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Heelis family cookbook, 1850s
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for good faith - good will, it was fear that guaranteed this in our case, & we became their allies influenced by fear rather than friendship; & in whichsoever party security first inspired confidence that party was likely to be the first to infringe the alliance in some point. And if we seem to any one to be in the wrong in first revolting because they have not yet struck the blow at us & not waiting on our part till we ascertain whether of our apprehensions wld be realized, he is not right in his views. For if we were able on equal grounds both to coun-
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for good faith - good will, it was fear that guaranteed this in our case, & we became their allies influenced by fear rather than friendship; & in whichsoever party security first inspired confidence that party was likely to be the first to infringe the alliance in some point. And if we seem to any one to be in the wrong in first revolting because they have not yet struck the blow at us & not waiting on our part till we ascertain whether of our apprehensions wld be realized, he is not right in his views. For if we were able on equal grounds both to coun-
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