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cate becoming attached to a certain individual subject. It thus appears that, as the trio say, the action must be of a somewhat complicated nature, since otherwise there would be no room for the substitution of one line of conduct for another. This describes so much of the unity of quasi-purpose as is manifested on any one occasion. The quasi-purpose or end toward which the action tends may be deliberately and fully purposed, so far as it manifests itself on any one occasion; and in other cases there generally (though not invariably) is a purpose, although it either only partially coincides with the real end or quasi-purpose, or else is quite deluded. For example, perhaps there is (as some have believed) a social instinct in men leading a large number of them to make up a large fund by an insignificant contribution from each of them and to bestow it upon some one of them, chosen by lot, so as to do him a great service at the cost of a very small sacrifice on the part of the others. This would be a beau-

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