Francis Bacon wrote serious essays about travel, truth, and riches.
He was born in London in 156. He was a lawyer, statesman, philosopher, and master of the English tongue and also called the father of empiricism- a theory that states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience.
Historical because he is comparing one first to another first in history so that means its historical.
Answer: they could think that you meant something different
Explanation: like you could say i hate you but if you say it in the wrong tone
they could think you actually hate them which could be bad
He gives a reason for this that from innocence the forefathers "grew" their safety rather than by "power and genius" perhaps meaning that having a good heart and meaning well for other people results in more "safety" in life than "power and genius" which brings to mind the demise of Conrad Black who sought Power and Genius I would say (perhaps as an addiction to power) that it led him to break the law and end up in jail.