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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,M>Y ,WOLL/ONECRAFT 

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,BUS9ESS HAV+ OBLIG$ ME TO GO A FEW MILES \T ( T[N ?IS MORN+ ,I WAS SURPRIS$ AT MEET+ A CR[D ( PEOPLE ( EV]Y DESCRIPTION1 & 9QUIR+ ! CAUSE ( A S]VANT1 :O SPOKE ,FR5*1 ,I WAS 9=M$ ?AT A MAN HAD BE5 EXECUT$ TWO H\RS BE=E1 & ! BODY AFT]W>DS BURNT4  ,I C\LD NOT HELP LOOK+ ) HORROR >\ND--! FIELDS LO/ !IR V]DURE--& ,I TURN$ ) DISGU/ FROM ! WELL-DRESS$ WOM5 :O W]E RETURN+ ) !IR *ILDR5 FROM ?IS SI<T4  ,:AT A SPECTACLE = HUMANITY6  ,! SEE+ SU* A FLOCK ( IDLE GAZ]S PLUNG$ ME 9TO A TRA9 ( REFLECTIONS ON ! P]NICI\S EFFECTS PRODUC$ BY FALSE NOTIONS ( JU/ICE4  ,& ,I AM P]SUAD$ ?AT TILL CAPITAL PUNI%M5TS >E 5TIRELY ABOLI%$ EXECUTIONS \<T TO HAVE EV]Y APPE>ANCE ( HORROR GIV5 TO !M1 9/EAD ( BE+1 AS !Y >E N[1 A SC5E ( AMUSEM5T = ! GAP+ CR[D1 :]E SYMPA?Y IS QUICKLY EFFAC$ BY CURIOSITY4 

,I HAVE ALWAYS BE5 ( OP9ION ?AT ! ALL[+ ACTORS TO DIE 9 ! PRES5CE ( ! AUDI5CE HAS AN IMMORAL T5D5CY1 BUT TRIFL+ :5 COMP>$ ) ! F]OCITY ACQUIR$ BY VIEW+ ! REALITY AS A %[2 = IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT 9 ALL C\NTRIES ! COMMON PEOPLE GO TO EXECUTIONS TO SEE H[ ! POOR WRET* PLAYS HIS P>T1 RA!R ?AN TO COMMIS]ATE HIS FATE1 MU* LESS TO ?9K ( ! BREA* ( MORALITY :I* HAS BR\<T HIM TO SU* A DEPLORABLE 5D4  ,CONSEQU5TLY EXECUTIONS1 F> FROM BE+ USEFUL EXAMPLES TO ! SURVIVORS1 HAVE1 ,I AM P]SUAD$1 A QUITE CONTR>Y EFFECT1 BY H>D5+ ! HE>T !Y \<T TO T]RIFY4  ,BESIDES ! FE> ( AN IGNOM9I\S DEA?1 ,I BELIEVE1 NEV] DEF]R$ ANYONE FROM ! COMMISSION ( A CRIME1 BECAUSE1 9 COMMITT+ IT1 ! M9D IS R\S$ TO ACTIVITY AB\T PRES5T CIRCUM/ANCES4  ,IT IS A GAME AT HAZ>D1 AT :I* ALL EXPECT ! TURN ( ! DIE 9 !IR [N FAVOR1 NEV] REFLECT+ ON ! *ANCE ( RU9 TILL IT COMES4  ,9 FACT1 FROM :AT ,I SAW 9 ! =TRESSES ( ,NORWAY1 ,I AM MORE & MORE CONV9C$ ?AT ! SAME 5]GY ( *>ACT] :I* R5D]S A MAN A D>+ VILLA9 W\LD HAVE R5D]$ HIM USEFUL TO SOCIETY1 HAD ?AT SOCIETY BE5 WELL ORGANIZ$4  ,:5 A /RONG M9D IS NOT DISCIPL9$ BY CULTIVATION IT IS A S5SE ( 9JU/ICE ?AT R5D]S IT UNJU/4 

,EXECUTIONS1 H[EV]1 OCCUR V]Y R>ELY AT ,COP5HAG52 = TIMIDITY1 RA!R ?AN CLEM5CY1 PALSIES ALL ! OP]ATIONS ( ! PRES5T ,GOV]NM5T4  ,! MALEFACTOR :O DI$ ?IS MORN+ W\LD NOT1 PROBABLY1 HAVE BE5 PUNI%$ ) DEA? AT ANY O!R P]IOD2 BUT AN 9C5DI>Y EXCITES UNIV]SAL EXECRATION2 & AS ! GREAT] P>T ( ! 9HABITANTS >E /ILL DI/RESS$ BY ! LATE CONFLAGRATION1 AN EXAMPLE WAS ?\<T ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y2 ?\<1 FROM :AT ,I CAN GA!R1 ! FIRE WAS ACCID5TAL4 

