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“The author of the diary, and the diary itself are, of course, entirely fictional. However, persons such as the author not only, may but positively must, exist in our society when we consider the general circumstances under which our society is formed. I have sought to bring to the view of the public more distinctly than is commonly done, one of the characters of the recent past. He is a representative of a generation still living. This person introduces himself and his views and, as it were, tries to explain the reasons owing to which he has made his appearance and was bound to make his appearance in our midst.”