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,AU?OR 3 ,B5JAM9 ,R4 ,TUCK] 

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,TRY+ TO ,BE & ,NOT TO ,BE4 

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

,I DO NOT WRITE ?IS ) ! IDEA ?AT Y\ WILL PUBLI% IT1 = ! T>D9ESS ) :I* Y\ 9S]T$ MY LA/ QUE/ION 9DICATES ?AT Y\ DO NOT C>E = ANY MORE ( ME 9 Y\R PAP]4 ,Y\ >E TOO GOOD A REASON] TO NOT KN[ ?AT1 IF IT IS PROP] TO 9T]F]E TO COMPEL PEOPLE TO REG>D ONE SOCIAL CONV5TION1 IT IS NOT IMPROP] TO =CE ANO!R1 OR ALL1 PROVID+ !RE IS ANY SATISFACTION 9 DO+ SO4 ,IF !RE >E NO NATURAL RI<TS1 !RE IS NO OCCASION = CONSCI5TI\S OR O!R SCRUPLES1 PROVID+ ! P[] EXI/S4 ,!RE=E1 !REI S NO GU>ANTEE ?AT !RE WILL BE EV5 AS MU* 9DIVIDUALITY P]MITT$ UND] ,AN>*I/IC RULE AS UND] ! PRES5T PLAN1 = ! PR9CIPLE ( HUMAN RI<TS IS N[ RECOGNIZ$1 H[EV] F> REMOV$ WE MAY BE FROM GIV+ ! TRUE APPLICATION4 ,! EQUAL LIB]TY SOCIAL CONV5TION CAT*-PHRASE CAN BE /AMP$ \T AS COOLLY AS ANY O!R4 ,!RE >E BUT TWO VIEWS TO TAKE ( ANY PROPOS$ ACTION1--?AT ( RI<T & ?AT ( EXP$I5CY1--& AS Y\ HAVE KNOCK$ ! IDEA ( RI<T \T1 ! ?+ IS N>R[$ TO ! L[E/ =M ( SELFI%NESS4 ,!RE C]TA9LY CAN BE NO MORE REASON :Y ,AN>*I/S1 :O D5Y EV]Y OBLIGATION ON ! GR\ND ( RI<T1 %\LD BE CONSI/5T 9 /&+ BY ! PLAT=M PUT =W>D :5 WEAK1 ?AN ?AT ORD9>Y POLITICAL P>TIES %\LD /& BY !IR PROMISES MADE :5 \T ( P[]47#a#f 8 #b7  

,I CALL$ EQUAL LIB]TY A CAT*-PHRASE4 ,IT S\NDS NICE1 BUT :5 WE CRITICIZE IT1 IT IS HOLL[4 ,= 9/ANCE1 EQUAL LIB]TY MAY GIVE EV]Y ONE ! SAME OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE FREELY FROM ! SAME CABBAGE PAT*1 ! SAME MEAT B>REL1 & ! SAME GRA9-B94 ,SO LONG AS NO ONE 9T]F]ES ) ANO!R1 HE IS NOT OV]/EPP+ ! PR9CIPLE ( EQUAL LIB]TY1 BUT :5 ONE UND]TAKES TO KEEP O!RS AWAY1 HE IS1 & Y\ CAN ONLY JU/IFY ! PROSCRIPTION BY SAY+ ?AT ONE \<T TO HAVE LIB]TY !RE1 & ! O!RS HAD NOT1--?AT ?OSE :O DID NO?+ 9 ! PRODUCTION \<T NOT TO HAVE EQUAL LIB]TY TO APPOPRIATE4 ,BUT IF NOBODY HAS ANY NATURAL RI<TS1 !N ! ?IEF NOT ONLY DOES NOT 9T]F]E ) ! EQUAL LIB]TY ( O!RS1 BUT HE DOES !M NO WRONG4 ,Y\ HAVE DONE WELL1 CONSID]+ Y\R OPPORTUNITY1 BUT Y\R CAUSE IS WEAK4 ,Y\ >E MIR$ & TANGL$ 9 ! WEB Y\ HAVE BE5 WEAV+ BEYOND MAT]IAL HELP4 ,/ILL1 ,I SEE A RAY ( HOPE = ,AN>*ISM4 ,JU/ UNITE ) ! ,*RI/IAN ,SCI5CE METAPHYSICIANS1 & ! AMALGAMATION WILL BE AN IMPROVEM5T4 ,AS ,I HAVE LOOK$ IT OV]1 ,I AM SURE ! *EMICAL COMB9ATION WILL BE P]FECT1 & ! RESULT WILL BE ! MO/ PLEAS+ NECT> EV] IMBIB$ BY SUFF]+ HUMANITY47#a#f 8 #c7 

