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.<,LIB]TY1 ,DECEMB] #b#f1 #a#h#i#a4.> 

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

,DO Y\ ?9K ?AT IT IS ACCURATE TO SAY1 AS ,LIB]TY HAS SAID REC5TLY1 ?AT ,AN>*ISM CONTEMPLATES ! USE ( POLICE1 JAILS1 & O!R =MS ( =CE8 ,IS IT NOT RA!R ?AT ,AN>*ISM CONTEMPLATES ?AT ?OSE :O WI% !SE MEANS ( PROTECTION %ALL PAY = !M !MSELVES2 :ILE ?OSE :O PREF] O!R MEANS %ALL ONLY PAY = :AT !Y WANT8 7#a77#b 8 #b7  

,9DE$1 ! :OLE TEA*+ ?AT IT IS EXP$I5T TO USE =CE AGA9/ ! 9VAD]1 :I*1 AS Y\ KN[1 ,I HAVE ALWAYS HAD D\BTS AB\T1 SEEMS TO ME TO FALL :5 ,EGOISM IS ADOPT$ AS ! BASIS ( \R ?\<T4 ,TO DESCRIBE A MAN AS AN 9VAD] SEEMS A REM9ISC5CE ( ! DOCTR9E ( NATURAL DEPRAVITY4 ,IT FAILS TO RECOGNIZE ?AT ALL DSIRES /& UPON A P>1 MORALLY1 & ?AT IT IS = US TO F9D ! MO/ CONV5I5T WAY ( GRATIFY+ AS MU* ( EV]YBODY'S DESIRES AS POSSIBLE4 ,TO SAY ?AT A C]TA9 =MULA PROPOS$ BY US TO ?IS 5D IS JU/ICE1 & ?AT ALL :O DO NOT CON=M TO IT--ALL :O >E UNJU/--WILL BE SUPPRESS$ BY US BY VIOL5CE1 IS PRECISELY P>ALLEL TO ! C\RSE ( ?OSE :O SAY ?AT !IR =MULA = ! REGULATION ( CONDUCT IS ! MEASURE ( RI<TE\SNESS1& ?AT !Y WILL SUPPRESS ! UNRI<TE\S BY VIOL5CE4 7#b77#b 8 #c7  

,AS ,I ABSORB ! ,EGOI/IC S5TIM5T1 IT BEG9S TO APPE> ?AT ! FUNDAM5TAL DEM& IS NOT LIB]TY1 BUT ! CESSATION ( VIOL5CE 9 ! OBTA9+ ( GRATIFICATION = DESIRES47#b 8 #d7  

,BY ! CESSATION ( VIOL5CE WE %ALL OBTA9 LIB]TY1 BUT LIB]TY IS ! 5D RA!R ?AN ! MEANS4 7#c77#b 8 #e7  

,WE DEM& LIB]TY1 SAY ! ,AN>*I/S4 ,YES1 BUT WE SEE NO REASON :Y WE %\LD =EGO \R DESIRE TO CONTROL Y\1 BY Y\R [N CANONS1 IF Y\ >E ,EGOI/S1 REPLIES ! MAJORITY4 ,TRULY1 WE ANSW]1 BUT WE PO9T \T TO Y\ ?AT IT IS = Y\R ADVANTAGE TO GIVE US LIB]TY4 ,AT PRES5T WE >E SATISFI$ ( ! CONTR>Y2 WE >E SATISFI$ ?AT Y\ WI% TO UPSET 9/ITUTIONS ?AT WE WI% TO PRES]VE1 SAY !Y4 ,WE DO1 9DE$1 WE REPLY1 BUT WE WILL NOT 9VADE Y\1 WE WILL NOT PREV5T Y\ FROM DO+ ANY?+ Y\ WI%1 PROVID$ IT DOES NOT T5D TO DET] US FROM UN9VASIVE ACTIVITIES4 ,WE ?9K1 CONCLUDES ! MAJORITY1 ?AT 9 ATTEMPT+ TO DE/ROY :AT WE WI% TO PRES]VE Y\ >E 9VAD+ US2 & H[ >E WE TO E/ABLI% ! CONTR>Y EXCEPT BY LAY+ D[N A PRACTICABLE DEF9ITION ( 9VASION--ONE BY :I* IT CAN BE DEMON/RAT$ ?AT US+ UNOCCUPI$ BUT CLAIM$ L&1 = 9/ANCE1 IS NOT 9VASIVE4 7#d77#b 8 #f7  

