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foodthesuspiandinhispockets
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thattheirprisoneranofgentlebreedingandhadno
businessuponthehighroadsatatied
personyoftherevolutionarystate
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ingetodraghiacktoparisand
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todayastheydidone
hundredandthirtyyearsagoirepeattheereforyour
benefit
‘‘naturehassetnolitstoourhopes;hee;‘‘and
thepianrace;noitschainsand
rchingtreadontheroadoftruthandvirtue
andhappiness;offerstothephilosopheraspectacleh
nsoleshiortheerrors;forthecrisandtheinjustices
illpolluteandafflictthisearth
thepared
toereincident
theshockhasbeensogreatthatithaskilledthelastsparkof
hopeinthebreastsofllionsofntheyinga
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prayersforpeace‘‘isithheyask;‘‘towork
andslaveforthebenefitofcreaturesyetpassed
beyondthestageoftheearliestcaven
thereisbutoneanswer
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theybutitdidnot
antheendofthingsonthentraryitbroughtaboutthe
ingofanewday
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ddleagestheactorsheirpartsuponthat
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aolheadtheaudiencethatapplaudedtheireffortshas
dispersedourrerkscannotpossiblyhurttheirfeelings
butitisverydiffiporary
eventstheproblethatfillthendsofthepeople
s;and
theyhurtustoochortheypleaseustooobedescribed
hthatfaiessing
historyandnotblopetofpropagandaall
thesaishallendeavourtotellyouhpoor
ndorcetfaithinabetterfuture
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edbytheuseofoursocalledhistorical
epochsanintofourparts;theancient
ation;
anddetithelastoftheseteristhest
dangeroustheodeiliesthathepeople
ofthetanachievent
fiftyyearsagotheliberalsofenglandheleadership
ofgladstonefeltthattheproblefatrulyrepresentative
anddeofgoventhadbeensolvedforever
bythesendgreatreforill;en
anequalshareinthegoventployerswhen
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‘‘leapinthedarktheyanscertainof
theircauseandtrustedthathenceforthallclassesofsociety
akethegoventofthei
untryasuccesssincethennythingshavehappened;
andthefeillalivebegintounderstand
thattheyistaken
thereisnodefiniteans
everygenerationstfightthegoodfightaneworperish
asthosesluggishanilsoftheprehistoricworldhave
perished
ifyouoncegetholdofthisgreattruthyouanew
andchbroadervieepfurther
andtrytoigineyourselfinthepositionofyouro
greatgrandchildrenakeyourplaceintheyear
10;000theytooorybuthey
thinkofthoseshortfourthousandyearsduringhwehave
keptatenrerdofouractionsandofourthoughts
theyporaryoftiglath
pileser;theassyriannquerorperhapstheyonfuse
hicedonianthe
greatetoanendhelight
ofthatlongrcialnflictacy
ofthediterraneaneandcarthagefoughtduring
onehundredandtasteryofthesea
thebalkantroublesofthe19thcenturythestrugglefor
freedofserbiaandgreeceandbulgariaandntenegro
tothentinuationofthedisorderednditions
causedbythegreatgrationstheypictures
oftherheicathedralerdayroyed
bygegunsasographoftheacropolis
ruinedtyyearsagoduringawar
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fearofdeath;nangnypeople;asa
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ofproved
istsanddiaevalsurgeons
andthereasonforallthisissileodenand
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warhe‘‘grohisneorld
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esinhey
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ongthefirsttogoandfightandbekilledand
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theseapologiesandvindicationsheandthereal
natureoftheund
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erlyingcausesandhehatpersonal
aitionsandpersonalkednessandpersonalgreedhadvery
littletodoistake;h
isery;ttedwhenour
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anndis
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sloth;andrchesfronehundredtothreehundredyears
behindthesllgroupofurageousleaders
azuluinafrockatisstillazuluadogtrainedtoride
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centurytradesn
ifyoudonotunderstandthisatfirst;readitagainit
eontanditwillexplain
nythingsthathavehappenedtheselastsixyears
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toshoeaninthevietheatres;jokesand
funnyrerksareoftenthrohescreenchthe
audiencethenexttiyouhaveachanceafe
alsttoinhalethebutasendtoread
thelinesothersareabitslo
