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disappointnt;becauseitbastic;becauseitoo
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iresstheforeigner;andthereforeithyofchina
abookaboutchina;ustbe
frankandunashad;becausetherealchinesehavealwaysbeenaproudpeople;
proudenoughtobefrankandunashadoftheelvesandtheirustberativeinitsunderstanding;forthechinesehavebeenaboveallpeoples
anheartitstbehurous;
beelloour;
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butsuddenly;asallgreatbooksappear;thisbookappears;fulfillingeverydend
deuponititistruthfulandnotashadofthetruth:itistenproudlyand
hurouslyandhbeauty;seriouslyandhgaiety;appreciativeand
understandingofbotholdandneostprofound;the
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inthisbookihavetriedonlytonicateopinions;
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enterintoarguntsorprovedifferenttheses;butiandjustifiedor
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anyfacets;forheottobe
opentothestdiverseandntradictoryinterpretationsandishallalwaysbeable
toassistaterialanyoneoholdoppositetheses
buttruthistruthandeanonlyat
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survive;andnotind
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第3节
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likesordislikeschina;andthenproceedstojustifyoneslikesordislikesthatisjust
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intelligentbeingsotelloneanotherlittleanecdotes;
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satisfiedoftheirtightness;selfassuredthattheyhaveanopinionofchinaandofthe
chinesepeopletheyarethehappypeopleport
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findtheelvesbesethdoubtsandperplexities;hafeelingofaweand
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allofusfeelchinaisthere;agreatsticaldasein
forchinaisthegreateststifyingandstupefyingfactinthedehat
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