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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,FRANCISCO ,F]R] 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,JOSEPH ,MC,CABE 

,TEXT 3 

,AMONG MY PUPILS WAS A C]TA9 ,MLLE4 ,MEUNI]1 A WEAL?Y OLD LADY ) NO DEP5D5TS1 :O WAS FOND ( TRAVEL1 & /UDI$ ,SPANI% ) ! OBJECT ( VISIT+ MY C\NTRY4 ,%E WAS A CONV9C$ ,CA?OLIC & A V]Y SCRUPUL\S OBS]V] ( ! RULES ( H] ,*UR*4 ,TO H]1 RELIGION & MORALITY W]E ! SAME ?+1 & UNBELIEF - OR 0IMPIETY10 AS ! FAI?FUL SAY - WAS AN EVID5T SIGN ( VISE & CRIME4 

,%E DETE/$ REVOLUTION>IES1 & %E REG>D$ ) IMPULSIVE & UNDISCRIM9AT+ AV]SION EV]Y DISPLAY ( POPUL> IGNORANCE4 ,?IS WAS DUE1 NOT ONLY TO H] $UCATION & SOCIAL POSITION1 BUT TO ! CIRCUM/ANCE ?AT DUR+ ! P]IOD ( ! ,COMMUNE %E HAD BE5 9SULT$ BY *ILDR5 9 ! /REETS ( ,P>IS AS %E W5T TO *UR* ) H] MO!R4 ,+5U\S & SYMPA!TIC1 )\T REG>D TO ANTEC$5TS1 ACCESSORIES1 OR CONSEQU5CES1 %E ALWAYS EXPRESS$ H] DOGMATIC CONVICTIONS )\T RES]VE1 & ,I HAD MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO OP5 H] EYES TO ! 9ACCURACY ( H] OP9IONS4 

,9 \R MANY CONV]SATIONS ,I REFRA9$ FROM TAK+ ANY DEF9ITE SIDE2 SO ?AT %E DID NOT RECOGNIZE ME AS A P>TISAN ( ANY P>TICUL> BELIEF1 BUT AS A C>EFUL REASON] ) :OM IT WAS A PLEASURE TO CONF]4 ,%E =M$ SO FLATT]+ AN OP9ION ( ME1 & WAS SO SOLIT>Y1 ?AT %E GAVE ME H] FULL CONFID5CE & 9VIT$ ME TO ACCOMPANY H] ON H] TRAVELS4 ,I ACCEPT$ ! (F]1 & WE TRAVEL$ 9 V>I\S C\NTRIES4 ,MY CONDUCT & \R CON/ANT ,CONV]SATION COMPELL$ H] TO RECOGNIZE ! ]ROR ( ?9K+ ?AT EV]Y UNBELIEV] WAS P]V]SE & EV]Y A!I/ A H>D5$ CRIM9AL1 S9CE1 ,I1 A CONV9C$ A!I/1 MANIFE/$ SYMPTOMS V]Y DIFF]5T FROM ?OSE :I* H] RELIGI\S PREJUDICE HAD L$ H] TO EXPECT4 

  

,%E1 ?\<T1 H[EV]1 ?AT MY CONDUCT WAS EXCEPTIONAL1 & REM9D$ ME ?AT ! EXCEPTION PROVES ! RULE4 ,9 ! 5D ! P]SI/5CY & LOGIC ( MY >GUM5TS =C$ H] TO YIELD TO ! EVID5CE1 &1 :5 H] PREJUDICE WAS REMOV$1 %E WAS CONV9C$ ?AT A RATIONAL & SCI5TIFIC $UCATION W\LD PRES]VE *ILDR5 FROM ]ROR1 9SPIRE M5 ) A LOVE ( GOOD CONDUCT1 & REORGANIZE SOCIETY 9 ACCORD ) ! DEM&S ( JU/ICE4 ,%E WAS DEEPLY IMPRESS$ BY ! REFLECTION ?AT %E MI<T HAVE BE5 ON A LEVEL ) ! *ILDR5 :O HAD 9SULT$ H] IF1 AT !IR AGE1 %E HAD BE5 RE>$ ,9 ! SAME CONDITIONS AS !Y4 ,:5 %E HAD GIV5 UP H] BELIEF 9 9NATE IDEAS1 %E WAS GREATLY PREOCCUPI$ ) !1 FOLL[+ PROBLEM3 ,IF A *ILD W]E $UCAT$ )\T HE>+ ANY?+ AB\T RELIGION1 :AT IDEA ( ! ,DEITY W\LD IT HAVE ON REA*+ ! AGE ( REASON8 