,NOT1 BUT ?AT ,I HAVE V]Y S]I\SLY BE5 9=M$1 ?AT COMBU/IBLE MAT]IALS W]E PLAC$ AT PROP] DI/ANCE1 BY ! EMISS>IES ( ,MR4 ,PITT2 &1 TO CORROBORATE ! FACT1 MANY PEOPLE 9SI/ ?AT ! FLAMES BUR/ \T AT ONCE 9 DIFF]5T P>TS ( ! CITY2 NOT ALL[+ ! W9D TO HAVE ANY H& 9 IT4  ,SO MU* = ! PLOT4  ,BUT ! FABRICATORS ( PLOTS 9 ALL C\NTRIES BUILD !IR CONJECTURES ON ! 0BASELESS FABRIC ( A VISION20 & IT SEEMS EV5 A SORT ( POETICAL JU/ICE1 ?AT :IL/ ?IS ,M9I/] IS CRU%+ AT HOME PLOTS ( HIS [N CONJUR+ UP1 ON ! ,CONT95T1 & 9 ! NOR?1 HE %\LD1 ) AS LITTLE F\NDATION1 BE ACCUS$ ( WI%+ TO SET ! WORLD ON FIRE4 

,I =GOT TO M5TION TO Y\1 ?AT ,I WAS 9=M$1 BY A MAN ( V]ACITY1 ?AT TWO P]SONS CAME TO ! /AKE TO DR9K A GLASS ( ! CRIM9AL'S BLOOD1 AS AN 9FALLIBLE REM$Y = ! APOPLEXY4  ,& :5 ,I ANIMADV]T$ 9 ! COMPANY1 :]E IT WAS M5TION$1 ON SU* A HORRIBLE VIOLATION ( NATURE1 A ,DANI% LADY REPROV$ ME V]Y SEV]ELY1 ASK+ H[ ,I KNEW ?AT IT WAS NOT A CURE = ! DISEASE8 ADD+1 ?AT EV]Y ATTEMPT WAS JU/IFIABLE 9 SE>* ( HEAL?4  ,I DID NOT1 Y\ MAY IMAG9E1 5T] 9TO AN >GUM5T ) A P]SON ! SLAVE ( SU* A GROSS PREJUDICE4  ,& ,I ALLUDE TO IT NOT ONLY AS A TRAIT ( ! IGNORANCE ( ! PEOPLE1 BUT TO C5SURE ! ,GOV]NM5T = NOT PREV5T+ SC5ES ?AT ?R[ AN ODIUM ON ! HUMAN RACE4 

,EMPIRICISM IS NOT PECULI> TO ,D5M>K2 & ,I KN[ NO WAY ( ROOT+ IT \T1 ?\< IT BE A REMNANT ( EXPLOD$ WIT*CRAFT1 TILL ! ACQUIR+ A G5]AL KN[L$GE ( ! COMPON5T P>TS ( ! HUMAN FRAME BECOMES A P>T ( PUBLIC $UCATION4 

,S9CE ! FIRE1 ! 9HABITANTS HAVE BE5 V]Y ASSIDU\SLY EMPLOY$ 9 SE>*+ = PROP]TY SECRET$ DUR+ ! CONFUSION2 & IT IS A/ONI%+ H[ MANY PEOPLE1 =M]LY T]M$ REPUTABLE1 HAD AVAIL$ !MSELVES ( ! COMMON CALAMITY TO PURLO9 :AT ! FLAMES SP>$4  ,O!RS1 EXP]T AT MAK+ A DI/9CTION )\T A DIFF]5CE1 CONCEAL$ :AT !Y F\ND1 NOT TR\BL+ !MSELVES TO 9QUIRE = ! [N]S1 ?\< !Y SCRUPL$ TO SE>* = PLUND] ANY:]E1 BUT AMONG ! RU9S4 

