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Mere knowledge of our public evils, economic and political, will henceforward spread; and though we must suffer the external consequences of so prolonged a regime of lying, the lies are now known to be lies. MERE KNOWLEDGE OF OUR PUBLIC EVILS ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WILL HENCEFORWARD SPREAD AND THOUGH WE MUST SUFFER THE EXTERNAL CONSEQUENCES OF SO PROLONGED A REGIME OF LYING THE LIES ARE NOW KNOWN TO BE LIES
ss could not be obtained. It is a mood which accompanies exile. To produce that mood is the very object of the boycott to which the Free Press is subjected. But I have lived, in the last five years, to see that this mood was false. It is now clear that steady work in the exposure of what is evil, whatever forces are brought to bear against that exposure, bears fruit. That is the reason I have written the few pages printed here: To convince men that even to-day one can do something in the way of political reform, and that even to-day there is room for something of free speech. I say at the close of these pages that I do not believe the new spirit we have produced will lead to any system of self-government, economic or political. I think the decay has gone too far for that. In this I may be wrong; it is but an opinion with regard to the future. On the other matter I have experience and immediate example before me, and I am certain that the battle for free political discussion is now won. VINCED THAT SUCCESS COULD NOT BE OBTAINED IT IS A MOOD WHICH ACCOMPANIES EXILE TO PRODUCE THAT MOOD IS THE VERY OBJECT OF THE BOYCOT TO WHICH THE FREE PRESS IS SUBJECTED BUT I HAVE LIVED IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS TO SEE THAT THIS MOOD WAS FALSE IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT STEADY WORK IN THE EXPOSURE OF WHAT IS EVIL WHATEVER FORCES ARE BROUGHT TO BEAR AGAINST THAT EXPOSURE BEARS FRUIT THAT IS THE REASON I HAVE WRITTEN THESE FEW PAGES PRINTED HERE TO CONVINCE MEN THAT EVEN TO DAY ONE CAN DO SOMETHING IN THE WAY OF POLITICAL REFORM AND THAT EVEN TO DAY THERE IS ROOM FOR SOMETHING OF FREE SPEECH I SAY AT THE CLOSE OF THESE PAGES THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE THE NEW SPIRIT WE HAVE PRODUCED WILL LEAD TO ANY SYSTEM OF SELF GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC OR POLITICAL I THINK THAT DECAY HAS GONE TOO FAR FOR THAT IN THIS I MAY BE WRONG IT IS BUT AN OPINION WITH REGARD TO THE FUTURE IN THE OTHER MATTER I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN IMMEDIATE EXAMPLE BEFORE ME AND I AM CERTAIN THAT THE BATTLE FOR FREE POLITICAL DISCUSSION IS NOW ONE
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