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,5C\RAG$ BY ! PROMPT & CONSID]ATE ATT5TION GIV5 TO MY LETT] 79 Y\R ISSUE ( ,OCTOB] #b#g71 ,I BEG LEAVE TO CONT9UE ! DISCUSSION1 ESPECIALLY S9CE SOME ( Y\R >GUM5TS >E NOT AT ALL CLE> TO ME47#a#a#a 8 #b7  

,Y\ SAY ?AT MY DEF9ITION ( ! RI<T ( POSSESSION ( L& RE/S ON AN ASSUMPTION ?AT !RE IS AN 5TITY KN[N AS ! COMMUNITY1 :I* IS ! RI<TFUL [N] ( ALL L&4 ,I DO NOT UND]/& :AT Y\ MEAN BY RI<TFUL [N]%IP4 ,[N]%IP \TSIDE ( A COMB9ATION ( 9DIVIDUALS IS TO ME AS 9CONCEIVABLE AS DI/ANCE W\LD BE W]E !RE BUT ONE GRA9 ( MATT] 9 ! UNIV]SE4 ,& REG>D+ ! COMMUNITY =M$ BY A COMPACT 5T]$ 9TO OR SANCTION$ BY A DYNAMIC MAJORITY ( 9DIVIDUALS AS AN 5TITY1 ,I CAN CONCEIVE ONLY ! PHYSICAL RELATION ( POSSESSION & ?AT ( ABILITY TO MA9TA9 IT2 BUT [N]%IP ,I CAN RECOGNIZE ONLY AS ! RESULT ( ?IS ABILITY ( ! COMMUNITY1 APPLI$ = ! B5EFIT ( 9DIVIDUALS4 ,H5CE ,I D5Y ?AT MY DEF9ITION IS BAS$ UPON ! PREMISE /AT$ BY Y\1 UNLESS Y\ HAVE A CONCEPTION ( ! T]M [N]%IP UNKN[N TO ME4 7#a7 ,IF ,I HAD ! /R5G? TO BACK IT UP1 ALL L& W\LD BE M9E1 & EGOISM W\LD PROMPT ME TO DOM9ATE OV] MANK9D AS NATURALLY AS MANK9D N[ DOM9ATES OV] ! ANIMAL K+DOM4 7#b7 ,BUT S9CE MY EGOISM IS NOT C\PL$ ) SU* A P[]1 SUBMISSION TO ! /RONG] IS A NECESSITY :I* MAY BE GOOD OR EVIL4 ,COMMUNITY ,I ONLY M5TION 9 RECOGNITION ( ITS SUPREME P[]4 ,IT CAN HAVE & NE$ HAVE NO TITLE TO ! L& :ILE !RE IS NO O!R P[] CAPABLE ( SUCCESSFULLY DISPUT+ ITS POSSESSION1 A TITLE BE+ NO?+ ELSE ?AN AN EFFECTIVE PROMISE ( ?OSE :O WIELD ! SUPREME P[]4 ,NOR CAN ,I AGREE ?AT ! RI<T ( ! /RONGE/ WILL LEAD TO S]I\S RESULTS1 EXCEPT :5 APPLI$ TO CREATE AN 9EQUITABLE RELATION BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS2 & = ! SAME REASON ?AT ,I ADVOCATE ! DI/RIBUTION ( R5T AS CONDUCIVE TO ! E/ABLI%M5T ( AN EQUILIBRIUM1 ,I DO OBJECT TO ! COLLECTION ( ANY O!R TRIBUTE4 7#c7 ,SUPPOSE ,I W]E TO DISCOV] A GOLD M9E ?AT W\LD 5ABLE ME TO COMM&1 BY ONE H\R'S WORK1 ONE YE>'S LABOR ( O!R M53 A REFUSAL TO POOL ! R5T ) O!RS ) ! EXPECTATION TO BE LET ALONE 9 ! EXCLUSIVE 5JOYM5T ( ?IS M9E W\LD IMPLY ?AT ,I CONSID] ALL O!RS TO BE DEVOID ( EV5 A TRACE ( EGOISM1 :I* MY EXP]I5CE =BIDS4 7#d7 ,!RE IS ONE VITAL DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! ADVANTAGE :I* A MAN POSSESSES BY REASON ( SUP]IOR SKILL & ?AT DUE TO ! POSSESSION ( VALUABLE LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES3 ! ONE IS 9SEP>ABLY ATTA*$ TO ! 9DIVIDUAL2 ! O!R CAN BE TRANSF]R$ BY A M]E TRANSF] ( ! POSSESSION ( ! T]RITORY4 ,! =M] WILL !RE=E ALWAYS REMA9 ! 9DIVIDUAL'S2 ! DISPOSITION ( ! LATT] WILL 9V>IABLY BE CONTROLL$ BY ! /RONGE/4 7#e77#a#a#a 8 #c7  