,TO BE HONE/] ?AN ! LAWS REQUIRE IS BY MO/ PEOPLE ?\<T A WORK ( SUP]]OGATION2 & TO SLIP ?R\< ! GRATE ( ! LAW HAS EV] EX]CIS$ ! ABILITIES ( ADV5TUR]S1 :O WI% TO GET RI* ! %ORTE/ WAY4  ,KNAV]Y )\T P]SONAL DANG] IS AN >T BR\<T TO GREAT P]FECTION BY ! /ATESMAN & SW9DL]2 & MEAN] KNAVES >E NOT T>DY 9 FOLL[+ !IR FOOT/EPS4 

,IT MOVES MY GALL TO DISCOV] SOME ( ! COMM]CIAL FRAUDS PRACTIC$ DUR+ ! PRES5T W>4  ,9 %ORT1 UND] :ATEV] PO9T ( VIEW ,I CONSID] SOCIETY1 IT APPE>S TO ME ?AT AN ADORATION ( PROP]TY IS ! ROOT ( ALL EVIL4  ,H]E IT DOES NOT R5D] ! PEOPLE 5T]PRIS+1 AS 9 ,AM]ICA1 BUT ?RIFTY & CAUTI\S4  ,I NEV]1 !RE=E1 WAS 9 A CAPITAL :]E !RE WAS SO LITTLE APPE>ANCE ( ACTIVE 9DU/RY2 & AS = GAIETY1 ,I LOOK$ 9 VA9 = ! SPRI<TLY GAIT ( ! ,NORWEGIANS1 :O 9 EV]Y RESPECT APPE> TO ME TO HAVE GOT ! />T ( !M4  ,?IS DIFF]5CE ,I ATTRIBUTE TO !IR HAV+ MORE LIB]TY--A LIB]TY :I* !Y ?9K !IR RI<T BY 9H]ITANCE1 :IL/ ! ,DANES1 :5 !Y BOA/ ( !IR NEGATIVE HAPP9ESS1 ALWAYS M5TION IT AS ! BOON ( ! ,PR9CE ,ROYAL1 UND] ! SUP]9T5D+ WISDOM ( ,C\NT ,B]N/ORFF4  ,VASSALAGE IS NEV]!LESS CEAS+ ?R\<\T ! K+DOM1 & ) IT WILL PASS AWAY ?AT SORDID AV>ICE :I* EV]Y MODIFICATION ( SLAV]Y IS CALCULAT$ TO PRODUCE4 

,IF ! *IEF USE ( PROP]TY BE P[]1 9 ! %APE ( ! RESPECT IT PROCURES1 IS IT NOT AMONG ! 9CONSI/5CIES ( HUMAN NATURE MO/ 9COMPREH5SIBLE1 ?AT M5 %\LD F9D A PLEASURE 9 HO>D+ UP PROP]TY :I* !Y /EAL FROM !IR NECESSITIES1 EV5 :5 !Y >E CONV9C$ ?AT IT W\LD BE DANG]\S TO DISPLAY SU* AN 5VIABLE SUP]IORITY8  ,IS NOT ?IS ! SITUATION ( S]FS 9 EV]Y C\NTRY4  ,YET A RAPACITY TO ACCUMULATE MONEY SEEMS TO BECOME /RONG] 9 PROPORTION AS IT IS ALL[$ TO BE USELESS4 

,WEAL? DOES NOT APPE> TO BE S\<T = AMONG ! ,DANES1 TO OBTA9 ! EXCELL5T LUXURIES ( LIFE1 = A WANT ( TA/E IS V]Y CONSPICU\S AT ,COP5HAG52 SO MU* SO ?AT ,I AM NOT SURPRIS$ TO HE> ?AT POOR ,MATILDA (F5D$ ! RIGID ,LU!RANS BY AIM+ TO REF9E !IR PLEASURES4  ,! ELEGANCE :I* %E WI%$ TO 9TRODUCE WAS T]M$ LASCIVI\SNESS2 YET ,I DO NOT F9D ?AT ! ABS5CE ( GALLANTRY R5D]S ! WIVES MORE *A/E1 OR ! HUSB&S MORE CON/ANT4  ,LOVE H]E SEEMS TO CORRUPT ! MORALS )\T POLI%+ ! MANN]S1 BY BANI%+ CONFID5CE & TRU?1 ! *>M AS WELL AS CEM5T ( DOME/IC LIFE4  ,A G5TLEMAN1 :O HAS RESID$ 9 ?IS CITY SOME TIME1 ASSURES ME ?AT HE C\LD NOT F9D LANGUAGE TO GIVE ME AN IDEA ( ! GROSS DEBAU*]IES 9TO :I* ! L[] ORD] ( PEOPLE FALL2 & ! PROMISCU\S AM\RS ( ! M5 ( ! MIDDL+ CLASS ) !IR FEMALE S]VANTS DEBASE BO? BEYOND MEASURE1 WEAK5+ EV]Y SPECIES ( FAMILY AFFECTION4 

