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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

,TAGS 3 M9ORITIES V]SUS MAJORITIES1 SPOK5 WORD1 AN>*ISM1 FREE1 M9D1 PEOPLE1 IDEAS1 MASSES1 MEET+S1 SPEAK4 

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,PHOTO BY ,LILIAN ,WAGDY1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,SOME TW5TY-ONE YE>S AGO ,I HE>D ! FIR/ GREAT ,AN>*I/ SPEAK]--! 9IMITABLE ,JOHN ,MO/4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ME !N1 & = MANY YE>S AFT]1 ?AT ! SPOK5 WORD HURL$ =? AMONG ! MASSES ) SU* WOND]FUL ELOQU5CE1 SU* 5?USIASM & FIRE1 C\LD NEV] BE ]AS$ FROM ! HUMAN M9D & S\L4 ,H[ C\LD ANY ONE ( ALL ! MULTITUDES :O FLOCK$ TO ,MO/'S MEET+S ESCAPE HIS PROPHETIC VOICE6 ,SURELY !Y HAD BUT TO HE> HIM TO ?R[ (F !IR OLD BELIEFS1 & SEE ! TRU? & BEAUTY ( ,AN>*ISM6 

,MY ONE GREAT LONG+ !N WAS TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ) ! TONGUE ( ,JOHN ,MO/1--?AT ,I1 TOO1 MI<T ?US REA* ! MASSES4 ,OH1 = ! NAIVETY ( ,Y\?'S 5?USIASM6 ,IT IS ! TIME :5 ! H>DE/ ?+ SEEMS BUT *ILD'S PLAY4 ,IT IS ! ONLY P]IOD 9 LIFE WOR? :ILE4 ,ALAS6 ,?IS P]IOD IS BUT ( %ORT DURATION4 ,LIKE ,SPR+1 ! ,/URM UND ,DRANG P]IOD ( ! PROPAG&I/ BR+S =? GR[?1 FRAIL & DELICATE1 TO BE MATUR$ OR KILL$ ACCORD+ TO ITS P[]S ( RESI/ANCE AGA9/ A ?\S& VICISSITUDES4 

,MY GREAT FAI? 9 ! WOND] WORK]1 ! SPOK5 WORD1 IS NO MORE4 ,I HAVE REALIZ$ ITS 9ADEQUACY TO AWAK5 ?\<T1 OR EV5 EMOTION4 ,GRADUALLY1 & ) NO SMALL /RUGGLE AGA9/ ?IS REALIZATION1 ,I CAME TO SEE ?AT ORAL PROPAG&A IS AT BE/ BUT A MEANS ( %AK+ PEOPLE FROM !IR LE?>GY3 IT LEAVES NO LA/+ IMPRESSION4 ,! V]Y FACT ?AT MO/ PEOPLE ATT5D MEET+S ONLY IF >\S$ BY NEWSPAP] S5SATIONS1 OR BECAUSE !Y EXPECT TO BE AMUS$1 IS PRO( ?AT !Y REALLY HAVE NO 9N] URGE TO LE>N4 

,IT IS ALTOGE!R DIFF]5T ) ! WRITT5 MODE ( HUMAN EXPRESSION4 ,NO ONE1 UNLESS 9T5SELY 9T]E/$ 9 PROGRESSIVE IDEAS1 WILL BO!R ) S]I\S BOOKS4 ,?AT LEADS ME TO ANO!R DISCOV]Y MADE AFT] MANY YE>S ( PUBLIC ACTIVITY4 ,IT IS ?IS3 ,ALL CLAIMS ( $UCATION NOT)/&+1 ! PUPIL WILL ACCEPT ONLY ?AT :I* HIS M9D CRAVES4 ,ALREADY ?IS TRU? IS RECOGNIZ$ BY MO/ MOD]N $UCATORS 9 RELATION TO ! IMMATURE M9D4 ,I ?9K IT IS EQUALLY TRUE REG>D+ ! ADULT4 ,AN>*I/S OR REVOLUTIONI/S CAN NO MORE BE MADE ?AN MUSICIANS4 ,ALL ?AT CAN BE DONE IS TO PLANT ! SE$S ( ?\<T4 ,:E!R SOME?+ VITAL WILL DEVELOP DEP5DS L>GELY ON ! F]TILITY ( ! HUMAN SOIL1 ?\< ! QUALITY ( ! 9TELLECTUAL SE$ MU/ NOT BE OV]LOOK$4 

,9 MEET+S ! AUDI5CE IS DI/RACT$ BY A ?\S& NON-ESS5TIALS4 ,! SPEAK]1 ?\< EV] SO ELOQU5T1 CANNOT ESCAPE ! RE/LESSNESS ( ! CR[D1 ) ! 9EVITABLE RESULT ?AT HE WILL FAIL TO /RIKE ROOT4 ,9 ALL PROBABILITY HE WILL NOT EV5 DO JU/ICE TO HIMSELF4 

,! RELATION BETWE5 ! WRIT] & ! READ] IS MORE 9TIMATE4 ,TRUE1 BOOKS >E ONLY :AT WE WANT !M TO BE2 RA!R1 :AT WE READ 9TO !M4 ,?AT WE CAN DO SO DEMON/RATES ! IMPORTANCE ( WRITT5 AS AGA9/ ORAL EXPRESSION4 ,IT IS ?IS C]TA9TY :I* HAS 9DUC$ ME TO GA!R 9 ONE VOLUME MY IDEAS ON V>I\S TOPICS ( 9DIVIDUAL & SOCIAL IMPORTANCE4 ,!Y REPRES5T ! M5TAL & S\L /RUGGLES ( TW5TY-ONE YE>S1--! CONCLUSIONS D]IV$ AFT] MANY *ANGES & 9N] REVISIONS4 

