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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,H5RY ,MACKAY 

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,*APT] #e3 ,! ,*AMPIONS ( ,LIB]TY 

  

,AUBAN JUMP$1 UP4 

,!RE WAS A RAP AT ! DOOR4 ,! B>-BOY :O CAME EV]Y ,SUNDAY ?RU/ HIS HEAD ?R\< ! DOOR3 0,SIR80 ,HE MI<T CALL AGA9 9 HALF AN H\R4 

,AUBAN LOOK$ AT HIS WAT*4 ,HE HAD AGA9 BE5 MUS+ AWAY A :OLE H\R444 ,IT WAS ALMO/ FIVE O'CLOCK4 ,IT WAS ALREADY GETT+ D>K1 & ,AUBAN LIT A L>GE LAMP :I* ILLUM9AT$ ! :OLE ROOM FROM ! MANTELPIECE4 ,!N HE /IRR$ UP ! FIRE TO A FRE% GL[2 PU%$ ! TABLE ) AN EF=T T[>DS ! W9D[1 SO ?AT !RE WAS A L>GE SPACE BE=E ! FIREPLACE2 & F9ALLY PLAC$ A NUMB] ( *AIRS R\ND ! LATT] 9 A SEMICIRCLE4 ,N[ !RE WAS ROOM = AB\T EI<T OR N9E P]SONS4 

,HE SURVEY$ ! ROOM :I*1 N[ ?AT ! CURTA9S W]E DRAWN1 W>M$ BY ! BLAZ+ FIRE & ILLUM9$ BY ! MILD LI<T1 GAVE ! APPE>ANCE ALMO/ ( COM=T4 

,BUT H[ DIFF]5T IT US$ TO BE3 9 ! TWO SMALL ROOMS 9 ,HOLBORN1 :5 HIS WIFE WAS /ILL LIV+1 -- HIS WIFE :O KNEW SO WELL H[ TO MAKE ?+S COM=TABLE = EV]YBODY 9 ! ,SUNDAY AFT]NOON H\RS3 H[ TO PREVAIL UPON ! MO/ TIMID TO SPEAK HIS ?\<TS1 ! BABBL] TO *ECK HIS TONGUE1 ! BA%FUL TO JO9 9 ! CONV]SATION1 ! PHRASEMONG] TO ?9K1 )\T !IR NOTIC+ IT4 

,IT WAS NOT A R>E ?+ AT ?AT TIME = WOM5 TO ATT5D !SE GA!R+S4 ,BUT ! TONE HAD ALWAYS REMA9$ P]FECTLY NATURAL & FREE FROM ALL CONV5TIONAL CON/RA9T4 

,H] BRIEF ILLNESS HAD SUDD5LY 9T]RUPT$ ! GA!R+S2 H] DEA? LEFT ! GREATE/ GAP 9 ! CIRCLE4 ,AUBAN C\LD NOT GIVE UP ! IDEA ( !SE AFT]NOONS :I* HAD ORIG9AT$ ) H]4 

,!Y AGA9 CAME TO HIM4 ,%E WAS NEV] M5TION$1 AL?\< EV]Y ONE :O HAD KN[N H] FELT H] LOSS4 

,H[ MANY HAD COME & GONE 9 !SE TWO YE>S3 SURELY A HUNDR$ P]SONS6 ,!Y W]E ALL MORE OR LESS 9 ! 9T]NATIONAL MOVEM5T ( ,SOCIALISM4 ,!IR IDEALS W]E AS DIFF]5T AS ! PA?S ALONG :I* !Y PURSU$ !M4 

,BUT ALL W]E SUFF]+ FROM ! PRESSURE ( PRES5T CONDITIONS & LONG$ = BETT] ONES444 ,?AT WAS ! ONLY BOND :I* 9 A LOOSE WAY UNIT$ !M 9 !SE H\RS4 

,MANY ?\<T ILL ( ,AUBAN = OP5+ HIS DOORS TO SO MANY DIFF]5T *>ACT]S4 ,SOME REG>D$ IT EV5 AS DISLOYALTY4 0,TO :OM80 HE ASK$ !M1 SMIL+LY4 0,I [N NO BODILY OR SPIRITUAL MA/] TO :OM ,I HAVE SWORN LOYALTY4 ,H[ CAN ,I HAVE BECOME DISLOYAL80 

,SO ! POLITICAL TALK]S1 ! P>TY M51 & ! OR?ODOX FANATICS REMA9$ AWAY3 ALL ?OSE :O FANCI$ !Y C\LD 5JOY ! HEAV5 ( LIB]TY ONLY AFT] !IR IDEAL ( LIB]TY HAD BECOME ! IDEAL ( ALL4 

,AGA9 & AGA9 ! FEW CAME -- ,AUBAN'S P]SONAL FRI5DS -- :OM ! EXP]I5CES ( !IR LIVES HAD TAU<T ?AT LIB]TY IS NO?+ BUT 9DEP5D5CE ( ONE ANO!R3 ! POSSIBILITY = EA* ( BE+ FREE 9 HIS [N FA%ION4 

,! CONV]SATION WAS USUALLY C>RI$ ON 9 ,FR5*4 ,BUT NOT 9FREQU5TLY ALSO 9 ,5GLI%1 :5 ! PRES5CE ( ,5GLI% FRI5DS MADE IT NECESS>Y4 

,( LATE1 /RANG]S W]E AGA9 COM+ & GO+ MORE FREQU5TLY4 ,AUBAN ASK$ NO ONE TO COME AGA92 BUT EV]YBODY FELT BY ! PRESSURE ( HIS H& ) :I* HE TOOK LEAVE ?AT HE W\LD BE JU/ AS WELCOME NEXT WEEK4 

,ALL HAD ! RI<T ( 9TRODUC+ !IR FRI5DS1 :I* !Y SOMETIMES EX]CIS$ TO SU* A DEGREE ?AT !RE W]E MORE P]SONS ?AN *AIRS4 ,BUT (T51 TOO1 ,AUBAN WAS ALONE ) ONE OR TWO ( HIS FRI5DS4 

,IT WAS MO/LY SOME ISSUE ( ! DAY :I* =M$ ! C5T] ( ! COMMON CONV]SATION4 ,OR A DISCUSSION >OSE1 SEP>AT+ ! GA!R+ 9TO TALK]S & LI/5]S4 ,BUT IT ALSO HAPP5$ ?AT SMALL GR\PS W]E =M$1 :5 TWO OR ?REE DIFF]5T LANGUAGES FILL$ ! ROOM4 

,ONCE A MAN CAME1 NO ONE KNEW :5CE1 :O SOMETIME LAT] PROV$ TO BE A DECOY4 ,! LU/ ( F]RET+ \T SOME CONSPIRACY HAD L$ HIM TO ?IS PLACE1 TOO4 ,BUT :5 HE SAW ?AT !RE WAS NO TALK H]E AB\T DYNAMITE1 AB\T BOMBS1 AB\T ! 0BLACK H&10 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES1 & SECRET SOCIETIES1 BUT ?AT SCI5TIFIC & PHILOSOPHICAL QUE/IONS :I* HE DID NOT UND]/& W]E BE+ DISCUSS$1 HE DISAPPE>$ AS HE HAD COME1 AFT] HE HAD BE5 UNSPEAKABLY BOR$ = SEV]AL H\RS4 

,A SIMIL> DISAPPO9TM5T AWAIT$ SEV]AL Y\?FUL ,HOTSPURS :O IMAG9$ ?AT ! ?R[+ ( A BOMB WAS A GREAT] DE$ & W\LD1 MORE SPE$ILY ABOLI% ALL SOCIAL MIS]Y ?AN ! LABORI\S EXAM9ATION 9TO ! CAUSES ( ?IS MIS]Y4 ,! CONTEMPT ) :I* !Y H5CE=? SPOKE ( ?IS 0PHILOSOPHICAL ,AN>*ISM10 :I* WAS 5TIRELY FRUITLESS & HAD NO?+ 9 ! LEA/ TO DO ) ! LIB]ATION ( />V+ HUMANITY1 WAS AS SOV]EIGN AS IT WAS EASILY TO BE EXPLA9$4 

,AUBAN USUALLY HELD ALO( FROM ! DISCUSSIONS4 ,BUT HE DID NOT LIKE TO SEE !M DEP>T FROM ! FIRM GR\ND ( REALITY & DEG5]ATE 9TO A USELESS W> ( WORDS1 ALIKE )\T 5D & AIM4 

,BUT TO-DAY -- URG$ BY HIS FRI5DS & NOT HELD BACK BY HIS [N FEEL+S -- HE WI%$ TO SET =? 9 ALL !IR %>P CONTRA/ ! \TL9ES ( TWO PHILOSOPHIES1 :OSE ILLOGICAL 9T]M+L+ HAD PRODUC$ A NI<T ( CONTRADICTION & CONFUSION444 

,TO-DAY HE WI%$ TO DE/ROY ! LA/ MISUND]/&+ AB\T HIMSELF & HIS POSITION1 & !REBY 5T] UPON A CONFLICT TO :I* HE WAS FIRMLY RESOLV$ = A LONG TIME TO DEVOTE HIS BE/ P[]S444 