,S4 ,BLODGETT 
  

,AS ,MR4 ,BLODGETT SAYS1 IT IS AS PROP] TO 5=CE ONE SOCIAL CONV5TION AS ANO!R PROVID+ !RE IS ANY SATISFACTION 9 DO+ SO4 ,BUT ,AN>*I/S1 FROM ! V]Y FACT ?AT !Y >E ,AN>*I/S1 TAKE NO SATISFACTION 9 5=C+ ANY SOCIAL CONV5TION EXCEPT ?AT ( EQUAL LIB]TY1 ?AT BE+ ! ESS5CE ( !IR CRE$4 ,N[1 ,MR4 ,BLODGETT ASK$ ME TO DEF9E ! SPH]E ( =CE AS VIEW$ BY ,AN>*ISM2 HE DID NOT ASK ME TO DEF9E ANY O!R VIEW ( IT4 ,TO SAY ?AT AN ,AN>*I/ IS 5TITL$ TO 5=CE ALL SOCIAL CONV5TIONS IS TO SAY ?AT HE IS 5TITL$ TO CEASE TO BE AN ,AN>*I/1 :I* NOBODY D5IES4 ,BUT IF HE %\LD CEASE TO BE AN ,AN>*I/1 ! REMA9+ ,AN>*I/S W\LD /ILL BE 5TITL$ TO /OP HIM FROM 9VAD+ !M4 ,I HOPE ?AT ,MR4 ,BLODGETT IS A GOOD 5\< REASON] TO P]CEIVE ?IS DI/9CTION1 BUT ,I FE> ?AT HE IS NOT47#a#f 8 #d7  

,IT IS TRUE1 ALSO1 ?AT1 IF !RE >E NO NATURAL RI<TS1 !RE IS NO OCCASION = CONSCI5TI\S SCRUPLES4 ,BUT IT IS NOT TRUE ?AT !RE IS NO OCCASION = O!R SCRUPLES4 ,A SCRUPLE1 ACCORD+ TO ,WEB/]1 IS HESITATION AS TO ACTION FROM ! DIFFICULTY ( DET]M9+ :AT IS RI<T OR EXP$I5T4 ,:Y %\LD NOT DISBELIEV]S 9 NATURAL RI<TS HESITATE ON GR\NDS ( EXP$I5CY8 ,9 O!R WORDS1 :Y %\LD !Y BE UNSCRUPUL\S87#a#f 8 #e7  

,IT IS TRUE1 AGA91 ?AT ,AN>*ISM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ! PR9CIPLE ( HUMAN RI<TS4 ,BUT IT RECOGNIZES HUMAN EQUALITY AS A NECESSITY ( /ABLE SOCIETY4 ,H[1 !N1 CAN IT BE *>G$ ) FAIL+ TO GU>ANTEE 9DIVIDUALITY87#a#f 8 #f7  

,IT IS TRUE1 FUR!R1 ?AT EQUAL LIB]TY CAN BE /AMP$ \T AS COOLLY AS ANY?+ ELSE4 ,BUT PEOPLE :O BELIEVE 9 IT WILL NOT BE LIKELY TO /AMP IT \T4 ,& ,AN>*I/S BELIEVE 9 IT47#a#f 8 #g7  

