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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

,TEXT 3 

,APP5DIX ,I,I 

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,ITS IMPROPRIETY >GU$4 - ,PRET5D$ NECESSITY 
( ?IS PRACTICE1 #a4 TO PRES]VE US FROM 9TRUSION 
- #b4 TO FREE US FROM DISAGREEABLE ACQUA9TANCE4 

,?,I,S PR9CIPLE RESPECT+ ! OBS]VATION ( TRU? 9 ! COMMON 9T]C\RSES ( LIFE CANNOT P]HAPS BE BETT] ILLU/RAT$ ?AN FROM ! FAMILI> & TRIVIAL CASE1 AS IT IS COMMONLY SUPPOS$1 ( A MA/] DIRECT+ HIS S]VANT TO SAY HE IS NOT AT HOME4 ,NO QUE/ION ( MORALITY CAN BE =EIGN TO ! SCI5CE ( POLITICS2 NOR WILL ?OSE FEW PAGES ( ! PRES5T WORK BE F\ND P]HAPS ! LEA/ VALUABLE :I*1 H]E1 & 9 O!R PLACES1#a >E D$ICAT$ TO ! REFUTATION ( ?OSE ]RORS 9 PRIVATE 9DIVIDUALS ?AT1 BY !IR EXT5SIVE SWAY1 HAVE P]V]T$ ! F\NDATION ( MORAL & POLITICAL JU/ICE4 ,NOT TO M5TION ?AT SU* SPECULATIONS MAY AF=D AN AMUSEM5T & RELIEF 9 ! MID/ ( DISCUSSIONS ( A MORE COMPREH5SIVE & AB/RACT$ *>ACT]4 

,LET US !N1 ACCORD+ TO ! WELL KN[N AXIOM ( MORALITY1 PUT \RSELVES 9 ! PLACE ( ! MAN UPON :OM ?IS UNGRACI\S TASK IS IMPOS$4 ,IS !RE ANY ( US ?AT W\LD BE CONT5T$ TO P]=M IT 9 P]SON1 & TO SAY ?AT \R FA!R OR \R BRO!R WAS NOT AT HOME1 :5 !Y W]E REALLY 9 ! H\SE8 ,%\LD WE NOT FEEL CONTAM9AT$ ) ! PLEBEIAN LIE8 ,CAN WE !N BE JU/IFI$ 9 REQUIR+ ?AT FROM ANO!R :I* WE %\LD %R9K FROM1 AS AN ACT ( DI%ONOR1 9 \RSELVES8 

,:ATEV] SOPHI/RY WE MAY EMPLOY TO EXCUSE \R PROCE$+1 C]TA9 IT IS ?AT ! S]VANT UND]/&S ! LESSON WE TEA* HIM1 TO BE A LIE4 ,IT IS ACCOMPANI$ BY ALL ! RET9UE ( FALSEHOOD4 ,BE=E IT CAN BE SKILLFULLY PRACTIC$1 HE MU/ BE NO MEAN PR(ICI5T 9 HYPOCRISY4 ,BY ! EASY IMPUD5CE ) :I* IT IS UTT]$1 HE BE/ ANSW]S ! PURPOSE ( HIS MA/]1 OR 9 O!R WORDS ! PURPOSE ( DECEIT4 ,BY ! SAME MEANS1 HE /IFLES ! UPBRAID+S ( HIS [N M9D1 & CONCEALS ! %AME IMPOS$ ON HIM4 ,BE=E ?IS CAN BE SUFFICI5TLY DONE1 HE MU/ HAVE DISC>D$ ALL FRANKNESS ( SPEE*1 & ALL +5U\SNESS ( C\NT5ANCE4 ,SOME VISITORS >E SO ILL-BR$1 AS NOT IMM$IATELY TO TAKE ?IS ANSW] )\T FUR!R EXAM9ATION2 & SOME1 UNKN[N TO ! S]VANT1 >E UPON SU* UNC]EMONI\S T]MS ) HIS MA/] AS TO ?9K !MSELVES 5TITL$ TO TREAT ! D5IAL ) 9CR$UL\S CONTEMPT4 ,UPON EI!R ( !SE SUPPOSITIONS1 ! 9SOL5CE & PREV>ICATION ( ! S]VANT MU/ BE 9CREAS$1 OR HIS CONFUSION R5D]$ MORE GL>+ & DESPICABLE4 ,:5 HE HAS LE>N$ ?IS DEG5]ATE LESSON UPON ONE SUBJECT1 :O WILL UND]TAKE ?AT IT %ALL PRODUCE NO UNFAVORABLE EFFECTS UPON HIS G5]AL CONDUCT8 ,BUT IT IS SAID1 0,?IS LIE IS NECESS>Y1 & ! 9T]C\RSE ( HUMAN SOCIETY CANNOT BE C>RI$ ON )\T IT4 ,MY FRI5D MAY VISIT ME AT A TIME :5 IT W\LD BE EXCE$+LY 9CONV5I5T TO ME TO SEE HIM2 & ?IS PRACTICE AF=DS A =TUNATE ALT]NATIVE BETWE5 SUBMITT+ TO HAVE MY OCCUPATIONS AT ! M]CY ( ANY ACCID5TAL VISITOR ON ! ONE H&1 & (F5D+ HIM ) A RUDE D5IAL ON ! O!R40 

