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"Proudhon, whoever addresses him, is always ready; he quits the page of the book on which he is at work to answer you with the same pen, and that without losing patience, without getting confused, without sparing or complaining of his ink; he is a public man, devoted to the propagation of his idea by all methods, and the best method, with him, is always the present one, the latest one. PRUDENT WHOEVER ADDRESSES HIM IS ALWAYS READY HE QUITS THE PAGE OF THE BOOK ON WHICH HE IS AT WORK TO ANSWER YOU WITH THE SAME PEN AND THAT WITHOUT LOSING PATIENCE WITHOUT GETTING CONFUSED WITHOUT SPARING OR COMPLAINING OF HIS INK HE IS A PUBLIC MAN DEVOTED TO THE PROPAGATION OF HIS IDEA BY ALL METHODS AND THE BEST METHOD WITH HIM IS ALWAYS THE PRESENT ONE THE LATEST ONE
es not weary him; to be questioned does not annoy him. When approached, he cares only to know that your motive is not one of futile curiosity, but the love of truth; he assumes you to be serious, he replies, he examines your objections, sometimes verbally, sometimes in writing; for, as he remarks, 'if there be some points which correspondence can never settle, but which can be made clear by conversation in two minutes, at other times just the opposite is the case: an objection clearly stated in writing, a doubt well expressed, which elicits a direct and positive reply, helps things along more than ten hours of oral intercourse!' In writing to you he does not hesitate to treat the subject anew; he unfolds to you the foundation and superstructure of his thought: rarely does he confess himself defeated--it is not his way; he holds to his position, but admits the breaks, the variations, in short, the EVOLUTION of his mind. The history of his mind is in his letters; there it must be sought. ION AND DOCTRINE TO WRITE DOES NOT WEARY HIM TO BE QUESTIONED DOES NOT ANNOY HIM WHEN APPROACHED HE CARES ONLY TO KNOW THAT YOUR MOTIVE IS NOT ONE OF FUTILE CURIOSITY BUT THE LOVE OF TRUTH HE ASSUMES YOU TO BE SERIOUS HE REPLIES HE EXAMINES YOUR OBJECTIONS SOMETIMES FOR A POLICE SOMETIMES IN WRITING FOR AS HE REMARKS IF THERE BE SOME POINTS WHICH CORRESPONDENCE CAN NEVER SETTLE BUT WHICH CAN BE MADE CLEAR BY CONVERSATION IN TWO MINUTES AT OTHER TIMES JUST THE OPPOSITE IS THE CASE AN OBJECTION CLEARLY STATED IN WRITING A DOUBT WELL EXPRESSED WHICH ELICITS A DIRECT AND POSITIVE REPLY HELPS THINGS ALONG MORE THAN TEN HOURS OF ORAL INTERCOURSE IN WRITING TO YOU HE DOES NOT HESITATE TO TREAT THE SUBJECT ANEW HE UNFOLDS TO YOU THE FOUNDATION AND SUPERSTRUCTURE OF HIS THOUGHT RARELY DOES HE CONFESS HIMSELF DEFEATED IT IS NOT HIS WAY HE HOLDS TO HIS POSITION BUT AMIDST THE BREAKS THE VARIATIONS IN SHORT THE EVOLUTION OF HIS MIND THE HISTORY OF HIS MIND IS IN HIS LETTERS THERE IT MUST BE SOUGHT
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