,LETT] TO ! ,DIRECTOR ( ! ,CONCI]G]IE #ahid ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,EMILE ,H5RY ,TEXT 3 ,DUR+ ! VISIT Y\ MADE TO MY CELL ,SUNDAY1 ! #a#h? ( ?IS MON?1 WE HAD A QUITE FRI5DLY DISCUSSION ( AN>*I/ IDEAS4 ,Y\ SAID Y\ W]E V]Y SURPRIS$ TO LE>N \R !ORIES 9 A DIFF]5T LIIZE \R CONV]SATION 9 WRIT+1 9 ORD] TO BETT] KN[ :AT ! AN>*I/S WANT4 ,Y\ CAN EASILY UND]/&1 MONSIEUR1 ?AT 9 JU/ A FEW PAGES ONE CAN'T EXP\ND UPON A !ORY :I* ANALYZES \R CURR5T SOCIAL LIFE 9 ALL ( ITS MANIFE/ATIONS2 ?AT /UDIES !SE MANIFE/ATIONS ! WAY A DOCTOR EXAM9ES A SICK BODY1 & :I* !N CONDEMNS !M BECAUSE !Y'RE CONTR>Y TO HUMAN HAPP9ESS &1 9 PLACE ( !M1 BUILDS AN 5TIRELY NEW LIFE1 BAS$ ON PR9CIPLES COMPLETELY ANTAGONI/IC TO ?OSE UPON :I* ! OLD SOCIETY WAS BUILT4 ,BESIDES1 O!RS HAVE ALREADY DONE :AT Y\ ASK ( ME3 ,KROPOTK91 ,RECLUS1 ,SEBA/I5 ,FAURE HAVE SET =? !IR IDEAS1 & PU%$ !IR DEVELOPM5T AS F> AS POSSIBLE4 ,READ ,EVOLUTION ET ,REVOLUTION BY ,RECLUS1 ,LA ,MORALE ,AN>*I/E1 ,LES ,P>OLES D'UN ,REVOLTE1 ,LA ,CONQUETE DU ,PA9 BY ,PET] ,KROPOTK92 ,AUTORITE ET ,LIB]TE1 ,LE ,MA*9ISME ET SES ,CONSEQU5CES BY ,SEBA/I5 ,FAURE2 ,LA ,SOCIETE ,M\RANTE ET L',AN>*IE BY ,GRAVE2 ,5TRE ,PAYSANS 7,FRA ,CONTAD9I7 BY ,MALATE/A2 READ ALSO ! NUM]\S PAMPHLETS & MANIFE/OES ?AT HAVE APPE>$ OV] ! LA/ FIFTE5 YE>S1 EA* EXP\ND+ NEW IDEAS1 ACCORD+ TO :E!R /UDY OR CIRCUM/ANCES SUGGE/$ !M TO !IR AU?ORS4 ,READ ALL ( ?IS & !N Y\ W\LD =M A WELL-F\ND$ JUDGM5T ON AN>*Y4 ,NEV]!LESS1 DON'T ?9K ?AT AN>*ISM IS A DOGMA1 A DOCTR9E ?AT CAN'T BE ATTACK$1 9DISPUTABLE1 V5]AT$ BY ITS FOLL[]S AS ! ,KORAN IS BY ,MUSLIMS4 ,NO1 ! ABSOLUTE FRE$OM ?AT WE CALL = CEASELESSLY EXP&S \R IDEAS1 RAISES !M T[>DS NEW HORIZONS 7FOLL[+ ! WILL ( DIV]SE 9DIVIDUALS7 & REMOVES !M FROM ! RIGID FRAMEWORKS ( REGIM5TATION & CODIFICATION4 ,WE >E NOT 0BELIEV]S20 WE DON'T B[ BE=E ,RECLUS OR ,KROPOTK94 ,WE DEBATE !IR IDEAS1 WE ACCEPT !M :5 !Y DEVELOP SYMPA!TIC IMPRESSIONS 9 \R BRA9S1 BUT WE REJECT !M :5 !Y DON'T /RIKE A *ORD )9 US4 ,WE >E F> FROM POSSESS+ ! BL9D FAI? ( ! COLLECTIVI/S1 :O BELIEVE 9 SOME?