,BUT LET US ASK1 FROM :AT CAUSE IT IS ?AT TRU?1 UPON ! SIMPLE/ OCCASION1 %\LD BE SO (F5SIVE TO \R DELICACY1 & FALSEHOOD SO REQUISITE TO SOO! US8 ,HE MU/1 9 REALITY1 BE ! WEAKE/ ( MANK9D :O %\LD TAKE UMBRAGE AT A PLA9 ANSW] 9 ?IS CASE1 :5 HE WAS 9=M$ ( ! MORAL CONSID]ATIONS ?AT 9DUC$ ME TO EMPLOY IT4 ,9 FACT1 WE >E CONSCI\S ( CAPRICE 9 \R MODE ( DECID+ RESPECT+ \R VISITORS1 & >E WILL+ TO %ELT] \R FOLLY UND] ?IS SORT ( IRRESPONSIBILITY4 ,W\LD IT BE WOR?Y ( REGRET IF WE COMPELL$ \RSELVES TO P>T ) ?IS REFUGE = \R IMBECILITY1 & TO DO NO?+ :I* WE W]E A%AM$ TO BE KN[N TO DO8 

,A FUR!R >GUM5T :I* HAS BE5 URG$ 9 FAVOR ( ?IS DIS+5U\S PRACTICE IS ?AT 0!RE IS NO O!R WAY BY :I* WE CAN FREE \RSELVES FROM DISAGREEABLE ACQUA9TANCE40 ,?US IT IS ONE ( ! P]PETUAL EFFECTS ( POLI%$ SOCIETY TO P]SUADE US ?AT WE >E 9CAPABLE ( DO+ ! MO/ TRIVIAL (FICE = \RSELVES4 ,IT W\LD BE AS REASONABLE TO TELL ME 0?AT IT IS A MATT] ( 9DISP5SABLE NECESSITY TO HAVE A VALET TO PUT ON MY /OCK+S40 ,IF !RE BE1 9 ! LI/ ( \R ACQUA9TANCE1 ANY P]SON :OM WE P>TICUL>LY DISLIKE1 IT USUALLY HAPP5S ?AT IT IS = SOME MORAL FAULT ?AT WE P]CEIVE OR ?9K WE P]CEIVE 9 HIM4 ,:Y %\LD HE BE KEPT 9 IGNORANCE ( \R OP9ION RESPECT+ HIM1 & PREV5T$ FROM ! OPPORTUNITY EI!R ( AM5DM5T OR V9DICATION8 ,IF HE BE TOO WISE OR TOO FOOLI%1 TOO VIRTU\S OR TOO VICI\S = US1 :Y %\LD HE NOT BE +5U\SLY TOLD ( HIS MI/AKE 9 HIS 9T5D$ K9DNESS TO US1 RA!R ?AN SUFF]$ TO F9D IT \T BY SIX MON?S 9QUIRY FROM \R S]VANT8 ,IF WE PRACTIC$ NO DECEIT1 IF WE ASSUM$ NO ATOM ( CORDIALITY & E/EEM WE DID NOT FEEL1 WE %\LD BE LITTLE PE/]$ ) !SE BUZZ+ 9TRUD]S4 ,BUT ONE SPECIES ( FALSEHOOD 9VOLVES US 9 ANO!R2 & HE ?AT PLEADS = !SE ,IY+ ANSW]S TO \R VISITORS 9 REALITY PLEADS ! CAUSE ( A C[>DICE ?AT D>ES NOT D5Y TO VISE ! DI/9CTION & K9DNESS ?AT >E DUE TO VIRTUE4 

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