 encouraged to be Instructors of others
in Wisdom and Knowledge. In Answer to which, I assured his Honour, that in all
Points out of their own Trade, they were usually the most ignorant and stupid
Generation among us, the most despicable in common Conversation, avowed Enemies
to all Knowledge and Learning; and equally disposed to pervert the general
Reason of Mankind, in every other Subject of Discourse, as in that of their own
Profession.
 

                                   Chap. VI.

A Continuation of the State of England, under Queen Anne. The Character of a
first Minister in the Courts of Europe.
 
My Master was yet wholly at a Loss to understand what Motives could incite this
Race of Lawyers to perplex, disquiet, and weary themselves by engaging in a
Confederacy of Injustice, merely for the Sake of injuring their Fellow-Animals;
neither could he comprehend what I meant in saying they did it for Hire.
Whereupon I was at much Pains to describe to him the Use of Money, the Materials
it was made of, and the Value of the Metals: That when a Yahoo had got a great
Store of this precious Substance, he was able to purchase whatever he had a mind
to; the finest Cloathing, the noblest Houses, great Tracts of Land, the most
costly Meats and Drinks; and have his Choice of the most beautiful Females.
Therefore since Money alone, was able to perform all these Feats, our Yahoos
thought, they could never have enough of it to spend or to save, as they found
themselves inclined from their natural Bent either to Profusion or Avarice.
That, the rich Man enjoyed the Fruit of the poor Man's Labour, and the latter
were a Thousand to One in Proportion to the former. That the Bulk of our People
was forced to live miserably, by labouring every Day for small Wages to make a
few live plentifully. I enlarged myself much on these and many other Particulars
to the same Purpose: But his Honour was still to seek: For he went upon a
Supposition that all Animals had a Title to their Share in the Productions of
the Earth; and especially those who presided over the rest. Therefore he desired
I would let him know, what these costly Meats were, and how any of us happened
to want them. Whereupon I enumerated as many Sorts as came into my Head, with
the various Methods of dressing them, which could not be done without sending
Vessels by Sea to every Part of the World, as well for Liquors to drink, as for
Sauces, and innumerable other Conveniencies. I assured him, that this whole
Globe of Earth
