,:Y ,I ,AM AN ,AN>*I/ 

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

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,:Y AM ,I AN ,AN>*I/8 ,?AT IS ! QUE/ION :I* ! $ITOR ( ! ,TW5TIE? ,C5TURY HAS REQUE/$ ME TO ANSW] = HIS READ]S4 ,I COMPLY2 BUT1 TO BE FRANK1 ,I F9D IT A DIFFICULT TASK4 ,IF ! $ITOR OR ONE ( HIS CONTRIBUTORS HAD ONLY SUGGE/$ A REASON :Y ,I %\LD BE ANY?+ O!R ?AN AN ,AN>*I/1 ,I AM SURE ,I %\LD HAVE NO DIFFICULTY 9 DISPUT+ ! >GUM5T4 ,& DOES NOT ?IS V]Y FACT1 AFT] ALL1 FURNI% 9 ITSELF ! BE/ ( ALL REASONS :Y ,I %\LD BE AN ,AN>*I/ - NAMELY1 ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( DISCOV]+ ANY GOOD REASON = BE+ ANY?+ ELSE8 ,TO %[ ! 9VALIDITY ( ! CLAIMS ( ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM1 ,NATIONALISM1 ,COMMUNISM1 ,S+LE-TAXISM1 ! PREVAIL+ CAPITALISM1 & ALL ! NUM]\S =MS ( ,>*ISM EXI/+ OR PROPOS$1 IS AT ! SAME BL[ TO %[ ! VALIDITY ( ! CLAIMS ( ,AN>*ISM4 ,>*ISM ONCE D5I$1 ONLY ,AN>*ISM CAN BE AFFIRM$4 ,?AT IS A MATT] ( LOGIC4 

,BUT EVID5TLY ! PRES5T DEM& UPON ME IS NOT TO BE MET SATISFACTORILY 9 ?IS WAY4 ,! ]ROR & PU]ILITY ( ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM & ALL ! DESPOTISMS TO :I* IT IS AK9 HAVE BE5 REPEAT$LY & EFFECTIVELY %[N 9 MANY WAYS & 9 MANY PLACES4 ,!RE IS NO REASON :Y ,I %\LD TRAV]SE ?IS GR\ND ) ! READ]S ( ! ,TW5TIE? ,C5TURY1 EV5 ?\< IT IS ALL SUFFICI5T = PRO( ( ,AN>*ISM4 ,SOME?+ POSITIVE IS WANT$1 ,I SUPPOSE4 

,WELL1 !N1 TO />T ) ! BROADE/ G5]ALIZATION4 ,I AM AN ,AN>*I/ BECAUSE ,AN>*ISM & ! PHILOSOPHY ( ,AN>*ISM >E CONDUCIVE TO MY [N HAPP9ESS4 0,OH1 YES1 IF ?AT W]E ! CASE1 ( C\RSE WE %\LD ALL BE ,AN>*I/S10 ! ,>*I/S WILL %\T ) ONE VOICE - AT LEA/ ALL ?AT >E EMANCIPAT$ FROM RELIGI\S & E?ICAL SUP]/ITIONS - 0BUT Y\ BEG ! QUE/ION2 WE D5Y ?AT ,AN>*ISM IS CONDUCIVE TO \R HAPP9ESS40 

,DO Y\1 MY FRI5DS8 ,REALLY1 ,I DON'T BELIEVE Y\ :5 Y\ SAY SO2 OR1 TO PUT IT MORE C\RTE\SLY1 ,I DON'T BELIEVE Y\ WILL SAY SO :5 Y\ ONCE UND]/& ,AN>*ISM4 