,HE WAS JU/ LOOK+1 SOME:AT IMPATI5TLY1 AT HIS WAT*1 :5 HE HE>D A RAP AT ! DOOR4 ,BUT ! VISITOR WAS AN 5TIRE /RANG] TO HIM4 ,HE WAS A MAN ( =TY1 :O WALK$ UP TO HIM1 9TRODUC$ HIMSELF1 & H&$ HIM A LETT]4 

,AUBAN RAN ?R\< IT AFT] !Y HAD BO? TAK5 SEATS4 ,IT WAS A RECOMM5DATION ( ! BE>]1 9 AN EASY1 BRI<T /YLE1 & IT CAME FROM A MAN ) :OM1 9 YE>S PA/ 9 ,P>IS1 ,AUBAN HAD (T5 /OOD ON ! SAME PLAT=M 9 DEF5SE ( ! RI<TS ( LABOR1 BUT :O WAS N[ ON ! $ITORIAL /AFF ( A GREAT OPPOSITION PAP] ( ! DAY1 & MU* FE>$ ON ACC\NT ( HIS PR$ATORY P54 

,HALF EXCUSE1 HALF JE/1 ! LETT] TOY$ BACK & =? BETWE5 UN=GOTT5 MEMORIES & ! DELI<T 9 PRES5T A*IEVEM5T444 ,IT RECOMM5D$ TO ! GOOD WILL ( ,AUBAN A FRI5D :O FELT HIMSELF ATTRACT$ BY ! /UDY ( ! SOCIAL MOVEM5T AS 0! BUTT]FLY BY ! FLAME10 & :O WAS ESPECIALLY DESIR\S ( GA9+ SOME 9=MATION AB\T ! OBSCURE REGION ( ,AN>*ISM DUR+ HIS %ORT /AY 9 ,LONDON1 REG>D+ :I* ,AUBAN W\LD SURELY PROVE A BETT] GUIDE TO HIM ?AN ! WRIT]1 0:O LIV$ TOO MU* 9 ! *>M$ CIRCLE ( ! DAY1 TO BE /ILL ALLUR$ BY A =LORN FUTURE4440 ,!N HE FELICITAT$ ,AUBAN UPON HIS PUBLI%]'S SUCCESS1 JE/$ ONCE MORE OV] !IR COMMON FOLLIES1 :I* 0EXP]I5CE HAD DEPRIV$ ( !IR LA/ BLOOM10 & MADE A C]EMONI\S B[4 

,AUBAN ASK$ A FEW QUE/IONS1 TO 5ABLE HIM TO COMPLETE ! PICTURE ( ?IS *ANG$ MAN4 ,!N 9 A FRI5DLY MANN] HE SAID ?AT HE WAS READY TO GIVE ANY 9=MATION :I* MI<T BE DESIR$ ( HIM4 ,HE WAS DELI<T$ BY ! TONES ( HIS MO!R-TONGUE2 HE WAS SECRETLY DELI<T$ BY ?IS VISIT :I* BR\<T AN ODOR ( ,P>IS 9TO HIS ROOM444 

,?IS /RANG] WAS SYMPA!TIC TO HIM3 HIS PLA9 DRESS1 HIS CALM1 CONFID5T MANN]1 HIS S]I\S FACE4 

,HE BEGAN ) A QUE/ION4 

0,Y\ WI% ME TO EXPLA9 TO Y\ ! TEA*+S ( ,AN>*ISM4 ,W\LD Y\ FIR/ TELL ME :AT Y\ HAVE HI!RTO TAK5 ,AN>*Y TO MEAN80 

0,C]TA9LY4 ,BUT ,I CONFESS ?AT ,I HAVE NO CLE> PICTURE ( IT BE=E ME4 ,! OPPOSITE RA!R3 A BLOODY & SMOK+ *AOS1 A HEAP ( RU9S ( ALL EXI/+ ?+S1 A COMPLETE LOOS5+ & SEV]ANCE ( ALL TIES ?AT HAVE HI!RTO B\ND M5 TOGE!R3 M>RIAGE1 ! FAMILY1 ! ,*UR*1 ! ,/ATE1 UNBRIDL$ M5 & WOM5 NO LONG] HELD 9 ORD] BY ANY AU?ORITY1 & MUTUALLY DEV\R+ EA* O!R4 

,AUBAN SMIL$ AT ?IS DESCRIPTION1 :I* HE HAD HE>D A ?\S& TIMES4 

0,?AT IS 9DE$ ! PICTURE MO/ PEOPLE N[ADAYS /ILL =M ( ,AN>*Y10 HE SAID4 

0,IT IS REPRES5T$ SO ON EV]Y OCCASION BY ! PRESS1 ! POLITICAL P>TIES1 9 \R 5CYCLOPA$IAS1 BY ! PR(ESSIONAL TEA*]S ( POLITICAL ECONOMY1 BY ALL4 ,H[EV]1 ,I HAVE ALWAYS TAK5 IT = ! CONSCI\S MISREPRES5TATION ( 5EMIES & = ! UNCONSCI\S1 P>ROT-LIKE TALK ( ! MASSES40 

0,Y\ W]E RI<T10 SAID ,AUBAN4 

0,BUT ,I FUR!R CONFESS ?AT ! OPPOSITE IDEAL1 -- ! SIMPLE1 PEACEABLE1 UNDI/URB$ COMMUNITY LIFE ( MANK9D1 :]E EA* CON/ANTLY SACRIFICES VOLUNT>ILY HIS 9T]E/S 9 FAVOR ( HIS NEI<BOR & ! G5]AL WELF>E1 -- ,I CONFESS ?AT SU* AN IDEAL ( A 'FREE SOCIETY' APPE>S TO ME :OLLY 9COMPATIBLE ) ! REAL NATURE ( MAN40 

,AUBAN SMIL$ AGA93 0,I CONFESS ! SAME40 

,! O!R WAS SURPRIS$4 0,:AT80 HE SAID4 0,& YET ?IS IS ! IDEAL ( ,AN>*Y80 

0,NO10 ANSW]$ ,AUBAN2 0ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT IS ! IDEAL ( ,COMMUNISM40 

0,BUT -- BO? HAVE ONE AIM40 

0,!Y >E OPPOS$ TO EA* O!R AS DAY & NI<T1 AS TRU? & ILLUSION1 AS EGOISM & ALTRUISM1 AS LIB]TY & SLAV]Y40 

0,BUT ALL ,AN>*I/S ( :OM ,I HAVE HE>D >E ,COMMUNI/S80 

0,NO2 ! ,COMMUNI/S :OM Y\ KN[ CALL !MSELVES ,AN>*I/S40 

0,!N !RE >E NO ,AN>*I/S AMONG US 9 ,FRANCE1 NONE 9 ,EUROPE80 

0,AS F> AS ,I KN[1 NONE2 AT ANY RATE1 ONLY 9 SMALL NUMB]S H]E & !RE4 ,H[EV]1 EV]Y CONSI/5T ,9DIVIDUALI/ IS AN ,AN>*I/40 

0,& ! :OLE1 DAILY *ANG+ MOVEM5T ( ,AN>*ISM :I* CAUSES SO MU* TALK80 

0,IS ,ANTI-,9DIVIDUALI/IC1 & !RE=E ,ANTI-,AN>*I/IC2 IS1 AS ,I HAVE ALREADY SAID1 PURELY ,COMMUNI/IC40 

,AUBAN NOTIC$ :AT A SURPRISE HIS WORDS CAUS$4 ,! =M] HAD WI%$ TO BE 9=M$ BY HIM CONC]N+ ! NATURE1 DI/ANCE1 & AIM ( A ROAD1 & N[ HE HAD %[N HIM ?AT ! GUIDE-BO>D ON ! ROAD BORE A FALSE 9SCRIPTION444 

,HE SAW ! S]I\S1 ?\<TFUL EXPRESSION 9 ! FEATURES ( HIS VISITOR1 & WAS N[ CONV9C$ ?AT IT WAS 9DE$ HIS 9T]E/ 9 ! SOLUTION ( A D\BTFUL QUE/ION :I* HAD BR\<T HIM H]E4 

,!RE WAS A %ORT PAUSE1 DUR+ :I* HE QUIETLY WAIT$ UNTIL ! O!R HAD COMPLET$ HIS TRA9 ( ?\<T & RESUM$ ! CONV]SATION4 

0,MAY ,I N[ ASK Y\ TO TELL ME :AT Y\ UND]/& BY ,AN>*Y80 

0,GLADLY4 ,Y\ KN[ ?AT ! WORD ,AN->*Y1 IS D]IV$ FROM ! ,GREEK LANGUAGE1 & MEANS1 9 LIT]AL R5D]+1 'NO AU?ORITY4' 

0,N[ ! CONDITION ( NO AU?ORITY IS ID5TICAL ) ! CONDITION ( LIB]TY3 IF ,I HAVE NO MA/]1 ,I AM FREE4 

0,AN>*Y IS CONSEQU5TLY LIB]TY4 

0,IT IS N[ NECESS>Y TO DEF9E ! CONCEPTION 'LIB]TY1' & ,I MU/ SAY ?AT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE = ME TO F9D A BETT] DEF9ITION ?AN ?IS ONE3 LIB]TY IS ! ABS5CE ( AGGRESSIVE =CE OR CO]CION40 

