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,MR4 ,BLODGETT'S ,EXPLANATION 

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,MR4 ,BLODGETT'S ,EXPLANATION 

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,I WAS HONE/ 9 ! QUE/IONS ,I ASK$ CONC]N+ ! F\NDATION ON :I* ,AN>*ISM IS AIM+ TO BUILD4 ,I HAD ?\<T CONSID]ABLY ON ! MATT]1 & READ 9 ,LIB]TY AS IT CAME 9 MY WAY1 & :ILE ! IDEAL WAS FAIR TO LOOK UPON1 IT SEEM$ TO ME ONE MU/ HAVE A LOOSE ME?OD ( REASON+ TO SUPPOSE ITS PRACTICAL REALIZATION POSSIBLE4 ,I ALSO F\ND ?AT ?OSE ( MY ACQUA9TANCE :O FAVOR$ ! IDEA REASON$ FROM ! /&PO9T ( AN IMAG9>Y1 9/EAD ( A REAL1 HUMANITY1 :I* LEFT !IR >GUM5TS ON ! SUBJECT ( NO PRACTICAL VALUE47#a#g 8 #b7  

,I DESIR$ TO SEE :AT %[+ Y\ C\LD GIVE1 IF PUT TO ! TE/4 ,I WAS READY TO BECOME AN ,AN>*I/1 IF ,AN>*ISM C\LD BE MADE TO APPE> S5SIBLE1 ?\< ,I [N ,I BELIEV$ Y\ W\LD MAKE ! FAILURE Y\ HAVE4 ,9 ONE ?+ ,I HAVE BE5 DISAPPO9T$ & PLEAS$4 ,Y\ HAVE HAD ! MANL9ESS TO FACE ! DILEMMA 9 :I* Y\ F\ND Y\RSELF1 & PUBLI%$ MY LA/ QUE/ION1 & MY SUMM+-UP1 SUBSEQU5TLY4 ,I WILL GIVE Y\ CR$IT = /RAI<T WORK1 & ?IS IS MORE ?AN ,I EXPECT$ TO BE ABLE TO DO47#a#g 8 #c7  

,:5 ,I WROTE MY LA/1 ,I ?\<T ,I WAS DONE1 :E!R Y\ PUBLI%$ IT OR NOT1 & ,I %\LD HAVE /OPP$ !RE1 IF Y\ HAD NOT PUBLI%$ IT1 OR1 IF Y\ HAD PUBLI%$ IT1 & SIMPLY MADE COMM5TS !REON1 NO MATT] :AT ?OSE COMM5TS MI<T HAVE BE52 BUT ! *ALL5GE & ?REAT BR+ ME \T ONCE MORE4 ,I WILL SAY ON ?AT1 ?AT ,I NEV] ?\<T ( F9D+ FAULT OR BE+ DISPLEAS$ ) Y\R ,TU-,:IT6 ,TU-,:OO6 & ?AT ,I DO RELI% ! ADMIXTURE ( SATIRE ) >GUM5T ON FITT+ OCCASIONS4 ,I AM AS MU* AT HOME 9 A SEA ( CONTROV]SY & IRONY AS A FI% IS 9 WAT]1 SO !RE IS NO OCCASION = Y\R HOLD+ UP \T ( SYMPA?Y = ME4 ,JU/ GIVE ME ! 9TELLECTUAL ?UMPS :5 Y\ FEEL LIKE IT & CAN1 & Y\ NE$ TAKE NO PA9S TO HAVE !M SUG>-COAT$47#a#g 8 #d7  

