“Dare you our liberties assail,

Must not majorities prevail?”

I answer: “as a general rule,[3]

The “major” is the greater fool;”

The horse that bears me on with ease,

May be of any hue you please;

Nor to the binding do we look,

To find the worth of any book;

Nor judge we wisdom by its size,

Its weight, not bulk, we justly prize.