Original artwork, not a still
Rambler #60 (October 13, 1750)
We are all prompted by the same motives, all deceived by the same fallacies, all animated by hope, obstructed by danger, entangled by desire, and seduced by pleasure.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker argues that people are moved by the same motives and fooled by the same errors. Hope lifts everyone, danger blocks everyone, and desire and pleasure entangle and tempt all alike. The passage presents common human weakness as the thing that unites us.
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