,& N[ = A FEW WORDS ON Y\R LA/ REM>KS4 ,Y\ ACCEPT MY /ATEM5T ?AT IT IS AS PROP] TO 5=CE ONE SOCIAL CONV5TION AS ANO!R1 PROVID$ !RE IS ANY SATISFACTION 9 DO+ SO4 ,I F9D ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 AN ,AN>*I/ & A ,GOV]NM5TALI/ IS NO?+ H]E4 ,IF !RE IS ANY DIFF]5CE 9 ! ACTION ( ! TWO1 IT IS NOT A DIFF]5CE 9 ! PR9CIPLES :I* CONTROL IT4 ,!RE MI<T BE A DIFF]5CE 9 ME?OD1 & A DIFF]5CE 9 ! K9D ( SOCIAL CONV5TIONS :I* !Y WI% TO 5=CE4 ,ON BO? !SE PO9TS ,I SUPPOSE ,I %\LD HAVE SOME SYMPA?Y ) ! ,AN>*I/S LIKE Y\4 ,BUT :5 WE PREV5T ANO!R FROM DO+ AS HE O!RWISE W\LD1 WE GOV]N HIM 9 ?AT P>TICUL>1 & ,I SEE NO ADVANTAGE 9 D5Y+ IT1 OR 9 TRY+ TO F9D ANO!R T]M TO EXPRESS ! FACT4 ,9 MY JUDGM5T IT IS BETT] TO NOT ATTEMPT TO BEAT >\ND ! BU%1 BUT TO /ATE PLA9LY ! SOCIAL CONV5TIONS & RI<TS 7= SU* AS ME :O BELIEVE 9 RI<TS7 WE WI% TO 5=CE1 & SU* RE/RICTIONS AS WE WI% TO FREE ! WORLD FROM1 & FI<T IT \T ABOVE BO>D & ON ?AT L9E47#a#g 8 #e7  

,Y\ SAY OPPORTUNITY = ALL TO TAKE FREELY FROM ! SAME CABBAGE PAT* IS NOT EQUAL LIB]TY4 ,IF ALL HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE FREELY1 ,I DO NOT KN[ H[ ANY ONE CAN HAVE ANY GREAT] LIB]TY1 & IF ALL HAVE ALL !RE IS1 IT LOOKS TO ME EQUAL4 ,& FUR!R2 ,I MA9TA9 ?AT EQUAL SLAV]Y IS EQUAL LIB]TY4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE ONE'S SLAV]Y COMPLETE2 & NO MATT] H[ SMALL AN AM\NT ( LIB]TY IS LEFT1 IF ! SAME AM\NT IS LEFT = ALL1 IT IS EQUAL LIB]TY4 ,EQUAL DOES NOT MEAN MU* OR LITTLE1 BUT TO BE ON A P> ) O!RS4 ,EQUAL LIB]TY IS NOT ! PHRASE TO EXPRESS :AT Y\ >E AFT]1 & Y\ WILL HAVE TO TRY AGA91 OR LET IT GO ?AT Y\R IDEAS >E EI!R MUDDL$ OR 9EXPRESSIBLE47#a#g 8 #f7  

,IT IS ALSO PUZZL+ TO KN[ :AT Y\ MEAN BY 9VASION4 ,IT CANNOT BE Y\ MEAN 9VASION ( RI<TS1 BECAUSE Y\ CLAIM !RE >E NO RI<TS TO 9VADE4 ,BUT P]HAPS Y\ >E HAV+ 9 VIEW SOME SOCIAL CONV5TION TO BE 9VAD$4 ,9 ANY CASE1 EQUAL 9VASION IS EQUAL LIB]TY4 ,SUPPOSE Y\ DO NOT RESPECT ANO!R'S SPH]E ( ACTION1 ?AT WANT ( RESPECT DOES NOT LIMIT HIS LIB]TY2 IT IS NOT NECESS>Y = HIM TO RESPECT Y\RS1 & ?AT LEAVES EQUAL LIB]TY 9 ?AT DIRECTION47#a#g 8 #g7  

,I AM GLAD ,I OP5$ ?IS QUE/ION AS ,I DID1 = ,I ?9K ,I GET FROM :AT Y\ HAVE WRITT5 A CLUE TO Y\R BOTTOM FEEL+S ON IT2 & IF ,I DO1 WE >E NOT SO F> AP>T 9 AIM AS W\LD APPE>1 & ,I RECOGNIZE ?AT Y\ MAY BE ( VALUE 9 ! RE=M WORLD4 ,I C]TA9LY HOPE ?AT Y\ MAY ASSI/ 9 LOOS5+ ! GRIP ( ,GOV]NM5T PR]OGATIVES RELAT+ TO MATT]S PURELY P]SONAL4 ,H]E WE CAN WORK TOGE!R47#a#g 8 #h7 

