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,BEL[ IS REPR9T$ FROM ! ,LONDON ,JUS ! REPLY ( ,F4 ,W4 ,READ TO ! $ITORIAL 9 ,NO4 #ad ( ,LIB]TY1 5TITL$ ,CONTRACT OR ,ORGANISM1 ,:AT'S ,?AT TO ,US847#e 8 #a7 

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,SIR1--,REF]R+ TO ,MR4 ,TUCK]'S CRITICISMS ON MY LETT]S 9 ,JUS DEAL+ ) ,VOLUNT>Y ,TAXATION1 ! PR9CIPLE ( A ,/ATE ORGANISM SEEMS TO BE AT ! BOTTOM ( ? ECONTROV]SY4 ,I WILL !RE=E DEAL ) ?AT FIR/1 AL?\< IT COMES LA/ 9 ,MR4 ,TUCK]'S >TICLE4 ,MR4 ,TUCK] ASKS :E!R ! ,/ATE BE+ AN ORGANISM MAKES IT P]MAN5T & EXEMPT FROM DISSOLUTION4 ,C]TA9LY NOT2 ,I NEV] SAID IT DID4 ,BUT CANNOT ,MR4 ,TUCK] SEE ?AT DISSOLV+ AN ORGANISM IS SOME?+ DIFF]5T FROM DISSOLV+ A COLLECTION ( ATOMS ) NO ORGANIC /RUCTURE8 ,IF ! PEOPLE ( A ,/ATE HAD BE5 ?R[N TOGE!R YE/]DAY OR ! DAY BE=E1 NO P>TICUL> H>M W\LD COME FROM SPLITT+ !M 9TO NUM]\S 9DEP5D5T SECTIONS2 BUT :5 A PEOPLE HAS GR[N TOGE!R G5]ATION AFT] G5]ATION1 & C5TURY AFT] C5TURY1 TO BREAK UP ! ADAPTATIONS & CORRELATIONS ?AT HAVE BE5 E/ABLI%$ CAN SC>CELY BE PRODUCTIVE ( ANY GOOD RESULTS4 ,! TIG] IS AN ORGANISM1 SAYS ,MR4 ,TUCK]1 BUT IF %OT HE WILL BE SPE$ILY DISORGANIZ$4 ,QUITE SO2 BUT NOBODY SUPPOSES ?AT ! ATOMS ( ! TIG]'S BODY D]IVE ANY B5EFIT FROM ! PROCESS4 ,:Y %\LD ! ATOMS ( ! BODY POLITIC D]IVE ANY ADVANTAGE FROM ! DISSOLUTION ( ! ORGANISM ( :I* !Y =M A P>T8 ,?AT ,MR4 ,TUCK] %\LD PUT ! ,/ATE ON A LEVEL ) *UR*ES & 9SURANCE COMPANIES IS SIMPLY A/\ND+4 ,DOES ,MR4 ,TUCK] REALLY ?9K ?AT FIVE OR SIX ,/ATES C\LD EXI/ SIDE BY SIDE ) ! SAME CONV5I5CE AS AN EQUAL NUMB] ( *UR*ES8 ,! DIFFICULTY ( DET]M9+ :AT ,/ATE AN 9DIVIDUAL BELONG$ TO W\LD BE PRACTICALLY 9SUP]ABLE4 ,H[ >E ASSAULTS & ROBB]IES TO BE DEALT )8 ,IS A MAN TO BE TRI$ BY ! ,/ATE ( :I* HE IS A CITIZ51 OR BY ! ,/ATE ( ! P>TY AGGRIEV$8 ,IF BY HIS [N1 H[ IS A POLICE (FIC] ( ?AT ,/ATE TO KN[ :E!R A C]TA9 9DIVIDUAL BELONGS TO IT OR NOT8 ,! DIFFICULTIES >E SO 5ORM\S ?AT ! ,/ATE W\LD SOON BE RE=M$ ON ! OLD L9ES4 ,ANO!R GREAT DIFFICULTY W\LD BE ?AT ! ,/ATE W\LD F9D IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE A CONTRACT4 ,IF ! ,/ATE IS REG>D$ AS A M]E COLLECTION ( 9DIVIDUALS1 :O WILL L5D MONEY ON ,/ATE SECURITY8 ,! REASON ! ,/ATE IS TRU/$ AT ALL IS BECAUSE IT IS REG>D$ AS SOME?+ OV] & ABOVE ! 9DIVIDUALS :O HAPP5 TO COMPOSE IT AT ANY GIV5 TIME2 BECAUSE WE FEEL ?AT1 :ILE 9DIVIDUALS DIE1 ! ,/ATE REMA9S1 & ?AT ! ,/ATE WILL HONOR ,/ATE CONTRACTS1 EV5 IF MADE = PURPOSES ?AT >E DISAPPROV$ BY ?OSE :O >E ! ATOMS ( ! ,/ATE ORGANISM4 ,I HAVE1 9DE$1 HE>D IT SAID ?AT IT W\LD BE A GOOD ?+ IF ! ,/ATE DID F9D IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PL$GE ITS CR$IT2 BUT GOOD CR$IT SEEMS AS USEFUL TO A ,/ATE AS TO AN 9DIVIDUAL4 ,AGA91 IS IT NO ADVANTAGE TO US TO BE ABLE TO MAKE TREATIES ) =EIGN C\NTRIES8 ,BUT :AT C\NTRY WILL MAKE A TREATY ) A M]E MASS ( 9DIVIDUALS1 A L>GE PORTION ( :OM WILL BE GONE 9 T5 YE>S' TIME87#e 8 #c7  

