerful are the causes which serve to give a false bias to the judgment, that we, upon many occasions, see wise and good men
on the wrong as well as on the right side of questions of the first magnitude to society. This circumstance, if duly attended to, would furnish a lesson of
moderation to those who are ever so much persuaded of their being in the right in any controversy. And a further reason for caution, in this respect, might be
drawn from the reflection that we are not always sure that those who advocate the truth are influenced by purer principles than their antagonists. Ambition,
avarice, personal animosity, party opposition, and many other motives not more laudable than these, are apt to operate as well upon those who support as
those who oppose the right side of a question. Were there not even these inducements to moderation, nothing could be more ill-judged than that intolerant
spirit which has, at all times, characterized political parties.
To whom does Hamilton hope to provide a lesson in this paragraph?
O People who feel certain they are in the right
O People who react angrily to any type of opposition
O People who shy away from politics for any reason
O People who do not want to donate to charity