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,I AM NOT CONSCI\S TO HAVE %[N ANY SPECIAL C\RAGE OR HONE/Y 9 MY DISCUSSION ) ,MR4 ,BLODGETT2 P]HAPS ?IS IS BECAUSE ,I AM UNCONSCI\S ( HAV+ BE5 CONFRONT$ ) ANY DILEMMA4 ,I HAVE BE5 AS BADLY WOR/$ AS HE SEEMS TO SUPPOSE1 IT IS =TUNATE = MY PRIDE & M5TAL PEACE ?AT ,I DO NOT KN[ IT4 ,! DIFF]5CE 9 ! K9D ( SOCIAL CONV5TIONS :I* !Y WI% TO 5=CE IS ! ONLY DIFF]5CE ,I CLAIM BETWE5 ,AN>*I/S & ,GOV]NM5TALI/S2 IT IS QUITE DIFF]5CE 5\<1--9 FACT1 EXACTLY EQUAL TO ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 LIB]TY & AU?ORITY4 ,TO USE ! WORD GOV]NM5T AS MEAN+ ! 5=CEM5T ( SU* SOCIAL CONV5TIONS AS >E UNNECESS>Y TO ! PRES]VATION ( EQUAL LIB]TY SEEMS TO ME1 NOT BEAT+ >\ND ! BU%1 BUT A CLE> DEF9ITION ( T]MS4 ,O!RS MAY USE ! WORD DIFF]5TLY1 & ,I HAVE NO QU>REL ) !M = DO+ SO AS LONG AS !Y REFRA9 FROM 9T]PRET+ MY /ATEM5TS BY !IR DEF9ITIONS4 ,OPPORTUNITY = ALL TO TAKE FREELY FROM ! SAME CABBAGE PAT* IS NOT EQUAL LIB]TY1 BECAUSE IT IS 9COMPATIBLE ) ANO!R LIB]TY1--! LIB]TY TO KEEP4 ,EQUAL LIB]TY1 9 ! PROP]TY SPH]E1 IS SU* A BALANCE BETWE5 ! LIB]TY TO TAKE & ! LIB]TY TO KEEP ?AT ! TWO LIB]TIES MAY COEXI/ )\T CONFLICT OR 9VASION4 ,9 A C]TA9 V]BAL S5SE IT MAY BE CLAIM$ ?AT EQUAL SLAV]Y IS EQUAL LIB]TY2 BUT NE>LY EV]Y ONE EXCEPT ,MR4 ,BLODGETT REALIZES ?AT HE :O FAVORS EQUAL SLAV]Y FAVORS ! GREATE/ AM\NT ( SLAV]Y COMPATIBLE ) EQUALITY1 :ILE HE :O FAVORS EQUAL LIB]TY FAVORS ! GREATE/ AM\NT ( LIB]TY COMPATIBLE ) EQUALITY4 ,?IS IS A CASE 9 :I* EMPHASIS IS EV]Y?+4 ,BY 9VASION ,I MEAN ! 9VASION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL SPH]E1 :I* IS B\ND$ BY ! L9E 9SIDE ( :I* LIB]TY ( ACTION DOES NOT CONFLICT ) O!RS' LIB]TY ( ACTION4 ,! UP%OT ( ?IS DISCUSSION SEEMS TO BE1 BY HIS [N CONFESSION1 ?AT H]ET(ORE ,MR4 ,BLODGETT HAS MISCONCEIV$ ! POSITION ( ! ,AN>*I/S1 :]EAS N[ HE UND]/&S IT4 ,9 ?AT VIEW ( ! MATT] ,I CONC$E HIS VICTORY2 = 9 ALL 9TELLECTUAL CONTROV]SY HE IS ! REAL VICTOR :O GA9S ! MO/ LI<T47#a#g 8 #i7 

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