,BUT AP>T FROM ! QUE/ION ( ORGANISM OR NO ORGANISM1 DOES NOT HI/ORY %[ US A CONT9U\S WEAK5+ ( ! ,/ATE 9 SOME DIRECTIONS1 & A CONT9U\S /R5G!N+ 9 O!R DIRECTIONS8 ,WE F9D A GRADUAL DISAPPE>ANCE ( ! DESIRE TO FURNI% 9VASION 9/EAD ( PROTECTION1 & AS ! ,/ATE CEASES TO DO SO1 ! MORE TRULY /RONG DOES IT BECOME1 & ! MORE VIGOR\SLY DOES IT C>RY \T :AT ,I REG>D AS ITS ULTIMATE FUNCTION1--?AT ( PROTECT+ SOME AGA9/ ! AGGRESSION ( O!RS47#e 8 #d7  

,ONE WORD 9 CONCLUSION AS TO ! RE/RA9+ P[] ( ! ,/ATE4 ,( C\RSE BY RE/RA9T ,I MEAN LEGAL RE/RA9T4 ,= 9/ANCE1 Y\ C\LD NOT DEPRIVE ! ,/ATE ( ITS TAX+ P[] BY PASS+ A LAW TO ?AT EFFECT4 ,! FRAM]S ( ! ,ACT ( ,UNION BETWE5 ,GREAT ,BRITA9 & ,IREL& TRI$ TO RE/RA9 ! P[] ( ! ,/ATE TO DISE/ABLI% ! ,IRI% ,*UR*2 BUT ! ,IRI% ,*UR* WAS DISE/ABLI%$ = ALL ?AT4 ,:AT ,9DIVIDUALI/S >E TRY+ TO DO IS TO %[ ! ,/ATE ?AT1 :5 IT REGULATES FACTORIES & COAL M9ES1 & A ?\S& & ONE O!R ?+S1 IT IS ACT+ AGA9/ ITS [N 9T]E/S4 ,:5 ! ,/ATE HAS LE>N$ ! LESSON1 ! M$DL+ WILL CEASE4 ,IF ,MR4 ,TUCK] *OOSES TO CALL ?AT RE/RA9+ ! ,/ATE1 HE CAN DO SO2 ,I DON'T47#e 8 #e7 

