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ividualopinionstherefore,thestfordablershallingof
evidencecanoftenleadoonclusionsereleaednonsenseforthe
presentationofsupler,ler,style
fortruthcanneverbeproved;itcanonlybehintedat
itisalsoinevitablethatishouldoffendnyyown
untrynandgreatpatriotsthesegreatpatriots桰havenothingtodo,
fortheirgodisnotgod,andtheirpatriotissnotpatriotisperhapsitoo
loveo,foroneyhe
totatters,andinthesetattersbeparadedthroughthecitystreetsto
death,inchinaortherestoftheworld
iabletonfessbenotashadofuntry
andicanlaybarehertroublesbecauseihavenotlosthopechinaisbiggerthanherlittlepatriots,anddoesnotrequiretheireaysdid,
rightherselfagain
nordoioretheirappreciative
quotationsfroethanthesunderstandingsofuntrynieonlyfor
thenofsilensense,thatsilensenseforchina
ybookcanonlybeunderstood
frohissilepointofviehesepeoplelosttheirsenseof
ultitehunvalues,totheloneispeakfortheyalonee
thanksareduetopearlsbuekind
enuragentandanuscriptbeforeitwas
senttothepressandeditedit,torichardjwalsh
anuscript,
readtheproofsanddetheindexarsselskar
gunn,berdineszoldfritzandbaronessungesteberg,etis
singlyandsotisineinto
indebtedtoethelesspleasantaspectsof
authorship,horse
theauthor
june,1935
shanghaiprologue
i
pelledtothinkabouther,passionalways,
etis,andinationandunderstandingveryrarelyfor
oneeitherlovesorhateschinaperhapsevenliveinchinaone
sotisthinksofherasanold,greatbiguntryainsalooffrohe
quitebelongtoitthataloofnesshasacertainfascinationbutif
oneestoerelyfeelsshe
isthere,atrendousexistenindtoenpass,
aseenglyinnsequentialchaosobeyingitsoenceandenactingits
oa,attistragic,attisical,butalenselyand
boisterouslyreal;thenafteraothinkagain,hwonderand
azentthisti,thereaental;itrelyindicatesher
oneisaronticspolitanindividualoranceited,selfsatisfiedprig,oneeither,
likesordislikeschina,andthenproceedstojustifyoneslikesordislikesthatisjust
asusttakesosortofattitudetoojustifyourselvesas
intelligentbeingsotelloneanotherlittleanecdotes,
triflesofeverydaylife,escapedorcasualendous
iortancethatkeusphilosophersandenableustobee,ity,
eitherherilacablecritics,allohinggoodforher,orelseherardent,
ronticadrersofurse,thesegeneralizationsarerathersillybutthatishow
hunopinionsarefordallovertheisunavoidablethen
aboutarguingealeoutfrohearguntsuprely
satisfiedoftheirtightness,selfassuredthattheyhaveanopinionofchinaandofthe
chinesepeopletheyarethehappypeopleport
rchandisefronepartofittoanother,andherightothers
findtheelvesbesethdoubtsandperplexities,hafeelingofaweand
beent,perhapsofaystificationandtheyendheybeganbut
allofusfeelchinaisthere,agreatsticaldasein
forchinaisthegreateststifyingandstupefyingfactinthedehat
notonlybecauseofherageorhergeographicalgreatnesssheistheoldestliving
nationhantinuousculture;shehasthelargestpopulation;onceshehe
greatesteireintheeofits
stiortantinventions;shehasaliterature,aphilosophy,aoflifeentirely
herosofart,shesoarederelydeaneffortto
flaptheirostost
srulednationonearth,thestpathetiostunabletopull
herselftogetherandforgeaheadgod梚ftherebeagod梚ntendedhertobea
firstongthepeoplesoftheearth,andshehaschosentotakeaback
seatalaattheleagueofnations;andtheentireleagueofnations,h
thebesthehelpher梒annothelphertopullherownhousein
order,cannothelphertostophero
heroilitarists,heroionistsandgentrypoliticians
anostazingfact梥heistheleastnceedabouther
obler,shetookthelossofasliceofterritorythesizeof
geyitselfhoutailiningaworld
rerdretreatandlosinghalfallionsquarelesineightdays,twogenerals,an
uncleandanepheatchingtheirstrengthinszechuenonebeginstowonder
selfcanhelpchinatobee
afirstclassnationinspiteof
heiself,
andanotherdoubtarisesinonesnd:ischinasdestinywillshe
