1. The Passions and the Reasons Within
Though the literature of this period was unrealistic the people of the Enlightenment revered the power of the mind to reason and to determine realities. ... Gulliver went on and described how the passion of money corrupts the inequality of the human race. ... Along with laws, Gulliver explained to his Master the system in which tainted officials rise into power through "bribing the majority of a senate or great council." This passion for power obscured the rational use of government. ... For example, money is not always used for avarice or to corrupt others, some used their money to donate ...
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- Grade Level: High School