,AFT] A :ILE1 IT SEEM$ TO ME ?AT WE W]E WA/+ TIME IF WE W]E4 NOT PREP>$ TO GO ON FROM WORDS TO DE$S4 ,TO BE 9 POSSESSION ( AN IMPORTANT PRIVILEGE ?R\< ! IMP]FECT ORGANIZATION ( SOCIETY & BY ! ACCID5T ( BIR?1 TO CONCEIVE IDEAS ( RE=M1 & TO REMA9 9ACTIVE OR 9DIFF]5T AMID A LIFE ( PLEASURE1 SEEM$ TO ME TO 9CUR A RESPONSIBILITY SIMIL> TO ?AT ( A MAN :O REFUS$ TO L5D A H& TO A P]SON :OM HE C\LD SAVE FROM DANG]4 ,ONE DAY1 !RE=E1 ,I SAID TO ,MLLE4 ,MEUNI]3 

  

0,MLLE41 WE HAVE REA*$ A PO9T AT :I* IT IS NECESS>Y TO RECONSID] \R POSITION4 ,! WORLD APPEALS TO US = \R ASSI/ANCE1 & WE CANNOT HONE/LY REFUSE IT4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT TO EXP5D 5TIRELY ON COM=TS & PLEASURES RES\RCES :I* =M P>T ( ! G5]AL PATRIMONY1 & :I* W\LD SUFFICE TO E/ABLI% A USEFUL 9/ITUTION1 IS TO COMMIT A FRAUD2 & ?AT W\LD HE SANCTION$ NEI!R BY A BELIEV] NOR AN UNBELIEV]4 ,I MU/ W>N Y\1 !RE=E1 ?AT Y\ MU/ NOT C\NT ON MY COMPANY 9 Y\R FUR!R TRAVELS4 ,I [E MYSELF TO MY IDEAS & TO HUMANITY1 & ,I ?9K ?AT Y\ \<T TO HAVE ! SAME FEEL+ N[ ?AT Y\ HAVE EX*ANG$ Y\R =M] FAI? = RATIONAL PR9CIPLES40 

,%E WAS SURPRIS$1 BUT RECOGNIZ$ ! JU/ICE ( MY DECISION1 &1 )\T O!R /IMULUS ?AN H] [N GOOD NATURE & F9E FEEL+1 %E GAVE ME ! FUNDS = ! E/ABLI%M5T ( AN 9/ITUTE ( RATIONAL $UCATION4 ,! ,MOD]N ,S*OOL1 :I* ALREADY EXI/$ 9 MY M9D1 WAS ?US 5SUR$ ( REALIZATION BY ?IS G5]\S ACT4 

,ALL ! MALICI\S /ATEM5T - ?AT HAVE BE5 MADE 9 REG>D TO ?IS MATT] - = 9/ANCE1 ?AT ,I HAD TO SUBMIT TO A JUDICIAL 9T]ROGATION - >E %E] CALUMNIES4 ,IT HAS BE5 SAID ?AT ,I US$ A P[] ( SUGGE/ION OV] ,MLLE4 ,MEUNI] = MY [N PURPOSES4 ,?IS /ATEM5T1 :I* IS AS (F5SIVE TO ME AS IT IS 9SULT+ TO ! MEMORY ( ?AT WOR?Y & EXCELL5T LADY1 IS ABSOLUTELY FALSE4 ,I DO NOT NE$ TO JU/IFY MYSELF2 ,I LEAVE MY V9DICATION TO MY ACTS1 MY LIFE1 & ! IMP>TIAL JUDGM5T ( MY CONTEMPOR>IES4 ,BUT ,MLLE4 ,MEUNI] IS 5TITL$ TO ! RESPECT ( ALL M5 ( RI<T FEEL+1 ( ALL ?OSE :O HAVE BE5 DELIV]$ FROM ! DESPOTISM ( SECT & DOGMA1 :O HAVE BROK5 ALL CONNECTION ) ]ROR1 :O NO LONG] SUBMIT ! LI<T ( REASON TO ! D>KNESS ( FAI? NOR ! DIGNITY ( FRE$OM TO ! YOKE ( OB$I5CE4 