,I AM NOT SANGU9E 5\< TO HOPE ?AT MY READ]S WILL BE AS NUM]\S AS ?OSE :O HAVE HE>D ME4 ,BUT ,I PREF] TO REA* ! FEW :O REALLY WANT TO LE>N1 RA!R ?AN ! MANY :O COME TO BE AMUS$4 

,AS TO ! BOOK1 IT MU/ SPEAK = ITSELF4 ,EXPLANATORY REM>KS DO BUT DETRACT FROM ! IDEAS SET =?4 ,H[EV]1 ,I WI% TO =E/ALL TWO OBJECTIONS :I* WILL UND\BT$LY BE RAIS$4 ,ONE IS 9 REF]5CE TO ! ESSAY ON ,AN>*ISM2 ! O!R1 ON ,M9ORITIES V]SUS ,MAJORITIES4 

0,:Y DO Y\ NOT SAY H[ ?+S WILL BE OP]AT$ UND] ,AN>*ISM80 IS A QUE/ION ,I HAVE HAD TO MEET ?\S&S ( TIMES4 ,BECAUSE ,I BELIEVE ?AT ,AN>*ISM CAN NOT CONSI/5TLY IMPOSE AN IRON-CLAD PROGRAM OR ME?OD ON ! FUTURE4 ,! ?+S EV]Y NEW G5]ATION HAS TO FI<T1 & :I* IT CAN LEA/ OV]COME1 >E ! BURD5S ( ! PA/1 :I* HOLDS US ALL AS 9 A NET4 ,AN>*ISM1 AT LEA/ AS ,I UND]/& IT1 LEAVES PO/]ITY FREE TO DEVELOP ITS [N P>TICUL> SY/EMS1 9 H>MONY ) ITS NE$S4 ,\R MO/ VIVID IMAG9ATION CAN NOT =ESEE ! POT5TIALITIES ( A RACE SET FREE FROM EXT]NAL RE/RA9TS4 ,H[1 !N1 CAN ANY ONE ASSUME TO MAP \T A L9E ( CONDUCT = ?OSE TO COME8 ,WE1 :O PAY DE>LY = EV]Y BREA? ( PURE1 FRE% AIR1 MU/ GU>D AGA9/ ! T5D5CY TO FETT] ! FUTURE4 ,IF WE SUCCE$ 9 CLE>+ ! SOIL FROM ! RUBBI% ( ! PA/ & PRES5T1 WE WILL LEAVE TO PO/]ITY ! GREATE/ & SAFE/ H]ITAGE ( ALL AGES4 

,! MO/ DI%E>T5+ T5D5CY COMMON AMONG READ]S IS TO TE> \T ONE S5T5CE FROM A WORK1 AS A CRIT]ION ( ! WRIT]'S IDEAS OR P]SONALITY4 ,FRI$RI* ,NIETZS*E1 = 9/ANCE1 IS DECRI$ AS A HAT] ( ! WEAK BECAUSE HE BELIEV$ 9 ! ,UEB]M5S*4 ,IT DOES NOT OCCUR TO ! %ALL[ 9T]PRET]S ( ?AT GIANT M9D ?AT ?IS VISION ( ! ,UEB]M5S* ALSO CALL$ = A /ATE ( SOCIETY :I* WILL NOT GIVE BIR? TO A RACE ( WEAKL+S & SLAVES4 

,IT IS ! SAME N>R[ ATTITUDE :I* SEES 9 ,MAX ,/IRN] NAU<T BUT ! APO/LE ( ! !ORY 0EA* = HIMSELF1 ! DEVIL TAKE ! H9D ONE40 ,?AT ,/IRN]'S 9DIVIDUALISM CONTA9S ! GREATE/ SOCIAL POSSIBILITIES IS UTT]LY IGNOR$4 ,YET1 IT IS NEV]!LESS TRUE ?AT IF SOCIETY IS EV] TO BECOME FREE1 IT WILL BE SO ?R\< LIB]AT$ 9DIVIDUALS1 :OSE FREE EF=TS MAKE SOCIETY4 

,!SE EXAMPLES BR+ ME TO ! OBJECTION ?AT WILL BE RAIS$ TO ,M9ORITIES V]SUS ,MAJORITIES4 ,NO D\BT1 ,I %ALL BE EXCOMMUNICAT$ AS AN 5EMY ( ! PEOPLE1 BECAUSE ,I REPUDIATE ! MASS AS A CREATIVE FACTOR4 ,I %ALL PREF] ?AT RA!R ?AN BE GUILTY ( ! DEMAGOGIC PLATITUDES SO COMMONLY 9 VOGUE AS A BAIT = ! PEOPLE4 ,I REALIZE ! MALADY ( ! OPPRESS$ & DIS9H]IT$ MASSES ONLY TOO WELL1 BUT ,I REFUSE TO PRESCRIBE ! USUAL RIDICUL\S PALLIATIVES :I* ALL[ ! PATI5T NEI!R TO DIE NOR TO RECOV]4 ,ONE CANNOT BE TOO EXTREME 9 DEAL+ ) SOCIAL ILLS2 BESIDES1 ! EXTREME ?+ IS G5]ALLY ! TRUE ?+4 ,MY LACK ( FAI? 9 ! MAJORITY IS DICTAT$ BY MY FAI? 9 ! POT5TIALITIES ( ! 9DIVIDUAL4 ,ONLY :5 ! LATT] BECOMES FREE TO *OOSE HIS ASSOCIATES = A COMMON PURPOSE1 CAN WE HOPE = ORD] & H>MONY \T ( ?IS WORLD ( *AOS & 9EQUALITY4 

,= ! RE/1 MY BOOK MU/ SPEAK = ITSELF4 

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