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That is the reason I have written the few pages printed here: To convince men that even to day one can do something in the way of political reform, and that even to day there is room for something of free speech. THAT IS THE REASON I HAVE WRITTEN THESE FEW PAGES PRINTED HERE TO CONVINCE MEN THAT EVEN TO DAY ONE CAN DO SOMETHING IN THE WAY OF POLITICAL REFORM AND THAT EVEN TO DAY THERE IS ROOM FOR SOMETHING OF FREE SPEECH
e and more apparent. The reason is, of course, the principle which was a commonplace with antiquity, though it was almost forgotten in the last modern generation, that truth has a power of its own. Mere indignation against organized falsehood, mere revolt against it, is creative. It is the thesis of this little essay, as you will see, that the Free Press will succeed in its main object which is the making of the truth known. There was a moment, I confess, when I would not have written so hopefully. Some years ago, especially after I had founded the "Eye-Witness," I was, in the tedium of the effort, half convinced that success could not be obtained. It is a mood which accompanies exile. To produce that mood is the very object of the boycott to which the Free Press is subjected. But I have lived, in the last five years, to see that this mood was false. It is now clear that steady work in the exposure of what is evil, whatever forces are brought to bear against that exposure, bears fruit.  THE WORK IT IS DOING GROWS MORE AND MORE APPARENT THE REASON IS OF COURSE THE PRINCIPLE WHICH WAS A COMMONPLACE WITH ANTIQUITY THOUGH IT WAS ALMOST FORGOTTEN IN THE LAST MODERN GENERATION THAT TRUTH HAS A POWER OF ITS OWN MERE INDIGNATION AGAINST ORGANIZED FALSEHOOD MERE REVOLT AGAINST IT IS CREATIVE IT IS THE THESIS OF THIS LITTLE ESSAY AS YOU WILL SEE THAT THE FREE PRESS WILL SUCCEED IN ITS MAIN OBJECT WHICH IS THE MAKING OF THE TRUTH KNOWN THERE WAS A MOMENT I CONFESS WHEN I WOULD NOT HAVE WRITTEN SO HOPEFULLY SOME YEARS AGO ESPECIALLY AFTER I HAD FOUNDED THE EYE WITNESS I WAS IN THE TEDIUM OF THE EFFORT HALF CONVINCED THAT SUCCESS COULD NOT BE OBTAINED IT IS A MOOD WHICH ACCOMPANIES EXILE TO PRODUCE THAT MOOD IS THE VERY OBJECT OF THE BOYCOT TO WHICH THE FREE PRESS IS SUBJECTED BUT I HAVE LIVED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS TO SEE THAT THIS MOOD WAS FALSE IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT STEADY WORK IN THE EXPOSURE OF WHAT IS EVIL WHATEVER FORCES ARE BROUGHT TO BEAR AGAINST THAT EXPOSURE BEARS FRUIT
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