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,TAGS 3 9FLU5CE ( GODW91 POLITICAL JU/ICE1 GODW9'S IDEAS1 WILLIAM GODW91 GODW9'S PR9CIPLES1 GEORGE WOODCOCK1 GODW91 %ELLEY1 POLITICAL1 BOOK4 

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,PHOTO BY ,DEVYN ,CALDWELL1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,WILLIAM ,GODW9 

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,9 ! HI/ORY ( ,5GLI% POETRY1 NO NAME IS MORE SECURE ?AN ?AT ( ,%ELLEY3 HE RANKS ) ! GREATE/ -- ) ,SP5S]1 ,%AKESPE>1 ,MILTON & ,WORDSWOR?1 & ! YE>S ONLY ADD TO ! DEP? ( \R APPRECIATION ( HIS G5IUS4 ,BUT ,%ELLEY'S NAME IS 9DISOCIABLY L9K$ ) ANO!R NAME -- ! NAME ( A MAN TO :OM HE [$ NOT ONLY HIS PHILOSOPY ( LIFE1 BUT EV5 HIS P]SONAL HAPP9ESS1 = HE RAN AWAY ) ! PHILOSOPH]'S DAU<T]4 ,?IS PHILOSOPH] WAS ,WILLIAM ,GODW91 & 9 HIS DAY NO MAN WAS MORE FAM\S4 ,HIS FAME RE/$ ON ONE BOOK1 ?\< HE WROTE MANY O!RS1 & ?IS BOOK1 ,POLITICAL ,JU/ICE1 WAS NOT ONLY :AT WE W\LD N[ CALL A 0BE/-SELL]01 BUT1 IF WE TAKE ACC\NT ( ! EFFECT IT HAD1 A POLITICAL EV5T ( ! FIR/ IMPORTANCE4 

,AN ,9QUIRY ,CONC]N+ ! ,PR9CIPLES ( ,POLITICAL ,JU/ICE & ,ITS ,9FLU5CE ON ,G5]AL ,VIRTUE & ,HAPP9ESS1 TO GIVE IT ITS FULL TITLE1 WAS FIR/ PUBLI%$ 9 ,FEBRU>Y #a#g#i#c1 9 TWO VOLUMES4 ,IT HAD BE5 WRITT5 AT A TIME :5 ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION /ILL SEEM$ TO PREMISE A NEW >M ( LIB]TY & HAPP9ESS -- :51 9 ,WORDSWOR?'S WORDS1 ,EUROPE 

        WAS ?RILL$ ) JOY1 
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     ,& HUMAN NATURE SEEM+ BORN AGA94 

,NOT ONLY ,%ELLY1 BUT ALL ! GREAT FIGURES ( \R ,ROMANTIC ,MOVEM5T CAME UND] ! SPELL ( ?IS BOOK1 & S\<T ! 9TELLECTUAL COMPANION%IP ( ITS AU?OR4 ,COL]IDGE1 ,*>LES ,LAMB1 ,S\!Y1 ,DE ,QU9CEY W]E = A TIME ,GODW9'S DISCIPLES4 ,WORDSWOR? TOLD A Y\NG /UD5T TO BURN HIS BOOKS ON *EMI/RY & READ ,GODW9 ON NECESSITY4 

  

,COL]IDGE & ,S\!Y DECID$ TO PUT ,GODW9'S PR9CIPLES 9TO PRACTICE1 & EVOLV$ A S*EME = A COMMUNITY1 CALL$ A .<8.>1 :I* !Y HOP$ TO E/ABLI% 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,SO GR& WAS ! 9FLU5CE ( ?IS BOOK ?AT IT BECAME A SUBJECT ( GRAVE ANXIETY TO ! GOV]NM5T1 & ! POSSIBILITY ( TAK+ PROCE$+S AGA9/ ,GODW9 WAS DISCUSS$ BY ! ,CAB9ET1 & .<8.> DISMISS$ BECAUSE1 AS ,PITT REM>K$1 A BOOK :I* WAS PRIC$ AT ?REE GU9EAS C\LD NOT HAVE MU* EFFECT BECAUSE ONLY ! PROP]TI$ CLASSES C\LD AF=D TO BUY IT4 

