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PREFACE TO THE 〃CHARLES DICKENS〃 EDITION OF 〃AMERICAN NOTES〃
MY readers have opportunities of judging for themselves whether the
influences and tendencies which I distrusted in America; had; at
that time; any existence but in my imagination。 They can examine
for themselves whether there has been anything in the public career
of that country since; at home or abroad; which suggests that those
influences and tendencies really did exist。 As they find the fact;
they will judge me。 If they discern any evidences of wrong…going;
in any direction that I have indicated; they will acknowledge that
I had reason in what I wrote。 If they discern no such indications;
they will consider me altogether mistaken … but not wilfully。
Prejudiced; I am not; and never have been; otherwise than in favour
of the United States。 I have many friends in America; I feel a
grateful interest in the country; I hope and believe it will
successfully work out a problem of the highest importance to the
whole human race。 To represent me as viewing AMERICA with ill…
nature; coldness; or animosity; is merely to do a very foolish
thing: which is always a very easy one。