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papers," and adds : " All anonymous attacks are 

 worthless and condemn themselves, whereas a frank 

 and open opposition is of service to those who de- 

 serve it." 



I may add that I have never been alarmed by the 

 obstacles thrown in the path of a great enterprise, nor 

 by the delays which discussion and contradictory 

 arguments entail, my experience having taught me 

 that what is accomplished too quickly has no deep 

 roots, and that "time hallows only that which he has 

 himself made." 