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,9 ANSW] TO ,MR4 ,READ'S /ATEM5T 7:I*1 IF1 ) ALL ITS IMPLICATIONS1 IT W]E TRUE1 W\LD BE A VALID & F9AL ANSW] TO ! ,AN>*I/S7 ?AT DISSOLV+ AN ORGANISM IS SOME?+ DIFF]5T FROM DISSOLV+ A COLLECTION ( ATOMS ) NO ORGANIC /RUCTURE1 ,I CANNOT DO BETT] ?AN QUOTE ! FOLL[+ PASSAGE FROM AN >TICLE BY ,J4 ,WM4 ,LLOYD 9 ,NO4 #ag ( ,LIB]TY37#e 8 #f7 

,IT APPE>S TO ME ?AT ?IS UNIV]SE IS BUT A VA/ AGGREGATE ( 9DIVIDUALS2 ( 9DIVIDUALS SIMPLE & PRIM>Y1 & ( 9DIVIDUALS COMPLEX1 SECOND>Y1 T]TI>Y1 ETC41 =M$ BY ! AGGREGATION ( PRIM>Y 9DIVIDUALS OR ( 9DIVIDUALS ( A LESS] DEGREE ( COMPLEXITY4 ,SOME ( !SE 9DIVIDUALS ( A HI< DEGREE ( COMPLEXITY >E TRUE 9DIVIDUALS1 CONCRETE1 SO UNIT$ ?AT ! LESS] ORGANISMS 9CLUD$ CANNOT EXI/ AP>T FROM ! MA9 ORGANISM2 :ILE O!RS >E IMP]FECT1 DISCRETE1 ! 9CLUD$ ORGANISMS EXI/+ FAIRLY WELL1 QUITE AS WELL1 OR BETT]1 AP>T ?AN UNIT$4 ,9 ! =M] CLASS >E 9CLUD$ MANY ( ! HI<] =MS ( VEGETABLE & ANIMAL LIFE1 9CLUD+ MAN1 & 9 ! LATT] >E 9CLUD$ MANY L[] =MS ( VEGETABLE & ANIMAL LIFE 7QUACK-GRASS1 TAPE-WORMS1 ETC471 & MO/ SOCIET>Y ORGANISMS1 GOV]NM5TS1 NATIONS1 *UR*ES1 >MIES1 ETC47#e 8 #g7 
  

,TAK+ ?IS 9DISPUTABLE VIEW ( ! MATT]1 IT BECOMES CLE> ?AT ,MR4 ,READ'S /ATEM5T AB\T DISSOLV+ AN ORGANISM IS UNTRUE :ILE ! WORD ORGANISM REMA9S UNQUALIFI$ BY SOME ADJECTIVE EQUIVAL5T TO ,MR4 ,LLOYD'S CONCRETE4 ,! QUE/ION1 !N1 IS :E!R ! ,/ATE IS A CONCRETE ORGANISM4 ,! ,AN>*I/S CLAIM ?AT IT IS NOT4 ,IF ,MR4 ,READ ?9KS ?AT IT IS1 ! ONUS PROB&I IS UPON HIM4 ,I JUDGE ?AT HIS ]ROR >ISES FROM A CONFUSION ( ! ,/ATE ) SOCIETY4 ,?AT SOCIETY IS A CONCRETE ORGANISM ! ,AN>*I/S DO NOT D5Y2 ON ! CONTR>Y1 !Y 9SI/ UPON IT4 ,CONSEQU5TLY !Y HAVE NO 9T5TION OR DESIRE TO ABOLI% IT4 ,!Y KN[ ?AT ITS LIFE IS 9SEP>ABLE FROM ! LIFE ( 9DIVIDUALS2 ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DE/ROY ONE )\T DE/ROY+ ! O!R4 ,BUT1 ?\< SOCIETY CANNOT BE DE/ROY$1 IT CAN BE GREATLY HAMP]$ & IMP$$ 9 ITS OP]ATIONS1 MU* TO ! DISADVANTAGE ( ! 9DIVIDUALS COMPOS+ IT1 & IT MEETS ITS *IEF IMP$IM5T 9 ! ,/ATE4 ,! ,/ATE1 UNLIKE SOCIETY1 IS A DISCRETE ORGANISM4 ,IF IT %\LD BE DE/ROY$ TO-MORR[1 9DIVIDUALS W\LD /ILL CONT9UE TO EXI/4 ,PRODUCTION1 EX*ANGE1 & ASSOCIATION W\LD GO ON AS BE=E1 BUT MU* MORE FREELY1 & ALL ?OSE SOCIAL FUNCTIONS UPON :I* ! 9DIVIDUAL IS DEP5D5T W\LD OP]ATE 9 HIS BEHALF MORE USEFULLY ?AN EV]4 ,! 9DIVIDUAL IS NOT RELAT$ TO ! ,/ATE AS ! TIG]'S PAW IS RELAT$ TO ! TIG]4 ,KILL ! TIG]1 & ! TIG]'S PAW NO LONG] P]=MS ITS (FICE2 KILL ! ,/ATE1 & ! 9DIVIDUAL /ILL LIVES & SATISFIES HIS WANTS4 ,AS = SOCIETY1 ! ,AN>*I/S W\LD NOT KILL IT IF !Y C\LD1 & C\LD NOT IF !Y W\LD47#e 8 #h7  

