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,AU?OR 3 ,JOSIAH ,W>R5 

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,PHOTO BY DUNCAN C1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE  
,AS \R READ]S HAVE BE5 ALREADY 9=M$1 ,MR4 ,JOSIAH ,W>R51 ! AU?OR ( ,TRUE ,CIVILIZATION & O!R UNPRET5TI\S LITTLE WORKS ON SOCIAL RE=M1 DI$ ,9 ,*>LE/[N1 ,MASSA*USETTS1 ON ! F\RTE5? ( ,APRIL1 AT ! AGE ( SEV5TY-FIVE YE>S4 ,AL?\< HE WAS CONF9$ TO HIS *AMB] DUR+ MO/ ( ! W9T]1 HIS M9D WAS AS VIGOR\S AS EV]2 & HE TOOK GREAT 9T]E/ 9 ! >TICLES ON HIS 0CO/ PR9CIPLE0 :I* HAVE BE5 PUBLI%$ FROM TIME TO TIME 9 ,! ,9DEX4 ,ON ! ELEV5? ( ,APRIL1 HE WROTE ! FIR/ ( ! FOLL[+ PAP]S2 BUT1 NOT BE+ SATISFI$ ) IT1 HE ESSAY$ )\T 5TIRE SUCCESS TO RE-WRITE IT ON ! ?IRTE5?1 ! V]Y DAY BE=E HE DI$1 EV5 CALL+ UPON AN ATT5DANT TO /EADY HIS H& :ILE WRIT+4 ,!RE IS SOME?+ EXCE$+LY T\*+ 9 ?IS UNQU5*ABLE 5?USIASM = HIS IDEA MANIFE/$ BY ! GOOD OLD MAN1 :ILE ! FLAME ( LIFE WAS FLICK]+ 9 ITS SOCKET2 &1 NOT)/&+ ! REPETITIONS1 IT SEEMS WELL TO PUBLI% BO? DRAFTS ( HIS PAP] TOGE!R1 ?AT HIS LATE/ ?\<T ON ! SUBJECT TO :I* HE HAD DEVOT$ HIS 5TIRE LIFE MAY BE PRES]V$ 5TIRE4 ,UND] !SE CIRCUM/ANCES WE REFRA9 FROM MAK+ ! COMM5TS ?AT SUGGE/ !MSELVES BY WAY ( REJO9D] TO HIS CRITICISMS4 --,$ 

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,MR4 ,ABBOT3--,9 ,! ,9DEX ( ! #e? ( ,M>*1 ,I SEE ?AT1 9 TREAT+ ( ! 0CO/ PR9CIPLE10 Y\ DO NOT GRASP ! :OLE SIGNIFICANCE ( IT1 BUT CONF9E IT TO MONEY1 ! COMP5SATION = LABOR1 :ILE WE >E CONT9UALLY REIT]AT+ ?AT ! WORD CO/ IS US$ ON ACC\NT ( ITS CONV5I5CE TO EXPRESS SACRIFICES ( ALL K9DS1 :E!R PHYSICAL OR M5TAL4 

,YON 9/ANCE TWO M53 ONE F9DS A BRICKBAT1 & ! O!R PICKS UP A DIAMOND4 ,Y\ SAY ?AT ! CO/ PR9CIPLE REQUIRES ?AT1 ! LABOR BE+ ! SAME1 ! ONE %\LD EX*ANGE HIS DIAMOND = ! O!R'S BRICKBAT2 5TIRELY IGNOR+ ?AT ! CO/ PR9CIPLE JU/IFIES HIM 9 DEM&+ COMP5SATION1 NOT ONLY = ! SACRIFICE ( TIME & EASE 9 PICK+ UP ! JEWEL1 BUT = ! SACRIFICE MADE 9 P>T+ ) IT4 