  

,%E BELIEV$ ) HONE/ FAI?4 ,%E HAD BE5 TAU<T ?AT BETWE5 ! ,CREATOR & ! CREATURE !RE IS A HI]>*Y ( 9T]M$I>IES :OM ONE MU/ OBEY1 & ?AT ONE MU/ B[ TO A S]IES ( MY/]IES CONTA9$ 9 ! DOGMAS IMPOS$ BY A DIV9ELY 9/ITUT$ ,*UR*4 ,9 ?AT BELIEF %E REMA9$ P]FECTLY TRANQUIL4 ,! REM>KS ,I MADE & ADVICE ,I (F]$ H] W]E NOT SPONTANE\S COMM5T>IES ON H] BELIEF1 BUT NATURAL REPLIES TO H] EF=TS TO CONV]T ME2 &1 FROM H] WANT ( LOGIC1 H] FEEBLE REASON+ BROKE D[N UND] ! /R5G? ( MY >GUM5TS1 9/EAD ( H] P]SUAD+ ME TO PUT FAI? BE=E REASON4 ,%E C\LD NOT REG>D ME AS A TEMPT+ SPIRIT1 S9CE IT WAS ALWAYS %E :O ATTACK$ MY CONVICTIONS2 & %E WAS 9 ! 5D VANQUI%$ BY ! /RUGGLE ( H] FAI? & H] [N REASON1 :I* WAS >\S$ BY H] 9DISCRETION 9 ASSAIL+ ! FAI? ( ONE :O1 OPPOS$ H] BELIEFS4 

  

,%E N[ +5U\SLY S\<T TO EXON]ATE ! ,COMMUNI/ BOYS AS POOR & UN$UCAT$ WRET*ES1 ! (FSPR+ ( CRIME1 DI/URB]S ( ! SOCIAL ORD] ON ACC\NT ( ! 9JU/ICE :I*1 9 FACE ( SU* A DISGRACE1 P]MITS O!RS1 EQUAL DI/URB]S ( ! SOCIAL ORD]1 TO LIVE UNPRODUCTIVE LIVES1 5JOY GREAT WEAL?1 EXPLOIT IGNORANCE & MIS]Y1 & TRU/ ?AT !Y WILL CONT9UE ?R\<\T ET]NITY TO 5JOY !IR PLEASURES ON ACC\NT ( !IR COMPLIANCE ) ! RITES ( ! ,*UR* & !IR WORKS ( *>ITY4 ',! IDEA ( A REW>D ( EASY VIRTUE & PUNI%M5T ( UNAVOIDABLE S9 %OCK$ H] CONSCI5CE & MOD]AT$ H] RELIGI\S FEEL+1 &1 SEEK+ TO BREAK ! ATAVI/IC *A9 :I* SO MU* HAMP]S ANY ATTEMPT AT RE=M1 %E DECID$ TO CONTRIBUTE TO ! F\ND+ ( A USEFUL WORK :I* W\LD $UCATE ! Y\NG 9 A NATURAL WAY & 9 CONDITIONS :I* W\LD HELP !M TO USE TO ! FULL ! TREASURES ( KN[L$GE :I* HUMANITY HAS ACQUIR$ BY LABOR1 /UDY1 OBS]VATION1 & ! ME?ODICAL >RANGEM5T ( ITS G5]AL CONCLUSIONS4 

,9 ?IS WAY1 %E ?\<T1 ) ! AID ( A SUPREME 9TELLIG5CE :I* VEILS ITSELF 9 MY/]Y FROM1 ! M9D ( MAN1 OR BY ! KN[L$GE :I* HUMANITY HAS GA9$ BY SUFF]+1 CONTRADICTION1 & D\BT1 ! FUTURE WILL BE REALIZ$2 & %E F\ND AN 9N] CONT5TM5T & V9DICATION ( H] CONSCI5CE 9 ! IDEA ( CONTRIBUT+1 BY ! BE/[AL ( H] PROP]TY1 TO A WORK ( TRANSC5D5T IMPORTANCE4 

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