,HE /OPP$ A MOM5T AS IF TO 5ABLE HIS LI/5] TO C>EFULLY NOTE EA* ONE ( HIS SL[LY & CLE>LY SPOK5 WORDS4 ,!N HE CONT9U$3 -- 

0,N[1 ! ,/ATE IS ORGANIZ$ =CE4 ,AS =CE CON/ITUTES ITS ESS5TIAL NATURE1 ROBB]Y IS ITS PRIVILEGE2 SO ! ROBB]Y ( SOME = ! B5EFIT ( O!RS IS ! MEANS ( ITS SUPPORT4 

0,! ,AN>*I/ SEES !RE=E 9 ! ,/ATE HIS GREATE/1 YES1 HIS ONLY1 5EMY4 

0,IT IS ! FUNDAM5TAL CONDITION ( LIB]TY ?AT NO ONE %ALL BE DEPRIV$ ( ! OPPORTUNITY ( SECUR+ ! FULL PRODUCT ( HIS LABOR4 ,ECONOMIC 9DEP5D5CE IS CONSEQU5TLY ! FIR/ DEM& ( ,AN>*ISM3 ! ABOLITION ( ! EXPLOITATION ( MAN BY MAN4 ,?AT EXPLOITATION IS MADE IMPOSSIBLE3 BY ! FRE$OM ( BANK+1 I4E4 LIB]TY 9 ! MATT] ( FURNI%+ A M$IUM ( EX*ANGE FREE FROM ! LEGAL BURD5 ( 9T]E/2 BY ! FRE$OM ( CR$IT1 I4E4 ! ORGANIZATION ( CR$IT ON ! BASIS ( ! PR9CIPLE ( MUTUALISM1 ( ECONOMIC SOLID>ITY2 BY ! FRE$OM ( HOME & =EIGN TRADE1 I4E4 LIB]TY ( UNH9D]$ EX*ANGE ( VALUES FROM H& TO H& AS FROM L& TO L&2 ! FRE$OM ( L&1 I4E4 LIB]TY 9 ! OCCUPATION ( L& = ! PURPOSE ( P]SONAL USE1 IF IT IS NOT ALREADY OCCUPI$ BY O!RS = ! SAME PURPOSE2 OR1 TO EPITOMIZE ALL !SE DEM&S3 ! EXPLOITATION ( MAN BY MAN IS MADE IMPOSSIBLE BY ! FRE$OM ( LABOR40 

,H]E ,AUBAN /OPP$1 & !RE WAS AGA9 A PAUSE4 

0,IT SEEMS TO ME Y\ >E APPROA*+ ! LAISSEZ-FAIRE1 LAISSEZ-ALL] ( ! *AMPIONS ( FREE COMPETITION40 

0,! REV]SE IS TRUE3 ! ,MAN*E/] M5 >E APPROA*+ US4 ,BUT !Y >E F> BEH9D US4 ,H[EV]1 A CONSI/5T ADVANCE ALONG ! L9ES !Y HAVE *OS5 MU/ UNFAIL+LY LEAD !M TO :]E WE >E /&+4 ,!Y CLAIM TO *AMPION FREE COMPETITION4 ,BUT 9 REALITY !Y *AMPION COMPETITION ONLY AMONG ! DESPOIL$1 :ILE ) ! ASSI/ANCE ( ! ,/ATE !Y REMOVE CAPITAL FROM COMPETITION1 MONOPOLIZE IT4 ,WE1 ON ! O!R H&1 WI% TO POPUL>IZE IT1 TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE = EV]Y ONE TO BECOME A CAPITALI/1 BY MAK+ IT ACCESSIBLE TO ALL BY MEANS ( ! FRE$OM ( CR$IT & BY =C+ IT TO 5T] COMPETITION1 LIKE ALL O!R PRODUCTS40 

0,!SE IDEAS >E V]Y NEW40 

0,!Y >E NOT QUITE SO NEW1 BUT !Y HAVE BECOME SO AGA9 TO-DAY1 TO-DAY :5 PEOPLE LOOK = !IR DELIV]ANCE TO ! RUL+ P[]S1 & :5 !Y REFUSE TO UND]/& ?AT ! SOCIAL QUE/ION CANNOT BE SOLV$ 9 ANY O!R WAY ?AN BY ! 9ITIATIVE ( ! 9DIVIDUAL :O F9ALLY RESOLVES TO ASSUME ! ADM9I/RATION ( HIS AFFAIRS HIMSELF 9/EAD ( PLAC+ IT 9 ! H&S ( O!RS40 

0,I HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE TO DISC]N ! FULL MEAN+ ( EA* ( Y\R WORDS2 BUT IF ,I UND]/& Y\ RI<TLY1 Y\ SAID ?AT Y\ DO NOT RECOGNIZE ANY DUTY ( SUBMISSION TO ! WILL ( ANO!R OR ANY RI<T :ATEV] COMPELL+ ! OBS]VANCE ( A =EIGN WILL80 

0,I CLAIM ! RI<T ( FREE CONTROL OV] MY P]SON10 REPLI$ ,AUBAN1 EMPHATICALLY4 0,I NEI!R DEM& NOR EXPECT ( ! COMMUNITY A BE/[AL ( RI<TS1 & ,I CONSID] MYSELF UND] NO OBLIGATIONS TO IT4 ,PUT 9 PLACE ( ! WORD 'COMMUNITY' :ATEV] Y\ WI%3 ',/ATE1' 'SOCIETY1' 'FA!RL&1' 'COMMONWEAL?1' 'MANK9D1' -- IT IS ALL ! SAME40 

0,Y\ >E D>+60 EXCLAIM$ ! ,FR5*MAN2 0Y\ D5Y ALL HI/ORY40 

0,I D5Y ! PA/10 SAID ,AUBAN4 0,I HAVE PR(IT$ BY IT4 ,ONLY A FEW CAN SAY AS MU*4 ,I D5Y ALL HUMAN 9/ITUTIONS :I* >E F\ND$ ON ! RI<T ( =CE4 ,I AM ( GREAT] IMPORTANCE TO MYSELF ?AN !Y >E TO ME60 

0,BUT !Y >E /RONG] ?AN Y\40 

0,N[4 ,SOME DAY !Y WILL NO LONG] BE SO4 ,= 9 :AT DOES !IR P[] CONSI/8 ,9 ! FOLLY ( ! BL9D40 

,AUBAN HAD RIS54 ,HIS L>GE FEATURES %ONE ) ! EXPRESSION ( A FREE1 CALM PRIDE4 

0,SO Y\ BELIEVE 9 ! PROGRESS ( MANK9D T[>DS LIB]TY80 

0,I DO NOT BELIEVE 9 IT4 ,WOE UNTO HIM :O BELIEVES6 ,I SEE IT4 ,I SEE IT AS ,I DAILY SEE ! SUN40 444 

,! VISITOR HAD ALSO RIS54 ,BUT ,AUBAN HELD HIM BACK4 

0,IF Y\ LIKE & HAVE TIME1 /AY H]E4 ,I EXPECT SOME FRI5DS TO-DAY1 AS USUAL ON ,SUNDAYS4 ,ESPECIALLY TO-DAY ! CONV]SATION WILL TURN ON MANY PO9TS ?AT MAY 9T]E/ Y\40 

,! 9VITATION WAS ACCEPT$ ) EVID5T PLEASURE4 

0,IT W\LD 9DE$ NOT BE AGREEABLE TO ME TO BE OBLIG$ TO RISE FROM A REPA/ ( :I* ,I HAVE H>DLY F9I%$ ! FIR/ C\RSE40 

,AUBAN AGA9 9QUIR$ AB\T ,P>IS1 AB\T SOME ( ! CELEBRITIES ( ! DAY1 AB\T MANY ?+S ?AT ! NEWSPAP]S DID NOT TELL HIM4 

,!N CAME ! GUE/S4 ,FIR/1 ,DR4 ,HURT1 AN ,5GLI%MAN1 A PHYSICIAN1 :O HAD TREAT$ HIS WIFE1 & :O HAD S9CE BECOME A REGUL> ATT5DANT AT ,AUBAN'S GA!R+S4 ,HE WAS CURT1 TACITURN1 )\T PHRASES1 )\T S5TIM5TALITY1 A *>ACT] :OSE PROM95T FEATURES A KE5 OBS]V] C\LD EASILY RECOGNIZE3 AN 9FLEXIBLE WILL1 A /RONG T5D5CY TO RIDICULE1 & AN ANALYTICAL 9CR$ULITY4 

,AUBAN VALU$ HIM EXCE$+LY4 ,!RE WAS NONE AMONG HIS FRI5DS ) :OM HE LIK$ TO TALK SO WELL AS ) ?IS SKEPTICAL ,5GLI%MAN1 :OSE C\RAGE WAS EQUAL TO HIS LOGIC4 

,= A:ILE ! CONV]SATION WAS N[ C>RI$ ON 9 ,5GLI%1 :I* ! ,FR5*MAN UND]/OOD4 ,! DOCTOR OCCUPI$ ! SECOND PLACE BY ! FIRE1 HIS FAVORITE PLACE1 & W>M$ HIS BROAD BACK1 :ILE HE CURS$ ?AT ,LONDON :]E ! FOG & SMOKE COV]$ EV]Y?+ ) A /ICKY CRU/ ( DISEASE G]MS444 