,IF Y\ CAN CONV9CE ! MAJORITY ?AT OCCUPATION IS ! PROP] TITLE = ! [N]%IP ( L&1 Y\R MEASURE WILL BE ADOPT$4 ,BUT LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES BE+ ( DIFF]5T VALUES & ! MO/ VALUABLE LIMIT$1 ?OSE :O >E LESS LIB]ALLY PROVID$ BY ! EXI/+ SOCIAL CONDITIONS WILL COVET ! SUP]IOR ADVANTAGES POSSESS$ BY O!RS4 ,?IS DISSATISFACTION1 ?IS G]M ( SOCIAL DI/URBANCES & REVOLUTIONS1 WILL GR[ AS ! EXI/+ VALUABLE OPPORTUNITIES >E MORE & MORE APPROPRIAT$ & ?OSE :O MU/ DO )\T !M 9CREASE 9 NUMB]S4 ,UND] SU* CONDITIONS IT WILL BE EASY TO CONV9CE ! MASSES ?AT1 BY GIV+ ! LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ! HI<E/ BIDD] & EQUITABLE DI/RIBUT+ ! R5T1 ALL WILL FEEL ?AT !Y HAVE AN EQUAL %>E 9 ! BLESS+S ( SOCIAL PEACE & ALL EGOISM 9 ?AT DIRECTION IS AS FULLY SATISFI$ AS ANY 9TELLIG5T MAN CAN EXPECT4 7#f77#a#a#a 8 #d7  

,AS TO ! QUE/ION ( H[ TO ACCOMPLI% ! 5D & :AT TO DO FIR/1 ,I AGREE ) Y\ :5 Y\ WI% ! FIR/ BL[ DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! MONOPOLIZATION ( ! M$IUM ( EX*ANGE2 ,I ONLY HOLD ?AT1 IF ! SOCIAL /ATE FOLL[+ W\LD NOT IMPLY A NATIONALIZATION ( ! R5T1 ! MEASURE W\LD BE 9COMPLETE4 7#g77#a#a#a 8 #e7  

,FROM ALL APPE>ANCES ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 US IS ?IS3 ,Y\ CONSID] ?AT ! RULE ( ! SUP]IOR WILL 9V>IABLY LEAD TO S]I\S RESULTS1 & 9 ?IS RESPECT Y\ PLACE Y\RSELF 9 OPPOSITION TO :AT MU/ NATURALLY RESULT FROM AN ASSOCIATION ( EGOI/S1 I4E41 ! RULE ( ! SUP]IOR1 :ILE ,I HOLD ?AT SUP]IOR ABILITY WILL ALWAYS RULE & ?AT ?IS RULE WILL BE B5EFICIAL IF ADM9I/]$ SO ?AT NO 9DIVIDUAL HAS ANY REASONABLE CAUSE = COMPLA9T1 :I* IMPLIES ?AT ALL HAVE AN EQUAL %>E 9 ! TRANSF]ABLE OPPORTUNITIES4 ,I ADMIT ?AT :AT ,I CONSID] A REASONABLE CAUSE MAY NOT BE SO CONSID]$ BY O!RS3 ! DECISION MU/ BE LEFT TO ! 9TELLIG5CE ( ! PEOPLE1 AS !RE IS NO O!R TRIBUNAL4 7#h77#a#a#a 8 #f7 