+ BECAUSE ,GUESDE SAID IT HAD TO BE BELIEV$ 91 & :O HAVE A CATE*ISM :OSE P>AGRAPHS IT W\LD BE SACRILEGI\S TO DISPUTE4 ,?IS BE+ E/ABLI%$1 ,I AM GO+ TO TRY TO BRIEFLY & RAPIDLY EXP\ND = Y\ :AT ,I UND]/& BY AN>*Y1 )\T 9VOLV+ O!R COMRADES :O1 ON C]TA9 PO9TS1 C\LD HAVE VIEWS DIFF]5T FROM M9E4 ,Y\ W\LD NOT DISPUTE ! FACT ?AT ! CURR5T SOCIAL SY/EM IS EVIL1 & ! PRO( ?AT IT IS1 IS ?AT EV]YONE SUFF]S FROM IT4 ,FROM ! POOR IT9]ANT1 ) NEI!R BREAD NOR RO(1 :O KN[S CON/ANT HUNG]1 TO ! MILLIONAIRE1 :O LIVES 9 FE> ( A REVOLT ( ! POOR ?AT W\LD TR\BLE HIS DIGE/ION1 ALL ( HUMANITY LIVES 9 A /ATE ( ANXIETY4 ,ON :AT BASES DOES B\RGEOIS SOCIETY RE/8 ,PUTT+ ASIDE ! PR9CIPLES ( FAMILY1 FA!RL&1 & RELIGION1 :I* >E NO?+ BUT COROLL>IES1 WE CAN AFFIRM ?AT ! TWO CORN]/ONES1 ! TWO FUNDAM5TAL PR9CIPLES ( ! CURR5T /ATE >E AU?ORITY & PROP]TY4 ,I DON'T WANT TO GO ON ANY LONG] ON ?IS SUBJECT3 IT W\LD BE EASY = ME TO PROVE ?AT ALL ! ILLS WE SUFF] FROM FL[ FROM PROP]TY & AU?ORITY4 ,POV]TY1 !FT1 CRIME1 PRO/ITUTION1 W>1 REVOLUTION >E ALL NO?+ BUT ! RESULTS ( !SE PR9CIPLES4 ,! TWO BASES ( SOCIETY BE+ ?US EVIL1 !RE IS NO REASON TO HESITATE4 ,!RE'S NO NE$ TO TRY ANY ( A GR\P ( PALLIATIVES 7E4G4 SOCIALISM7 ?AT S]VE ONLY TO %IFT ! WRONG4 ,! TWO VICI\S G]MS MU/ BE DE/ROY$1 & ]ADICAT$ FROM SOCIAL LIFE4 ,?IS IS :Y WE AN>*I/S WANT TO REPLACE PRIVATE PROP]TY ) COMMUNISM1 & AU?ORITY ) FRE$OM4 ,NO MORE DE$S ( POSSESSION OR DOM9ATION3 ABSOLUTE EQUALITY4 ,:5 WE SAY ABSOLUTE EQUALITY WE DON'T CLAIM ?AT ALL M5 WILL HAVE ! SAME BRA91 ! SAME PHYSICAL ORGANIZATION3 WE KN[ ?AT !RE WILL ALWAYS BE ! GREATE/ DIV]SITY 9 C]EBRAL & PHYSICAL APTITUDES4 ,IT IS PRECISELY ?IS V>IETY ( CAPACITIES ?AT WILL BR+ 9TO BE+ ! PRODUCTION ( ALL ?AT IS NECESS>Y = HUMANITY1 & WE C\NT ON ?IS AS WELL TO MA9TA9 EMULATION 9 AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY4 ,!RE WILL BE 5G9E]S & LABOR]S3 ?IS IS OBVI\S4 ,BUT ONE WILL NOT BE CONSID]$ SUP]IOR TO ! O!R1 S9CE ! WORK ( ! 5G9E] IS USELESS )\T ! COLLABORATION ( ! LABOR]1 & VISE V]SA4 ,EV]YONE BE+ FREE TO *OOSE HIS TRADE1 !RE WILL EXI/ ONLY BE+S ?AT OBEY1 )\T ANY CON/RA9TS1 ! LEAN+S NATURE PLACES 9 !M 7GU>ANTEE ( GOOD PRODUCTIVITY74 ,H]E A QUE/ION MU/ BE ASK$3 ,& ! LAZY8 ,WILL EV]YONE WANT TO WORK8 ,WE ANSW] YES1 EV]YONE WILL WANT TO WORK1 & H]E IS :Y3 ,TODAY1 ! AV]AGE WORKDAY IS T5 H\RS4 ,MANY WORK]S >E KEPT BUSY AT LABORS ?AT >E ABSOLUTELY USELESS TO SOCIETY1 9 P>TICUL> ON >MAM5TS = ! >MY & NAVY4 ,MANY >E ALSO UNEMPLOY$4 ,ADD TO ?IS A CONSID]ABLE NUMB] ( ABLE-BODI$ M5 :O PRODUCE NO?