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,IT IS HOP$ ?AT ! PRES5T PUBLICATION WILL S]VE YET ANO!R PURPOSE4 ,MANY ( ?OSE TO :OSE M9DS 9DIVIDUALI/IC VIEWS APPE> ATTRACTIVE & RATIONAL HESITATE TO EXPRESS A POSITIVE OP9ION 9 CONSEQU5CE ( ! ?\S&-&-ONE QUE/IONS ( DETAIL & PRACTICAL DIFFICULTY :I* RU% 9TO !IR HEADS & TO ! SETTLEM5T ( :I* !Y DO NOT SEE !IR WAY4 ,( C\RSE A CASUI/IC PHILOSOPHY IS AN ABSURDITY1 BUT G5]ALIZATION & AB/RACTION >E NOT SUFFICI5T4 ,LIFE IS TOO COMPLEX TO BE COV]$ BY A SIMPLE =MULA1 ?\< FIR/ PR9CIPLES WE MU/ HAVE4 ,MR4 ,SPOON] SUCCESSFULLY DEMON/RATES ?AT ! HI<E/ JU/ICE & EQUITY CAN BE SECUR$ UND] COMPLETE FRE$OM & ?AT !Y HAVE NO?+ TO FE> FROM ! DISSOLUTION ( ! ,/ATE :O >E PREP>$ TO DO UNTO O!RS AS !Y W\LD BE DONE BY4 

,ONE WORD MORE4 ,AS ! 5D S\<T BY ?IS REPUBLICATION IS DI/9CT FROM ?AT ( ! ORIG9AL PUBLICATION1 ,I C\LD NOT AVOID *ANGES & ALT]ATIONS4 ,MR4 ,SPOON]'S 9T5TION WAS TO DISCR$IT & D5\NCE ! P]V]SION ( TRIAL BY JURY & TO PROMULGATE ! CORRECT & LEGITIMATE SY/EM BY :I* ALONE FREE POLITICAL RELATIONS C\LD BE PRES]V$4 ,! EXPLANATION ( ! NATURE ( SU* RELATIONS WAS ( SECOND>Y IMPORTANCE4 ,I AM H]E1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 *IEFLY CONC]N$ ) ?IS SIDE ( ! PROBLEM4 ,?IS NECESSITAT$ ABRIDGM5T AS WELL AS RE>RANGEM5T4 ,I WAS OBLIG$ TO R$UCE TO SUBORD9ATION ?AT :I* WAS DOM9ANT & TO RAISE 9TO PROM95CE ?AT :I* WAS TRIBUT>Y4 ,LE/ ,I MAY BE CRITICIZ$ = TAK+ SO UNC]EMONI\S A LIB]TY1 ,I WILL ANTICIPATE MY CRITICS BY REQUE/+ ! READ] TO ATTRIBUTE ALL ! M]ITS & GOOD QUALITIES ( ?IS $ITION TO ,MR4 ,SPOON]'S ABILITY1 :ILE LAY+ ! RESPONSIBILITY = ALL ITS FAULTS & IMP]FECTIONS AT MY DOOR4 

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