,Y\ DO GREAT 9JU/ICE TO ! SUBJECT1 TOO1 :5 Y\ IMPLY ?AT ! CO/ PR9CIPLE REQUIRES ANY ONE TO BUY ANY?+ 7LIKE ! BRICKBAT7 ?AT IS ( NO VALUE TO HIM3 Y\ SEEM TO ?9K ?AT1 BECAUSE ONE ACCEPTS A PR9CIPLE1 HE IS B\ND TO ACCEPT ANY ABSURD APPLICATION ?AT ANY ONE *OOSES TO MAKE ( IT1 H[EV] IT MAY BE DI/ORT$4 ,BUT ! NATURAL SOV]EIGNTY ( EA* P]SON WILL TAKE C>E ( ?IS4 

,I HAD ?\<T ( SAY+ SOME?+ AB\T 9T]E/ ON MONEY2 BUT1 AS ,I APPROA* ! SUBJECT1 ,I F9D IT GA!R+ SU* A CL\D ( *ILDI% SOPHISMS TO UNRAVEL1 ,I CAN ONLY LAU< AT !M1 & SAY WE %ALL ACCOMPLI% NO?+1 UNLESS WE MAKE MONEY :AT IT \<T TO BE2 & IF WE DO ?IS1 !RE WILL BE NO?+ TO BE DONE 9 BORR[+ & L5D+ MONEY4 ,NO?+ TO SAY AB\T 9T]E/4 ,JOSIAH ,W>R54 

,I AM TOO SICK TO WRITE PLA9LY4 

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,MR4 ,ABBOT3--,9 ,! ,9DEX ( ! #e? ( ,M>*1 ,I SEE ?AT1 9 TREAT+ ( ! 0CO/ PR9CIPLE10 Y\ DO NOT GRASP ! :OLE SIGNIFICANCE ( IT1 BUT CONF9E IT )9 ! LIMITS ( LABOR P]=M$2 :ILE ! WORD WAS SELECT$ & IS CONT9UALLY EXPLA9$ TO 9CLUDE ! SACRIFICES ( ALL K9DS ?AT WE MAKE 9 S]V+ EA* O!R4 ,= 9/ANCE1 ! 9V5TOR SP5DS HIS TIME & MONEY1 & P]HAPS SACRIFICES A FEW NI<TS' SLEEP3 &1 = A CONV5I5T PHRASEOLOGY1 WE SAY HIS MA*9E HAS CO/ HIM TIME1 MONEY1 & SLEEP4 ,IF ?IS VIEW ( ! WORD CO/ IS BORNE 9 M9D1 ! PR9CIPLE WILL NOT LONG BE DISPUT$1 BUT WILL BE ACKN[L$G$ TO BE ! BASIS ( A NEW & SUCCESSFUL CIVILIZATION4 

,Y\ 9/ANCE TWO M53 ONE PICKS UP A BRICKBAT1 & ! O!R A JEWEL2 & Y\ SAY ?AT ! CO/ PR9CIPLE REQUIRES ?AT1 ! LABOR BE+ ! SAME1 ! ONE %\LD EX*ANGE HIS JEWEL = ! O!R'S BRICKBAT1 5TIRELY IGNOR+ ! FACT ?AT ! CO/ PR9CIPLE JU/IFIES HIM 9 DEM&+ COMP5SATION NOT ONLY = ! SACRIFICE ( TIME & EASE 9 GETT+ POSSESSION ( ! JEWEL1 BUT ALSO = ! SACRIFICE HE MAKES 9 P>T+ ) IT4 

,I DON'T KN[ ?AT ,I \<T TO BE SURPRIS$ AT ?IS MISCONCEPTION ( ! CO/ PR9CIPLE1 S9CE ,I HAVE SEV]AL TIMES SE5 IT ANN\NC$ AS REF]R+ ONLY TO LABOR P]=M$ BY ! H&S4 

,I MAY BUY A H\SE ?AT ,I HAVE P>TICUL>LY DESIR$1 & BE WILL+ TO PAY MORE = IT ?AN ITS LABOR CO/4 ,IF ,I DO ?IS *E]FULLY1 ALL IS WELL2 BUT :5 ! [N] /RET*ES HIS DEM&S BEYOND :AT HE KN[S TO BE COMP5SATION = HIS LABOR & SACRIFICES1 HE HAS 5T]$ ON CANNIBALISM4 

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