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,LIB]TY MADE ITS FIR/ APPE>ANCE 9 ,AUGU/1 #a#h#h#a4 ,( ?AT ISSUE A GREAT MANY SAMPLE COPIES W]E MAIL$ TO SELECT$ ADDRESSES ALL OV] ! WORLD4 ,NOT ONE ( !SE1 H[EV]1 WAS S5T FROM ?IS (FICE DIRECTLY TO ,NANTUCKET1 = ,I HAD NEV] HE>D ( A RADICAL ON ?AT ISL&4 ,BUT1 ?R\< SOME *ANNEL OR O!R1 A COPY F\ND ITS WAY ?I!R2 =1 BE=E ! SECOND NUMB] HAD BE5 ISSU$1 AN 5VELOPE BE>+ ! ,NANTUCKET PO/M>K CAME TO ME CONTA9+ A GREET+ = ,LIB]TY1 ?AN :I* ! PAP] HAS HAD NONE S9CE MORE W>M1 MORE HE>TY1 MORE SYMPA!TIC1 MORE 9TELLIG5T1 MORE APPRECIATIVE47#a#f#i 8 #a7  

,BUT ! LETT] WAS ANONYM\S4 ,ITS /YLE & LANGUAGE1 H[EV]1 %[$ ITS WRIT] TO BE A V]Y SUP]IOR P]SON1 :I* FACT1 ( C\RSE1 ADD$ VALUE TO ! SUB/ANCE ( ITS CONT5TS4 ,! WRIT] EXPRESS$ HIS UNQUALIFI$ APPROVAL ( ! POLITICAL & SOCIAL DOCTR9ES 5UNCIAT$ 9 ! FIR/ NUMB] ( ,LIB]TY 7& C]TA9LY 9 NO NUMB] S9CE HAVE ?OSE DOCTR9ES BE5 /AT$ MORE BOLDLY & NAK$LY ?AN 9 ?AT ONE71 SAY+ ?AT !SE VIEWS HAD BE5 HELD BY HIM = YE>S1 & ?AT ! ADV5T ( AN ORGAN = !IR DISSEM9ATION WAS :AT HE HAD LONG BE5 WAIT+ =4 ,HE G5TLY *ID$ ,LIB]TY1 NEV]!LESS1 = ITS ANTI-RELIGI\S ATTITUDE1 NOT SO MU* APP>5TLY FROM ANY C\NT]-ATTITUDE ( HIS [N OR FROM ANY P]SONAL S5SITIV5ESS 9 ?AT DIRECTION1 AS FROM A FEEL+ ?AT RELIGI\S BELIEFS >E ESS5TIALLY PRIVATE 9 !IR NATURE & SO PECULI> TO ! 9DIVIDUALS HOLD+ !M AS TO EXEMPT !M FROM PUBLIC CONSID]ATION & CRITICISM4 ,AFT] ADMONI%+ ,LIB]TY TO AB&ON ?IS OBJECTIONABLE FEATURE ( ITS POLICY1 ! LETT] CLOS$ BY SAY+ ?AT ,I DID NOT NE$ TO KN[ ! WRIT]'S NAME1 BUT1 = ! DOLL> 5CLOS$1 ,I MI<T S5D ! PAP] REGUL>LY TO ! ,PO/ ,(FICE ,BOX ,NO4 #b#b1 ,NANTUCKET1 ,MASS47#a#f#i 8 #b7  

,ONLY ! SUB/ANCE ( ! LETT] IS GIV5 ABOVE1 ! MANUSCRIPT HAV+ BE5 9ADV]T5TLY DE/ROY$ ) AN ACCUMULATION ( SOME O!RS SOME TIME AGO4 ,TO ! GIV5 ADDRESS ,LIB]TY HAS REGUL>LY GONE1 & ,I NEV] FAIL$ TO WOND]1 :5 MAIL+-DAY CAME1 AS TO ! ID5TITY ( ! MY/]I\S ,NANTUCKET]47#a#f#i 8 #c7  

