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,PLEASE ACCEPT MY ?ANKS = Y\R C&ID ANSW] TO MY LETT] ( ,NOVEMB] #a#a1 #a#h#h#f4 ,IT CONTA9S1 H[EV]1 SOME PO9TS :I* DO NOT SEEM TO ME CONCLUSIVE4 ,! FIR/ POSITION TO :I* ,I OBJECT IS Y\R /ATEM5T ?AT VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATION NECESS>ILY 9VOLVES ! RI<T ( SECESSION2 H]EBY Y\ D5Y ! RI<T ( ANY PEOPLE TO COMB9E ON A CON/ITUTION :I* D5IES ?AT RI<T ( SECESSION1 & 9 DO+ SO ATTEMPT TO =CE UPON !M Y\R [N IDEA ( RI<T4 ,Y\ ASSUME ! CASE ( A NEW ,/ATE ATTEMPT+ TO IMPOSE ITS LAWS UPON A =M] SETTL] 9 ! C\NTRY1 & SAY ?AT !Y HAVE NO RI<T TO DO SO2 ,I AGREE ) Y\1 BUT HAVE ,I NOT AS MU* REASON = ASSUM+ A ,/ATE 9CLUD+ NO PREVI\S SETTL]'S HOME/EAD & VOLUNT>ILY AGREE+ TO WAIVE ALL RI<T ( SECESSION FROM ! VOTE ( ! MAJORITY8 ,9 SU* A ,/ATE ,I CLAIM1 !N1 ?AT ANY MEMB] BECOM+ AN ,AN>*I/1 OR HOLD+ ANY VIEWS DIFF]+ FROM ?OSE ( ! G5]AL BODY1 IS ONLY RI<T 9 APPLY+ !M )9 ! LAWS ( ! MAJORITY47#i 8 #b7  

,SU* SEEMS TO ME TO REPRES5T ! CONDITION ( !SE ,UNIT$ ,/ATES2 !RE IS V]Y LITTLE1 IF ANY1 RECORD ( ANY MAN D5Y+ ! RI<T ( ! MAJORITY AT !IR F\NDATION1 &1 9 ! ABS5CE ( ANY SU* D5IAL1 WE >E =C$ TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT ! ASSOCIATION & ! PASSAGE ( ! MAJORITY RULES W]E VOLUNT>Y1 &1 AS ,I SAID BE=E1 RESI/ANCE TO !IR GOV]NM5T BEYOND ! LEGAL MEANS BY AN 9HABITANT IS PRACTICALLY D5Y+ ! RI<T ( ! O!RS TO WAIVE ! RI<T ( SECESSION ON 5T]+ 9TO A CONTRACT4 ,! D5IAL ( ANY SU* RI<T SEEMS TO ME TO BE IRRATIONAL47#i 8 #c7  

,( C\RSE1 NONE ( ?IS APPLIES TO ! ,9DIANS1 :O NEV] DID & NEV] WILL COME 9TO ! GOV]NM5T4 ,I DO NOT1 H[EV]1 ?9K ?AT !IR CASE 9VALIDATES ! >GUM5T47#i 8 #d7  

,9 ! SECOND PLACE1 ,I OBJECT TO Y\R QUOTATION ( MY PHRASE1 GR& RACE EXP]I5CE1 AS GR&ILOQU5T4 ,IF WE HAVE ANY?+ GR&1 IT IS ?IS RACE EXP]I5CE2 D5Y+ ITS GR&EUR1 Y\ EI!R D5Y ! GR&EUR & DIGNITY ( ,MAN1 OR ELSE1 AS Y\ SEEM TO DO1 Y\ LOOK BACK FONDLY TO SAME PA/ HAPPY /ATE 9 SOME ,HAPPY ,VALLEY ( ,$5 FROM :I* MAN HAS BE5 FALL+ TILL N[ HE CAN SAY1 ,ALL ! EVILS ) :I* MANK9D WAS EV] AFFLICT$ W]E PRODUCTS ( ?IS GR& RACE EXP]I5CE4 ,IT DOES 9DE$ SEEM TO ME TO BE TO Y\ A SPOOK & MORE3 AN OGRE1 ,! ,DEVIL GO+ AB\T DEV\R+ ALL GOOD1 RA!R ?AN1 AS IT SEEMS TO ME1 ! MANIFE/ATION ( ,DIV9ITY1--! DIV9ITY ( ,MAN1 :I* HAS PRODUC$1 NOT ALONE ! EVIL 9 US1 BUT HAS PRODUC$ US AS WE >E1 ) ALL \R GOOD & ILL COMB9$47#i 8 #e7  

