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,AU?OR 3 ,C>LO ,CAFI]O 

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,!RE'S NO REASON = S*OL>S TO %RUG !IR %\LD]S SO MU*1 AS IF !Y HAD TO BE> ! WEI<T ( ! :OLE WORLD3 IT WASN'T !Y :O 9V5T$ ! REVOLUTION>Y IDEA4 ,IT WAS ! OPPRESS$ PEOPLE1 :O BY !IR (T5 UNCONSCI\S ATTEMPTS TO %AKE (F ! YOKE ( !IR OPPRESSORS DREW ! ATT5TION ( S*OL>S TO SOCIAL MORALITY2 & IT WAS ONLY LAT] ?AT A FEW R>E ?9K]S MANAG$ TO F9D ?IS 9SUFFICI5T1 & LAT] /ILL ?AT O!RS AGRE$ TO F9D IT COMPLETELY FALSE4 

,YES1 IT IS ! BLOOD SPLIT BY ! PEOPLE :I* 5DS BY =M+ IDEAS 9 S*OL>S' HEADS4 ',IDEALS SPR+ FROM DE$S1 & NOT ! O!R WAY R\ND1' SAID ,C>LO ,PISACANE 9 HIS POLITICAL TE/AM5T1 & HE WAS RI<T4 ,IT IS ! PEOPLE :O MAKE PROGRESS AS WELL AS REVOLUTION3 ! CON/RUCTIVE & DE/RUCTIVE ASPECTS ( ! SAME PROCESS4 ,IT IS ! PEOPLE :O >E SACRIFIC$ EV]Y DAY TO MA9TA9 UNIV]SAL PRODUCTION1 & IT IS ! PEOPLE AGA9 :O FE$ ) !IR BLOOD ! TOR* :I* LI<TS UP HUMAN DE/9Y4 

,:5 A ?9K] :O HAS C>EFULLY /UDI$ ! BOOK ( ! SUFF]+S ( MANK9D DEF9ES ! =MULA ( POPUL> ASPIRATION1 - CONS]VATIVES & REACTION>IES ( ALL K9DS ALL OV] ! WORLD BEG9 %\T+ AT ! TOP ( !IR VOICES3 ',IT'S A SC&AL6' 

,YES1 IT IS A SC&AL3 & WE NE$ SC&ALS2 = IT IS BY ! =CE ( SC&AL ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y IDEA MAKES ITS WAY4 ,:AT A SC&AL WAS /IRR$ UP BY ,PR\DHON :5 HE CRI$3 ',PROP]TY IS !FT6' ,BUT TODAY !RE IS NO MAN ( S5SE OR FEEL+ :O DOES NOT ?9K ?AT ! CAPITALI/ IS ! WOR/ SC\NDREL AMONG ?IEVES2 MORE ?AN ?AT1 - ! ONLY TRUE ?IEF4 ,>M$ ) ! MO/ T]RIBLE 9/RUM5T ( TORTURE1 HUNG]1 HE TORM5TS HIS VICTIM1 NOT = A MOM5T BUT = A LIFETIME3 HE TORM5TS NOT ONLY HIS VICTIM1 BUT ALSO ! WIFE & *ILDR5 ( ! MAN HE HOLDS 9 HIS P[]4 ,! ?IEF RISKS LIB]TY & (T5 LIFE1 BUT ! CAPITALI/1 ! REAL ?IEF1 RISKS NO?+1 & :5 HE /EALS HE TAKES NOT JU/ A P>T BUT ! :OLE ( ! WEAL? ( ! WORK]4 

,BUT IT IS NOT 5\< TO F9D A !ORETICAL =MULA4 ,JU/ AS ! DE$ GAVE RISE TO ! REVOLUTION>Y IDEA1 SO IT IS ! DE$ AGA9 :I* MU/ PUT IT 9TO PRACTICE4 