,NO1 IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT NO DEF9ITION ( 9VASION CAN BE MADE2 ?AT IT IS A V>IABLE QUANTITY1 LIKE LIB]TY ITSELF47#b 8 #g7  

,:5 Y\ SAID1 SOME TIME AGO1 ?AT LIB]TY WAS NOT A NATURAL RI<T1 BUT A SOCIAL CONTRACT1 ,I ?9K Y\ COV]$ ! CASE4 ,IF1 H[EV]1 LIB]TY IS A MATT] ( CONTRACT1 IS NOT 9VASION1 :I* IS ! LIMIT ( LIB]TY1 ALSO A MATT] ( CONTRACT8 7#e77#b 8 #h7  

,:AT ,AN>*ISM REALLY MEANS IS ! DEM& = ! RULE ( CONTRACT1 RA!R ?AN = ! RULE ( VIOL5CE47#b 8 #i7  

,AS ,EGOI/S1 WE ,AN>*I/S PO9T \T TO Y\1 ! MAJORITY1 ?AT ! PLEASURE ( MANK9D 9 FI<T+ = ! SAKE ( FI<T+ IS RAPIDLY DECL9+ FROM DISUSE4 ,WE PO9T \T FUR!R ?AT FROM ANY O!R PO9T ( VIEW FI<T+ IS NOT TO ! 9T]E/ ( ANYBODY2 ?AT DESIRES CAN BE GRATIFI$ & ! H>MONIZATION ( CLA%+ 9T]E/S ATTA9$ MU* MORE PLEASURABLY )\T FI<T+4 ,?AT IS TRUE1 ! MAJORITY REPLIES1 =1 ?\< ! MAJORITY REALLY 5JOYS FI<T+ = ! FUN ( IT1 IT HAS GOT TO A PO9T :]E IT WILL NOT ADMIT ?AT IT DOES1 & TO A PO9T :]E IT CLE>LY P]CEIVES ! CO/L9ESS ( ! AMUSEM5T47#b 8 #a7  

,WE PROPOSE !N1 ! ,AN>*I/S CONT9UE1 NOT TO SETTLE DIFF]5CES BY VIOL5CE2 BUT TO REA* ! BE/ AGREEM5T ?AT WE CAN )\T VIOL5CE4 ,WE PROPOSE ?IS ) ! MORE CONFID5CE ?AT Y\ WILL ACCEPT IT1 BECAUSE Y\ Y\RSELVES >E BEG9N+ TO ADMIT ?AT ! CONDITION ( EXI/5CE = M5 IS NOT ! =M] ASCETIC SUPPRESSION1 BUT ! GRATIFICATION ( DESIRES4 ,WE !RE=E PROPOSE ?AT Y\ %ALL AT ONCE CEASE TO REPRESS BY VIOL5CE CONDUCT :I* IS NOT AGA9/ Y\R 9T]E/S & :I* Y\ N[ SUPPRESS ONLY ON ACC\NT ( A SURVIV+ BELIEF ?AT Y\ >E CALL$ UPON TO SUPPRESS IT = ! 9T]E/ ( ! DO]S4 ,FOLL[+ ?AT1 WE %ALL MAKE O!R DEM&S = ! CESSATION ( VIOL5CE47#b 8 #a#a7  

,BUT1 ( C\RSE1 9 PROPOS+ CONTRACT 9/EAD ( VIOL5CE1 IT FOLL[S ?AT WE ABJURE VIOL5CE AS A PR9CIPLE2 WE BECOME :AT ,I ?9K IT IS F> TO CALL NON-RESI/ANTS4 ,?AT IS TO SAY ?AT1 AL?\< WE DO NOT GU>ANTEE \R ACTIONS %\LD \R FELL[S REFUSE TO ACCEPT \R PROPOSAL ( ! SY/EM ( CONTRACT1 WE DO NOT = A MOM5T SUPPOSE ?AT SU* POSSIBLE REV]SIONS TO VIOL5CE >E A P>T ( ! NEW SY/EM ( CONTRACT4 7#f77#b 8 #a#b7  