,IT IS ! =CE :I* IS SURELY LEAD+ US UP TO ,AN>*Y & BEYOND AS IT HAS L$ US FROM ! />-DU/ 9TO MANHOOD4 ,IT IS ! P]SONIFICATION ( \R EVOLUTION1 &1 :ILE NO MAN MAY EI!R ADVANCE OR RET>D ?AT EVOLUTION TO ANY V]Y CONSID]ABLE EXT5T1 /ILL IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT MU* MORE CAN BE ACCOMPLI%$ BY ACT+ ) IT ?AN ACROSS ITS PA?1 EV5 ?\< WE MAY SEEM TO BE /E]+ /RAI<T T[>DS ! H>BOR = :I* IT IS TACK+47#i 8 #f7  

,! O!R NI<T ,I ATT5D$ A MEET+ ( ! ,COMMONWEAL? ,CLUB ( ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY1 & !RE LI/5$ TO ! READ+ & DISCUSSION ( A PAP] BY ,MR4 ,BI%OP1 ( ! ,PO/1 ON ! EFFECTS ( BRIB]Y AT ELECTIONS1 CONC]N+ ! AM\NT ( :I* ,MR4 ,WM4 ,M4 ,IV9S HAD GIV5 SO MANY />TL+ FIGURES AT AN E>LI] MEET+4 ,MR4 ,BI%OP RECIT$ ! LONG LI/ ( P>TY LEAD]S1 & *>ACT]IZ$ !M 9 !IR PR(ESSIONS & PRACTICES47#i 8 #g7  

,! :OLE UNSAVORY /ORY1 ONLY TOO FAMILI> TO US ALL1 DID NOT DAUNT HIM 9 HIS BELIEF ?AT ! GOV]NM5T IS P>T ( ! TRUE CURVE ( DEVELOPM5T1 BUT ONLY 9CIT$ ! PROPOSAL ( A REM$Y1 :I* CONSI/$ 9 SUB/ITUT+ ! ,/ATE = ! P>TY MA*9E 9 ! DI/RIBUTION ( ! BALLOTS & 9 ! 5ACTM5T ( MORE /R+5T BRIB]Y & UNDUE 9FLU5CE ACTS1--9 FACT1 A S]IES ( LAWS SIMIL> TO ?OSE ,5GLI% LAWS ( ,SIR ,H5RY ,JAMES1 :I* >E 9 =CE !RE AT ! PRES5T TIME & :I* SEEM TO ACT TO A C]TA9 EXT5T B5EFICIALLY47#i 8 #h7  

,9 CLOS+1 AFT] RECOGNIZ+ ! DIFFICULTY 9 PASS+ ANY RE=M MEASURES1 HE QUOT$ ,GLAD/ONE'S MEMORABLE APPEAL TO ! FUTURE = HIS V9DICATION1 CLAIM+ A COMMON CAUSE ) ALL RE=M]S & ) ,TIME1 :I* IS FI<T+ =E !M47#i 8 #i7  

,! READ+ ( ?IS PAP] WAS FOLL[$ BY AN ADDRESS FROM ,MR4 ,SIMON ,/]NE1 ADVOCAT+ ! M9ORITY REPRES5TATION ( ,MILL1 & ONE BY ,MR4 ,TURN]1 :O APPEAL$ = AN OP5 BALLOT47#i 8 #a7  