,PITT1 ( C\RSE1 WAS WRONG4 ,NOT EV5 ?REE GU9EAS -- A CONSID]ABLE SUM 9 ?OSE DAYS -- CAN PREV5T NEW & ORIG9AL IDEAS FROM BE+ ABSORB$ BY M9DS :I* >E OP5 TO F]TILIZATION1 & M9DS HAD BE5 =CIBLY .<8.> OP5 BY ! FALL ( ! ,BA/ILLE & SUBSEQU5T EV5TS 9 ,FRANCE4 ,! 9FLU5CE ( ,GODW9 WAS = A TIME WIDESPREAD & DECISIVE1 BUT ! TIDE WAS RUNN+ AGA9/ HIM4 ,! ,REIGN ( ,T]ROR HAD BROK5 \T 9 ,FRANCE & EV]Y:]E1 & ESPECIALLY 9 ,5GL&1 FIR/ EMOTIONAL REVULSION1 & !N 9TELLECTUAL REACTION1 SET 94 ,S\!Y & ,WORDSWOR? DES]T$ ,GODW94 ,COL]IDGE1 ?\< RETA9+ HIS IMM5SE RESPECT = ,GODW9'S 9TELLECT1 BECAME CRITICAL & DECID$LY OPPOS$ TO MO/ ( ,GODW9'S IDEAS4 ,IT WAS LEFT TO ! NEXT G5]ATION -- A G5]ATION BORN 9 ! YE>S ( ,REVOLUTION -- TO TAKE UP ,GODW9'S IDEAS ) SYMPA?Y & C\RAGE1 & TO MAKE !M ! 9SPIRATION ( !IR LIVES4 ,9 P>TICUL>1 IT WAS LEFT TO ! POET ,%ELLEY1 :O WAS BORN ONLY A YE> BE=E ! PUBLICATION ( ,POLITICAL ,JU/ICE1 & :O DID NOT MEET ,GODW9 UNTIL #a#h#a#a1 BY :I* TIME HE WAS ALMO/ =GOTT5 BY ! PUBLIC AT L>GE4 

  

,GODW9'S 9FLU5CE ON ,%ELLEY WAS ABSOLUTE4 ,:5 ,%ELLEY1 AT ! AGE ( #a#h1 FIR/ WROTE TO ,GODW91 SEEK+ HIS ACQUA9TANCE1 HE SAID3 0,! NAME ( ,GODW9 HAS BE5 ACCUM/OM$ TO EXCITE 9 US FEEL+S ( REV]5CE & ADMIRATION4 ,I HAVE BE5 ACCU/OM$ TO CONSID] HIM AS A LUM9>Y TOO DAZZL+ = ! D>KNESS :I* SURR\NDS HIM1 & FROM ! E>LIE/ P]IOD ( MY KN[L$GE ( HIS PR9CIPLES1 ,I HAVE >D5TLY DESIR$ TO %>E 9 ! FOOT+ ( 9TIMACY ?AT 9TELLECT :I* ,I HAVE DELI<T$ TO CONTEMPLATE 9 ITS EMANATIONS40 ,9 A SECOND LETT] HE WAS MORE SPECIFIC4 0,IT IS N[ A P]IOD ( MORE ?AN TWO YE>S S9CE FIR/ ,I SAW Y\R 9E/IMABLE BOOK ON ,POLITICAL ,JU/ICE3 IT OP5$ TO MY M9D FRE% & MORE EXT5SIVE VIEWS2 IT MAT]IALLY 9FLU5C$ MY *>ACT]1 & ,I ROSE FROM ITS P]USAL A WIS] & BETT] MAN4 ,I WAS NO LONG] ! VOT]Y ( ROMANCE2 TILL !N ,I HAD EXI/$ 9 AN IDEAL WORLD -- N[ ,I F\ND ?AT 9 ?IS UNIV]SE ( \RS WAS 5\< TO EXCITE ! 9T]E/ ( ! HE>T1 5\< TO EMPLOY ! DISCUSSIONS ( REASON2 ,I BEHELD1 9 %ORT1 ?AT ,I HAD DUTIES TO P]=M04 

,BY 0DUTIES TO P]=M0 ,%ELLEY MEANT DIRECT REVOLUTION>Y ACTION1 & HE SET (F TO ,IREL& TO CONDUCT A CAMPAIGN = ,CA?OLIC ,EMANCIPATION -- ) POOR RESULTS4 ,! REAL 9FLU5CE ( ,GODW9 WAS TO BE REFLECT$ 9 ! POETIC WORKS ( ,%ELLEY .<UNREADABLE H&WRITT5 9S]T.>4 ,NO PHILOSOPHY WAS EV] SO 5TIRELY TAK5 OV] & TRANSMUT$ 9TO ! F9] TEXTURE ( POETRY AS  
,GODW9'S BY ,%ELLEY4 ,%ELLEY ABSORB$ ,GODW9'S PR9CIPLES NOT M]ELY AS AN 9FLU5CE1 BUT RA!R AS A COMPLETE M5TAL FURNITURE1 & ?\< ,%ELLEY1 AS HE DEVELOP$1 WAS TO [E MORE & MORE TO ,PLATO1 IT WAS NEV] TO ! DETRIMN5T ( HIS ORIG9AL MA/]4 ,%ELLEY RECONCIL$ :AT HE TOOK FROM ,PLATO ) :AT HE RETA9$ FROM ,GODW9 & :AT HE RETA9$ FROM ,GODW9 WAS ! :OLE SY/EM ( ,POLITICAL ,JU/ICE -- 0! FIR/ 

  

