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,MR4 ,P]R9E'S ,DIFFICULTIES 

.<,LIB]TY1 ,JULY #a#f1 #a#h#h#g4.> 

,TO ! ,$ITOR ( ,LIB]TY37#a 8 #a7  

,I SUPPOSE ,I %\LD FEEL COMPLETELY SWAMP$ BY ! GREAT WAVES ( SATIRE :I* HAVE ROLL$ OV] MY HEAD FROM ALL DIRECTIONS BUT ! FRONT47#a 8 #b7  

,/ILL ,I FEEL ABLE TO LIFT MY H&1 & MAKE ! MOTION ( SCISSORS47#a 8 #c7  

,I HAVE HAD ! FALLACY ( A P>T ( MY >GUM5T SO CLE>LY PO9T$ \T TO ME BY ANO!R ?AN ,LIB]TY ?AT ,I DID NOT ?9K IT W\LD BE NECESS>Y = ITS $ITOR TO GO SO F> >\ND MY POSITION AS TO D5Y ! SANCTITY ( CONTRACT 9 ORD] TO REFUTE ME47#a 8 #d7  

,9DE$1 MY ONLY HOPE ( ,LIB]TY N[ IS ?AT IT WILL DEF9E SOME ( ITS [N POSITIONS47#a 8 #e7  

,I HAVE HE>D A GREAT DEAL ( SPOOKS & PLUMB-L9ES1 BUT ,I CANNOT CLE>LY SEE ! REASON ?AT CONTRACT HAS CEAS$ BE+ A PLUMB-L9E & BECOME A SPOOK1 UNLESS WE HAVE TO ALL[ ?AT MU* LIB]TY = AN >GUM5T47#a 8 #f7  

,WILL Y\ PLEASE EXPLA9 :AT SAFETY !RE MAY BE 9 AN 9DIVIDUALI/IC COMMUNITY :]E IT BECOMES EA* MAN'S DUTY TO BREAK ALL CONTRACTS AS SOON AS HE HAS BECOME CONV9C$ ?AT !Y W]E MADE FOOLI%LY87#a 8 #g7  

,AGA91 IT BE+ ! DUTY ( ! 9DIVIDUALS TO BREAK CONTRACTS MADE ) EA* O!R1 ,I CANNOT CLE>LY SEE H[ IT BECOMES AN ACT ( DESPICABLE DESPOTISM = ! ,REPUBLIC TO BREAK CONTRACTS MADE ) ! ,CR[ ,9DIANS1 UNLESS ! IDEAL COMMUNITY IS ?AT 9 :I* WE ALL BECOME DESPICABLE DESPOTS & :]E WE AMUSE \RSELVES BY CALL+ EA* O!R H>D NAMES47#a 8 #h7  

,9DE$1 AS ,I HAVE SAID TWICE BE=E1 Y\ SEEM TO ME TO D5Y TO O!RS ! RI<T TO MAKE & C>RY \T !IR [N CONTRACTS UNLESS !SE CONTRACTS MEET ) Y\R APPROVAL47#a 8 #i7  

,I AM AW>E N[ ( MY ]ROR 9 ASSUM+ ?AT ! AU?ORITY ( ! ,/ATE RE/$ HI/ORICALLY ON ANY SOCIAL CONTRACT1 & ?OSE PO9TS :I* W]E BR\<T 9 9 Y\R REPLY AS SECOND>Y >E ! MA9 OBJECTIONS TO MY POSITION47#a 8 #a7  

,! TRUE AU?ORITY ( ! ,/ATE RE/S1 AS ,HE>N %[S 9 HIS ,>YAN ,H\SEHOLD1 NOT ON CONTRACT1 BUT ON ITS DEVELOPM5T2 A PO9T AT :I* ,I H9T$1 BUT DID NOT CLE>LY DEVELOP47#a 8 #a#a7  

,H[EV]1 ,I DO NOT FEEL W>RANT$ 9 5T]+ ) Y\ 9TO ANY DISCUSSION FROM ?AT /&PO9T TILL ,I AM ABLE TO F9D \T MORE CLE>LY :AT ,LIB]TY MEANS BY DEVELOPM5T4 ,9 Y\R REPLY TO ME1 Y\ SEEM TO ?9K ( IT AS A SORT ( CUT-&-TRY PROCESS2 ?IS MAY BE A ,BO/ON IDEA ABSORB$ FROM ! ,MONDAY ,LECTURES1 BUT ,I ?9K ?AT IT IS H>DLY W>RANT$ BY EI!R ,D>W9 OR ,SP5C]47#a 8 #a#b7  

