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"After those who write letters in performance of a disagreeable duty, and almost side by side with them in point of insignificance, I should put those who write in a manner wholly external, wholly superficial, devoted only to flattery, lavishing praise like gold, without counting it; and those also who weigh every word, who reply formally and pompously, with a view to fine phrases and effects. They exchange words only, and choose them solely for their brilliancy and show. AFTER THOSE WHO WRITE LETTERS IN PERFORMANCE OF A DISAGREEABLE DUTY AND ALMOST SIDE BY SIDE WITH THEM IN POINT OF INSIGNIFICANCE I SHOULD PUT THOSE WHO WRITE IN A MANNER WHOLLY EXTERNAL WHOLLY SUPERFICIAL DEVOTED ONLY TO FLATTERY LAVISHING PRAISE LIKE GOLD WITHOUT COUNTING IT AND THOSE ALSO WHO WEIGH EVERY WORD WHO REPLY FORMALLY AND POMPOUSLY WITH A VIEW TO FINE PHRASES AND DEFECTS THEY EXCHANGE WORDS ONLY AND CHOOSE THEM SOLELY FOR THEIR BRILLIANCY AND SHOW
 place to determine the general character of his correspondence. "It has always been large, especially since he became so celebrated; and, to tell the truth, I am persuaded that, in the future, the correspondence of Proudhon will be his principal, vital work, and that most of his books will be only accessory to and corroborative of this. At any rate, his books can be well understood only by the aid of his letters and the continual explanations which he makes to those who consult him in their doubt, and request him to define more clearly his position. "There are, among celebrated people, many methods of correspondence. There are those to whom letter-writing is a bore, and who, assailed with questions and compliments, reply in the greatest haste, solely that the job may be over with, and who return politeness for politeness, mingling it with more or less wit. This kind of correspondence, though coming from celebrated people, is insignificant and unworthy of collection and classification. M THEM AND HERE IS THE PROPER PLACE TO DETERMINE THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF HIS CORRESPONDENTS IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN LARGE ESPECIALLY SINCE HE BECAME SO CELEBRATED AND TO TELL THE TRUTH I AM PERSUADED THAT IN THE FUTURE THE CORRESPONDENCE OF PRUDENT WILL BE HIS PRINCIPAL VITAL WORK AND THAT MOST OF HIS BOOKS WILL BE ONLY ACCESSORY TO AND CORROBORATIVE OF THIS AT ANY RATE HIS BOOKS CAN BE WELL UNDERSTOOD ONLY BY THE AID OF HIS LETTERS AND THE CONTINUAL EXPLANATIONS WHICH HE MAKES TO THOSE WHO CONSULT HIM IN THEIR DOUBT AND REQUEST HIM TO DEFINE MORE CLEARLY HIS POSITION THERE ARE AMONG CELEBRATED PEOPLE MANY METHODS OF CORRESPONDENCE THERE ARE THOSE TO WHOM LETTER WRITING IS A BORE AND WHO ASSAILED WITH QUESTIONS AND COMPLIMENTS REPLY IN THE GREATEST HASTE SOLELY THAT THE JOB MAY BE OVER WITH AND WHO RETURN POLITENESS FOR POLITENESS MINGLING IT WITH MORE OR LESS WIT THIS KIND OF CORRESPONDENCE THOUGH COMING FROM CELEBRATED PEOPLE IS INSIGNIFICANT AND UNWORTHY OF COLLECTION AND CLASSIFICATION
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