NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices?
The question is whose fears. 1) or 2)?
1) They are the fears of those who expressed the servile prejudices.
2) They are the fears of those who read or learn these servile prejudices.
Context:
I find the following advice of Jefferson, again in his letter to
Peter Carr, moving:
Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which
weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in
her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every
opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a
God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of
the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.
1) They are the fears of those who expressed the servile prejudices.
2) They are the fears of those who read or learn these servile prejudices.
Context:
I find the following advice of Jefferson, again in his letter to
Peter Carr, moving:
Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which
weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in
her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every
opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a
God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of
the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.
Top answer
Shake off all the fears resulting from servile prejudices. It is an imperative sentence.
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Shake off all the fears resulting from servile prejudices. It is an imperative sentence.
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NL888prejudices about ***?The text does not mention the topic of Jefferson's comments.
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