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De Alexander: “The preservation of letters to satisfy an erotic mind is low enough, but deliberately to identify each anonymous or…”

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The preservation of letters to satisfy an erotic mind is low enough, but deliberately to identify each anonymous or initialled letter with the full name of the writer, for the use of a biographer, is an act of treachery of which few men are capable.
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De Alexander
Republican · New York

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This quote criticizes the betrayal involved in revealing the identities of anonymous correspondents for personal gain.

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