,HE WAS 9T]RUPT$ BY ,MR4 ,M>ELL1 ! ,AM]ICAN1 :O WAS ACCOMPANI$ BY A Y\NG MAN ( TW5TY1 :O -- EVID5TLY /RUGGL+ BETWE5 EMB>RASSM5T & CURI\S 9T]E/ -- %OOK ,AUBAN'S H& ONLY ) DIFFID5T RES]VE4 

0,H[ DO Y\ DO1 ,MR4 ,M>ELL80 

0,WELL1 ,I BR+ Y\ A Y\NG /UD5T ( SOCIAL SCI5CE1 A ,G]MAN POET2 ,I ?9K Y\ HAVE ALREADY SE5 HIM AT ! MEET+ ( PROTE/ 9 ,F9SBURY ,HALL2 HE W\LD LIKE TO MAKE Y\R ACQUA9TANCE40 

,AUBAN SMIL$4 ,AGA9 A NEW ACQUA9TANCE4 ,:]E & H[ ! OLD MAN MADE !M WAS A PUZZLE TO HIM4 ,BUT A NATURAL GOODNESS ( HE>T DID NOT ONLY NOT P]MIT HIM TO EV] D5Y A REQUE/2 IT 5ABL$ HIM 9 K9DLY SYMPA?Y TO 9/ANTLY ANTICIPATE IT4 ,?AT MAY HAVE BE5 ! CASE H]E TOO4 

,ALMO/ ALWAYS TRAVEL+ BETWE5 ,5GL& & ! ,/ATES1 HE WAS ON BO? SIDES P]SONALLY ACQUA9T$ ) NE>LY EV]YBODY CONNECT$ ) ! SOCIAL MOVEM5T1 & NE>LY EV]YBODY1 NO MATT] :AT HIS OP9IONS1 KNEW & LOV$ HIM4 ,HE BR\<T MO/ ( ! GUE/S TO ,AUBAN1 :O EXT5D$ A CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL ALIKE4 

0,?AT'S RI<T10 HE SAID1 AS USUAL2 0! POETS HAVE EV] BE5 ! FRI5DS ( LIB]TY1 & ! ,G]MAN POETS ABOVE ALL4 ,:5 ,I HAD NOT YET QUITE =GOTT5 MY ,G]MAN1 ,I US$ TO READ ,FREILIGRA?'S SPL5DID POEMS -- AH1 H[ MAGNIFIC5T !Y >E6 ',! ,REVOLUTION' & ! POEM ( ! ',DEAD TO ! ,LIV+' -- IS IT NOT SO80 

0,YES10 SAID ! ,G]MAN1 ) EYES BEAM+ ) JOY1 0& ! ',BATTLE AT ! ,BIR* ,TREE4'0 

0,!Y >E A /RANGE PEOPLE1 ?OSE ,G]MANS10 SAID ,DR4 ,HURT1 0! L& ( ,9DIVIDUALISM1 & YET ?AT S]VILE CR++4 ,I CANNOT UND]/& H[ AN UPRI<T MAN CAN LIVE !RE AMONG ?OSE OBSEQUI\SLY B5T NECKS40 

0,WELL1 !RE >E NOT A FEW :O EMIGRATE4 ,H[ MANY COME EV5 TO ,AM]ICA10 ! ,YANKEE 9T]RUPT$ HIM4 

,AGA9 ! DOOR OP5$4 

,IT WAS ,TRUPP1 :O1 S]I\S AS EV]1 GREET$ ?OSE PRES5T ) A NOD2 A ,RUSSIAN ,NIHILI/1 :OSE NAME NO ONE KNEW1 BUT ( :OSE WORK 9 ! PROPAG&A HIS COMRADES TALK$ A GREAT DEAL2 & F9ALLY1 A FOLL[] ( ! ,NEW ,YORK 0,FREIHEIT0 S*OOL1 :OSE VISITS ALWAYS GAVE ,AUBAN SPECIAL PLEASURE1 NOT)/&+ ?AT ON MANY QUE/IONS HE WAS /ILL F>!R FROM AN AGREEM5T ) HIM ?AN ) ,TRUPP4 

,FOLL[+ UPON !IR HEELS CAME ! LA/ VISITOR = ! AFT]NOON1 -- A GIANT 9 /ATURE1 :OSE BLOND HAIR & BLUE EYES AT ONCE BETRAY$ ! ,NORSEMAN4 ,HE WAS A ,SW$E1 :O BELONG$ TO ! Y\NG ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATIC P>TY ( HIS C\NTRY1 BUT :O 9CL9$ /RONGLY T[>DS ,AN>*ISM1 & ALWAYS CLAIM$ ?AT !RE WAS BUT ONE DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! LATT] & HIS P>TY1 A DIFF]5CE ( POLICY3 :AT ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS S\<T TO A*IEVE BY ! WAY ( POLITICAL RE=MS1 ! ,AN>*I/S S\<T TO ACCOMPLI% BY =CE2 & AS ! =M] C\RSE SEEM$ TOO LONG1 HE WAS 9CL9$ TO *OOSE ! LATT]4 ,HE WAS 5TIRELY :AT IS USUALLY DESCRIB$ AS A 0S5TIM5TAL ,SOCIALI/40 

,!Y =M$ A SEMICIRCLE R\ND ! FIRE4 ,! B>-BOY CAME1 & W5T FROM ONE TO ! O!R1 TAK+ ORD]S4 ,BY ?US RELIEV+ HIMSELF ( ! TR\BLE & C>E ( FURNI%+ & (F]+ REFRE%M5TS1 ,AUBAN SECUR$ TO EA* ! LIB]TY ( 9DIVIDUAL *OICE4 ,! COM=TABL5ESS ( HIS GUE/S JU/IFI$ HIM4 

,! CONV]SATION SOON GREW LIVELY4 

,AUBAN AVOID$ ! C]EMONI\S 9TRODUCTION ( HIS GUE/S4 ,BUT HE HAD A F9E WAY ( 9DIRECTLY -- 9 ! C\RSE ( ! CONV]SATION -- MAK+ ONE ACQUA9T$ ) ANO!R4 ,& SO ON ?IS AFT]NOON IT WAS NOT LONG BE=E EA* ( HIS EI<T GUE/S KNEW :O ! O!R WAS1 IF HE HAD NOT ALREADY MET HIM ON =M] OCCASIONS4 ,!Y DID NOT ALL TALK ) EA* O!R4 ,DR4 ,HURT KEPT P]FECTLY SIL5T1 BUT LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY4 ,EV]YBODY KNEW !SE *>ACT]I/ICS4 ,! ,RUSSIAN ALSO DID NOT JO9 94 ,?\<TFULLY LOOK+ BE=E HIM1 HE ALL[$ NONE ( ! WORDS SPOK5 9 ! ROOM TO ESCAPE HIM1 SEEK+ & F9D+ BEH9D EA* A DEEP] & MORE SPECIAL MEAN+ ?AN WAS 9T5D$4 ,IT WAS ! F\R? TIME ?AT HE HAD BE5 PRES5T2 & HE HAD COME ! FIR/ TIME F\R WEEKS AGO4 

,BUT ! K9DL9ESS ( ! OLD ,AM]ICAN1 :OSE S]I\S SIMPLICITY NEV] *ANG$1 & ,AUBAN'S CALM UNCONC]N1 NEV] ALL[$ A FEEL+ ( UNEAS9ESS TO RISE OR ! CONV]SATION TO FLAG4 

,MO/ ( !M SMOK$4 ,9 HALF AN H\R ! ROOM WAS FILL$ ) SMOKE3 ITS :ITE /REAKS CURL$ LIKE WREA?S R\ND ?OSE HEADS SO V>I\SLY %AP$ BY NATURE1 R\ND ?OSE MANLY1 S]I\S BR[S1 & !N FLOAT$ AWAY T[>DS ! CEIL+1 :]E !Y DISAPPE>$444 

,AFT] A PAUSE1 & AFT] ! GLASSES HAD BE5 FILL$ AGA91 ,AUBAN1 :O WAS SITT+ BETWE5 HIS ,FR5* VISITOR & ! Y\NG ,G]MAN ( :OM ! ,AM]ICAN HAD SAID ?AT HE WAS A POET1 B5T =W>D & SAID 9 ,FR5*3 -- 

0,TRUPP & MYSELF W\LD LIKE TO ASK Y\1 G5TLEM51 ! FAVOR ( AN H\R = A DISCUSSION ( ! QUE/ION3 ,:AT IS ,AN>*ISM8 ?IS AFT]NOON4 ,& NOT1 AS USUAL1 = A DISCUSSION ( SOME SPECIAL & %>PLY DEF9$ QUE/ION1 BUT = A DISCUSSION ( ! FUNDAM5TAL PR9CIPLES ( ,AN>*ISM ITSELF4 ,= BO? ( US FEEL ?AT SU* AN 9T]*ANGE ( OP9IONS HAS BECOME NECESS>Y40 

,HE WAIT$ TO SEE IF ! MEET+ W\LD ASS5T TO HIS PROPOSITION4 ,! CONV]SATION HAD CEAS$4 ,!Y NODD$ TO HIM1 & HE CONT9U$3 -- 

0',:AT8' -- SOME ( Y\ WILL ASK1 ':AT8 -- A DISCUSSION ON ! FUNDAM5TAL PR9CIPLES ( ,AN>*Y8 ,:Y1 HAVE NOT !SE PR9CIPLES BE5 E/ABLI%$ LONG AGO & SO PLAC$ BEYOND ALL D\BT8' 

