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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. 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
method have written long, finished, charming, flattering, and tolerably natural letters. Beranger furnishes us with the best example of this class. "Proudhon, however, is a man of entirely different nature and habits. In writing, he thinks of nothing but his idea and the person whom he addresses: ad rem et ad hominem. A man of conviction 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 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!  KNOW THAT MANY WHO PURSUE THIS METHOD HAVE WRITTEN LONG FINISHED CHARMING FLATTERING AND TOLERABLY NATURAL LETTERS BERANGE FURNISHES US WITH THE BEST EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASS PRUDENT HOWEVER IS A MAN OF ENTIRELY DIFFERENT NATURE AND HABITS IN WRITING HE THINKS OF NOTHING BUT HIS IDEA AND THE PERSON WHOM HE ADDRESSES AD REM ET AD HOMINEM A MAN OF CONVICTION 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
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