,*APT] #ah ,( ,DIFFID5CE #ahcaahca ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 ,TEXT 3 ,E,S,S,A,Y ,X,V,I,I,I ,( ,D,I,F,F,I,D,5,C,E ,! FOLL[+ ,ESSAY WILL BE TO A CONSID]ABLE DEGREE 9 ! NATURE ( CONFESSION1 LIKE ! ,CONFESSIONS ( ,/4 ,AUGU/9E OR ( ,JEAN ,JACQUES ,R\SSEAU4 ,IT MAY !RE=E AT FIR/ SI ( SMALL 9TR9SIC VALUE1 & SC>CELY WOR?Y ( A PLACE 9 ! PRES5T S]IES4 ,BUT1 AS ,I HAVE HAD OCCASION MORE ?AN ONCE TO REM>K1 WE >E ALL ( US FRAM$ 9 A GREAT MEASURE ON ! SAME MODEL1 & ! ANALYSIS ( ! 9DIVIDUAL MAY (T5 /& = ! ANALYSIS ( A SPECIES4 ,:ILE ,I DESCRIBE MYSELF !RE=E1 ,I %ALL PROBABLY AT ! SAME TIME BE DESCRIB+ NO 9CONSID]ABLE NUMB] ( MY FELL[-BE+S4 ,IT IS TRUE1 ?AT ! DUTY ( MAN UND] ! HEAD ( ,FRANKNESS1 IS ( A V]Y COMPREH5SIVE NATURE4 ,WE \E B\ND BY EV]Y MEANS 9 \R P[] TO CONTRIBUTE TO ! IMPROVEM5T ( O!RS1 & TO ! DIFFUSION ( SALUT>Y TRU?S ?R\< ! WORLD4 ,FROM ! UNIV]SALITY ( !SE PRECEPTS MANY READ]S MI+ PREA*] ( TRU?1 RESOLUTELY GIV+ TO EV]Y MAN HIS DUE1 &1 AGREEABLY TO ! APO/LE'S DIRECTION1 09/ANT 9 SEASON1 & \T ( SEASON40 ,! 9DIVIDUAL :O ANSW]S TO ?IS DESCRIPTION WILL (T5 BE DEEM$ TR\BLESOME1 (T5 ANNOY+2 HE WILL PRODUCE A CONSID]ABLE S5SATION 9 ! CIRCLE ( ?OSE :O KN[ HIM2 & IT WILL DEP5D UPON V>I\S COLLAT]AL CIRCUM/ANCES1 :E!R HE %ALL ULTIMATELY BE JUDG$ A RA% & 9TEMP]ATE DI/URB] ( ! CONTEMPLATIONS ( HIS NEIIES & !IR PO/]ITY %ALL BE ESS5TIALLY ! GA9]S4 ,I HAVE NO DESIRE TO PASS MYSELF UPON ?OSE :O MAY HAVE ANY CURIOSITY RESPECT+ ME = BETT] ?AN ,I AM2 & ,I WILL !RE=E H]E PUT D[N A FEW P>TICUL>S1 :I* MAY T5D TO 5ABLE !M TO =M AN EQUITABLE JUDGM5T4 ,ONE ( ! E>LIE/ PASSIONS ( MY M9D WAS ! LOVE ( TRU? & S\ND OP9ION4 0,:Y %\LD ,I10 SU* WAS ! LANGUAGE ( MY SOLIT>Y M$ITATIONS1 0BECAUSE ,I WAS BORN 9 A C]TA9 DEGREE ( LATITUDE1 9 A C]TA9 C5TURY1 9 A C\NTRY :]E C]TA9 9/ITUTIONS PREVAIL1 & ( P>5TS PR(ESS+ A C]TA9 FAI?1 TAKE IT = GRANT$ ?AT ALL ?IS IS RILY SAID TO ,TRU?1 0,GO ON3 :I!RSOEV] ?\ LEADE/1 ,I AM PREP>$ TO FOLL[40 ,DUR+ MY COLLEGE-LIFE !RE=E1 ,I READ ALL SORTS ( BOOKS1 ON EV]Y SIDE ( ANY IMPORTANT QUE/ION1 ?AT W]E ?R[N 9 MY WAY1 OR ?AT ,I C\LD HE> (4 ,BUT ! V]Y PASSION ?AT DET]M9$ ME TO ?IS MODE ( PROCE$+1 MADE ME W>Y & CIRCUMSPECT 9 COM+ TO A CONCLUSION4 ,I KNEW ?AT IT W\LD1 IF ANY ?