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,AU?OR 3 ,PI]RE-,JOSEPH ,PR\DHON 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,%AWN ,P4 ,WILBUR 

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,G5TLEM51 ,I HAVE LE>N$ ?R\< ! CONFID5CES ( SOME ( MY FRI5DS ?AT ! PUBLICATION ( MY ,MEMOIR ON ,PROPRIETE1 & ESPECIALLY ! PREFACE ADDRESS$ TO ! ,ACADEMY ( ,BESANCON1 :I* APPE>S AT ! BEG9N+ ( ?AT ,MEMOIR1 HAVE R\S$ Y\R DISPLEASURE1 NOT TO M5TION Y\ 9DIGNATION1 AGA9/ ME4 ,?AT IS ! MOTIVE ?AT 5LI/S ME TO EXPLA9 TO Y\ H]E1 9 FEW WORDS & 9 ALL !IR SIMPLICITY1 MY CONDUCT & MY 9T5TIONS4 

,FIR/ ( ALL1 :AT HAS BE5 TAK5 = A D$ICATION IS ONLY A SIMPLE REPORT1 :I* MY CONDITION AS ! ,SU>D P5SIONNAIRE & ! OBLIGATION IMPOS$ ON ME TO MAKE KN[N EA* YE> ! PROGRESS ( MY /UDIES SEEM$ TO ME TO EXPLA9 SUFFICI5TLY4 ,I KNEW ?AT A D$ICATION IS A C]TIFICATION ( PATRONAGE ( ! P]SON OR ! BODY TO :I* ONE HAS D$ICAT$ IT1 SO ?AT IT MU/ BE AGRE$ TO OR EV5 PLANN$ BETWE5 ! P>TIES 9VOLV$2 ,I DID NOT WI% TO FREE MYSELF FROM ?AT RULE ( DECORUM4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 A REPORT IS NECESS>ILY DET]M9$ 9 =M & CONT5T BY ! WORK ON :I* ONE REPORTS2 ?AT1 ,G5TLEM51 IS :AT EXPLA9S ! SIL5CE ?AT ,I HAVE KEPT ) REG>D TO Y\1 CONC]N+ ! WORK1 & CONC]N+ ! ADDRESS ?AT PREC$ES IT4 

,AS = ! BOOK ITSELF1 ,I W\LD NOT >GUE H]E ! CAUSE ?AT ,I HAVE EMBRAC$2 ,I HAD NO DESIRE TO PLACE MYSELF BE=E Y\ AS AN ADV]S>Y1 NO ?AN AS AN ACCUS$2 MY CONVICTION1 :AT ,I AM SAY+8 MY C]TA9TY CONC]N+ ! TRU?S ?AT ,I HAVE ELABORAT$ IS 9V9CIBLE1 & ,I RESPECT Y\R OP9ION TO MU*1 ,G5TLEM51 TO EV] COMBAT IT DIRECTLY4 ,BUT1 IF ,I ADVANCE SOME UNHE>D ( P>ADOXES CONC]N+ ,PROP]TY1 ?AT BASIS ( \R PRES5T POLITICAL /ATE1 DOES IT FOLL[ ?AT ,I AM AN IMPLACABLE REVOLUTION>Y1 A SECRET CONSPIRATOR1 AN 5EMY ( SOCIETY8 ,NO1 ,G5TLEM52 9 ADMITT+ MY DOCTR9ES )\T RES]VATION1 ALL ?AT Y\ C\LD CONCLUDE FROM IT1 & ALL ?AT ,I CONCLUDE MYSELF1 IS ?AT !RE EXI/S A NATURAL1 9ALI5ABLE RI<T ( POSSESSION & LABOR1 = ! 5JOYM5T ( :I* ! PROLET>IAN MU/ BE PREP>$1 JU/ LIKE ! BLACK ( ! COLONIES1 BE=E RECEIV+ ! LIB]TY ( :I* NO ONE TODAY CONTE/S ! RI<T1 MU/ BE PREP>$ = LIB]TY4 ,?AT $UCATION ( ! PROLET>IAN IS ! MISSION CONFID$ TODAY TO ALL ! M5 P[]FUL 9 9TELLIG5CE & =TUNE1 UND] PA9 ( BE+ SOON] OR LAT] CRU%$ UND] AN DELUGE ( ?OSE B>B>IANS TO :OM WE >E ACCU/OM$ TO GIVE ! NAME ( PROLET>IANS4 

