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To release the truth against whatever odds, even if so doing can no longer help the Commonwealth, is a necessity for the soul. TO RELEASE THE TRUTH AGAINST WHATEVER ODDS EVEN IF SO DOING CAN NO LONGER HELP THE COMMONWEALTH IS A NECESSITY FOR THE SOUL
of a Free Press have toiled in vain, I intend no such implication: I intend its very opposite. I shall myself continue in the future, as I have in the past, to write and publish in that Press without regard to the Boycott in publicity and in advertisement subsidy which is intended to destroy it and to make all our effort of no effect. I shall continue to do so, although I know that in "The New Age" or the "New Witness" I have but one reader, where in the "Weekly Dispatch" or the "Times" I should have a thousand. I shall do so, and the others who continue in like service will do so, _first_, because, though the work is so far negative only, there is (and we all instinctively feel it), a _Vis Medicatrix Naturæ_: merely in weakening an evil you may soon be, you ultimately will surely be, creating a good: _secondly_, because self-respect and honour demand it. No man who has the truth to tell and the power to tell it can long remain hiding it from fear or even from despair without ignominy. BEST WORK FREELY FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FREE PRESS HAVE TOILED IN VAIN I INTEND NO SUCH IMPLICATION I INTEND ITS VERY OPPOSITE I SHALL MYSELF CONTINUE IN THE FUTURE AS I HAVE IN THE PAST TO WRITE AND PUBLISH IN THE PRESS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE BOYCOTTON PUBLICITY AND AN ADVERTISEMENT SUBSIDY WHICH IS INTENDED TO DESTROY IT AND TO MAKE ALL OUR EFFORT OF NO EFFECT I SHALL CONTINUE TO DO SO ALTHOUGH I KNOW THAT IN THE NEW AGE OR THE NEW WITNESS I HAVE BUT ONE READER WHERE IN THE WEEKLY DISPATCH OR THE TIMES I SHOULD HAVE A THOUSAND I SHALL DO SO AND THE OTHERS WHO CONTINUE IN LIKE SERVICE WILL DO SO FIRST BECAUSE THOUGH THE WORK IS SO FAR NEGATIVE ONLY THERE IS AND WE ALL INSTINCTIVELY FEEL IT A FIST MITENDRIX NATUREE MERELY IN WEAKENING AN EVIL YOU MAY SOON BE YOU ULTIMATELY WILL SURELY BE CREATING A GOOD SECONDLY BECAUSE SELF RESPECT AND HONOUR DEMAND IT NO MAN WHO HAS THE TRUTH TO TELL AND THE POWER TO TELL IT CAN LONG REMAIN HIDING IT FROM FEAR OR EVEN FROM DESPAIR WITHOUT IGNOMINY
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