,I HAVE EV]Y:]E BE5 /RUCK BY ONE *>ACT]I/IC DIFF]5CE 9 ! CONDUCT ( ! TWO SEXES2 WOM51 9 G5]AL1 >E S$UC$ BY !IR SUP]IORS1 & M5 JILT$ BY !IR 9F]IORS3 RANK & MANN]S AWE ! ONE1 & CUNN+ & WANTONNESS SUBJUGATE ! O!R2 AMBITION CREEP+ 9TO ! WOMAN'S PASSION1 & TYRANNY GIV+ =CE TO ! MAN'S1 = MO/ M5 TREAT !IR MI/RESSES AS K+S DO !IR FAVORITES3 ]GO IS NOT MAN !N ! TYRANT ( ! CREATION8 

,/ILL H>P+ ON ! SAME SUBJECT1 Y\ WILL EXCLAIM--,H[ CAN ,I AVOID IT1 :5 MO/ ( ! /RUGGLES ( AN EV5TFUL LIFE HAVE BE5 OCCASION$ BY ! OPPRESS$ /ATE ( MY SEX8  ,WE REASON DEEPLY :5 WE FEEL =CIBLY4 

,BUT TO RETURN TO ! /RAI<T ROAD ( OBS]VATION4  ,! S5SUALITY SO PREVAL5T APPE>S TO ME TO >ISE RA!R FROM 9DOL5CE ( M9D & DULL S5SES1 ?AN FROM AN EXUB]ANCE ( LIFE1 :I* (T5 FRUCTIFIES ! :OLE *>ACT] :5 ! VIVACITY ( Y\?FUL SPIRITS BEG9S TO SUBSIDE 9TO /R5G? ( M9D4 

,I HAVE BE=E M5TION$ ?AT ! M5 >E DOME/IC TYRANTS1 CONSID]+ !M AS FA!RS1 BRO!RS1 OR HUSB&S2 BUT !RE IS A K9D ( 9T]REGNUM BETWE5 ! REIGN ( ! FA!R & HUSB& :I* IS ! ONLY P]IOD ( FRE$OM & PLEASURE ?AT ! WOM5 5JOY4  ,Y\NG PEOPLE :O >E ATTA*$ TO EA* O!R1 ) ! CONS5T ( !IR FRI5DS1 EX*ANGE R+S1 & >E P]MITT$ TO 5JOY A DEGREE ( LIB]TY TOGE!R :I* ,I HAVE NEV] NOTIC$ 9 ANY O!R C\NTRY4  ,! DAYS ( C\RT%IP >E1 !RE=E1 PROLONG$ TILL IT BE P]FECTLY CONV5I5T TO M>RY3 ! 9TIMACY (T5 BECOMES V]Y T5D]2 & IF ! LOV] OBTA9 ! PRIVILEGE ( A HUSB&1 IT CAN ONLY BE T]M$ HALF BY /EAL?1 BECAUSE ! FAMILY IS WILLFULLY BL9D4  ,IT HAPP5S V]Y R>ELY ?AT !SE HONOR>Y 5GAGEM5TS >E DISSOLV$ OR DISREG>D$1 A /IGMA BE+ ATTA*$ TO A BREA* ( FAI? :I* IS ?\<T MORE DISGRACEFUL1 IF NOT SO CRIM9AL1 AS ! VIOLATION ( ! M>RIAGE-V[4 

,DO NOT =GET ?AT1 9 MY G5]AL OBS]VATIONS1 ,I DO NOT PRET5D TO SKET* A NATIONAL *>ACT]1 BUT M]ELY TO NOTE ! PRES5T /ATE ( MORALS & MANN]S AS ,I TRACE ! PROGRESS ( ! WORLD'S IMPROVEM5T4  ,BECAUSE1 DUR+ MY RESID5CE 9 DIFF]5T C\NTRIES1 MY PR9CIPAL OBJECT HAS BE5 TO TAKE SU* A DISPASSIONATE VIEW ( M5 AS WILL LEAD ME TO =M A JU/ IDEA ( ! NATURE ( MAN4  ,&1 TO DEAL +5U\SLY ) Y\1 ,I BELIEVE ,I %\LD HAVE BE5 LESS SEV]E 9 ! REM>KS ,I HAVE MADE ON ! VANITY & DEPRAVITY ( ! ,FR5*1 HAD ,I TRAVEL$ T[>DS ! NOR? BE=E ,I VISIT$ ,FRANCE4 

