I think I can ſee the preciſe and diſtinguiſhing marks of national characters more in theſe nonſenſical minutiæ, than in the moſt important matters of ſtate ; where great men of all nations talk and ſtalk ſo much alike, that I would not give ninepence to chuſe amongſt them.

I don't do yay, but if you want to, fine

The fallibility attaching to human nature, or the natural errableness of man is not the matter in dispute

One is that even though the probabilities for intramarriage within groups depend upon their representation in a population, most intramarry at a much higher rate than would be expected by chance.