+1 BE A MORE C5SURABLE & CONTEMPTIBLE ACT1 TO YIELD TO EV]Y S$UC+ NOVELTY1 ?AN TO ADH]E OB/9ATELY TO A PREJUDICE BECAUSE IT HAD BE5 9/ILL$ 9TO ME 9 Y\?4 ,I WAS !RE=E SL[ ( CONVICTION1 & BY NO MEANS 0GIV5 TO *ANGE40 ,I NEV] WILL+LY P>T$ ) A SUGGE/ION ?AT WAS UNEXPECT$LY FURNI%$ TO ME2 BUT ,I EXAM9$ IT AGA9 & AGA91 BE=E ,I CONS5T$ ?AT IT %\LD 5T] 9TO ! SET ( MY PR9CIPLES4 ,9 PROPORTION H[EV] AS ,I BECAME ACQUA9T$ ) TRU?1 OR :AT APPE>$ TO ME TO BE TRU?1 ,I WAS LIKE :AT ,I HAVE READ ( ,MELANC?ON1 :O1 :5 HE WAS FIR/ CONV]T$ TO ! T5ETS ( ,LU!R1 BECAME EAG] TO GO 9TO ALL COMPANIES1 ?AT HE MITAK]S ( ! SAME 9E/IMABLE TREASURES1 & SET BE=E !M EVID5CE ?AT WAS TO HIM IRRESI/IBLE4 ,IT IS NE$LESS TO SAY1 ?AT HE (T5 5C\NT]$ ! MO/ MORTIFY+ DISAPPO9TM5T4 ,Y\NG & EAG] AS ,I WAS 9 MY MISSION1 ,I RECEIV$ 9 ?IS WAY MANY A BITT] LESSON4 ,BUT ! PECULI>ITY ( MY TEMP] R5D]$ ?IS D\BLY IMPRESSIVE TO ME4 ,I C\LD NOT PASS OV] A H9T1 LET IT COME FROM :AT QU>T] IT W\LD1 )\T TAK+ IT 9TO SOME CONSID]ATION1 & 5DEAVOR+ TO ASC]TA9 ! PRECISE WEITICUL>LY 9 ! QUE/ION ( ! CLAIMS ( A GIV5 9DIVIDUAL TO HONOR & RESPECT1 ?AT ,I C\LD SEE NO?+ BUT ! MO/ GL>+ 9JU/ICE 9 ! OPPOSITION ,I EXP]I5C$4 ,9 CANVAS+ ! *>ACT] ( AN 9DIVIDUAL1 IT IS NOT = ! MO/ P>T G5]AL1 AB/RACT OR MORAL1 PR9CIPLES ?AT >E CALL$ 9TO QUE/ION3 ,I AM LEFT 9 POSSESSION ( ! PREMISES :I* TAUACT] IS CONTE/$2 & CON=MABLY TO ?OSE PREMISES ,I SEE ?AT HIS CLAIM TO ! HONOR ,I HAVE PAID HIM IS FULLY MADE \T4 ,9 MY COMMUNICATIONS ) O!RS1 9 ! 5DEAVOR TO IMP>T :AT ,I DEEM$ TO BE TRU?1 ,I BEGAN ) BOLDNESS3 BUT ,I (T5 F\ND ?AT ! EVID5CE ?AT WAS TO ME IRRESI/IBLE1 WAS MADE SMALL ACC\NT ( BY O!RS2 & IT NOT SELDOM HAPP5$1 AS C&OR WAS MY PR9CIPLE1 & A DET]M9ATION TO RECEIVE :AT C\LD BE /REWN TO BE TRU?1 LET IT COME FROM :AT QU>T] IT W\LD1 ?AT SUGGE/IONS W]E PRES5T$ TO ME1 MAT]IALLY CALCULAT$ TO /AGG] ! CONFID5CE ) :I* ,I HAD SET \T4 ,IF ,I HAD BE5 DIV9ELY 9SPIR$1 IF ,I HAD BE5 SECUR$ BY AN OMNISCI5T SPIRIT AGA9/ ! DANG] ( ]ROR1 MY CASE W\LD HAVE BE5 DIFF]5T4 ,BUT ,I WAS NOT 9SPIR$4 ,I (T5 5C\NT]$ AN OPPOSITION ,I HAD NOT ANTICIPAT$1 & WAS (T5 PRES5T$ ) OBJECTIONS1 OR HAD PO9T$ \T TO ME FLAWS & DEFICI5CIES 9 MY REASON+S1 :I*1 TILL !Y W]E SO PO9T$ \T1 ,I HAD NOT APPREH5D$4 ,I HAD NOT LUNGS 5ABL+ ME TO DR[N ALL CONTRADICTION2 &1 :I* WAS /ILL MORE MAT]IAL1 ,I HAD NOT A FRAME ( M9D1 :I* %\LD DET]M9E ME TO REG>D :ATEV] C\LD BE URG$ AGA9/ ME AS ( NO VALUE4 ,I !RE=E BECAME CAUTI\S4 ,AS A HUMAN CREATURE1 ,I DID NOT RELI% ! BE+ HELD UP TO O!RS' OR TO MYSELF1 AS RA%1 9CONSID]ATE & HEADLONG1 UNAW>E ( DIFFICULTIES ! MO/ OBVI\S1 EMBRAC+ PROPOSITIONS ! MO/ UNT5ABLE1 & 0AGA9/ HOPE BELIEV+ 9 HOPE40 ,&1 AS AN APO/LE ( TRU?1 ,I DI/9CTLY P]CEIV$ ?AT A REPUTATION = P]SPICACITY & S\ND JUDGM5T WAS ESS5TIAL TO MY MISSION4 ,I !RE=E (T5 BECAME LESS A SPEAK]1 ?AN A LI/5]1 & BY NO MEANS MADE IT A LAW ) MYSELF TO DEF5D PR9CIPLES & *>ACT]S ,I HONOR$1 ON EV]Y OCCASION ON :I* ,I MI !M ATTACK$4 ,A NEW EPO* OCCURR$ 9 MY *>ACT]1 :5 ,I PUBLI%$1 & AT ! TIME ,I WAS WRIT+1 MY ,9QUIRY CONC]N+ ,POLITICAL ,JU/ICE4 ,MY M9D WAS WR\T] TO NO?+ BECAUSE IT WAS OLD1 & %R9K+ FROM NO?+ BECAUSE IT WAS />TL+ & A/\ND+1 GAVE A NEW BIAS TO MY *>ACT]4 ,! HABIT :I* ,I ?US =M$ PUT ME MORE ON ! AL]T EV5 9 ! SC5ES ( ORD9>Y LIFE1 & GAVE ME A BOLDNESS & AN ELOQU5CE MORE ?AN WAS NATURAL TO ME4 ,I !N REV]T$ TO ! PR9CIPLE :I* ,I /AT$ 9 ! BEG9N+1 ( BE+ READY TO TELL MY NEIY TRU? ?R\< ! WORLD4 ,I DESIR$ ?AT EV]Y H\R ?AT ,I LIV$ %\LD BE TURN$ TO ! BE/ ACC\NT1 & WAS B5T EA* DAY TO EXAM9E :E!R ,I HAD CON=M$ MYSELF TO ?IS RULE4 ,I HELD ON ?IS C\RSE ) TOL]ABLE CON/ANCY = FIVE OR SIX YE>S3 &1 EV5 :5 ?AT CON/ANCY ABAT$1 IT FAIL$ NOT TO LEAVE A B5EFICIAL EFFECT ON MY SUBSEQU5T CONDUCT4 ,BUT1 9 PURSU+ ?IS S*EME ( PRACTICE1 ,I WAS ACT+ A P>T SOME:AT =EIGN TO MY CON/ITUTION4 ,I WAS BY NATURE MORE ( A SPECULATIVE ?AN AN ACTIVE *>ACT]1 MORE 9CL9$ TO REASON )9 MYSELF UPON :AT ,I HE>D & SAW1 ?AN TO DECLAIM CONC]N+ IT4 ,I LOV$ TO SIT BY UNOBS]V$1 & TO M$ITATE UPON ! PANORAMA BE=E ME4 ,AT FIR/ ,I ASSOCIAT$ *IEFLY ) ?OSE :O W]E MORE OR LESS ADMIR]S ( MY WORK2 &1 AS ,I HAD RIS5 7TO SPEAK 9 ! SLANG PHRASE7 LIKE 0A />0 UPON MY CONTEMPOR>IES )\T BE+ EXPECT$1 ,I WAS TREAT$ G5]ALLY ) A C]TA9 DEGREE ( DEF]5CE1 OR1 :]E NOT ) DEF]5CE & SUBMISSION1 YET AS A P]SON :OSE OP9IONS & VIEW ( ?+S W]E TO BE TAK5 9TO ! ACC\NT4 ,! 9DIVIDUALS :O MO/ /R5U\SLY OPPOS$ ME1 ACT$ ) A CONSCI\SNESS ?AT1 IF !Y AFFECT$ TO DESPISE ME1 !Y MU/ NOT EXPECT ?AT ALL ! BY/&]S W\LD P>TICIPATE 9 ?AT FEEL+4 ,BUT ?IS WAS TO A CONSID]ABLE DEGREE ! EFFECT ( NOVELTY4 ,MY LUNGS1 AS ,I HAVE ALREADY SAID1 W]E NOT ( IRON2 MY MANN] WAS NOT OV]BE>+ & DESPOTIC2 !RE WAS NO?