+3 SOLDI]S1 PRIE/S1 POLICEM51 MAGI/RATES1 CIVIL S]VANTS1 ETC4 ,WE CAN ?US SAY1 )\T BE+ ACCUS$ ( EXAGG]ATION1 ?AT ( A HUNDR$ CAPABLE ( PRODUC+ SOME K9D ( LABOR1 ONLY FIFTY FURNI% AN EF=T TRULY USEFUL TO SOCIETY4 ,IT IS !SE FIFTY :O PRODUCE ALL ( SOCIETY'S RI*ES4 ,FROM ?IS FL[S ! D$UCTION ?AT IF EV]YONE WORK$1 9/EAD ( T5 H\RS ! WORKDAY W\LD DECREASE TO ONLY FIVE4 ,BEYOND ?IS WE %\LD CONSID] ?AT 9 ! CURR5T /ATE ( ?+S ! TOTAL ( MANUFACTUR$ PRODUCTS IS F\R TIMES1 & ( AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ?REE TIMES ! AM\NT REQUIR$ TO MEET HUMANITY'S NE$S2 :I* IS TO SAY ?AT A HUMANITY ?REE TIMES MORE NUM]\S W\LD BE CLO!D1 H\S$1 HEAT$1 F$2 9 A WORD1 W\LD HAVE ALL ( ITS NE$S SATISFI$ IF WA/E & O!R CAUSES DIDN'T DE/ROY ?AT OV]PRODUCTION4 7,Y\ WILL F9D !SE /ATI/ICS 9 ! LITTLE PAMPHLET3 0,! ,PRODUCTS ( ! ,L& & ( ,9DU/RY074 ,FROM :AT HAS GONE BE=E1 WE CAN DRAW ! FOLL[+ CONCLUSION3 ,A SOCIETY :]E ALL W\LD WORK TOGE!R1 & :I* W\LD BE SATISFI$ ) PRODUCTIVITY NOT F> BEYOND ITS CONSUM] NE$S 7! EXCESS ( ! FIR/ OV] ! SECOND W\LD CON/ITUTE A SMALL RES]VE7 W\LD HAVE TO ASK ( EA* ( ITS ABLE-BODI$ MEMB]S AN EF=T ( ONLY TWO OR ?REE H\RS1 P]HAPS LESS4 ,:O W\LD !N REFUSE TO GIVE SU* A SMALL QUANTITY ( LABOR8 ,:O W\LD WANT TO LIVE ) ! %AME ( BE+ HELD 9 CONTEMPT BY ALL & BE+ CONSID]$ A P>ASITE8 444,PROP]TY & AU?ORITY M>* TOGE!R1 ! ONE SUPPORT+ ! O!R TO KEEP HUMANITY 5SLAV$4 ,:AT IS ! RI ORGANISMS1 & ! LABOR]'S /OMA* DEM&S ! SAME SATISFACTION AS ?AT ( ! F9ANCI]4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ONE CLASS TODAY HAS TAK5 ALL1 /EAL+ FROM ! O!R CLASS ! BREAD NOT ONLY ( ITS BODY1 BUT ALSO ( ITS S\L4 ,YES1 9 A C5TURY ?AT WE CALL ONE ( PROGRESS & ( SCI5CE1 IS IT NOT PA9FUL TO ?9K ( ! MILLIONS ( 9TELLIG5CES HUNGRY = KN[L$GE & ?AT CANNOT FL\RI%8 ,H[ MANY *ILDR5 ( ! COMMON MAN1 :O C\LD HAVE BECOME M5 & WOM5 ( GREAT VALUE1 USEFUL TO HUMANITY1 WILL NEV] KN[ ANY?+ BUT ! FEW 9DISP5SABLE NOTIONS TAUY S*OOL4 ,PROP]TY6 ,?AT IS ! 