The Spirit of the Age
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\u003ci\u003efor\u003c/i\u003e \"Arburthnot,\" \u003ci\u003eread\u003c/i\u003e, Arbuthnot.\u003cbr /\u003e\np. 78, \u003ci\u003efor\u003c/i\u003e \"anchorite in his cell,\" \u003ci\u003eread\u003c/i\u003e, magician in his cell.\u003cbr /\u003e\np. 231, \u003ci\u003edele\u003c/i\u003e comma after \"contend with,\"\u003cbr /\u003e\np. 232, \u003ci\u003efor\u003c/i\u003e powers,\" \u003ci\u003eread\u003c/i\u003e, power.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026#32;\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n \n\u003cp\u003eThis work was published before January 1, 1931, and is in the \u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain\" title=\"w:Public domain\"\u003epublic domain\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\n \u003c/article\u003e"},{"Kind":"TextSection","Title":"Core Thesis","Paragraphs":["Mill analyzes modern intellectual authority, public opinion, 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