,AT ! FIR/ ,CONGRESS ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 !RE W]E ONLY A FEW WORK]S 9 ! ,FR5* PROLET>IAT :O ACCEPT$ ! IDEA ( COLLECTIVE PROP]TY4 ,IT NE$$ ! LI<T :I* WAS ?R[N ON ! :OLE WORLD BY ! 9C5DI>IES ( ! ,COMMUNE TO BR+ TO LIFE & TO SPREAD ! REVOLUTION>Y IDEA1 & TO BR+ US TO ! ,HAGUE ,CONGRESS1 :I* BY ! VOTES ( #dh REPRES5TATIVES ( ! ,FR5* WORK]S RECOGNIZ$ FREE COMMUNISM AS ! GOAL4 ,& NEV]!LESS WE /ILL REMEMB] ?AT C]TA9 AU?ORIT>IAN DOGMATI/S1 FULL ( S]I\SNESS & WISDOM1 REPEAT$ ONLY A FEW YE>S AGO ?AT ! ,COMMUNE HAD *ECK$ ! SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T BY GIV+ RISE TO ! MO/ DISA/R\S ( REACTIONS4 ,FACTS HAVE %[N ! S\NDNESS ( ! OP9IONS ( !SE 'SCI5TIFIC SOCIALI/S' 7MO/ ( !M KN[+ NO SCI5CE7 :O TRI$ TO SPREAD AMONG SOCIALI/S ! WELL-KN[N 'POLITICS ( RESULTS'4 

,SO IT IS ACTION :I* IS NE$$1 ACTION & ACTION AGA94 ,9 TAK+ ACTION1 WE >E WORK+ AT ! SAME TIME = !ORY & = PRACTICE1 = IT IS ACTION :I* GIVES RISE TO IDEAS1 & :I* IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE = SPREAD+ !M ACROSS ! WORLD4 

,BUT :AT K9D ( ACTION %ALL WE TAKE8 

,%\LD WE GO OR S5D O!RS ON \R BEHALF TO ,P>LIAM5T1 OR EV5 TO MUNICIPAL C\NCILS8 

,NO1 A ?\S& TIMES ,NO6 ,WE HAVE NO?+ TO DO ) ! 9TRIGUES ( ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,WE HAVE NO NE$ TO GET 9VOLV$ ) ! GAMES ( \R OPPRESSORS1 UNLESS WE WI% TO TAKE P>T 9 !IR OPPRESSION4 ',TO GO TO ,P>LIAM5T IS TO P>LEY2 & TO P>LEY IS TO MAKE PEACE1' SAID A ,G]MAN EX-REVOLUTION>Y1 :O DID PL5TY ( P>LEY+ AFT] ?AT4 

,\R ACTION MU/ BE P]MAN5T REBELLION1 BY WORD1 BY WRIT+1 BY DAGG]1 BY GUN1 BY DYNAMITE1 SOMETIMES EV5 BY BALLOT :5 IT IS A CASE ( VOT+ = AN ELIGIBLE C&IDATE LIKE ,BLANQUI OR ,TR9QUET4 ,WE >E CONSI/5T1 & WE %ALL USE EV]Y WEAPON :I* CAN BE US$ = REBELLION4 ,EV]Y?+ IS RI<T = US :I* IS NOT LEGAL4 

',BUT :5 %\LD WE BEG9 TO TAKE \R ACTION1 & OP5 \R ATTACK8' FRI5DS SOMETIMES ASK US4 ',%\LDN'T WE WAIT UNTIL \R /R5G? IS ORGANIZ$8 ,TO ATTACK BE=E Y\ >E READY IS TO EXPOSE Y\RSELF & RISK FAILURE4' 