,MR4 ,READ F9DS IT A/\ND+ ?AT ,I %\LD PUT ! ,/ATE ON A LEVEL ) *UR*ES & 9SURANCE COMPANIES4 ,I F9D HIS A/ONI%M5T AMUS+4 ,BELIEV]S 9 COMPULSORY RELIGI\S SY/EMS W]E A/\ND$ :5 IT WAS FIR/ PROPOS$ TO PUT ! *UR* ON A LEVEL ) O!R ASSOCIATIONS4 ,N[ ! ONLY A/ONI%M5T IS--AT LEA/ 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES--?AT ! *UR* IS ALL[$ TO /AY AT ANY O!R LEVEL4 ,BUT ! POLITICAL SUP]/ITION HAS REPLAC$ ! RELIGI\S SUP]/ITION1 & ,MR4 ,READ IS UND] ITS SWAY47#e 8 #i7  

,I DO NOT ?9K ?AT FIVE OR SIX ,/ATES C\LD EXI/ SIDE BY SIDE ) QUITE ! SAME CONV5I5CE AS AN EQUAL NUMB] ( *UR*ES4 ,9 ! RELATIONS ) :I* ,/ATES HAVE TO DO !RE IS MORE *ANCE = FRICTION ?AN 9 ! SIMPLY RELIGI\S SPH]E4 ,BUT1 ON ! O!R H&1 ! FRICTION RESULT+ FROM A MULTIPLICITY ( ,/ATES W\LD BE BUT A MOLE-HILL COMP>$ ) ! M\NTA9 ( OPPRESSION & 9JU/ICE :I* IS GRADUALLY HEAP$ UP BY A S+LE COMPULSORY ,/ATE4 ,IT W\LD NOT BE NECESS>Y = A POLICE (FIC] ( A VOLUNT>Y ,/ATE TO KN[ TO :AT ,/ATE A GIV5 9DIVIDUAL BELONG$1 OR :E!R HE BELONG$ TO ANY4 ,VOLUNT>Y ,/ATES C\LD1 & PROBABLY W\LD1 AU?ORIZE !IR EXECUTIVES TO PROCE$ AGA9/ 9VASION1 NO MATT] :O ! 9VAD] OR 9VAD$ MI<T BE4 ,MR4 ,READ WILL PROBABLY OBJECT ?AT ! ,/ATE TO :I* ! 9VAD] BELONG$ MI<T REG>D HIS >RE/ AS ITSELF AN 9VASION1 & PROCE$ AGA9/ ! ,/ATE :I* >RE/$ HIM4 ,ANTICIPATION ( SU* CONFLICTS W\LD PROBABLY RESULT EXACTLY 9 ?OSE TREATIES BETWE5 ,/ATES :I* ,MR4 ,READ LOOKS UPON AS SO DESIRABLE1 & EV5 9 ! E/ABLI%M5T ( F$]AL TRIBUNALS1 AS C\RTS ( LA/ RESORT1 BY ! COOP]ATION ( ! V>I\S ,/ATES1 ON ! SAME VOLUNT>Y PR9CIPLE 9 ACCORDANCE ) :I* ! ,/ATES !MSELVES W]E ORGANIZ$47#e 8 #a7  