0,:]EUPON ,I ANSW]4 ,NO6 ,NOT)/&+ FIFTY YE>S HAVE ALMO/ PASS$ S9CE ! WORD ',AN>*ISM' -- 9 OPPOSITION TO ! VIEW /ILL PREVAL5T ?AT ,AN>*Y IS NO?+ BUT ! DISORD] ( *AOS -- WAS = ! FIR/ TIME EMPLOY$ TO DESIGNATE A /ATE ( SOCIETY2 NOT)/&+ ?AT 9 !SE FIFTY YE>S ,AN>*ISM HAS 9 ALL CIVILIZ$ C\NTRIES ( ! E>? BECOME A P>T ( CONTEMPOR>Y HI/ORY2 NOT)/&+ IT HAS ALREADY LAID ! 9DE/RUCTIBLE F\NDATION ( ITS [N HI/ORY2 NOT)/&+ !RE >E ?\S&S ( P]SONS TO-DAY :O CALL !MSELVES ',AN>*I/S' 7H]E 9 ,EUROPE FROM T5 TO TW5TY ?\S&1 & 9 ,AM]ICA PROBABLY AS MANY MORE72 NOT)/&+ ALL ?AT1 ,I SAY ?AT !RE IS BUT A V]Y SMALL NUMB] ( 9DIVIDUALS :O HAVE ?OR\<LY MA/]$ ! IDEA ( ,AN>*ISM4 

0,I WILL SAY RI<T H]E :O !SE FEW 9 MY OP9ION >E4 ,!Y >E ! ?9K]S ( ,9DIVIDUALISM :O W]E CONSI/5T 5\< TO APPLY ITS PHILOSOPHY TO SOCIETY4 ,!Y >E -- 9 ! MO/ 9TELLECTUAL & CULTUR$ CITY ( ! ,AM]ICAN CONT95T1 9 ,BO/ON -- A FEW C\RAGE\S1 /RONG1 & ?\<TFUL M5 :OLLY 9DEP5D5T ( ALL ! CURR5T MOVEM5TS ( ! AGE1 -- 9 ! SAME CITY :]E ,AN>*ISM F\ND ITS FIR/ & TILL N[ ONLY ORGAN4 ,!Y >E1 F9ALLY1 SCATT]$ 9 ALL DIRECTIONS1 ! DISCIPLES ( ,PR\DHON1 TO :OM ?IS GIANT IS NOT DEAD1 EV5 IF ,SOCIALISM 9 RIDICUL\S CONCEIT FANCIES IT HAS BURI$ HIM4440 

0,I BELIEVE Y\ MAY ADD10 SAID ,DR4 ,HURT1 0?AT !RE >E A FEW AMONG ! GREAT MONOPOLI/S ( CAPITAL :O HAVE COME TO UND]/& :AT IT IS ?AT MA9TA9S !IR 5ORM\S =TUNES & 5ABLES !M TO /EADILY 9CREASE1 & :O HAVE !RE=E NOT REMA9$ :OLLY IGNORANT ( !IR GREATE/ 5EMY40 

0,SO WE1 ! WORK+M51 WE :O HAVE ALWAYS HONOR$ ! NAME DESPITE ALL P]SECUTIONS1 WE >E NO ,AN>*I/S8 ,:AT80 BEGAN ,TRUPP1 EXCIT$LY4 

0,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 ! QUE/ION ( ,AN>*ISM IS NOT ! CONC]N ( A S+LE CLASS1 CONSEQU5TLY ALSO NOT ( ! LABOR+ CLASS1 BUT IT IS ! CONC]N ( EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL :O VALUES HIS P]SONAL LIB]TY4 ,BUT !N10 -- ,AUBAN ROSE1 ADVANC$ A LITTLE T[>DS ! C5T]1 & /RET*$ HIS ?9 FIGURE1 :ILE HE CONT9U$ 9 A L\D] VOICE1 -- 0BUT !N ,I SAY ?AT Y\ -- ?OSE :OM Y\ JU/ HAD 9 M9D1 ,OTTO1 :5 Y\ SPOKE ( ! WORK+M5 -- >E 9DE$ NO ,AN>*I/S4 ,& 9 OD] TO PROVE ?AT1 ,I HAVE ASK$ Y\ TO-DAY TO LI/5 TO ME = A HALF-H\R40 

0,SPEAK FIR/10 SAID ,TRUPP1 APP>5TLY CALM4 0,I WILL ANSW] Y\ AFT] Y\ >E ?R\<40 

,AUBAN CONT9U$4 

0,I CAN SAY ?AT ,I HAVE ALWAYS WANT$ ONLY ONE ?+3 LIB]TY4 ,?US ,I CAME TO ! ?RE%OLD ( SO MANY OP9IONS2 ?US ,I ALSO CAME 9TO ! MOVEM5T ( SOCIALISM4 ,!N ,I )DREW FROM EV]Y?+1 DEVOT$ MYSELF TO 5TIRELY NEW 9VE/IGATIONS1 & ,I FEEL ?AT ,I HAVE N[ >RIV$ AT ! LA/ RESULT ( ALL /UDY3 MYSELF6 

0,I NO LONG] LIKE TO TALK TO MANY PEOPLE4 ,! TIMES >E PA/ :5 ! WORDS CAME READILY TO ME :ILE ?\<TS W]E WANT+1 & ,I NO LONG] LAY CLAIM TO ?IS PRIVILEGE ( Y\?1 WOM51 & ,COMMUNI/S4 ,BUT ! TIME HAS COME = FIRMLY & /RONGLY OPPOS+ ?OSE FOOLI% ATTEMPTS AT UNIT+ PR9CIPLES 9 !ORY :I* >E PRACTICALLY AS DIFF]5T AS DAY & NI<T40 

,WE MU/ *OOSE SIDES3 H]E OR !RE4 ,= ! ONE1 & !REBY AGA9/ ! O!R4 ,= OR AGA9/ LIB]TY6 

0,BETT] HONE/ 5EMIES ?AN DI%ONE/ FRI5DS60 ,! DECID$ TONE ( !SE WORDS MADE AN IMPRESSION ON ALL PRES5T4 ,BY ! E>NE/NESS ) :I* ,AUBAN HAD SPOK5 !M EV]Y ONE FELT ?AT A CRISIS WAS AT H&4 

,EV]Y ONE1 !RE=E1 MANIFE/$ ! DEEPE/ 9T]E/ 9 ,AUBAN'S FUR!R REM>KS1 & GAVE HIS UNDIVID$ ATT5TION TO ! DISCUSSION :I* FOLL[$ BETWE5 HIM & ,TRUPP1 ONLY OCCASIONALLY (F]+ A SUGGE/ION OR ASK+ A QUE/ION4 

,WORD AFT] WORD FELL FROM ,AUBAN'S LIPS )\T ANY SIGN ( EMOTION4 ,HE SPOKE ) UNV>Y+ PRECISION ?AT ALL[$ ( NO MISAPPREH5SION1 BUT EMPHASIZ$ MORE /RONGLY ONE OR ! O!R ( HIS >GUM5TS1 ! FUNDAM5TAL AXIOMS ( A REL5TLESS PHILOSOPHY4 

,TRUPP SPOKE ) ! :OLE W>M? ( A HE>T ?IR/+ = JU/ICE4 ,:]E HIS REASON CAME TO AN OB/ACLE1 HE RAIS$ HIMSELF ABOVE IT ON ! W+S ( HIS IMP]TURBABLE HOPE4 

,FR5* WAS SPOK5 TO-DAY4 ,!RE WAS NONE AMONG !M :O DID NOT UND]/& ?AT LANGUAGE4 

,AUBAN BEGAN AGA91 & HE 5UNCIAT$ EA* ( HIS WELL-CONSID]$ WORDS SO SL[LY ?AT IT SEEM$ ALMO/ AS IF HE READ !M OR HAD LE>N$ !M BY HE>T4 

0,I MA9TA910 HE BEGAN1 0?AT A GREAT SPLIT HAS >IS5 9 ! SOCIAL MOVEM5T ( ! PRES5T DAY1 & ?AT IT IS P]CEPTIBLY GR[+ L>G] FROM DAY TO DAY4 

0,! NEW IDEA ( ,AN>*ISM HAS SEP>AT$ ITSELF FROM ! OLD ONE ( ,SOCIALISM4 ,! PR(ESSORS ( ! ONE & ! FOLL[]S ( ! O!R >E CONC5TRAT+ !MSELVES 9 TWO GREAT CAMPS4 

0,AS ,I HAVE SAID1 WE >E FACE TO FACE ) ! ALT]NATIVE ( MAK+ A *OICE ONE WAY OR ! O!R4 

0,LET US DO ?IS TO-DAY4 ,LET US SEE :AT ,SOCIALISM WANTS1 & LET US SEE :AT ,AN>*ISM WANTS4 

0,:AT DOES ,SOCIALISM WANT8 

0,I HAVE F\ND ?AT IT IS V]Y DIFFICULT TO (F] A SATISFACTORY ANSW] TO ?IS QUE/ION4 ,= T5 YE>S ,I HAVE BE5 WAT*+ ! MOVEM5T 9 EA* ( ITS PHASES1 & ,I HAVE LE>N$ TO KN[ IT 9 TWO C\NTRIES BY P]SONAL EXP]I5CE4 ,I HAVE FOLL[$ ITS RISE & GR[? 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! PRES5T C5TURY1 BUT TO ?IS H\R ,I HAVE NOT SUCCE$$ 9 =M+ A CLE> PICTURE ( ITS AIMS4 ,O!RWISE ,I %\LD P]HAPS /ILL BE A FOLL[] ( IT4 