5EMY ( HUMAN HAPP9ESS1 = IT ALONE CREATES 9EQUALITY1 & 9 ITS TRA9 HATR$1 5VY1 BLOODY REVOLT444 ,E/ABLI%$ AU?ORITY S]VES NO O!R PURPOSE ?AN ! SANCTION+ ( PROP]TY4 ,IT IS !RE TO PUT =CE AT ! S]VICE ( ! ACT ( DESPOIL+4 ,WORK BE+ A NATURAL NE$ Y\ WILL ACCEPT ALONG ) ME ?AT NO ONE W\LD FLEE FROM ! DEM& ( AS M9IMAL AN EF=T AS ?AT :I* WE SPOKE ( ABOVE4 7,LABOR IS SO NATURAL A NE$ ?AT ,HI/ORY %[S US SEV]AL /ATESM5 TREAT+ !MSELVES ) JOY FROM ! C>ES ( POLITICS TO WORK AS SIMPLE LABOR]S3 ,TO CITE TWO WELL-KN[N CASES3 ,L\IS ,X,V,I WORK$ ) LOCKS1 & 9 \R DAY ,GLAD/ONE1 0,! ,GREAT ,OLD ,MAN0 .< 9 ,5GLI% 9 ! ORIG9AL.> PR(ITS FROM HIS VACATIONS TO HIMSELF *OP D[N SOME ( ! OAKS ( HIS =E/S1 LIKE A COMMON LUMB]JACK74 ,SO Y\ SEE1 MONSIEUR1 !RE W\LD BE NO REASON TO HAVE REC\RSE TO ! LAW TO AVOID ! PROBLEM ( IDL]S4 ,BUT IF 9 SOME EXTRAORD9>Y CASE SOMEONE WANT$ TO REFUSE HIS ASSI/ANCE TO HIS BRO!RS1 IT W\LD /ILL BE LESS CO/LY TO FE$ ?IS UN=TUNATE1 :O CAN ONLY BE DESCRIB$ AS SICK1 ?AN TO MA9TA9 LEGISLATORS1 MAGI/RATES1 POLICE & PRISON W>D5S TO BREAK HIM D[N4 ,MANY O!R QUE/IONS >ISE1 BUT !Y >E ( A SECOND>Y NATURE1 ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+ BE+ TO E/ABLI% ?AT ! SUPPRESSION ( PROP]TY W\LD NOT CAUSE A CESSATION ( PRODUCTION DUE TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( LAZ9ESS1 & ?AT AN>*I/ SOCIETY W\LD KN[ H[ TO FE$ ITSELF & SATISFY ALL ( ITS NE$S4 ,ALL ! O!R OBJECTIONS ?AT CAN BE RAIS$ WILL BE EASILY REFUT$ BY TAK+ 9SPIRATION FROM ! IDEA ?AT AN AN>*I/ MILIEU W\LD CAUSE TO GR[ 9 EA* ( ITS MEMB]S ! LOVE ( & SOLID>ITY ) HIS LIKE1 = MAN WILL KN[ ?AT 9 WORK+ = O!RS HE WORKS = HIMSELF4 ,A SEEM+LY BETT]-F\ND$ OBJECTION IS ! FOLL[+3 ,IF !RE IS NO MORE AU?ORITY1 IF !RE IS NO FE> ( ! G5D>ME TO /OP ! CRIM9AL'S >M1 DON'T WE RISK SEE+ CRIMES & MISDEMEANORS MULTIPLY AT A FRI ON ITS [N1 S9CE !RE CAN BE NO ATTACKS ON PROP]TY 9 A MILIEU :I* HAS DONE AWAY ) PROP]TY4 ,AS = ! SECOND GR\P1 NO LAW CAN /OP !M4 ,F> FROM ?IS BE+ ! CASE1 ! CURR5T LAW -- :I* ACQUITS A HUSB& :O KILLS HIS ADULT]\S WIFE -- DOES NO?