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You have quite misunderstood my letter — which I hoped would be a message of peace! I never imagined that you wanted to force on Socialism against the will of the majority — but... I object quite as much to its being forced on a minority. This you do not understand. But to me, to prevent me from working for myself and exchange the produce of my work, & force me to work for the community is a gross interference with my personal liberty equivalent to slavery, & as much beyond the proper sphere of government as is the compelling people to have their children vaccinated [which Wallace condemned as unsafe], to go to church on Sunday &c. &c...Your scheme is essentially a scheme of Government. I say such things are beyond the sphere of Government. If you & others advocated only voluntary Socialism I should have not a word to say against it. You deny that equal opportunities can be given with Socialism. I maintain they can...