,! 9T]E/+ PICTURE FREQU5TLY DRAWN ( ! VIRTUES ( A RIS+ PEOPLE HAS1 ,I FE>1 BE5 FALLACI\S1 EXCEPT+ ! ACC\NTS ( ! 5?USIASM :I* V>I\S PUBLIC /RUGGLES HAVE PRODUC$4  ,WE TALK ( ! DEPRAVITY ( ! ,FR5*1 & LAY A /RESS ON ! OLD AGE ( ! NATION2 YET :]E HAS MORE VIRTU\S 5?USIASM BE5 DISPLAY$ ?AN DUR+ ! TWO LA/ YE>S BY ! COMMON PEOPLE ( ,FRANCE1 & 9 !IR >MIES8  ,I AM OBLIG$ SOMETIMES TO RECOLLECT ! NUMB]LESS 9/ANCES :I* ,I HAVE EI!R WITNESS$1 OR HE>D WELL AU!NTICAT$1 TO BALANCE ! ACC\NT ( HORRORS1 ALAS6 BUT TOO TRUE4  ,I AM1 !RE=E1 9CL9$ TO BELIEVE ?AT ! GROSS VICES :I* ,I HAVE ALWAYS SEEM ALLI$ ) SIMPLICITY ( MANN]S1 >E ! CONCOMITANTS ( IGNORANCE4 

,:AT1 = EXAMPLE1 HAS PIETY1 UND] ! HEA!N OR ,*RI/IAN SY/EM1 BE51 BUT A BL9D FAI? 9 ?+S CONTR>Y TO ! PR9CIPLES ( REASON8  ,& C\LD POOR REASON MAKE CONSID]ABLE ADVANCES :5 IT WAS RECKON$ ! HI<E/ DEGREE ( VIRTUE TO DO VIOL5CE TO ITS DICTATES8  ,LU!RANS1 PREA*+ RE=MATION1 HAVE BUILT A REPUTATION = SANCTITY ON ! SAME F\NDATION AS ! ,CA?OLICS2 YET ,I DO NOT P]CEIVE ?AT A REGUL> ATT5DANCE ON PUBLIC WOR%IP1 & !IR O!R OBS]VANCES1 MAKE !M A :IT MORE TRUE 9 !IR AFFECTIONS1 OR HONE/ 9 !IR PRIVATE TRANSACTIONS4  ,IT SEEMS1 9DE$1 QUITE AS EASY TO PREV>ICATE ) RELIGI\S 9JUNCTIONS AS HUMAN LAWS1 :5 ! EX]CISE ( !IR REASON DOES NOT LEAD PEOPLE TO ACQUIRE PR9CIPLES = !MSELVES TO BE ! CRIT]ION ( ALL ?OSE !Y RECEIVE FROM O!RS4 

,IF TRAVEL+1 AS ! COMPLETION ( A LIB]AL $UCATION1 W]E TO BE ADOPT$ ON RATIONAL GR\NDS1 ! NOR!RN /ATES \<T TO BE VISIT$ BE=E ! MORE POLI%$ P>TS ( ,EUROPE1 TO S]VE AS ! ELEM5TS EV5 ( ! KN[L$GE ( MANN]S1 ONLY TO BE ACQUIR$ BY TRAC+ ! V>I\S %ADES 9 DIFF]5T C\NTRIES4  ,BUT1 :5 VISIT+ DI/ANT CLIMES1 A MOM5T>Y SOCIAL SYMPA?Y %\LD NOT BE ALL[$ TO 9FLU5CE ! CONCLUSIONS ( ! UND]/&+1 = HOSPITALITY TOO FREQU5TLY LEADS TRAVEL]S1 ESPECIALLY ?OSE :O TRAVEL 9 SE>* ( PLEASURE1 TO MAKE A FALSE E/IMATE ( ! VIRTUES ( A NATION1 :I*1 ,I AM N[ CONV9C$1 BE> AN EXACT PROPORTION TO !IR SCI5TIFIC IMPROVEM5TS4 

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