,LATELY CAME ! REVELATION4 ,IT WILL BE REMEMB]$ ?AT A DEA? OCCURR$ 9 ,NANTUCKET A FEW WEEKS AGO :I* ATTRACT$ ! ATT5TION ( ! :OLE C\NTRY & OCCASION$ COLUMNS ( NEWSPAP] TRIBUTE & COMM5T4 ,9 READ+ ! V>I\S OBITU>IES ( ! DECEAS$1 ,I LE>N$ ?AT HE WAS A MAN :O HAD ?\<T MU* & WRITT5 RADICALLY ON POLITICAL SUBJECTS ) A MO/ DECID$ TR5D T[>D COMPLETE 9DIVIDUAL LIB]TY1 ?AT1 NEV]!LESS1 HE HAD BE5 BR\<T UP 9 ! ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC *UR*1 & TO ! 5D ( HIS LIFE WAS \TW>DLY CONNECT$ ) IT1 ?\< REFUS+ ON HIS DEA?-B$ TO ADMIT ! PRIE/S TO HIS PRES5CE = ! ADM9I/RATION ( ! SACRAM5T2 & ?AT1 ?\< A MEMB] ( A PR(ESSION :I* NECESS>ILY MADE HIM A PUBLIC MAN1 HE HAD ALWAYS %UNN$ PUBLICITY & NOTORIETY 9 EV]Y WAY POSSIBLE47#a#f#i 8 #d7  

,AS !SE FACTS SIMULTANE\SLY PRES5T$ !MSELVES1 ! ?\<T SUDD5LY FLA%$ UPON MY M9D ?AT ,I HAD F\ND ! HOLD] ( ,BOX ,NO4 #b#b4 ,?R\< A RELATIVE VISIT+ ,NANTUCKET ,I 9/ITUT$ 9QUIRIES AT ! PO/-(FICE ON ?AT ISL&1 & WAS PROMPTLY NOTIFI$ ?AT ! BOX 9 QUE/ION HAD BE5 R5T$ = ! PA/ FEW YE>S BY ! LATE ,*>LES ,O',CONOR4 ,IT WAS AS ,I EXPECT$4 ,! TEXT ( HIS LETT]1 ALAS6 IS GONE1 BUT NOT ITS SUB/ANCE FROM MY MEMORY4 ,! EXTRACTS FROM HIS PUBLI%$ WRIT+S SOON TO APPE> 9 !SE COLUMNS WILL %[ H[ EXTREME A RADICAL HE WAS 9 HIS ATTITUDE T[>DS GOV]NM5TS1 AL?\< 9 !M HE NEV] EXPRESS$ ! FUNDAM5TAL ?\<T ACKN[L$G$ 9 HIS LETT] TO ME4 ,P]HAPS HE REG>D$ ?AT AS TOO /RONG MEAT = BABES47#a#f#i 8 #e7  

,I AM NO H]O-WOR%IP] 9 ! USUAL S5SE ( ?AT T]M1 & AMONG ! FRI5DS ( ,LIB]TY !RE >E A NUMB] ( HUMBL] M5 ?AN ,*>LES ,O',CONOR1 :OSE APPROVAL ,I VALUE EV5 MORE HI<LY ?AN HIS2 BUT NONE ! LESS IS IT ) EXTREME GRATIFICATION ?AT ,I N[ AU?ORITATIVELY RECORD ! FACT ?AT ! GREAT LAWY] :OSE WOND]FUL ELOQU5CE & SE>*+ 9TELLECTUAL P[] KEPT HIM = TWO DECADES ! ACKN[L$G$ HEAD ( ! ,AM]ICAN B>1 F> FROM BE+ ! ,B\RBON :I* AN IGNORANT & DI%ONE/ PRESS HAS PICTUR$ HIM1 WAS A ?OR\<-GO+ ,AN>*I/47#a#f#i 8 #f7 

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