tenandenwho
donotreadanyrethantheycanhelp;getthepointwhen
thebrighteronesangtheaudiencehavealreadybegunto
deanlife;
asishallnowshowyou
inaforrchapterihavetoldyouhoheideaofthe
roneirentinuedtoliveforathousandyearsafter
thedeathofthelastroneeroritcausedtheestablishnt
ofalargenuerof‘‘itationeiresitgavethe
bishopsofroaselvestheheadofthe
entirean
aberofperfectlyharess
barbarianeandendlesswarfare
becausetheyagic
eallthesepeople;popes;eerorsandplain
fightingnyouorbut
theylivedinaantraditional
issuesothinglivingsothingeered
clearlybothbythefatherandthesonandthegrandsonand
sotheystruggledandsacrificedtheelvesforacauseh
todayfindadozenrecruits
instillanotherchapterihavetoldyouhohegreatreligious
orethanacenturyafterthefirstopen
aationandifyouparethechapter
onthethirtyyearshatoninventions;youwillsee
thatthisghastlybutehefirst
cluysteangineshelaboratories
ofanueroffrenchandgeandenglishscientists
butthelargetooknointerestinthesestrange
ntraptions;andonhagrandtheologicaldiscussion
odaycausesyanoanger
andsoitgoesathousandyearsfroohehistorian
eeuropeoftheoutgoingnine
teenthcentury;andheenwereengagedupon
terrifiationalisticstruggleshelaboratoriesallaround
theseriousfolkonefor
politicsaslongastheyuldforcenaturetosurrenderafew
reofherllionsecrets
youdriving
attheengineerandthescientistandthechest;hina
singlegeneration;filledeuropeandaricaandasiah
theirvastchines;achines;
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inventedneadethesesocheapthatalst
everyoneuldbuytheihavetoldyouallthisbefore
butitcertainlying
tokeeptheeverincreasingnueroffactoriesgoing;the
oetherulersoftheland;neededraw
terialsandalespeciallyalanassof
thepeoplesofthesixteenthand
seventeenthcenturiesandclingingtotheoldnotionsofthe
stateasadynastirpolitisydiaeval
institutionhensuddenlycalledupontohandlethe
highlydeprobleofachanicalandindustrialworld
itdiditsbest;aehhad
beenlaiddouriesbeforethedifferentstatescreated
enorusaresandgigantiavieshe
purposeofacquiringneantlands}
thereinybitoflandleft;therearoseanenglishor
afrenanorarussianlonyifthenatives
objected;theyostcasestheydidnotobject;
andolivepeacefully;providedtheydidnot
interfereondnesorthealnesortheoil
nesorthegoldnesortherubberplantations;andthey
derivednybenefitsfroheforeignoccupation
sotisithappenedthattatesinsearchofraw
terialsepieeti
thenthereeenyearsagowhen
russiaandjapanfoughtforthepossessionofcertainterri
toriesothechinesepeoplesuchnflicts;
hoheexceptionnoonereallydesiredtofight
indeed;theideaoffightingiesandbattleshipsand
subrinesbegantoseebsurdtothenoftheearly20th
centurytheyassociatedtheideaofviolencehthelong
agoageofunlitednarchiesandintriguingdynasties
everydaytheyreadintheirpapersofstillfurtherinventions;
ofgroupsofenglishandaricanandgescientistswho
ogetherinperfectfriendshipforthepurpose
ofanadvanytheylivedina
busyrceandfactoriesbutonly
afeentofthestate;ofthegigantic
nityofpeoplenideals;
riedtowa
theothersbuttheothershtheirown
affairs
ihaveusedsonysilesthatistapologiseforbringing
inoneretheshipofstatethatoldandtrusted
expressionuresque;ofthe
egyptiansandthegreeksandtheronsandtheveians
andtherchantadventurersoftheseventeenthcenturyhad
beenas
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turdycraft;nstructedofwellseasonedwood;and
ndedbyofficershtheircreheir
vesselanditationsoftheartofnavigating
bytheirancestors
thencatheneachinery
firstonepart;thenanotheroftheoldshipofstatewas
changedherdinsionshesailsarded
forsteabetterlivingquartersablished;but
repeopleogodoothestokehole;and
unerative;theydidnot
likeitasoredangerousjobinthe
riggingfinally;andalstierceptibly;theoldwooden
squareriggerhadbeentransfordintoadeoceanliner
butthecaptainandthetesreinedthesatheywere
appointedorelectedinthesawayasahundredyearsbefore
theyesystefnavigationh
hadservedtherinersofthefifteenthcenturyintheir
cabinshungthesachartsandsignalflagshhaddone
serviceinthedaysoflouisxivandfrederickthegreat
inshort;theypletely
inpetent
theseaofinteationalpoliticsisnotverybroadwhen
thoseierialandloniallinersbegantotryandoutrun
eachother;accidentsohappentheydidhappen
youcanstillseetheuretopass
throughthatpartoftheocean
andtheralofthestoryisasileonetheworldis
indreadfulneedofhenewleadership
heurageoftheiroill
regniseclearlythatthebeginningofthe
voyage;andhavetoleaanentirelyneofseanship
theyereapprentices
theyofighttheirothetopagainsteverypossible
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