,= :AT >E ! CONDITIONS ( HAPP9ESS8 ,( P]FECT HAPP9ESS1 MANY4 ,BUT ! PRIMAL & MA9 CONDITIONS >E FEW & SIMPLE4 ,>E !Y NOT LIB]TY & MAT]IAL PROSP]ITY8 ,IS IT NOT ESS5TIAL TO ! HAPP9ESS ( EV]Y DEVELOP$ BE+ ?AT HE & ?OSE >\ND HIM %\LD BE FREE1 & ?AT HE & ?OSE >\ND HIM %\LD KN[ NO ANXIETY REG>D+ ! SATISFACTION ( !IR MAT]IAL NE$S8 ,IT SEEMS IDLE TO D5Y IT1 &1 9 ! EV5T ( D5IAL1 IT W\LD SEEM EQUALLY IDLE TO >GUE IT4 ,NO AM\NT ( EVID5CE ?AT HUMAN HAPP9ESS HAS 9CREAS$ ) HUMAN LIB]TY W\LD CONV9CE A MAN 9CAPABLE ( APPRECIAT+ ! VALUE ( LIB]TY )\T RE9=CEM5T BY 9DUCTION4 ,& TO ALL BUT SU* A MAN IT IS ALSO SELF-EVID5T ?AT ( !SE TWO CONDITIONS - LIB]TY & WEAL? - ! =M] TAKES PREC$5CE AS A FACTOR 9 ! PRODUCTION ( HAPP9ESS4 ,IT W\LD BE BUT A POOR APOLOGY = HAPP9ESS ?AT EI!R FACTOR ALONE C\LD GIVE1 IF IT C\LD NOT PRODUCE NOR BE ACCOMPANI$ BY ! O!R2 BUT1 ON ! :OLE1 MU* LIB]TY & LITTLE WEAL? W\LD BE PREF]ABLE TO MU* WEAL? & LITTLE LIB]TY4 ,! COMPLA9T ( ,>*I/IC ,SOCIALI/S ?AT ! ,AN>*I/S >E B\RGEOIS IS TRUE TO ?IS EXT5T & NO FUR!R - ?AT1 GREAT AS IS !IR DETE/ATION = A B\RGEOIS SOCIETY1 !Y PREF] ITS P>TIAL LIB]TY TO ! COMPLETE SLAV]Y ( ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM4 ,= ONE1 ,I C]TA9LY CAN LOOK ) MORE PLEASURE - NO1 LESS PA9 - UPON ! PRES5T SEE?+1 SURG+ /RUGGLE1 9 :I* SOME >E UP & SOME >E D[N1 SOME FALL+ & SOME RIS+1 SOME RI* & MANY POOR1 BUT NONE COMPLETELY FETT]$ OR ALTOGE!R HOPELESS ( AS BETT] FUTURE1 ?AN ,I C\LD UPON ,MR4 ,?ADDEUS ,WAKEMAN'S IDEAL1 UNI=M1 & MIS]ABLE COMMUNITY ( TEAMY1 PLACID1 & SLAVI% OX54 

,TO REPEAT1 !N1 ,I DO NOT BELIEVE ?AT MANY ( ! ,>*I/S CAN BE BR\<T TO SAY 9 SO MANY WORDS ?AT LIB]TY IS NOT ! PRIME CONDITION ( HAPP9ESS1 & 9 ?AT CASE !Y CANNOT D5Y ?AT ,AN>*ISM1 :I* IS BUT ANO!R NAME = LIB]TY1 IS CONDUCIVE TO HAPP9ESS4 ,?IS BE+ TRUE1 ,I HAVE NOT BEGG$ ! QUE/ION & ,I HAVE ALREADY E/ABLI%$ MY CASE4 ,NO?+ IS MORE NE$$ TO JU/IFY MY ,AN>*I/IC CRE$4 ,EV5 IF SOME =M ( ,>*ISM C\LD BE DEVIS$ ?AT W\LD CREATE 9F9ITE WEAL?1 & DI/RIBUTE IT ) P]FECT EQUITY 7P>DON ! ABSURD HYPO!SIS ( A DI/RIBUTION ( ! 9F9ITE71 /ILL ! FACT ?AT 9 ITSELF IT IS A D5IAL ( ! PRIME CONDITION ( HAPP9ESS1 W\LD COMPEL ITS REJECTION & ! ACCEPTANCE ( ITS SOLE ALT]NATIVE1 ,AN>*ISM4 

,BUT1 ?\< ?IS IS 5\<1 IT IS NOT ALL4 ,IT IS 5\< = JU/IFICATION1 BUT NOT 5\< = 9SPIRATION4 ,! HAPP9ESS POSSIBLE 9 ANY SOCIETY ?AT DOES NOT IMPROVE UPON ! PRES5T 9 ! MATT] ( ! DI/RIBUTION ( WEAL?1 CAN H>DLY BE DESCRIB$ AS BEATIFIC4 ,NO PROSPECT CAN BE POSITIVELY ALLUR+ ?AT DOES NOT PROMISE BO? REQUISITES ( HAPP9ESS - LIB]TY & WEAL?4 ,N[1 ,AN>*ISM DOES PROMISE BO?4 ,9 FACT1 IT PROMISES ! SECOND AS ! RESULT ( ! FIR/1 & HAPP9ESS AS ! RESULT ( BO?4 

,?IS BR+S US 9TO ! SPH]E ( ECONOMICS4 ,WILL LIB]TY ABUNDANTLY PRODUCE & EQUITABLY DI/RIBUTE WEAL?8 ,?AT IS ! REMA9+ QUE/ION TO CONSID]4 ,& C]TA9LY IT CANNOT BE ADEQUATELY TREAT$ 9 A S+LE >TICLE 9 ! ,TW5TIE? ,C5TURY4 ,A FEW G5]ALIZATIONS >E P]MISSIBLE AT MO/4 