,WE MU/ HOLD1 AS ,EGOI/S1 ?AT ! GRATIFICATION ( ! DESIRES ( CRIM9ALS IS NO MORE SUBJECT TO MORAL CONDEMNATION ?AN \R [N ACTIONS1 ?\< FROM \R PO9T ( VIEW IT MAY BE REGRETTABLE2 & ?AT BY JU/ AS MU* AS WE P]MIT \RSELVES TO USE VIOL5CE TO REPRESS IT1 BY JU/ SO MU* WE =TIFY ! CONT9UATION ( ! PRES5T REIGN ( VIOL5CE1 & PO/PONE ! COM+ ( ! REIGN ( CONTRACT4 ,!RE=E IT IS ?AT ,I CALL MYSELF A NONRESI/ANT & REG>D NONRESI/ANCE AS ! NECESS>Y IMPLICATION = AN ,EGOI/ :O PREF]S CONTRACT TO VIOL5CE47#b 8 #a#c7  

,:5 ,I SAY NONRESI/ANCE1 ,I MU/ EXPLA9 ?AT1 SO TO SPEAK1 ,I DO NOT MEAN NONRESI/ANCE1--?AT IS TO SAY1 ,I MEAN RESI/ANCE BY EV]Y MEANS EXCEPT C\NT]-VIOL5CE47#b 8 #a#d7  

,! $ITORIALS ?AT HAVE REC5TLY APPE>$ 9 ,LIB]TY SIGN$ BY ,MR4 ,Y>ROS HAVE HAD TO ME A /RONGLY MORALI/IC FLAVOR1 AS 9DE$ IT IS 9EVITABLE !Y %\LD HAVE1 FROM HIS AV[$ VIEWS2 ,I ?9K ,P5TECO/'S VIEWS MORE 9 CON=MITY ) ,EGOISM4 ,BY ! WAY1 ,I %\LD BE GLAD IF ,MR4 ,Y>ROS C\LD EXPLA9 ! MORALI/IC POSITION MORE CLE>LY 9 ,LIB]TY2 OR IF Y\ & HE C\LD HAVE A DISCUSSION ( ! M]ITS ( ! MATT]47#b 8 #a#e7 

,JOHN ,BEV]LY ,ROB9SON 

#fg ,LIB]TY ,/REET1 ,NEW ,YORK1 ,DECEMB] #a1 #a#h#i#a4 
  

7#a7 ,I ?9K IT ACCURATE TO SAY ?AT ,AN>*ISM CONTEMPLATES ANY?+ & EV]Y?+ ?AT DOES NOT CONTRADICT ,AN>*ISM4 ,! WRIT] :OM ,LIB]TY CRITICIZ$ HAD VIRTUALLY MADE IT APPE> ?AT POLICE & JAILS DO CONTRADICT ,AN>*ISM4 ,LIB]TY SIMPLY D5IES ?IS1 & 9 ?AT S5SE CONTEMPLATES POLICE & JAILS4 ,( C\RSE IT DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE ! COMPULSORY SUPPORT ( SU* 9/ITUTIONS BY NON9VASIVE P]SONS47#b 8 #a#f7  

7#b7 ,:5 ,I DESCRIBE A MAN AS AN 9VAD]1 ,I CA/ NO REFLECTION UPON HIM2 ,I SIMPLY /ATE A FACT4 ,NOR DO ,I ASS]T = A MOM5T ! MORAL 9F]IORITY ( ! 9VAD]'S DESIRE4 ,I ONLY DECL>E ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( SIMULTANE\SLY GRATIFY+ ! 9VAD]'S DESIRE TO 9VADE & MY DESIRE TO BE LET ALONE4 ,?AT !SE DESIRES >E MORALLY EQUAL ,I *E]FULLY ADMIT1 BUT !Y CANNOT BE EQUALLY REALIZ$4 ,S9CE ONE MU/ BE SUBORD9AT$ TO ! O!R1 ,I NATURALLY PREF] ! SUBORD9ATION ( ! 9VAD]'S1 & AM READY TO COOP]ATE ) NON9VASIVE P]SONS TO A*IEVE ?AT RESULT4 ,I AM NOT W$D$ TO ! T]M JU/ICE1 NOR HAVE ,I ANY OBJECTION TO IT4 ,IF ,MR4 ,ROB9SON DOESN'T LIKE IT1 LET US SAY EQUAL LIB]TY 9/EAD4 ,DOES HE MA9TA9 ?AT ! USE ( =CE TO SECURE EQUAL LIB]TY IS PRECISELY P>ALLEL TO ! USE ( =CE TO DE/ROY EQUAL LIB]TY8 ,IF SO1 ,I CAN ONLY HOPE1 = ! SAKE ( ?OSE :O LIVE 9 ! H\SES :I* HE BUILDS1 ?AT HIS APPRECIATION ( AN ANGLE IS KE5] 9 >*ITECTURE ?AN IT IS 9 SOCIOLOGY47#b 8 #a#g7  