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7#a7 ,IT WAS ONLY BECAUSE ,I CONCEIV$ IT \T ( ! QUE/ION ?AT ,EGOI/1 9 MA9TA9+ ?AT ! VALUE ( PROTECTION 9 ! POSSESSION ( L& IS EQUAL TO ITS ECONOMIC R5T1 C\LD BE DISCUSS+ VALUE )\T REG>D TO ! LAW ( EQUAL LIB]TY AS A PRIOR CONDITION1 OR SOB]LY ADVOCAT+ ! EX]CISE ( ! RI<T ( MI<T REG>DLESS ( EQUITY1 ?AT ,I 9T]PRET$ HIS WORDS AS IMPLY+ A SUP]IORITY 9 EQUITY 9 ! COMMUNITY'S TITLE TO L& OV] ?AT ( ! 9DIVIDUAL1--A SUP]IORITY O!R ?AN ?AT ( MI<T2 A SUP]IORITY1 9 %ORT1 O!R ?AN ?AT BY :I* ! HI<WAYMAN RELIEVES ! TRAVEL] ( HIS GOODS4 ,I WAS B\ND TO SUPPOSE 7& LAT] /ATEM5TS 9 HIS PRES5T LETT] SEEM TO /R5G!N ! SUPPOSITION7 ?AT HE LOOK$ UPON ! GIV+ UP1 BY ! COMMUNITY ( ITS RI<T TO L& AS ! GIV+ UP ( A SUP]IOR EQUITABLE RI<T2 = O!RWISE1 9 DEM&+ VALUE 9 RETURN = ?IS SACRIFICE1 HE W\LD BE COMPELL$ 9 LOGIC TO DEM&1 ON BEHALF ( A BURGL>1 VALUE 9 RETURN = ! SACRIFICE MADE 9 DECL9+ TO C>RY (F A H\SEHOLD]'S WEAL? BY /EAL?4 ,BUT ,EGOI/ REPUDIATES ?IS SUPPOSITION 7?\< HE DOES NOT FOLL[ ! LOGIC ( HIS REPUDIATION71 & ,I MU/ TAKE HIM AT HIS WORD4 ,HE ?US LAYS HIMSELF OP5 TO A RETORT :I* ,I C\LD NOT O!RWISE HAVE MADE4 ,9 HIS PREVI\S LETT] HE CRITICIZ$ ME = MAK+ S5TIM5T A FACTOR 9 ! E/IMATION ( VALUE4 ,:E!R OR NOT ?IS WAS A TRANSGRESSION1 ON MY P>T1 ( ! LIMITS ( ECONOMIC DISCUSSION1 HE C]TA9LY HAS TRANSGRESS$ !M MU* MORE S]I\SLY 9 MAK+ =CE SU* A FACTOR4 ,EX*ANGE IMPLIES LIB]TY2 :]E !RE IS NO LIB]TY !RE IS NO EX*ANGE1 BUT ONLY ROBB]Y2 & ROBB]Y IS =EIGN TO POLITICAL ECONOMY4 ,AT LEA/ ONE PO9T1 H[EV]1 IS GA9$4 ,BETWE5 ,EGOI/ & MYSELF ALL QUE/ION ( ANY SUP]IOR EQUITABLE RI<T ( ! COMMUNITY IS PUT ASIDE =EV]4 ,EQUITY NOT CONSID]$1 WE AGREE ?AT ! L& BELONGS TO ! MAN OR BODY ( M5 /RONG 5\< TO HOLD IT4 ,& = ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES HIS DEF9ITION ( [N]%IP SUITS ME1 ?\< ,I VIEW [N]%IP LESS AS ! RESULT ( ! ABILITY ( ! COMMUNITY TO MA9TA9 POSSESSION & AN APPLICATION ( ?IS RESULT = ! B5EFIT ( 9DIVIDUALS1 ?AN AS A RESULT ( ! 9ABILITY ( ! COMMUNITY TO MA9TA9 ITSELF 9 PEACE & SECURITY O!RWISE ?AN BY ! RECOGNITION ( ONLY SU* RELATIONS BETWE5 MAN & WEAL? AS >E 9 H>MONY ) ! LAW ( EQUAL LIB]TY4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 [N]%IP >ISES NOT FROM SUP]IORITY ( ! COMMUNITY TO ! 9DIVIDUAL1 BUT FROM ! 9F]IORITY ( ! COMMUNITY TO ! FACTS & P[]S ( NATURE47#a#a#a 8 #g7  