,:AT CAUSES ! 9EQUITABLE DI/RIBUTION ( WEAL?8 0,COMPETITION10 CRY ! ,/ATE ,SOCIALI/S4 ,& IF !Y >E RI<T1 !N1 9DE$1 WE >E 9 A BAD BOX1 = WE %ALL1 9 ?AT CASE1 NEV] BE ABLE TO GET WEAL? )\T SACRIFIC+ LIB]TY1 & LIB]TY WE MU/ HAVE1 :E!R OR NO4 ,BUT1 LUCKILY1 !Y >E NOT RI<T4 ,IT IS NOT COMPETITION1 BUT MONOPOLY1 ?AT DEPRIVES LABOR ( ITS PRODUCT4 ,WAGES1 9H]ITANCE1 GIFTS1 & GAMBL+ ASIDE1 EV]Y PROCESS BY :I* ME ACQUIRE WEAL?1 RE/S UPON A MONOPOLY1 A PROHIBITION1 A D5IAL ( LIB]TY4 ,9T]E/ & R5T ( BUILD+S RE/ ON ! BANK+ MONOPOLY1 ! PROHIBITION ( COMPETITION 9 F9ANCE1 ! D5IAL ( ! LIB]TY TO ISSUE CURR5CY2 GR\ND R5T RE/S ON ! L& MONOPOLY1 ! D5IAL ( ! LIB]TY TO USE VACANT L&2 PR(ITS 9 EXCESS ( WAGES RE/ UPON ! T>IFF & PAT5T MONOPOLIES1 ! PROHIBITION OR LIMITATION ( COMPETITION 9 ! 9DU/RIES & >TS4 ,!RE IS BUT ONE EXCEPTION1 & ?AT A COMP>ATIVELY TRIVIAL ONE2 ,I REF] TO ECONOMIC R5T AS DI/+UI%$ FROM MONOPOLI/IC R5T4 ,?IS DOES NOT RE/ UPON A D5IAL ( LIB]TY2 IT IS ONE ( NATURE'S 9EQUALITIES4 ,IT PROBABLY WILL REMA9 ) US ALWAYS4 ,COMPLETE LIB]TY WILL V]Y MU* LESS5 IT2 ( ?AT ,I HAVE NO D\BT4 ,BUT ,I DO NOT EV] EXPECT IT TO EV] REA* ! VANI%+ PO9T TO :I* ,MR4 ,M',CREADY LOOKS =W>D SO CONFID5TLY4 ,AT ! WOR/1 H[EV]1 IT WILL BE A SMALL MATT]1 NO MORE WOR? CONSID]ATION 9 COMP>ISON ) LIB]TY ?AN ! SLI<T DISP>ITY ?AT WILL ALWAYS EXI/ 9 CONSEQU5CE ( 9EQUALITIES ( SKILL4 

,IF1 !N1 ALL !SE ME?ODS ( EXTORTION FROM LABOR RE/ UPON D5IALS ( LIB]TY1 PLA9LY ! REM$Y CONSI/S 9 ! REALIZATION ( LIB]TY4 ,DE/ROY ! BANK+ MONOPOLY1 E/ABLI% FRE$OM 9 F9ANCE1 & D[N WILL GO 9T]E/ ON MONEY ?R\< ! B5EFIC5T 9FLU5CE ( COMPETITION4 ,CAPITAL WILL BE SET FREE1 BUS9ESS WILL FL\RI%1 NEW 5T]PRISES WILL />T1 LABOR WILL BE 9 DEM&1 & GRADUALLY ! WAGES ( LABOR WILL RISE TO A LEVEL ) ITS PRODUCT4 ,& IT IS ! SAME ) ! O!R MONOPOLIES4 ,ABOLI% ! T>IFFS1 ISSUE NO PAT5TS.<1.> TAKE D[N ! B>S FROM UNOCCUPI$ L&1 & LABOR WILL /RAI<TWAY RU% 9 & TAKE POSSESSION ( ITS [N4 ,!N MANK9D WILL LIVE 9 FRE$OM & 9 COM=T4 

,?AT IS :AT ,I WANT TO SEE2 ?AT IS :AT ,I LOVE TO ?9K (4 ,& BECAUSE AN>*ISM WILL GIVE ?IS /ATE ( ?+S1 ,I AM AN ,AN>*I/4 ,TO ASS]T ?AT IT WILL IS NOT TO PROVE IT2 ?AT ,I KN[4 ,BUT NEI!R CAN IT BE DISPROV$ BY M]E D5IAL4 ,I AM WAIT+ = SOME ONE TO %[ ME BY HI/ORY1 FACT1 OR LOGIC ?AT M5 HAVE SOCIAL WANTS SUP]IOR TO LIB]TY & WEAL? OR ?AT ANY =M ( ,>*ISM WILL SECURE !M !SE WANTS4 ,UNTIL !N ! F\NDATIONS ( MY POLITICAL & ECONOMIC CRE$ WILL REMA9 AS ,I HAVE \TL9$ !M 9 ?IS BRIEF >TICLE4 

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