+ 9 IT TO DET] HIM :O DIFF]$ FROM ME FROM 5T]+ ! FIELD 9 TURN1 & TELL+ ! TALE ( HIS VIEWS & JUDGM5TS 9 CONTRADICTION TO M9E4 ,I DESC5D$ 9TO ! >5A1 & /OOD ON A LEVEL ) ! RE/4 ,BEYOND ?IS1 IT OCCASIONALLY HAPP5$ ?AT1 IF ,I HAD NOT ! /5TORIAN LUNGS1 & ! PETTY >TIFICES ( RHETORIC & CONCILIATION1 ?AT %\LD C>RY A CAUSE 9DEP5D5TLY ( ITS M]ITS1 MY ANTAGONI/S W]E NOT DEFICI5T 9 !SE RESPECTS4 ,I HAD NO?+ 9 MY FAVOR TO BALANCE ?IS1 BUT A SORT ( CON/ITUTIONAL EQUANIMITY & IMP]TURBABL5ESS ( TEMP]1 :I*1 IF ,I WAS AT ANY TIME SIL5C$1 MADE ME NOT LOOK LIKE A CAPTIVE TO BE DRAGG$ AT ! *>IOT-:EELS ( MY ADV]S>Y4 ,ALL ?IS H[EV] HAD A T5D5CY TO SUBTRACT FROM MY VOCATION AS A MISSION>Y4 ,I WAS NO LONG] A KNI$ ON ALL OCCASIONS BY D9T ( >MS TO V9DICATE ! CAUSE ( EV]Y PR9CIPLE ?AT WAS UNJU/LY H&L$1 & EV]Y *>ACT] ?AT WAS WRONGFULLY ASSAIL$4 ,MEAN:ILE ,I RETURN$ TO ! FIELD1 OCCASIONALLY & UNC]TA9LY4 ,IT REQUIR$ SOME PROVOCATION & 9CITEM5T TO CALL ME \T3 BUT !RE WAS ! LION1 OR :ATEV] COMBATIVE ANIMAL MAY MORE JU/LY PREFIGURE ME1 SLEEP+1 & ?AT MIY TO BE M5TION$1 9 ORD] TO MAKE ?IS A FAI?FUL REPRES5TATION4 ,!RE >E P]SONS1 IT %\LD SEEM1 ( :OM IT MAY BE PR$ICAT$1 ?AT !Y >E SEMP] P>ATI4 ,?IS HAS BY NO MEANS BE5 MY CASE4 ,MY G5IUS (T5 DES]T$ ME4 ,I WAS F> FROM HAV+ ! ?\GUM5T1 OR ! ILLU/RATION AT ALL TIMES READY1 :5 IT WAS REQUIR$4 ,I RESEMBL$ TO A C]TA9 DEGREE ! P]SONS WE READ (1 :O >E SAID TO BE /RUCK AS IF ) A DIV9E JUDGM5T4 ,I WAS = A MOM5T *ANG$ 9TO ONE ( ! M]E H]D1 DE GREGE PORCUS4 ,MY P[]S !RE=E W]E PREC>I\S1 & ,I C\LD NOT ALWAYS BE ! 9TREPID & QUALIFI$ ADVOCATE ( TRU?1 IF ,I VEHEM5TLY DESIR$ IT4 ,I HAVE (T51 A FEW M9UTES AFT]W>DS1 OR ON MY RETURN TO MY *AMB]S1 RECOLLECT$ ! TRA9 ( ?9K+1 :I* WORLD HAVE /REWN ME (F TO ADVANTAGE1 & MEMORABLY DONE ME HONOR1 IF ,I C\LD HAVE HAD IT AT MY COMM& ! MOM5T IT WAS WANT$4 ,& SO MU* = CONFESSION4 ,I AM BY NO MEANS V9DICAT+ MYSELF4 ,I HONOR MU* MORE ! MAN :O IS AT ALL TIMES READY TO TELL HIS NEIY TRU?S ?R\< ! WORLD4 ,?IS IS :AT EV]Y MAN \T 9 ALL ?+S WELL1 WE >E BY NO MEANS TO PRON\NCE UPON HIM A MORE UNFAVORABLE JUDGM5T ?AN HE M]ITS4 ,DIFFID5CE1 ?