7#c7 ,IF ! 9VAD]1 9/EAD ( *A9+ ME TO A PO/1 B>RICADES ! HI<WAY1 DO ,I ANY ! LESS LOSE MY LIB]TY ( LOCOMOTION8 ,YET HE HAS CEAS$ TO BE VIOL5T4 ,WE OBTA9 LIB]TY1 NOT BY ! CESSATION ( VIOL5CE1 BUT BY ! RECOGNITION1 EI!R VOLUNT>Y OR 5=C$1 ( EQUALITY ( LIB]TY47#b 8 #a#h7  

7#d7 ,WE >E TO E/ABLI% ! CONTR>Y BY P]SI/5T 9CULCATION ( ! DOCTR9E ( EQUALITY ( LIB]TY1 :]EBY F9ALLY ! MAJORITY WILL BE MADE TO SEE 9 REG>D TO EXI/+ =MS ( 9VASION :AT !Y HAVE ALREADY BE5 MADE TO SEE 9 REG>D TO ITS OBSOLETE =MS1--NAMELY1 ?AT !Y >E NOT SEEK+ EQUALITY ( LIB]TY AT ALL1 BUT SIMPLY ! SUBJECTION ( ALL O!RS TO !MSELVES4 ,\R S5SE ( :AT CON/ITUTES 9VASION HAS BE5 ACQUIR$ BY EXP]I5CE4 ,ADDITIONAL EXP]I5CE IS CONT9UALLY %>P5+ ?AT S5SE4 ,?\< WE /ILL DRAW ! L9E BY RULE ( ?UMB1 WE >E DRAW+ IT MORE CLE>LY EV]Y DAY4 ,IT W\LD BE AN ADVANTAGE IF WE C\LD FRAME A CLE>-CUT G5]ALIZATION :]EBY TO ACCEL]ATE \R PROGRESS4 ,BUT ?\< WE HAVE IT NOT1 WE /ILL PROGRESS47#b 8 #a#i7  

7#e7 ,SUPPOSE IT IS2 :AT !N8 ,MU/ ,I CONS5T TO BE TRAMPL$ UPON SIMPLY BECAUSE NO CONTRACT HAS BE5 MADE87#b 8 #b7  

7#f7 ,SO ! POSITION ( ! NONRESI/ANT IS ?AT1 :5 NOBODY ATTACKS HIM1 HE WON'T RESI/4 ,WE >E ALL ,SOCIALI/S N[1 SAID SOME ,5GLI%MAN NOT LONG AGO4 ,CLE>LY WE >E ALL NON-RESI/ANTS N[1 ACCORD+ TO ,MR4 ,ROB9SON4 ,I KN[ ( NO ONE :O PROPOSES TO RESI/ :5 HE ISN'T ATTACK$1 ( NO ONE :O PROPOSES TO 5=CE A CONTRACT :I* NOBODY DESIRES TO VIOLATE4 ,I TELL ,MR4 ,ROB9SON1 AS ,I HAVE TOLD ,MR4 ,P5TECO/1 ?AT ! BELIEV]S 9 EQUAL LIB]TY ASK NO?+ BETT] ?AN ?AT ALL M5 %\LD VOLUNT>ILY ACT 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! PR9CIPLE4 ,BUT IT IS A MELAN*OLY FACT ?AT MANY M5 >E NOT WILL+ SO TO ACT4 ,SO F> AS \R RELATIONS ) SU* M5 >E CONC]N$1 IT IS NOT A MATT] ( CONTRACT1 BUT ( =CE4 ,%ALL WE CONS5T TO BE RUL$1 OR %ALL WE REFUSE TO BE RUL$8 ,IF WE CONS5T1 >E WE ,AN>*I/S8 ,IF WE REFUSE1 >E WE ,>*I/S8 ,! :OLE QUE/ION LIES !RE1 & ,MR4 ,ROB9SON FAILS TO MEET IT47#b 8 #b#a7 

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