,%\LD ,I RESPOND TO ANO!R SORT ( ACCUSATION8 ,SOME HAVE SE5 9 MY CONDUCT T[>D MY ACADEMIC TUTOR1 TO :OM ,I HAVE NEV] MADE ANY COMMUNICATION1 A SORT ( +RATITUDE4 

,MY CONDUCT ) REG>D TO ,MR4 ,DROZ HAS BE5 DICTATE TO ME BY A S5TIM5T ( DECORUM2 C\LD ,I 5T] ) ?AT V5]ABLE WRIT] 9TO SOME CONF]5CES ON MORAL SCI5CE & POLITICAL ECONOMY1 :5 ?OSE CONF]5CES MU/ HAVE1 9 MY OP9ION1 ! RESULT ( CALL+ 9TO D\BT ! VALUE ( ! MORAL & ECONOMIC WRIT+S ( ,MR4 ,DROZ8 ,%\LD ,I PUT MYSELF 9 A /ATE ( >GUM5TATIV5ESS &1 SO TO SPEAK1 P]MAN5T DISOB$I5CE ) HIM8 ,NO ONE LOVES & ADMIRES ! TAL5T ( ,MR4 ,DROZ MORE ?AN ME2 NO ONE CAN EV] DEMON/RATE A MORE PR(\ND V5]ATION = HIS *>ACT]4 ,N[1 !SE S5TIM5TS W]E PRECISELY SO MANY REASONS ?AT ?AT =BADE A POLEMIC ?AT W\LD HAVE BE5 AWKW>D & TOO P]IL\S = ME4 

,G5TLEM51 ! PUBLICATION ( ?AT WORK WAS COMM&$ ( ME BY ! ORD] ( MY PHILOSOPHICAL /UDIES4 ,?IS IS :AT ! FUTURE WILL DEMON/RATE TO Y\4 ,ONE LA/ ,MEMOIR REMA9S = ME TO COMPOSE ON ! QUE/ION ( ,PROP]TY2 ?AT WORK ACCOMPLI%$1 ,I W\LD PURSUE1 )\T TURN+ ASIDE FROM MY PA?1 MY /UDIES 9 PHILOLOGY1 METAPHYSICS & MORAL SCI5CE4 

,G5TLEM51 ,I BELONG TO NO P>TY1 TO NO COT]IE2 ,I AM )\T ADVOCATES1 )\T P>TN]S1 )\T ASSOCIATES4 ,I MAKE NO SECT1 & ,I W\LD REJECT ! ROLE ( TRIBUNE1 W]E IT EV] (F]$ TO ME1 = ! SIMPLE REASON ?AT ,I DO NOT WI% TO 5?RALL$ MYSELF6 ,I HAVE ONLY Y\1 ,G5TLEM54 ,I ONLY HAVE HOPE 9 Y\4 ,I AWAIT FAVOR & A SOLID REPUTATION ONLY FROM Y\4 ,I KN[ ?AT Y\ PROPOSE TO CONDEMN :AT Y\ CALL MY OP9IONS1 & TO REJECT ALL SOLID>ITY ) MY IDEAS4 ,I WILL NONE!LESS P]SI/ 9 BELIEV+ ?AT ! TIME WILL COME :5 Y\ WILL GIVE ME AS MU* PRAISE AS ,I HAVE CAUS$ Y\ IRRITATION4 ,Y\R FIR/ EMOTION WILL PASS1 ! DI/RESS BORN AMONG Y\ BY ! BOLD EXPRESSION ( A /ILL UNP]CEIV$ PHYSICAL & ECONOMIC TRU? WILL EASE1 & ) TIME & REFLECTION1 ,I AM SURE1 Y\ WILL >RIVE AT ! 5LI<T5$ CONSCI\SNESS ( Y\R [N S5TIM5TS1 :I* Y\ DO NOT KN[N1 :I* Y\ COMBAT & ,I DEF5D4 

,I AM1 ,G5TLEM51 ) ! MO/ P]FECT CONFID5CE 9 Y\R UND]/&+ & 9 Y\R JU/ICE1 Y\R V]Y HUMBLE & DEVOT$ P5SIONNAIRE4 

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