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I am well aware of the nature of the community to whose serious consideration I now wish to commend that conversation  I know it to be a community which is striving to educate and enlighten its members on a scale so magnificently out of proportion to its size that it must put all larger cities to shame. I AM WELL AWARE OF THE NATURE OF THE COMMUNITY TO WHOSE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION I NOW WISH TO COMMEND THAT CONVERSATION I KNOW IT TO BE A COMMUNITY WHICH IS STRIVING TO EDUCATE AND ENLIGHTEN ITS MEMBERS ON A SCALE SO MAGNIFICENTLY OUT OF PROPORTION TO ITS SIZE THAT IT MUST PUT ALL LARGER CITIES TO SHAME
of this kind from me. I happened once, in strange but perfectly harmless circumstances, to overhear a conversation on this subject between two remarkable men, and the more striking points of the discussion, together with their manner of handling the theme, are so indelibly imprinted on my memory that, whenever I reflect on these matters, I invariably find myself falling into their grooves of thought. I cannot, however, profess to have the same courageous confidence which they displayed, both in their daring utterance of forbidden truths, and in the still more daring conception of the hopes with which they astonished me. It therefore seemed to me to be in the highest degree important that a record of this conversation should be made, so that others might be incited to form a judgment concerning the striking views and conclusions it contains: and, to this end, I had special grounds for believing that I should do well to avail myself of the opportunity afforded by this course of lectures. MAY EXPECT SOMETHING OF THIS KIND FROM ME I HAPPEN ONCE IN STRANGE BUT PERFECTLY HARMLESS CIRCUMSTANCES TO OVERHEAR A CONVERSATION ON THIS SUBJECT BETWEEN TWO REMARKABLE MEN AND THE MORE STRIKING POINTS OF THE DISCUSSION TOGETHER WITH THEIR MANNER OF HANDLING THE THEME ARE SO INDELIBLY IMPRINTED ON MY MEMORY THAT WHENEVER I REFLECT ON THESE MATTERS I INVARIABLY FIND MYSELF FALLING INTO THEIR GROOVES OF THOUGHT I CANNOT HOWEVER PROFESS TO HAVE THE SAME COURAGEOUS CONFIDENCE WHICH THEY DISPLAYED BOTH IN THEIR DARING UTTERANCE OF FORBIDDEN TRUTHS AND IN THAT STILL MORE DARING CONCEPTION OF THE HOPES WITH WHICH THEY ASTONISHED ME IT THEREFORE SEEMS TO ME TO BE IN THE HIGHEST DEGREE IMPORTANT THAT A RECORD OF THIS CONVERSATION SHOULD BE MADE SO THAT OTHERS MIGHT BE INCITED TO FORM A JUDGMENT CONCERNING THE STRIKING VIEWS AND CONCLUSIONS IT CONTAINS AND TO THIS END I HAD SPECIAL GROUNDS FOR BELIEVING THAT I SHOULD DO WELL TO AVAIL MYSELF OF THE OPPORTUNITY AFFORDED BY THIS COURSE OF LECTURES
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