,FRI5DS1 IF WE GO ON WAIT+ UNTIL WE >E /RONG 5\< BE=E ATTACK+1 - WE %ALL NEV] ATTACK1 & WE %ALL BE LIKE ! GOOD MAN :O V[$ HE W\LDN'T GO 9TO ! SEA UNTIL HE HAD LE>N$ TO SWIM4 ,IT IS PRECISELY REVOLUTION>Y ACTION :I* DEVELOPS \R /R5G?1 JU/ AS EX]CISE DEVELOPS ! /R5G? ( \R MUSCLES4 ,TRUE1 AT FIR/ \R BL[S WILL NOT BE DEADLY ONES2 P]HAPS WE %ALL EV5 MAKE ! S]I\S & WISE SOCIALI/S LAU<1 BUT WE CAN ALWAYS REPLY3 ',Y\ >E LAU<+ AT US BECAUSE Y\ >E AS /UPID AS ?OSE :O LAU< AT A *ILD FALL+ D[N :5 IT LE>NS TO WALK4 ,DOES IT AMUSE Y\ TO CALL US *ILDR58 ,ALL RI<T !N1 WE >E *ILDR51 = ! DEVELOPM5T ( \R /R5G? IS /ILL 9 ITS 9FANCY4 ,BUT BY TRY+ TO WALK1 WE %[ ?AT WE >E TRY+ TO BECOME M51 ?AT IS TO SAY1 COMPLETE ORGANISMS1 HEAL?Y & /RONG1 ABLE TO MAKE A REVOLUTION1 & NOT SCRIBBL+ $ITORS1 OLD BE=E !IR TIME1 CON/ANTLY *EW+ OV] A SCI5CE :I* !Y CAN NEV] DIGE/1 & ALWAYS PREP>+ 9 9F9ITE SPACE & TIME A REVOLUTION :I* HAS DISAPPE>$ 9TO ! CL\DS4' 

,H[ %ALL WE BEG9 \R ACTION8 

,JU/ LOOK AT AN OPPORTUNITY1 & IT WILL SOON APPE>4 ,EV]Y:]E ?AT REBELLION CAN BE S5S$ & ! S\ND ( BATTLE CAN BE HE>D1 ?AT IS :]E WE MU/ BE4 ,DON'T WAIT TO TAKE P>T 9 A MOVEM5T :I* APPE>S ) ! LABEL ( (FICIAL SOCIALISM ON IT4 ,EV]Y POPUL> MOVEM5T ALREADY C>RIES ) IT ! SE$S ( ! REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALISM3 WE MU/ TAKE P>T 9 IT TO 5SURE ITS GR[?4 ,A CLE> & PRECISE IDEAL ( REVOLUTION IS =MULAT$ ONLY BY AN 9F9ITESIMAL M9ORITY1 & IF WE WAIT TO TAKE P>T 9 A /RUGGLE :I* APPE>S EXACTLY AS WE HAVE IMAG9$ IT 9 \R M9DS1 - WE %ALL WAIT = EV]4 ,DON'T IMITATE ! DOGMATI/S :O ASK = ! =MULA BE=E ANY?+ ELSE3 ! PEOPLE C>RY ! LIV+ REVOLUTION 9 !IR HE>TS1 & WE MU/ FI<T & DIE ) !M4 

,& :5 ! SUPPORT]S ( LEGAL OR P>LIAM5T>Y ACTION COME & CRITICIZE US = NOT HAV+ ANY?+ TO DO ) ! PEOPLE :5 !Y VOTE1 WE %ALL REPLY TO !M3 'C]TA9LY1 WE REFUSE TO HAVE ANY?+ TO DO ) ! PEOPLE :5 !Y >E D[N ON !IR KNEES 9 FRONT ( !IR GOD1 !IR K+1 OR !IR MA/]2 BUT WE %ALL ALWAYS BE ) !M :5 !Y >E /&+ UPRI<T AGA9/ !IR P[]FUL 5EMIES4 ,= US1 AB/5TION FROM POLITICS IS NOT AB/5TION FROM REVOLUTION2 \R REFUSAL TO TAKE P>T 9 ANY P>LIAM5T>Y1 LEGAL OR REACTION>Y ACTION IS ! MEASURE ( \R DEVOTION TO A VIOL5T & AN>*I/ REVOLUTION1 TO ! REVOLUTION ( ! RABBLE & ! POOR4' 

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