0,:]EV] ,I 9QUIR$ AFT] ITS ULTIMATE AIMS1 ,I RECEIV$ TWO ANSW]S4 

0,! ONE WAS3 ',IT W\LD BE RIDICUL\S TO ALREADY \TL9E ! PICTURE ( A FUTURE :I* WE >E ONLY PREP>+4 ,WE LEAVE ITS =MATION TO \R DESC5DANTS4' 

0,! O!R WAS LESS RES]V$4 ,IT *ANG$ M5 9TO ANGELS1 PICTUR$ ) 5VIABLE RAPIDITY AN ,$5 ( HAPP9ESS1 PEACE1 & LIB]TY1 & CALL$ ?AT HEAV5 ON E>? ! 'FUTURE SOCIETY4' 

0,! FIR/ ANSW] WAS MADE BY ! ,COLLECTIVI/S1 ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS1 ! ,/ATE ,COMMUNI/S2 ! SECOND1 BY ! 'FREE ,COMMUNI/S1' :O CALL !MSELVES ,AN>*I/S1 & ?OSE G5U9ELY ,*RI/IAN DREAM]S :O BELONG TO NONE ( ! SOCIAL P>TIES ( ! PRES5T1 BUT :OSE NUMB] IS MU* L>G] ?AN IS COMMONLY BELIEV$4 ,MO/ RELIGI\S FANATICS & PHILAN?ROPI/S1 = 9/ANCE1 BELONG TO !M4 

0,9 ?IS BRIEF PRES5TATION1 :I* WILL /RICTLY KEEP 9SIDE ! LIMITS ( REALITY & DEAL ) M5 ONLY AS !Y >E1 HAVE ALWAYS BE51 & WILL ALWAYS BE1 ,I MU/ 5TIRELY IGNORE ! LA/-M5TION$ CLASSES4 ,= ! =M] ( !SE1 ! FREE OR REVOLUTION>Y ,COMMUNI/S1 W\LD NEV] HAVE RECEIV$ ANY ATT5TION 9 ! SOCIAL MOVEM5T -- NOT)/&+ ALMO/ EV]Y DECADE ( ! PRES5T C5TURY WITNESS$ !IR RISE1 GR[?1 & DISAPPE>ANCE3 FROM ,BABUUF & ,CABET1 VIA ! TAILOR ,WEITL+ & ! ,G]MAN-,SWISS ,COMMUNI/IC MOVEM5T ( ! =TIES1 TO ,BAKUN9 -- HAD !Y NOT *AMPION$ A POLICY :OSE OCCASIONAL APPLICATION DUR+ ! PA/ TWELVE YE>S HAS MADE ( ! NAME ',AN>*I/1' FALSELY ASSUM$ BY !M1 9 ! M9DS ( ! M5TALLY BL9D 7& !SE /ILL CON/ITUTE AB\T N9E-T5?S ( ALL MANK9D7 A SYNONYM = ROBB]S & MURD]]S2 & ! LATT]1 ! PHILAN?ROPICAL ,UTOPIANS -- WELL1 !RE HAVE ALWAYS BE5 SU*1 & WE %ALL PRESUMABLY HAVE !M ) US AS LONG AS GOV]NM5TS %ALL CREATE MIS]Y & POV]TY BY =CE4 

0,IGNOR+1 !RE=E1 ALL PURELY IDEAL ,SOCIALI/S & !IR ,UTOPIAN WI%ES1 & CONC5TRAT+ MY ATT5TION ON ! ASPIRATIONS ( ! FIR/-M5TION$ CLASSES1 :I* >E ! ONLY TANGIBLE ONES1 ,I ANSW] ! QUE/ION3 ,:AT DOES ,SOCIALISM WANT8 -- 9 !IR SPIRIT & BY !IR [N WORDS ?US3 -- 

0,SOCIALISM WANTS ! SOCIALIZATION ( ALL ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION1 & ! SOCIET>IAN1 SY/EMATIC REGULATION ( PRODUCTION 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ! COMMUNITY4 

0,?IS SOCIALIZATION & REGULATION MU/ PROCE$ 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! WILL ( ! ABSOLUTE MAJORITY & ?R\< ! P]SONS ( ! REPRES5TATIVES ELECT$ & DESIGNAT$ BY IT4 

0,SO READS ! FIR/ & MO/ IMPORTANT DEM& ( ! ,SOCIALI/S ( ALL C\NTRIES1 SO F> AS !Y KEEP )9 ! LIMITS ( REALITY & DEAL ) ! GIV5 CONDITIONS4 

0,IT IS ( C\RSE IMPOSSIBLE TO TREAT H]E 9 DETAIL3 

0,FIR/1 ( ! POSSIBILITY ( ! REALIZATION ( !SE PR9CIPLES1 :I* IS 9DE$ CONCEIVABLE ONLY BY ! AID ( AN UNEXAMPL$ T]RORISM & ! MO/ BRUTAL COMPULSION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL1 BUT 9 :I* ,I DO NOT BELIEVE2 & SECOND1 ( ! CONSEQU5CES1 9 NO MANN] TO BE E/IMAT$1 :I* AN UNLIMIT$ -- EV5 IF ONLY TEMPOR>Y -- DICTATOR%IP ( ! MAJORITY W\LD 5TAIL UPON ! PROGRESS ( CIVILIZATION444 

0,& :Y %\LD ,I8 ,I NE$ ONLY PO9T TO ! PRES5T CONDITIONS FROM :I* WE >E ALL SUFF]+3 TO ! PRIVILEGES1 =CIBLY CREAT$ & MA9TA9$ BY ! ,/ATE1 ) :I* IT 9VE/S CAPITAL 9 ! =M ( 9T]E/1 & L& 9 ! =M ( R5T1 ON ! ONE SIDE1 & TO ! USELESS 9T]NEC9E /RUGGLE ( ! LABOR DEP5D5T ON ?AT CAPITAL1 ! /RUGGLE 9 :I* LABOR IRRETRIEVABLY DEV\RS ITSELF1 ON ! O!R2 ,I NE$ ONLY PO9T TO !SE ABOM9ABLE CONDITIONS1 TO GIVE ALL ?9K+ PEOPLE AN IDEA ( H[ COMPLETELY NULL & VOID MU/ BECOME ECONOMIC1 & CONSEQU5TLY ALL P]SONAL1 LIB]TY1 AFT] !SE SEP>ATE MONOPOLIES %ALL HAVE BECOME CONSOLIDAT$ 9 ! ONE1 COMPREH5SIVE1 ABSOLUTE MONOPOLY ( ! COMMUNITY :I* IS TO-DAY CALL$ ! ,/ATE & TOMORR[ ! COLLECTIVITY4 

0,I SAY ONLY SO MU*3 -- 

0,! =CIBLE EXPLOITATION ( ! MAJORITY BY ! M9ORITY TO-DAY W\LD BECOME A =CIBLE EXPLOITATION1 NO MORE JU/IFIABLE1 ( ! M9ORITY BY ! MAJORITY TOMORR[4 

0,TO-DAY3 ,OPPRESSION ( ! WEAK BY ! /RONG4 ,TOMORR[3 ,OPPRESSION ( ! /RONG BY ! WEAK4 

0,9 BO? CASES3 ,PRIVILEG$ P[] :I* DOES AS IT PLEASES4 

0,! BE/ ?AT ,SOCIALISM MI<T A*IEVE W\LD CONSEQU5TLY CON/ITUTE ONLY A *ANGE ( RUL]S4 

0,H]E ,I PUT MY SECOND QUE/ION3 -- 

0,:AT DOES ,AN>*ISM WANT8 

0,& />T+ FROM :AT HAS BE5 SAID1 ,I ANSW]3 -- 

0,AN>*ISM WANTS ! ABS5CE ( ALL GOV]NM5T :I* -- EV5 IF IT ABOLI%ES 'CLASS RULE' -- 9EVITABLY SEP>ATES MANK9D 9TO ! TWO GREAT CLASSES ( EXPLOIT]S & EXPLOIT$4 

0,ALL GOV]NM5T IS BAS$ ON =CE4 ,BUT :]EV] !RE IS =CE !RE IS 9JU/ICE4 

0,LIB]TY ALONE IS JU/3 ! ABS5CE ( ALL =CE & ALL CO]CION4 ,EQUALITY ( OPPORTUNITIES = ALL CON/ITUTES ITS BASIS4 

0,ON ?IS BASIS ( EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES1 ! FREE1 9DEP5D5T1 SOV]EIGN 9DIVIDUAL :OSE ONLY CLAIM ON SOCIETY IS ?AT IT %ALL RESPECT HIS LIB]TY1 & :OSE ONLY SELF-GIV5 LAW CONSI/S 9 RESPECT+ ! LIB]TY ( O!RS1 -- ?AT IS ! IDEAL ( ,AN>*Y4 