,VOLUNT>Y TAXATION1 F> FROM IMPAIR+ ! ,/ATE'S CR$IT1 W\LD /R5G!N IT4 ,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 ! SIMPLIFICATION ( ITS FUNCTIONS W\LD GREATLY R$UCE1 & P]HAPS 5TIRELY ABOLI%1 ITS NE$ TO BORR[1 & ! P[] TO BORR[ IS G5]ALLY 9V]SELY PROPORTIONAL TO ! /EAD9ESS ( ! NE$4 ,IT IS USUALLY ! 9VET]ATE BORR[] :O LACKS CR$IT4 ,9 ! SECOND PLACE1 ! P[] ( ! ,/ATE TO REPUDIATE1 & /ILL CONT9UE ITS BUS9ESS1 IS DEP5D5T UPON ITS P[] ( COMPULSORY TAXATION4 ,IT KN[S ?AT1 :5 IT CAN NO LONG] BORR[1 IT CAN AT LEA/ TAX ITS CITIZ5S UP TO ! LIMIT ( REVOLUTION4 ,9 ! ?IRD PLACE1 ! ,/ATE IS TRU/$1 NOT BECAUSE IT IS OV] & ABOVE 9DIVIDUALS1 BUT BECAUSE ! L5D] PRESUMES ?AT IT DESIRES TO MA9TA9 ITS CR$IT & WILL !RE=E PAY ITS DEBTS4 ,?IS DESIRE = CR$IT WILL BE /RONG] 9 A ,/ATE SUPPORT$ BY VOLUNT>Y TAXATION ?AN 9 ! ,/ATE :I* 5=CES TAXATION47#e 8 #a#a7  

,ALL ! OBJECTIONS BR\<T =W>D BY ,MR4 ,READ 7EXCEPT ! ORGANISM >GUM5T7 >E M]E DIFFICULTIES ( ADM9I/RATIVE DETAIL1 TO BE OV]COME BY +5UITY1 PATI5CE1 DISCRETION1 & EXP$I5TS4 ,!Y >E NOT LOGICAL DIFFICULTIES1 NOT DIFFICULTIES ( PR9CIPLE4 ,!Y SEEM 5ORM\S TO HIM2 BUT SO SEEM$ ! DIFFICULTIES ( FRE$OM ( ?\<T TWO C5TURIES AGO4 ,:TA DOES HE ?9K ( ! DIFFICULTIES ( ! EXI/+ REGIME8 ,APP>5TLY HE IS AS BL9D TO !M AS IS ! ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC TO ! DIFFICULTIES ( A ,/ATE RELIGION4 ,ALL !SE 5ORM\S DIFFICULTIES :I* >ISE 9 ! FANCY ( ! OBJECTORS TO ! VOLUNT>Y PR9CIPLE WILL GRADUALLY VANI% UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ! ECONOMIC *ANGES & WELL-DI/RIBUT$ PROSP]ITY :I* WILL FOLL[ ! ADOPTION ( ?AT PR9CIPLE4 ,?IS IS :AT ,PR\DHON CALLS ! DISSOLUTION ( GOV]NM5T 9 ! ECONOMIC ORGANISM4 ,IT IS TOO VA/ A SUBJECT = CONSID]ATION H]E1 BUT1 IF ,MR4 ,READ WI%ES TO UND]/& ! ,AN>*I/IC !ORY ( ! PROCESS1 LET HIM /UDY ?AT MO/ WOND]FUL ( ALL ! WOND]FUL BOOKS ( ,PR\DHON1 ! ,IDEE ,G5]ALE DE LA ,REVOLUTION AU ,DIX-,NEUVIEME ,SIECLE47#e 8 #a#b7  