7#b7 ,?IS W\LD DEP5D UPON :E!R SU* DOM9ATION W\LD PROVE PR(ITABLE OR DISA/R\S TO ,EGOI/4 ,I CONT5D ?AT IT W\LD PROVE DISA/R\S1 & ?AT EXP]I5CE W\LD LEAD HIM TO AB&ON SU* A POLICY IF =ESI<T %\LD NOT PREV5T HIM FROM ADOPT+ IT47#a#a#a 8 #h7  

7#c7 ,H]E WE HAVE AN ACKN[L$GM5T ( A PR9CIPLE ( EQUITY & A CONTEMPLATION ( ITS OBS]VANCE BY ! MI<TY1 :I* GOES TO SU/A9 MY ORIG9AL SUPPOSITION1 DESPITE ,EGOI/'S PROTE/4 ,IT IMPLIES AN AB&ONM5T BY ! MI<TY ( !IR RI<T ( DOM9ATION & A WILL+NESS TO CONTRACT ) ! WEAK4 ,N[1 ,I AGREE ?AT ! CONTRACTS ?US 5T]$ 9TO WILL NOT LEAD TO S]I\S RESULTS1 UNLESS !Y CREATE 9EQUITABLE RELATIONS BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS4 ,BUT ! FIR/ ( ALL EQUITIES IS NOT EQUALITY ( MAT]IAL WELL-BE+1 BUT EQUALITY ( LIB]TY2 & IF ! CONTRACT PLACES ! =M] EQUALITY BE=E ! LATT]1 IT WILL LEAD TO S]I\S RESULTS1 = IT LOGICALLY NECESSITATES ! >BITR>Y LEVEL+ ( ALL MAT]IAL 9EQUALITIES1 :E!R !SE >ISE FROM DIFF]5CES ( SOIL OR DIFF]5CES ( SKILL4 ,TO DIRECTLY 5=CE EQUALITY ( MAT]IAL WELL-BE+ IS M$DLESOME1 9VASIVE1 & (F5SIVE1 BUT TO DIRECTLY 5=CE EQUALITY ( LIB]TY IS SIMPLY PROTECTIVE & DEF5SIVE4 ,! LATT] IS NEGATIVE1 & AIMS ONLY TO PREV5T ! E/ABLI%M5T ( >TIFICIAL 9EQUALITIES2 ! =M] IS POSITIVE1 & AIMS AT DIRECT & ACTIVE ABOLITION ( NATURAL 9EQUALITIES4 ,IF ! =M] IS ! TRUE POLICY1 !N IT IS AS EQUITABLE TO 5=CE ! POOL+ ( 9T]E/1 PR(IT1 & WAGES AS ! POOL+ ( R5T4 ,IF ! LATT] IS ! TRUE POLICY1 WE HAVE ONLY TO SEE TO IT ?AT NO >TIFICIAL B>RI]S AGA9/ 9DIVIDUAL 9ITIATIVE >E CON/RUCT$4 ,UND] SU* CONDITIONS1 IF ! NATURAL 9EQUALITIES T5D TO DISAPPE>1 AS !Y SURELY WILL1 !N SO MU* ! BETT]47#a#a#a 8 #i7  

7#d7 ,NOT AT ALL4 ,IT W\LD ONLY IMPLY ?AT ,EGOI/ CONSID]S O!RS WISE 5\< TO SEE ?AT1 FROM ! /&PO9T ( SELF-9T]E/1 EV5 SO GREAT A NATURAL 9EQUALITY AS IS H]E SUPPOS$ IS PREF]ABLE TO AN >BITR>Y DI/RIBUTION ( ! PRODUCTS ( LABOR47#a#a#a 8 #a7  