,IMM$IATELY ,MR4 ,IV9S ROSE1 &1 AFT] %[+ ?AT NO OP5 BALLOT C\LD BE FREE1 AS EV5 ASK+ A MAN = HIS VOTE IS A =M ( CO]CION1 PROCE$$ ON ! L9ES ( ,MR4 ,BI%OP'S CLOS+ QUOTATION TO %[ ?AT ! RE=M !N PROPOS$ WAS BUT A L9K 9 ! LONG *A9 :I* IS LEAD+ US IRRESI/IBLY ONW>D2 ?AT NOT 9 ,/ATE SUP]VISION1 OR 9 M9ORITY REPRES5TATION1 OR 9 ANY MEASURE AT PRES5T PROPOS$1 WAS !RE AN ADEQUATE SOLUTION ( ! PROBLEM1 BUT ?AT !Y W]E EA* LOGICAL /EPS 9 PROGRESS1--PROGRESS :I* MAY 5D 9 A ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM OR 9 ,AN>*Y OR 9 :AT NOT1 BUT AT ANY RATE 9 ,! ,5D :I* IS RI<T & 9EVITABLE4 ,WE CANNOT ANY ( US TURN F> ASIDE ! C\RSE ( ?IS PROGRESS1 H[EV] WE MAY ACT4 ,WE CAN BUT PUT \R %\LD] TO ! :EEL & GIVE A LITTLE PU% ONW>DS ACCORD+ TO \R LITTLE /R5G?4 ,EXCEPT AT GREAT EPO*S1 ! EXTREMI/S DIM9I% !IR EFFECT BY DIM9I%+ !IR LEV]AGE2 ! /EADY1 EV]YDAY WORK]S :O /RIVE = ! RI<T ALONG ! EXI/+ L9ES PURIFY ! MORAL TONE ( ! TIMES & PAVE ! WAY = ?OSE GREAT REVOLUTIONS :5 ! WORLD SEEMS TO ADVANCE BY GREAT B\NDS 9TO ! FUTURE47#i 8 #a#a7  

,%\LD WE NOT1 !N1 /RIKE H&S ) !SE M5 ( ! ,COMMONWEAL? ,CLUB1 &1 BURY+ \R DIFF]5CES ( ULTIMATE AIMS1 IF DIFF]5CES EXI/1 WORK 9 & = ! PRES5T87#i 8 #a#b7  

,I SAT AT ?AT D9N] ) ,REPUBLICANS & ,DEMOCRATS1 ,FREE ,TRAD]S & ,PROTECTIONI/S1 ALL ABSORB$ ) ! ONE IDEA ( ADVANCEM5T & WORK+ = ?AT IDEA ) HE>T & S\L4 ,!IR 9FLU5CE WILL BE FELT1 FELT NOT ONLY N[1 BUT 9 ! FUTURE1 EV5 ! FUTURE ( A HAPPY ,AN>*Y2 REA*+ \T AFT] & T\*+ ?AT /ATE BE=E SOME ( ITS MORE UNCOMPROMIS+ ADH]5TS47#i 8 #a#c7  

,:5 ! DAYS >E RIPE = A REVOLUTION1 !N LET !RE BE NO COMPROMISE2 ! COMPROMISE WILL COME 9 SPITE ( US4 ,BUT TO FLY AGA9/ ! WALL ( AN 9DOL5T PUBLIC S5TIM5T IS FOLLY1 :ILE EA* MAN1 ,AN>*I/ OR NOT1 CAN DO SOME?+ T[>DS ! PURIFICATION ( ! EXI/5T ORD] ( ?+S1 OR AT LEA/ %\LD )HOLD ! H& ( H9DRANCE FROM E>NE/ WORK]S 9 ?AT FIELD47#i 8 #a#d7 