,I TRI$ 9 BO? MY LETT]S TO 9SI/ ON ! EXI/5CE ( A G5]AL L9E ( DEVELOPM5T :I* IS ALMO/ \TSIDE ! P[] ( 9DIVIDUALS1 & :I* IS OPTIMI/IC4 ,BY ITS BE+ OPTIMI/IC ,I MEAN ?AT1 ON ! PR9CIPLE ( ! SURVIVAL ( ! FITTE/1 \R PRES5T CONDITION IS ! BE/ ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE = US TO HAVE ATTA9$4 ,Y\ DO NOT D5Y MAN'S DIV9ITY1 NEI!R DO Y\ D5Y HIS DEGRADATION2 FROM :AT HAS MAN BE5 DEGRAD$8 ,Y\ DO NOT ACCEPT AN ,$5IC /ATE2 !N :AT DO Y\ MEAN BY MAN'S DEGRADATION87#a 8 #a#c7  

,! IDEA ( DEVELOPM5T :I* ADMITS ( A DEGRADATION1 & :I* EXPECTS ,LIB]TY'S FOLL[]S TO >RE/ ! WA/EFUL PROCESS :I* HAS ALREADY MADE TRIAL ( EV]Y?+ ELSE1 & IS N[ 9 DESPAIR AB\T TO MAKE ! EXP]IM5T ( ,AN>*Y IS SOME?+ SO NEW TO ME ?AT ,I MU/ ASK = A MORE COMPLETE EXPOSITION ( ! SY/EM47#a 8 #a#d7 

,FR$]IC ,A4 ,C4 ,P]R9E 

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,MR4 ,P]R9E %\LD READ MORE C>EFULLY4 ,I HAVE NEV] SAID ?AT IT IS EA* MAN'S DUTY TO BREAK ALL CONTRACTS AS SOON AS HE HAS BECOME CONV9C$ ?AT !Y W]E MADE FOOLI%LY4 ,:AT ,I SAID WAS ?AT1 IF A MAN %\LD SIGN A CONTRACT TO P>T ) HIS LIB]TY =EV]1 HE W\LD VIOLATE IT AS SOON AS HE SAW ! 5ORMITY ( HIS FOLLY4 ,BECAUSE ,I BELIEVE ?AT SOME PROMISES >E BETT] BROK5 ?AN KEPT1 IT DOES NOT FOLL[ ?AT ,I ?9K IT WISE ALWAYS TO BREAK A FOOLI% PROMISE4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ,I DEEM ! KEEP+ ( PROMISES SU* AN IMPORTANT MATT] ?AT ONLY 9 ! EXTREME/ CASES W\LD ,I APPROVE !IR VIOLATION4 ,IT IS ( SU* VITAL CONSEQU5CE ?AT ASSOCIATES %\LD BE ABLE TO RELY UPON EA* O!R ?AT IT IS BETT] NEV] TO DO ANY?+ TO WEAK5 ?IS CONFID5CE EXCEPT :5 IT CAN BE MA9TA9$ ONLY AT ! EXP5SE ( SOME CONSID]ATION ( EV5 GREAT] IMPORTANCE4 ,I MEAN BY EVOLUTION JU/ :AT ,D>W9 MEANS BY IT1--NAMELY1 ! PROCESS ( SELECTION BY :I*1 \T ( ALL ! V>IATIONS ?AT OCCUR FROM ANY CAUSE :ATEV]1 ONLY ?OSE >E PRES]V$ :I* >E BE/ ADAPT$ TO ! 5VIRONM5T4 ,9ASMU* AS ! V>IATIONS ?AT P]I% VA/LY \TNUMB] ?OSE ?AT SURVIVE1 ?IS PROCESS IS EXTREMELY WA/EFUL1 BUT HUMAN 9TELLIG5CE CAN GREATLY LESS5 ! WA/E4 ,I AM P]FECTLY WILL+ TO ADMIT ITS OPTIMISM1 IF BY OPTIMISM IS MEANT ! DOCTR9E ?AT EV]Y?+ IS = ! BE/ UND] ! CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,OPTIMISM SO DEF9$ IS NO?+ MORE ?AN ! DOCTR9E ( NECESSITY4 ,AS TO ! WORD DEGRADATION1 EVID5TLY ,MR4 ,P]R9E IS UNAW>E ( ALL ITS MEAN+S4 ,BY ITS D]IVATION IT IMPLIES DESC5T FROM SOME?+ HI<]1 BUT IT IS ALSO US$ BY ! BE/ ,5GLI% WRIT]S TO EXPRESS A L[ CONDITION REG>DLESS ( :AT PREC$$ IT4 ,IT WAS 9 ! LATT] S5SE ?AT ,I US$ IT47#a 8 #a#e7 

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