... </P></TD>
ividualopinionstherefore,thestfordablershallingof
evidencecanoftenleadoonclusionsereleaednonsenseforthe
presentationofsupler,ler,style
fortruthcanneverbeproved;itcanonlybehintedat
itisalsoinevitablethatishouldoffendnyyown
untrynandgreatpatriotsthesegreatpatriots桰havenothingtodo,
fortheirgodisnotgod,andtheirpatriotissnotpatriotisperhapsitoo
loveo,foroneyhe
totatters,andinthesetattersbeparadedthroughthecitystreetsto
death,inchinaortherestoftheworld
iabletonfessbenotashadofuntry
andicanlaybarehertroublesbecauseihavenotlosthopechinaisbiggerthanherlittlepatriots,anddoesnotrequiretheireaysdid,
rightherselfagain
nordoioretheirappreciative
quotationsfroethanthesunderstandingsofuntrynieonlyfor
thenofsilensense,thatsilensenseforchina
ybookcanonlybeunderstood
frohissilepointofviehesepeoplelosttheirsenseof
ultitehunvalues,totheloneispeakfortheyalonee
thanksareduetopearlsbuekind
enuragentandanuscriptbeforeitwas
senttothepressandeditedit,torichardjwalsh
anuscript,
readtheproofsanddetheindexarsselskar
gunn,berdineszoldfritzandbaronessungesteberg,etis
singlyandsotisineinto
indebtedtoethelesspleasantaspectsof
authorship,horse
theauthor
june,1935
shanghaiprologue
i
pelledtothinkabouther,passionalways,
etis,andinationandunderstandingveryrarelyfor
oneeitherlovesorhateschinaperhapsevenliveinchinaone
sotisthinksofherasanold,greatbiguntryainsalooffrohe
quitebelongtoitthataloofnesshasacertainfascinationbutif
oneestoerelyfeelsshe
isthere,atrendousexistenindtoenpass,
aseenglyinnsequentialchaosobeyingitsoenceandenactingits
oa,attistragic,attisical,butalenselyand
boisterouslyreal;thenafteraothinkagain,hwonderand
azentthisti,thereaental;itrelyindicatesher
oneisaronticspolitanindividualoranceited,selfsatisfiedprig,oneeither,
likesordislikeschina,andthenproceedstojustifyoneslikesordislikesthatisjust
asusttakesosortofattitudetoojustifyourselvesas
intelligentbeingsotelloneanotherlittleanecdotes,
triflesofeverydaylife,escapedorcasualendous
iortancethatkeusphilosophersandenableustobee,ity,
eitherherilacablecritics,allohinggoodforher,orelseherardent,
ronticadrersofurse,thesegeneralizationsarerathersillybutthatishow
hunopinionsarefordallovertheisunavoidablethen
aboutarguingealeoutfrohearguntsuprely
satisfiedoftheirtightness,selfassuredthattheyhaveanopinionofchinaandofthe
chinesepeopletheyarethehappypeopleport
rchandisefronepartofittoanother,andherightothers
findtheelvesbesethdoubtsandperplexities,hafeelingofaweand
beent,perhapsofaystificationandtheyendheybeganbut
allofusfeelchinaisthere,agreatsticaldasein
forchinaisthegreateststifyingandstupefyingfactinthedehat
notonlybecauseofherageorhergeographicalgreatnesssheistheoldestliving
nationhantinuousculture;shehasthelargestpopulation;onceshehe
greatesteireintheeofits
stiortantinventions;shehasaliterature,aphilosophy,aoflifeentirely
herosofart,shesoarederelydeaneffortto
flaptheirostost
srulednationonearth,thestpathetiostunabletopull
herselftogetherandforgeaheadgod梚ftherebeagod梚ntendedhertobea
firstongthepeoplesoftheearth,andshehaschosentotakeaback
seatalaattheleagueofnations;andtheentireleagueofnations,h
thebesthehelpher梒annothelphertopullherownhousein
order,cannothelphertostophero
heroilitarists,heroionistsandgentrypoliticians
anostazingfact梥heistheleastnceedabouther
obler,shetookthelossofasliceofterritorythesizeof
geyitselfhoutailiningaworld
rerdretreatandlosinghalfallionsquarelesineightdays,twogenerals,an
uncleandanepheatchingtheirstrengthinszechuenonebeginstowonder
selfcanhelpchinatobee
afirstclassnationinspiteof
heiself,
andanotherdoubtarisesinonesnd:ischinasdestinywillshe
... </P></TD>