,IT IS TRUE ?AT HI/ORY %[S A CONT9U\S WEAK5+ ( ! ,/ATE 9 SOME DIRECTIONS1 & A CONT9U\S /R5G!N+ 9 O!R DIRECTIONS4 ,AT LEA/1 SU* IS ! T5D5CY1 BROADLY SPEAK+1 ?\< ?IS CONT9UITY IS SOMETIMES BROK5 BY P]IODS ( REACTION4 ,?IS T5D5CY IS SIMPLY ! PROGRESS ( EVOLUTION T[>DS ,AN>*Y4 ,! ,/ATE 9VADES LESS & LESS1 & PROTECTS MORE & MORE4 ,IT IS EXACTLY 9 ! L9E ( ?IS PROCESS1 & AT ! 5D ( IT1 ?AT ! ,AN>*I/S DEM& ! AB&ONM5T ( ! LA/ CITADEL ( 9VASION BY ! SUB/ITUTION ( VOLUNT>Y = COMPULSORY TAXATION4 ,:5 ?IS /EP IS TAK51 ! ,/ATE WILL A*IEVE ITS MAXIMUM /R5G? AS A PROTECTOR AGA9/ AGGRESSION1 & WILL MA9TA9 IT AS LONG AS ITS S]VICES >E NE$$ 9 ?AT CAPACITY47#e 8 #a#c7  

,IF ,MR4 ,READ1 9 SAY+ ?AT ! P[] ( ! ,/ATE CANNOT BE RE/RA9$1 SIMPLY MEANT ?AT IT CANNOT BE LEGALLY RE/RA9$1 HIS REM>K HAD NO FITNESS AN AN ANSW] TO ,AN>*I/S & VOLUNT>Y TAXATIONI/S4 ,!Y DO NOT PROPOSE TO LEGALLY RE/RA9 IT4 ,!Y PROPOSE TO CREATE A PUBLIC S5TIM5T ?AT WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE = ! ,/ATE TO COLLECT TAXES BY =CE OR 9 ANY O!R WAY 9VADE ! 9DIVIDUAL4 ,REG>D+ ! ,/ATE AS AN 9/RUM5T ( AGGRESSION1 !Y DO NOT EXPECT TO CONV9CE IT ?AT AGGRESSION IS AGA9/ ITS 9T]E/S1 BUT !Y DO EXPECT TO CONV9CE 9DIVIDUALS ?AT IT IS AGA9/ !IR 9T]E/S TO BE 9VAD$4 ,IF BY ?IS MEANS !Y SUCCE$ 9 /RIPP+ ! ,/ATE ( ITS 9VASIVE P[]S1 !Y WILL BE SATISFI$1 & IT IS IMMAT]IAL TO !M :E!R ! MEANS IS DESCRIB$ BY ! WORD RE/RA9T OR BY SOME O!R WORD4 ,9 FACT1 ,I HAVE /RIV5 9 ?IS DISCUSSION TO ACCOMMODATE MYSELF TO ,MR4 ,READ'S PHRASEOLOGY4 ,= MYSELF ,I DO NOT ?9K IT PROP] TO CALL VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATIONS ,/ATES1 BUT1 5CLOS+ ! WORD 9 QUOTATION M>KS1 ,I HAVE SO US$ IT BECAUSE ,MR4 ,READ SET ! EXAMPLE47#e 8 #a#d7 

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