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    literaturethatisanndand

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    alittletouchedinitss.

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    people,perialde,basedontheionof

    essentialjustice,butenoughtodistrustlas.

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    keelaboraterulesofy,butaspart

    ofthegreatjokeoflife,errykingat

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    nottobesurprisedordisturbedbyit.enoughtostartsuccessivewavesof

    revolutions,butproseandgobacktotheprevious

    pattesofgovent.ofofficial

    iearules,

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    anistsandchristianitystfailin

    ustbealteredbeynitionbeforeitbeaccepted.theonly

    partofchristianteagsrulyacceptedbytheesepeopleis

    lessasdoves”but”s.”forthesetwo

    virtues,dovelikegentlenessandserpentlike,areattributesoftheue.

    inoneaneffort,butitthefutility

    ofit.thisgeneralattitudeofndhasateodeveloppassivedefeics.

    ”greatthingsallthings,andsllthingsberedutonothing.”onthisgeneralprincipleallesedisputesarepatchedup,allese

    sprograesaredisuilthereare

    peadriceforeverybody.”onebidisnotsogoodasonepass,”sorunsanotherof

    ourproverbs,eahingas”let

    sleepingdogslie.”

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    developsaind,ossandtofind

    oneselfinharnyhtheuniverse.itdevelopsalsocertaiacticsh

    bereterriblethananytacticsofaggression.oarestaurantand

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    thoseadetofeelstebest.itisthestrengthoftheold

    rogue.

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    sofarhthreeofthecharacteristicsthatparalysethe

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    nonchalaisevidentthatsuchaviehoutitsvirtues,andthey

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    apeopleuchoflife,oacceptlifefor

    itish,buthelessthatthislifeshallbeliveddetlyandhappily

    hi.

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    earth,asnyseersofthedo.theyjusttoorderthislifeoh,h

    theyknoayeably,endure

    nobly,andlivehappily.oftheuesofthebition,zealfor

    reforpublicspirit,senseforadventureandhere,theesearedevoid.

    theybingntblanrinexplthenorthpole.but

    theyaretrendouslyiedinthisnplaceheyhavean

    indotablepatieniigableindustry,asenseofduty,alevelheaded

    nsense,,andthatunequalledgenius

    forfindinghappinessinhardenviro梣ualitiesthat

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    toleraobelagin

    deeurope.

    iseeattis,ongthespectacleofpresentdayeurope,thatsheis

    sufferinglessfrolaartness”orintellectualbrilliahanfrohelack

    ofalittlello.itseeattisbarelypossiblethateuropewillo

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