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,:5 ,I SAID1 9 MY PREVI\S REPLY TO ,MR4 ,P]R9E1 ?AT VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATION NECESS>ILY 9VOLVES ! RI<T ( SECESSION1 ,I DID NOT D5Y ! RI<T ( ANY 9DIVIDUALS TO GO ?R\< ! =M ( CON/ITUT+ !MSELVES AN ASSOCIATION 9 :I* EA* MEMB] WAIVES ! RI<T ( SECESSION4 ,MY ASS]TION WAS SIMPLY MEANT TO C>RY ! IDEA ?AT SU* A CON/ITUTION1 IF ANY %\LD BE SO IDLE AS TO ADOPT IT1 W\LD BE A M]E =M1 :I* EV]Y DEC5T MAN :O WAS A P>TY TO IT W\LD HA/5 TO VIOLATE & TREAD UND] FOOT AS SOON AS HE APPRECIAT$ ! 5ORMITY ( HIS FOLLY4 ,CONTRACT IS A V]Y S]VICEABLE & MO/ IMPORTANT TOOL1 BUT ITS USEFULNESS HAS ITS LIMITS2 NO MAN CAN EMPLOY IT = ! ABDICATION ( HIS MANHOOD4 ,TO 9DEF9ITELY WAIVE ONE'S RI<T ( SECESSION IS TO MAKE ONE'S SELF A SLAVE4 ,NO1 NO MAN CAN MAKE HIMSELF SO MU* A SLAVE AS TO =FEIT ! RI<T TO ISSUE HIS [N EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION4 ,9DIVIDUALITY & ITS RI<T ( ASS]TION >E 9DE/RUCTIBLE EXCEPT BY DEA?4 ,H5CE ANY SIGN] ( SU* A CON/ITUTION AS ?AT SUPPOS$ :O %\LD AFT]W>DS BECOME AN ,AN>*I/ W\LD BE FULLY JU/IFI$ 9 ! USE ( ANY MEANS ?AT W\LD PROTECT HIM FROM ATTEMPTS TO CO]CE HIM 9 ! NAME ( ?AT CON/ITUTION4 ,BUT EV5 IF ?IS W]E NOT SO2 IF M5 W]E REALLY UND] OBLIGATION TO KEEP IMPOSSIBLE CONTRACTS1--!RE W\LD /ILL BE NO 9F]5CE TO BE DRAWN !REFROM REG>D+ ! RELATIONS ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES TO ITS SO-CALL$ CITIZ5S4 ,TO ASS]T ?AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES CON/ITUTION IS SIMIL> TO ?AT ( ! HYPO!SIS IS AN EXTREMELY WILD REM>K4 ,MR4 ,P]R9E CAN READILY F9D ?IS \T BY READ+ ,LYS&] ,SPOON]'S ,LETT] TO ,GROV] ,CLEVEL&4 ,?AT MA/]LY DOCUM5T WILL TELL HIM :AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES CON/ITUTION IS & JU/ H[ B9D+ IT IS ON ANYBODY4 ,BUT IF ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES CON/ITUTION W]E A VOLUNT>Y CONTRACT ( ! NATURE DESCRIB$ ABOVE1 IT W\LD /ILL REMA9 = ,MR4 ,P]R9E TO TELL US :Y ?OSE :O FAIL$ TO REPUDIATE IT >E B\ND1 BY SU* FAILURE1 TO COMPLY ) IT1 OR :Y ! ASS5T ( ?OSE :O 5T]$ 9TO IT IS B9D+ UPON PEOPLE :O W]E !N UNBORN1 OR :AT RI<T ! CONTRACT+ P>TIES1 IF !RE W]E ANY1 HAD TO CLAIM JURISDICTION & SOV]EIGN P[] OV] ?AT VA/ SECTION ( ! PLANET :I* HAS S9CE BE5 KN[N AS ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ( ,AM]ICA & OV] ALL ! P]SONS CONTA9$ !RE91 9/EAD ( OV] !MSELVES SIMPLY & SU* L&S AS !Y P]SONALLY OCCUPI$ & US$4 ,!SE >E PO9TS :I* HE UTT]LY IGNORES4 ,HIS REASON+ CONSI/S ( 9DEP5D5T PROPOSITIONS BETWE5 :I* !RE >E NO LOGICAL L9KS4 ,N[1 AS TO ! GR& RACE EXP]I5CE4 ,IT IS P]FECTLY TRUE ?AT1 IF WE HAVE ANY?