0,:5 ?IS 9DIVIDUAL AWAKES TO LIFE1 ! KNELL ( ! ,/ATE HAS S\ND$3 SOCIETY TAKES ! PLACE ( GOV]NM5T2 VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATIONS = DEF9ITE PURPOSES1 ! PLACE ( ! ,/ATE2 FREE CONTRACT1 ! PLACE ( /ATUTE LAW4 

0,FREE COMPETITION1 ! W> ( 'ALL AGA9/ ALL1' BEG9S4 ,! >TIFICIALLY CREAT$ CONCEPTIONS ( /R5G? & WEAKNESS MU/ DISAPPE> AS SOON AS ! WAY HAS BE5 CLE>$ & ! P]CEPTION ( ! FIR/ EGOISM HAS /RUGGL$ 9TO LI<T ?AT ! HAPP9ESS ( ! ONE IS ?AT ( ! O!R1 & VISE V]SA4 

0,:5 ) ! ,/ATE ! PRIVILEGES MA9TA9$ BY IT HAVE BECOME P[]LESS1 ! 9DIVIDUAL WILL BE 5ABL$ TO SECURE ! FULL PRODUCT ( HIS LABOR1 & ! FIR/ DEM& ( ,AN>*ISM1 ! ONE IT HAS 9 COMMON ) ,SOCIALISM1 WILL BE FULFILL$4 

0,:5 %ALL ,I BE 5ABL$ TO SECURE ! FULL PRODUCT ( MY LABOR80 ,AUBAN 9T]RUPT$ HIMSELF1 AS HE CAU<T ! QUE/ION+ GLANCE ( ! ,FR5*MAN1 & CONT9U$3 -- 

0,:5 ,I CAN EX*ANGE ! PRODUCT ( MY LABOR AT ITS FULL VALUE & ) ! PROCE$S BUY BACK ONE ( EQUAL VALUE1 9/EAD ( BE+ =C$1 AS AT PRES5T1 TO SELL MY LABOR BEL[ ITS VALUE1 I4E4 :5 ,I MU/ SUBMIT TO BE+ ROBB$ ( A PORTION ( IT BY =CE40 

,AFT] ?IS EXPLANATORY CLAUSE1 ,AUBAN AGA9 TOOK UP ! ?READ ( HIS ADDRESS4 

0,= AFT] ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( =CE1 CAPITAL1 UNABLE ANY LONG] TO LEVY ! CU/OM>Y TRIBUTE1 WILL F9D ITSELF COMPELL$ TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! /RUGGLE1 I4E4 TO L5D ITSELF \T = A CONSID]ATION :I* ! COMPETITION AMONG ! BANKS !MSELVES 9 ! BUS9ESS ( FURNI%+ M$IUMS ( EX*ANGE WILL =CE D[N TO ! L[E/ PO9T1 JU/ AS IT WILL MAKE IMPOSSIBLE ! ACCUMULATION ( NEW CAPITAL 9 ! H&S ( ! FEW4 

0,! P[] ( 9CREASE ( CAPITAL IS ! DEA? ( LABOR3 ! VAMPIRE ?AT SUCKS ITS BLOOD4 ,:5 IT IS ABOLI%$1 LABOR IS FREE4 

0,:5 ! RES\RCES ( NATURE %ALL NO LONG] BE OB/RUCT$ BY ! VIOL5T >RANGEM5TS ( AN UNNATURAL GOV]NM5T :I* IS A MOCK]Y ON ALL COMMON S5SE1 & :I* UND] ! PRET5SE ( ! C>E ( ! G5]AL WELF>E1 PUR*ASES ! MAD LUXURY ( AN 9SIGNIFICANT M9ORITY AT ! CO/ ( ! MIS]Y ( AN 5TIRE POPULATION1 !N ONLY %ALL WE SEE H[ B\NTIFUL %E IS1 \R MO!R4 ,!N WILL ! WELF>E ( ! 9DIVIDUAL 9 TRU? HAVE BECOME ID5TICAL ) ! WELF>E ( ! COMMUNITY1 BUT 9/EAD ( SACRIFIC+ HIMSELF TO IT1 HE WILL HAVE SUBJECT$ IT TO HIMSELF4 

0,= IT IS ?IS & NO?+ ELSE ?AT ,AN>*ISM WANTS3 ! REMOVAL ( ALL >TIFICIAL OB/RUCTIONS :I* PA/ C5TURIES HAVE PIL$ UP BETWE5 MAN & HIS LIB]TY1 BETWE5 MAN & HIS 9T]C\RSE ) HIS FELL[-M51 ALWAYS & EV]Y:]E 9 ! =MS ( ,COMMUNISM1 & ALWAYS & EV]Y:]E ON ! BASIS ( ?AT COLOSSAL LIE1 DESIGN$ BY SOME 9 %REWD & YET SO /UPID SELF-9FATUATION1 & ACCEPT$ BY O!RS 9 EQUALLY /UPID SELF-ABASEM5T3 ?AT ! 9DIVIDUAL DOES NOT LIVE = HIMSELF1 BUT = MANK9D6 444 

0,TRU/+ 9 ! P[] ( REASON1 :I* HAS BEGUN TO CLE> AWAY ! CONFUSION ( IDEAS1 ,I CALMLY LOOK 9TO ! FUTURE4 ,?\< LIB]TY BE EV] SO DI/ANT1 IT WILL COME4 ,IT IS ! NECESSITY T[>DS :I*1 ?R\< ! 9DIVIDUAL1 MANK9D IS EV] MOV+4 

0,= LIB]TY IS NOT A CONDITION ( RE/2 IT IS A CONDITION ( VIGILANCE1 JU/ AS LIFE IS NOT SLEEP1 BUT WAKEFULNESS FROM :I* DEA? ONLY CAN ABSOLVE US4 

0,BUT LIB]TY RAISES ITS LA/ CLAIM 9 ! NAME ( ,AN>*ISM BY DEM&+ ! SOV]EIGNTY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL4 ,UND] ?IS NAME IT WILL FI<T ITS LA/ BATTLE 9 EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL :O REVOLTS AGA9/ ! COMPULSION ( HIS P]SON BY ! ,SOCIALI/IC WORLD ?AT IS =M+ TO-DAY4 ,NO ONE CAN HOLD ALO( FROM ?IS /RUGGLE2 EA* MU/ TAKE A POSITION = OR AGA9/444 

0,= ! QUE/ION ( LIB]TY IS AN ECONOMIC QUE/ION60 

,AUBAN'S WORDS HAD LONG AGO LO/ !IR DELIB]ATE JUDICIAL TONE4 ,HE HAD SPOK5 HIS LA/ S5T5CES RAPIDLY1 ) A VOICE FULL ( EMOTION4 ,BUT ) HIS HE>]S ! EFFECT ( HIS WORDS V>I$ ) ! 9DIVIDUAL4 

,NO ONE ROSE TO REPLY AT ONCE4 

,!N ,AUBAN ADD$3 -- 

0,I HAVE TAK5 MY POSITION 9 ! LA/ TWO YE>S1 & ,I HAVE TOLD Y\ :]E ,I /&4 ,:E!R ,I HAVE MADE MYSELF CLE> & :E!R Y\ HAVE UND]/OOD ME -- ,I DO NOT KN[4 ,BUT ,I DO KN[ ?AT MY PLACE IS \TSIDE ALL CURR5T MOVEM5TS4 ,:OM ,I AM SEEK+ & :OM ,I %ALL F9D IS1 ! 9DIVIDUAL2 Y\ -- & Y\ -- & Y\1 -- Y\ :O 9 LONELY /RUGGLES HAVE COME TO ! SAME P]CEPTION4 ,WE %ALL F9D EA* O!R1 & :5 WE %ALL HAVE BECOME /RONG 5\<1 ! H\R ( ACTION WILL HAVE COME = US ALSO4 ,BUT 5\<40 

,HE CEAS$1 & /EPP+ BACK1 TOOK HIS OLD SEAT4 

,SEV]AL M9UTES PASS$1 DUR+ :I* V>I\S OP9IONS W]E EX*ANG$ 9 L[ VOICES BE=E ,TRUPP BEGAN HIS REPLY4 ,DUR+ ,AUBAN'S ADDRESS HE HAD BE5 SITT+ B5T =W>D1 HIS *9 RE/+ ON HIS H&1 & HIS >M ON HIS KNEE1 & HAD NOT ALL[$ A WORD TO ESCAPE HIM4 

,HE SPOKE T]SELY & AS ONE CONV9C$ ( :AT HE SAYS1 AFT] HE HAD ONCE MORE SURVEY$ ! AUDI5CE ) HIS KE5 EYE4 

0,WE HAVE JU/ BE5 TOLD ( TWO DIFF]5T ,AN>*ISMS1 ( :I* ! ONE1 WE >E ASSUR$1 IS NONE AT ALL4 ,I KN[ BUT ONE2 ?AT IS ,COMMUNI/IC ,AN>*ISM1 :I* HAS GR[N AMONG WORK+M5 9TO A P>TY1 & :I* ALONE IS KN[N 9 'L>G] CIRCLES1' AS WE SAY4 ,IT IS AS OLD1 YES1 OLD] ?AN ! PRES5T C5TURY3 ,BABUUF ALREADY PREA*$ IT4 ,:E!R A FEW MIDDLE-CLASS LIB]ALS HAVE 9V5T$ A NEW ,AN>*ISM IS 5TIRELY IMMAT]IAL TO ME1 & DOES NOT 9T]E/ ME ANY MORE ?AN ANY O!R WORK+MAN4 ,AS REG>DS ,PR\DHON1 TO :OM COMRADE ,AUBAN AGA9 & AGA9 REF]S1 HE HAS LONG AGO BE5 DISPOS$ ( & =GOTT5 EV5 9 ,FRANCE1 & HIS PLACE HAS EV]Y:]E BE5 TAK5 BY ! REVOLUTION>Y1 ,COMMUNI/IC ,AN>*ISM ( ! REAL PROLET>IAT4 