MORAL SY/EM01 AS HE DEF9$ IT1 0EXPLICITLY F\ND$ UPON ! DOCTR9E ( ! NEGATIV5ESS ( RI<T2 & ! POSITIV5ESS ( DUTIES -- AN OBSCURE FEEL+ ( :I* HAS BE5 ! BASIS ( ALL ! POLITICAL LIB]TY & PRIVATE VIRTUE 9 ! WORLD04 

,?\< ,POLITICAL ,JU/ICE HAS BE5 NEGLECT$ = MORE ?AN A C5TURY & IT IS N[ IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTA9 ! BOOK 9 ITS C\NTRY ( ORIG91 IT REMA9S ONE ( ! GREAT CLASSICS ( POLITICAL ?\<T1 COMP>ABLE TO ,R\SSEAU'S ,CONTRACT ,SOCIAL & ,M>X'S ,CAPITAL OR ,DE ,TOCQUEVILLE'S ,DEMOCRACY 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,IT EXPRESSES1 MORE ELOQU5TLY ?AN ANY O!R WORK ( ITS K9D1 C]TA9 TRU?S AB\T M5 & SOCIETY :I* HAVE BE5 IGNOR$ = A C5TURY & A HALF4 ,IT .<SIC.> SPITE ( HIS RATIONALISM1 :I* HE 9H]IT$ FROM ! ,AGE ( ,5LI<T5M5T1 & BECAUSE HE HAD HIS DEEP] 9TUITIONS1 ,GODW9 REALIZ$ ?AT ANY SOCIETY COMPATIBLE ) HUMAN HAPP9ESS MU/ BE A LIV+ BODY1 A NATURAL GR[?2 HE REALIZ$ ?AT OPPOS$ TO ?IS IDEA ( SOCIETY WAS A RATIONAL CONCEPT1 ! ,/ATE1 :I* IF ALL[$ TO EX]CISE ITS AU?ORITY 9 DEFIANCE ( NATURAL LAWS & LIMITATIONS1 C\LD ONLY LEAD TO ! 5SLAVEM5T ( ! HUMAN M9D4 ,IF ! AU?ORIT>IAN ,/ATE IS N[ OMNIPOT5T OV] ! GREAT] P>T ( ! WORLD1 & IF PEOPLE >E N[ MORE 5SLAV$ & OPPRESS$ ?AN !Y W]E A C5TURY AGO1 IT IS BECAUSE ! TRU?S EXPRESS$ BY ,GODW9 HAVE BE5 NEGLECT$4 ,!Y W]E TO SOME EXT5T EMBODI$ 9 ! SOCIAL RE=MS 9ITIAT$ 9 ,5GL& BY ,ROB]T ,[51 FROM :I* ! COOP]ATIVE & TRADE UNION MOVEM5TS SPRANG & MANY ( HIS IDEAS W]E TO BE REAFFIRM$ BY POLITICAL PHILOSOPH]S LIKE ,PR\DHON1 ,ELISEE ,RECLUS & ,KROPOTK91 BUT S9CE #ahg A DIFF]5T CONCEPTION ( SOCIALISM OR COMMUNISM HAS PREVAIL$1 & ! PR9CIPLES = :I* ,GODW9 /OOD HAVE BE5 OBSCUR$1 9 MY OP9ION ONLY TEMPOR>ILY1 

  

BY ! PR9CIPLES :I* WE ASSOCIATE ) ! NAME ( ,K>L ,M>X4 

,I W\LD LIKE TO HAVE GIV5 Y\ A MORE DETAIL$ ACC\NT ( ,GODW9'S IDEAS1 & ,I W\LD LIKE TO HAVE GIV5 Y\ A FULL] DEMON/RATION ( ! WAY 9 :I* ,%ELLEY GAVE !SE IDEAS A POETIC =M4 ,BUT !SE TASKS >E BEYOND ! SCOPE ( A %ORT TALK1 & ,I CAN ONLY RECOMM5D Y\ TO EXPLORE ! SUBJECT FUR!R 9 ! EXCELL5T /UDY ( ,GODW9 :I* ,GEORGE ,WOODCOCK HAS JU/ WRITT54 ,GEORGE ,WOODCOCK IS ONE ( \R Y\NG] POETS1 & ! $ITOR ( A LIT]>Y REVIEW CALL$ ,N[4 ,?IS IS HIS FIR/ V5TURE 9TO ! FIELD ( BIOGRAPHY & CRITICISM1 & ! G5]\S WELCOME :I* IT HAS RECEIV$ 9 ! ,5GLI% PRESS IS A TRIBUTE1 NOT ONLY TO ,MR ,WOODCOCK'S LIT]>Y GIFTS1 BUT ALSO TO ! VITALITY ( ,GODW9'S IDEAS1 & TO ! R5EW$ 9T]E/ 9 !M :I* IS N[ MANIFE/ AMONG ! Y\NG] G5]ATION 9 ,5GL&4 

   
  

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