+ GR&1 IT IS ?IS1 BUT IT IS NO LESS TRUE ?AT1 IF WE HAVE ANY?+ BASE1 IT IS ?IS4 ,IT IS ALL WE HAVE1 &1 BE+ ALL1 9CLUDES ALL1 BO? GR& & BASE4 ,I DO NOT D5Y MAN'S GR&EUR1 NEI!R DO ,I D5Y HIS DEGRADATION2 CONSEQU5TLY ,I NEI!R ACCEPT NOR REJECT ALL ?AT HE HAS BE5 & DONE4 ,I TRY TO USE MY REASON = ! PURPOSE ( DISCRIM9ATION1 9/EAD ( BL9DLY OBEY+ ANY DIV9ITY1 EV5 ?AT ( MAN4 ,WE %\LD NOT WOR%IP ?IS RACE EXP]I5CE BY IMITATION & REPETITION1 BUT %\LD /RIVE TO PR(IT BY ITS MI/AKES & AVOID !M 9 ! FUTURE4 ,F> FROM BELIEV+ 9 ANY ,$5IC /ATE1 ,I YIELD TO NO MAN 9 MY /RICT ADH]5CE TO ! !ORY ( EVOLUTION1 BUT EVOLUTION IS LEAD+ US UP TO ,AN>*Y SIMPLY BECAUSE IT HAS ALREADY L$ US 9 NE>LY EV]Y O!R DIRECTION & MADE A FAILURE ( IT4 ,EVOLUTION LIKE NATURE1 ( :I* IT IS ! 9/RUM5T OR PROCESS1 IS EXTREMELY WA/EFUL & %ORT-SI<T$4 ,LET US NOT IMITATE ITS WA/EFULNESS OR EV5 TOL]ATE IT IF WE CAN HELP IT2 LET US RA!R USE \R BRA9S = ! GUIDANCE ( EVOLUTION 9 ! PA? ( ECONOMY4 ,EVOLUTION LEFT TO ITSELF WILL SOON] OR LAT] ELIM9ATE EV]Y O!R SOCIAL =M & LEAVE US ,AN>*Y4 ,BUT EVOLUTION GUID$ WILL TRY TO DISCOV] ! COMMON ELEM5T 9 ITS PA/ FAILURES1 SUMM>ILY REJECT EV]Y?+ HAV+ ?IS ELEM5T1 & /RAI<TWAY ACCEPT ,AN>*Y1 :I* HAS IT NOT4 ,BECAUSE WE >E ! PRODUCTS ( EVOLUTION WE >E NOT !RE=E TO BE ITS PUPPETS4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 AS \R 9TELLIG5CE GR[S1 WE >E TO BE MORE & MORE ITS MA/]S4 ,IT IS JU/ BECAUSE WE LET IT MA/] US1 JU/ BECAUSE WE /RIVE TO ACT ) IT RA!R ?AN ACROSS ITS PA?1 JU/ BECAUSE WE DILLY-DALLY & %ILLY-%ALLY & FRITT] AWAY \R TIME1 = 9/ANCE1 OV] SECRET BALLOTS1 OP5 BALLOTS1 & ! LIKE1 9/EAD ( TREAT+ ! :OLE MATT] ( ! SUFFRAGE FROM ! /&PO9T ( PR9CIPLE1 ?AT WE DO 9DE$ PAVE ! WAY1 MU* TO \R SORR[1 = ?OSE GREAT REVOLUTIONS & GREAT EPO*S :5 EXTREMI/S SUDD5LY GET ! UPP] H&4 ,GREAT EPO*S1 9DE$6 ,GREAT DISA/]S RA!R1 :I* IT BEHOOVES US VIGILANTLY TO AVOID4 ,BUT H[8 ,BY BE+ EXTREMI/S N[4 ,IF !RE W]E MORE EXTREMI/S 9 EVOLUTION>Y P]IODS1 !RE W\LD BE NO REVOLUTION>Y P]IODS4 ,!RE IS NO LESSON MORE IMPORTANT = MANK9D TO LE>N ?AN ?AT4 ,UNTIL IT IS LE>N$1 ,MR4 ,P]R9E WILL TALK 9 VA9 AB\T ! DIV9ITY ( MAN1 = EV]Y DAY WILL MAKE IT MORE PAT5T ?AT HIS GOD IS BUT A JUMP+-JACK47#i 8 #a#e7 

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