7#e7 ,9 SPEAK+ ( SKILL AS 9SEP>ABLY ATTA*$ TO ! 9DIVIDUAL1 ,EGOI/ SURELY DOES NOT MEAN TO >GUE ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( SEIZ+ & DI/RIBUT+ ! RESULTS ( SKILL1 = ?AT W\LD BE A RIDICUL\S CONT5TION4 ,!N HE CAN ONLY MEAN ?AT !RE IS SOME?+ SACR$ AB\T ! 9DIVIDUAL :I* ! MI<TY >E B\ND TO RESPECT4 ,BUT ?IS AGA9 IS 9CONSI/5T ) HIS !ORY ( ! RI<T ( MI<T4 ,IF ! /RONGE/ IS TO EX]CISE HIS RI<T1 !N HE NE$ /OP AT NO?+ BUT ! IMPOSSIBLE2 IF1 ON ! O!R H&1 HE CONTRACTS ) ! WEAK] ON A BASIS ( EQUAL LIB]TY1 !N BO? /RONG & WEAK MU/ BE LEFT SECURE 9 !IR POSSESSION ( ! PRODUCTS ( !IR LABOR1 :E!R AID$ BY SUP]IOR SKILL OR SUP]IOR SOIL47#a#a#a 8 #a#a7  

7#f7 ,?IS IS NOT TRUE1 UNLESS ,MAL?USIANISM IS TRUE2 &1 IF ,MAL?USIANISM IS TRUE1 IT IS AS TRUE AFT] ! POOL+ ( R5T AS BE=E4 ,IF ! 5CROA*M5T ( POPULATION OV] ! LIMIT ( ! E>?'S CAPACITY IS 9EVITABLE1 !N !RE IS NO SOLUTION ( ! SOCIAL PROBLEM4 ,POOL+ ! R5T OR ORGANIZ+ CR$IT W\LD ONLY PO/PONE ! CATA/ROPHE4 ,SOON] OR LAT] ! MASSES W\LD F9D NO?+ TO %>E BUT ! CURSES ( W> RA!R ?AN ! BLESS+S ( PEACE1 & AT ?AT /AGE IT W\LD MATT] BUT LITTLE TO !M :E!R !Y %>$ EQUALLY OR UNEQUALLY47#a#a#a 8 #a#b7  

7#g7 ,& ,I ONLY HOLD ?AT1 IF 9 ?AT CASE R5T W]E TO BE NATIONALIZ$ BY =CE1 LIB]TY W\LD BE 9COMPLETE2 & LIB]TY MU/ BE COMPLETE1 :ATEV] HAPP5S47#a#a#a 8 #a#c7  

7#h7 ,NO1 ,I TOO HOLD ?AT SUP]IORITY WILL ALWAYS RULE2 & IT IS ONLY :5 REAL SUP]IORITY IS KN[N & RECOGNIZ$ AS SU*1 & !RE=E ALL[$ TO HAVE ITS P]FECT WORK UNRESI/$ & UNIMP$$1 ?AT ! M9IMUM ( EVIL WILL RESULT4 ,! REALLY S]I\S RESULTS >E ?OSE ?AT FOLL[ ! ATTEMPTS ( 9F]IORITY1 MI/AK+ ITSELF = SUP]IORITY1 TO FLY 9 ! FACE ( ! REAL >TICLE4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 :5 9DIVIDUALS OR MAJORITIES1 SEE+ ?AT !Y >E /RONG] = ! TIME BE+ ?AN O!R 9DIVIDUALS OR M9ORITIES1 SUPPOSE ?AT !Y >E !RE=E /RONG] ?AN NATURAL SOCIAL LAWS & ACT 9 VIOLATION ( !M1 DISA/] IS SURE TO FOLL[4 ,!SE LAWS >E ! REALLY MI<TY1 & !Y WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL4 ,! FIR/ ( !M IS ! LAW ( EQUAL LIB]TY4 ,IT IS BY ! OBS]VANCE ( ?IS LAW1 ,I AM P]SUAD$1 RA!R ?AN BY AN EQUAL %>E 9 ! TRANSF]ABLE OPPORTUNITIES1 ?AT ! ULTIMATE 9TELLIG5CE ( ! PEOPLE WILL REMOVE EV]Y REASONABLE CAUSE ( COMPLA9T47#a#a#a 8 #a#d7 

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