+ BUT FAVOR ! FREQU5CY ( !SE CRIMES4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 AN AN>*I/ MILIEU W\LD RAISE ! MORAL LEVEL ( HUMANITY4 ,MAN WILL UND]/& ?AT HE HAS NO RIE1 UNTIL !Y DISAPPE> COMPLETELY4 ,MONSIEUR1 ,I AM GO+ TO SUMM>IZE = Y\ MY IDEAL ( AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY4 ,NO MORE AU?ORITY1 :I* IS F> MORE CONTR>Y TO HUMAN HAPP9ESS ?AN ! FEW EXCESSES ?AT C\LD OCCUR AT ! BEG9N+ ( A FREE SOCIETY4 ,9 PLACE ( ! CURR5T AU?ORIT>IAN ORGANIZATION1 ! GR\P+ ( 9DIVIDUALS BY SYMPA?IES & AFF9ITIES )\T LAWS OR LEAD]S4 ,NO MORE PRIVATE PROP]TY2 ! GA!R+ 9 COMMON ( PRODUCTS2 EA* ONE WORK+ & CONSUM+ ACCORD+ TO HIS NE$S1 :I* IS TO SAY1 AS HE WI%ES4 ,NO MORE FAMILY1 SELFI% & B\RGEOIS1 MAK+ MAN ! PROP]TY ( WOMAN & WOMAN ! PROP]TY ( MAN2 NO MORE DEM&+ ( TWO BE+S :O LOV$ EA* O!R BUT A MOM5T ?AT !Y REMA9 ATTA*$ TILL ! 5D ( !IR DAYS4 ,NATURE IS CAPRICI\S3 IT ALWAYS DEM&S NEW S5SATIONS4 ,IT WANTS FREE LOVE4 ,?IS IS :Y WE WANT FREE UNIONS4 ,NO MORE FA!RL&S1 NO MORE HATR$ BETWE5 BRO!RS1 PITT+ AGA9/ EA* O!R M5 :O HAVE NEV] SET EYES ON EA* O!R4 ,REPLACEM5T ( ! N>R[ & PETTY ATTA*M5T ( ! *AUV9I/ = HIS C\NTRY BY ! L>GE & FRUITFUL LOVE ( ALL ( HUMANITY1 )\T DI/9CTION ( RACE OR COLOR4 ,NO MORE RELIGIONS1 =G$ BY PRIE/S TO DEGRADE ! MASSES & GIVE !M ! HOPE ( A BETT] LIFE1 :ILE !Y !MSELVES 5JOY LIFE 9 ! H]E & N[4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! CONT9UAL EXPANSION ( ! SCI5CES1 PUT )9 ! GRASP ( EV]Y BE+ :O WILL FEEL ATTA*$ TO !IR /UDY1 LITTLE BY LITTLE BR++ ALL M5 TO A MAT]IALI/ CONSCI\SNESS4 ,! P>TICUL> /UDY ( HYPNOTIC PH5OM5A1 :I* SCI5CE IS BEG9N+ TO BECOME AW>E (1 9 ORD] TO UNMASK ! *>LATANS :O PRES5T TO ! IGNORANT1 9 A M>VEL\S & SUP]/ITI\S LIE PURELY PHYSICAL4 ,9 A WORD1 ABSOLUTELY NO MORE H9DRANCES TO ! FREE DEVELOPM5T ( HUMAN NATURE4 ,! FREE BLOSSOM+ ( PHYSICAL1 C]EBRAL & M5TAL FACULTIES4 ,I AM NOT SO OPTIMI/IC AS TO BELIEVE ?AT A SOCIETY BUILT ON SU* F\NDATIONS WILL >RIVE AT P]FECT H>MONY4 ,BUT ,I HAVE ! PR(\ND CONVICTION ?AT TWO OR ?REE G5]ATIONS WILL SUFFICE TO TE> MANK9D FROM ! 9FLU5CE ( ! >TIFICIAL CIVILIZATION :I* IT SUBMITS TO TODAY & TO RETURN IT TO ! /ATE ( NATURE1 :I* IS ! /ATE ( GOODNESS & ( LOVE4 ,BUT 9 ORD] TO MAKE VICTORI\S ?IS IDEAL1 TO SET AN>*I/ SOCIETY ON A SOLID BASE1 WE MU/ BEG9 ) ! WORK ( DE/RUCTION4 ,! OLD1 WORM-EAT5 $IFICE MU/ BE TORN D[N4 ,?IS IS :AT WE >E DO+4 ,! B\RGEOISIE CLAIMS ?AT WE WILL NEV] >RIVE AT \R GOAL4 ,! FUTURE1 ! 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