\<1 :]E IT DISQUALIFIES US 9 ANY WAY FROM DO+ JU/ICE TO TRU?1 EI!R AS IT RESPECTS G5]AL PR9CIPLE OR 9DIVIDUAL *>ACT]1 A DEFECT1 YET IS ON NO ACC\NT TO BE CONF\ND$ 9 DEM]IT ) ?AT SUPPRESSION ( TRU?1 OR MISREPRES5TATION1 :I* GR[S \T ( ACTUAL CRAFT & DESIGN4 ,! DIFFID5T MAN1 9 SOME CASES SELDOM]1 & 9 SOME (T5] & 9 A MORE GL>+ MANN]1 DES]TS ! CAUSE ( TRU?1 & BY ?AT MEANS IS ! CAUSE ( MISREPRES5TATION1 & 9DIRECTLY ! PROPAGATOR ( FALSEHOOD4 ,BUT HE IS CON/ANT & S9C]E AS F> AS HE GOES2 HE NEV] L5DS HIS VOICE TO FALSEHOOD1 OR 9T5TIONALLY TO SOPHI/RY2 HE NEV] = AN 9/ANT GOES OV] TO ! 5EMY'S /&>D1 OR DISGRACES HIS HONE/ FRONT BY /REW+ IT 9 ! RANKS ( TYRANNY OR IMPO/URE4 ,HE MAY UND\BT$LY BE ACCUS$1 TO A C]TA9 DEGREE1 ( DISSIMULATION1 OR ?R[+ 9TO %ADE ! ?+ ?AT IS1 BUT NEV] ( SIMULATION1 OR ! PRET5D+ ! ?+ TO BE ?AT IS NOT4 ,HE IS PLA9 & UNI=M 9 EV]Y ?+ ?AT HE PR(ESSES1 OR TO :I* HE GIVES UTT]ANCE2 BUT1 FROM TIMIDITY OR IRRESOLUTION1 HE KEEPS BACK 9 P>T ! (F]+ :I* HE [ES AT ! %R9E :]E IT IS MO/ HONORABLE & GLORI\S = MAN TO WOR%IP4 ,& ?IS BR+S ME BACK AGA9 TO ! SUBJECT ( ! IMM$IATELY PREC$+ ,ESSAY1 ! PROPRIETY ( VOT+ BY BALLOT4 ,! V]Y ESS5CE ( ?IS S*EME IS SIL5CE4 ,& ?IS SIL5CE IS NOT M]ELY LIKE ?AT :I* IS PROMPT$ BY A DIFFID5T TEMP]1 :I* BY FITS IS PRACTIC$ BY ! MODE/ & IRRESOLUTE MAN1 & BY FITS DISAPPE>S BE=E ! SUN ( TRU? & ?R\< ! 5]GIES ( A TEMPOR>Y =TITUDE4 ,IT IS UNI=M4 ,IT IS NOT BR\Y COMMUNICATIONS ) MY FELL[-M51 ,I SPEAK :5 ,I PLEASE1 & ,I AM SIL5T :5 ,I PLEASE1 & !RE IS NO?+ SPECIALLY TO BE REM>K$ EI!R WAY4 ,IF ,I SPEAK1 ,I AM P]HAPS LI/5$ TO2 &1 IF ,I AM SIL5T1 IT IS LIKELY 5\< CONCLUD$ ?AT IT IS BECAUSE ,I HAVE NO?+ ( IMPORTANCE TO SAY4 ,BUT 9 ! QUE/ION ( BALLOT ! CASE IS F> O!RWISE4 ,!RE IT IS KN[N ?AT ! VOT] HAS HIS SECRET4 ,:5 ,I AM SIL5T UPON A MATT] OCCURR+ 9 ! USUAL 9T]C\RSES ( LIFE :]E ,I MII\S /RATAGEMS1 ?AT HE MAY ELUDE ! 5QUIR]1 OR ?AT HE MAY SET AT FAULT ! SAGACITY ( ! SIL5T OBS]V]4 ,HE HAS SOME?+ ?AT HE MID :I* HE IS KN[N TO HAVE 9 HIS CU/ODY4 ,! 9/ITUTION ( BALLOT IS ! FRUITFUL P>5T ( AMBIGUITIES1 EQUIVOCATIONS & LIES )\T NUMB]4 ,F,O,O,T,N,O,T,E,S #a ,SEE ABOVE1 ,ESSAY ,X,I,I,I4 ,FROM 3 ,AN>*Y ,>*IVES4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahc 3 ,*APT] #ah -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,JANU>Y #b#h1 #bag 3 ,*APT] #ah -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/