,IT IS TRUE1 /ILL FUR!R1 ?AT !RE >E ONLY TWO /&>DS ( CONDUCT1--RI<T & EXP$I5CY4 ,BUT :Y DOES ELIM9ATION ( RI<T N>R[ ! ?+ D[N TO ! L[E/ =M ( SELFI%NESS8 ,IS EXP$I5CY EXCLUSIVE ( ! HI<] =MS ( SELFI%NESS8 ,I DEEM IT EXP$I5T TO BE HONE/4 ,%ALL ,I NOT BE HONE/1 !N1 REG>DLESS ( ANY IDEA ( RI<T8 ,OR IS HONE/Y ! L[E/ =M ( SELFI%NESS87#a#f 8 #h7  

,IT IS F> FROM TRUE1 H[EV]1 ?AT ,AN>*I/S HAVE NO MORE REASON TO /& BY !IR PLAT=M ?AN ORD9>Y POLITICIANS HAVE TO /& BY !IRS4 ,AN>*I/S DESIRE ! ADVANTAGES ( H>MONI\S SOCIETY & KN[ ?AT CONSI/5T ADH]5CE TO !IR PLAT=M IS ! ONLY WAY TO GET !M1 :ILE ORD9>Y POLITICIANS DESIRE ONLY (FICES & BOODLE1 & MAKE PLAT=MS SIMPLY TO CAT* VOTES4 ,EV5 IF IT W]E CONCEIVABLE ?AT HYPOCRITES %\LD /EP UPON ! ,AN>*I/IC PLAT=M SIMPLY = !IR TEMPOR>Y CONV5I5CE1 W\LD ?AT 9VALIDATE ! PR9CIPLE ( ,AN>*ISM8 ,DOES ,MR4 ,BLODGETT REJECT ALL GOOD PR9CIPLES ! MOM5T !Y >E EMBODI$ 9 P>TY PLAT=MS BY POLITICAL TRICK/]S87#a#f 8 #i7  

,G5]AL OPPORTUNITY = ALL TO TAKE FREELY FROM ! SAME CABBAGE PAT* IS NOT EQUAL LIB]TY4 ,AS WAS HAPPILY PO9T$ \T SOME TIME AGO BY A WRIT] = ! ,NEW ,YORK ,TRU? ,SEEK]1 :OSE >TICLE WAS COPI$ 9TO ,LIB]TY1 EQUAL LIB]TY DOES NOT MEAN EQUAL SLAV]Y OR EQUAL 9VASION4 ,IT MEANS ! L>GE/ AM\NT ( LIB]TY COMPATIBLE ) EQUALITY & MUTUALITY ( RESPECT1 ON ! P>T ( 9DIVIDUALS LIV+ 9 SOCIETY1 = !IR RESPECTIVE SPH]ES ( ACTION4 ,TO APPROPRIATE ! CABBAGES :I* ANO!R HAS GR[N IS NOT TO RESPECT HIS SPH]E ( ACTION4 ,H5CE EQUAL LIB]TY W\LD RECOGNIZE NO SU* CONDUCT AS PROP]47#a#f 8 #a7  

,! SOBRIETY ) :I* ,MR4 ,BLODGETT REC5TLY R5EW$ HIS QUE/IONS L$ ME TO BELIEVE ?AT HE DID NOT RELI% ! ADMIXTURE ( SATIRE ) >GUM5T4 ,BUT ! EXQUISITE T\* ( IRONY ) :I* HE CONCLUDES ! PRES5T LETT] SEEMS TO 9DICATE ! CONTR>Y4 ,IF SO1 LET HIM SAY ! WORD1 & HE %ALL BE ACCOMMODAT$4 ,! AU?OR ( ,TU-,:IT6 ,TU-,:OO6 IS NOT YET AT HIS WITS' 5D47#a#f 8 #a#a7 

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