0,IF ! COMRADES WI% TO KN[ :AT ?IS ,AN>*ISM WANTS1 :I* HAS RIS5 9 OPPOSITION TO ! ,/ATE ,COMMUNI/S1 ,I WILL GLADLY TELL !M 9 A FEW WORDS4 

0,ABOVE ALL1 WE DO NOT SEE 9 ! 9DIVIDUAL A BE+ SEP>ATE FROM SOCIETY1 BUT WE REG>D HIM AS ! PRODUCT ( ?IS V]Y SOCIETY FROM :I* HE D]IVES ALL HE IS & HAS4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 HE CAN ONLY RETURN1 EV5 IF 9 A DIFF]5T =M1 :AT 9 ! FIR/ PLACE HE RECEIV$ FROM IT4 

0,= ?IS REASON1 TOO1 HE CANNOT SAY3 ?IS & ?AT BELONG TO ME ALONE4 ,!RE CAN BE NO PRIVATE PROP]TY1 BUT EV]Y?+ ?AT HAS BE5 & IS BE+ PRODUC$ IS SOCIAL PROP]TY1 TO :I* ONE HAS JU/ AS MU* RI<T AS ANO!R1 S9CE EA* ONE'S %>E 9 ! PRODUCTION ( WEAL? CAN 9 NO MANN] BE DET]M9$4 ,= ?IS REASON WE PROCLAIM ! LIB]TY TO CONSUME1 I4E4 ! RI<T ( EA* TO SATISFY HIS WANTS FREE & UNH9D]$4 

0,CONSEQU5TLY WE >E ,COMMUNI/S4 

0,BUT1 ON ! O!R H&1 WE >E ALSO ,AN>*I/S4 ,= WE WANT A SY/EM ( SOCIETY :]E EA* MEMB] CAN FULLY REALIZE HIS [N 'SELF1' I4E4 HIS 9DIVIDUAL TAL5TS & ABILITIES1 WI%ES1 & NE$S4 ,!RE=E WE SAY3 ,D[N ) ALL GOV]NM5T6 ,D[N ) IT EV5 9 ! =M ( ADM9I/RATION4 ,= ADM9I/RATION ALWAYS BECOMES GOV]NM5T4 ,WE LIKEWISE OPPOSE ! :OLE SW9DLE ( ! SUFFRAGE & DECL>E ! LEAD]S :O HAVE PRESUM$ TO PLACE !MSELVES AT ! HEAD ( ! WORK+M5 AS HUMBUGS4 

0,AS ,COMMUNI/S WE SAY2 -- 

0,TO EA* ACCORD+ TO HIS NE$S6 

0,& AS ,AN>*I/S3 -- 

0,FROM EA* ACCORD+ TO HIS P[]S4 

0,IF ,AUBAN SAYS SU* AN IDEAL IS IMPOSSIBLE1 ,I ANSW] HIM ?AT HE DOES NOT YET KN[ ! WORK+M51 AL?\< HE MI<T KN[ !M1 = HE HAS ASSOCIAT$ ) !M LONG 5\<4 ,! WORK+M5 >E NOT SU* SORDID EGOI/S AS ! B\RGEOIS -- AFT] !Y HAVE HAD !IR DAY ( RECKON+ ) !M1 AFT] ! LA/ REVOLUTION HAS BE5 F\<T1 !Y WILL V]Y WELL KN[ H[ TO >RANGE ?+S4 

0,I BELIEVE ?AT AFT] ! EXPROPRIATION ( ! EXPLOIT]S & ! CONFISCATION ( ! BANK1 !Y WILL PLACE EV]Y?+ AT ! DISPOSAL ( ALL4 ,! DES]T$ PALACES WILL QUICKLY 5\< F9D OCCUPANTS1 & ! WELL-/OCK$ W>EH\SES SOON 5\< CU/OM]S4 ,WE NE$ NOT CUDGEL \R BRA9S AB\T ?AT6 

0,!N :5 EA* ONE %ALL BE SUFFICI5TLY SUPPLI$ ) FOOD1 CLO?+1 & %ELT]1 :5 ! HUNGRY %ALL BE F$ & ! NAK$ CLO!D1 -- = !RE IS 5\< = ALL = ! PRES5T1 -- !Y WILL =M GR\PS2 WILL1 IMPELL$ BY ! 9/9CT ( ACTIVITY1 PRODUCE 9 COMMON & CONSUME ACCORD+ TO NE$S4 

0,! 9DIVIDUAL WILL AT BE/ RECEIVE MORE1 NEV] LESS1 FROM SOCIETY ?AN HE HAS GIV5 IT4 ,= :AT %\LD ! /RONG] :O PRODUCES MORE ?AN HE CAN CONSUME DO ) ! EXCESS ( HIS LABOR EXCEPT GIVE IT TO ! WEAK]8 

0,& ?AT IS NOT LIB]TY8 ,!Y WILL NOT ASK H[ MU* OR H[ LITTLE EA* PRODUCES & EA* CONSUMES2 NO1 EA* WILL C>RY HIS F9I%$ WORK TO ! W>EH\SES & TAKE !RE= 9 RETURN :AT HE NE$S = HIS SUPPORT4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! PR9CIPLE ( FRAT]NITY --0 

,H]E ,TRUPP WAS 9T]RUPT$ BY A %\T ( LAU<T] FROM ,DR4 ,HURT4 ,A G5]AL COMMOTION >OSE4 ,MO/ ( !M DID NOT KN[ :AT TO ?9K4 ,AUBAN WAS ANGRY4 

0,TO ME IT IS NOT A MATT] = MIR?1 BUT A MATT] = TE>S1 DOCTOR1 :5 M5 RU% 9TO !IR DE/RUCTION ) OP5 EYES10 HE SAID4 

,TRUPP ROSE4 ,EV]Y FIB] ( HIS :OLE SOLID FIGURE WAS 9 A /ATE ( T5SION4 ,HE WAS NOT (F5D$1 = HE DID NOT FEEL HIMSELF ATTACK$1 BUT HIS IDEA4 

0,) PEOPLE LIKE Y\ WE %ALL 9DE$ MAKE %ORT WORK60 HE EXCLAIM$4 

,BUT ,DR4 ,HURT1 :O HAD SUDD5LY ALSO BECOME S]I\S1 5TIRELY IGNOR$ !SE WORDS4 

0,:]E DO Y\ LIVE80 HE ASK$ BRUSQUELY4 0,ON ! E>? OR ON ! MOON8 ,:AT K9D ( PEOPLE DO Y\ SEE8 ,>E Y\ NEV] GO+ TO BE S5SIBLE80 

,& TURN+ AWAY1 HE AGA9 BROKE \T 9 LAU<T]4 

0,ONE MU/ HE> SU* ?+S 9 ORD] TO BELIEVE !M6 ,TWO ?\S& YE>S AFT] ,*RI/1 AFT] TWO ?\S& YE>S ( ! SADDE/ EXP]I5CE 9 ! FOLL[+ \T ( A CRE$ :I* HAS CAUS$ ALL ! MIS]Y1 /ILL ! SAME NONS5SE1 9 ! SAME UN*ANG$ =M60 HE EXCLAIM$4 

,AT ONE BL[ ! SPIRIT ( ! GA!R+ HAD *ANG$4 ,9 ! PLACE ( CALM LI/5]S :O W]E RECOV]+ !MSELVES FROM !IR A/ONI%M5T AT ?IS 9T]RUPTION1 EXCIT$ P>TICIPANTS TOOK SIDES = OR AGA9/4 

,TRUPP %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S4 

,! SUCCESS ( HIS WORDS ) ! MAJORITY HAD BE5 UNMI/AKABLE4 ,AUBAN SAW IT ) AN UNEASY SURPRISE3 :AT HE HIMSELF HAD SAID HAD BE5 /RANGE & COLD REASON+ TO !M4 ,!Y LONG$ = ! P]FECTION ( HAPP9ESS -- ,TRUPP (F]$ IT TO !M4 

,IS IT POSSIBLE8 ,?IS QUE/ION CAME TO NONE4 

,!RE IS SOME?+ EVIL AB\T HOPE1 ?\<T ,AUBAN & ,HURT1 & !IR ?\<TS GREET$ EA* O!R SIL5TLY 9 A GLANCE1 -- IT DESPISES REASON1 :I* LABORI\SLY 9DE$ & ONLY GRADUALLY1 BUT ) UNFAIL+ C]TA9TY1 REMOVES /ONE AFT] /ONE & /ORY AFT] /ORY FROM ! GIANT /RUCTURE ( ILLUSION444 

,) GLI/5+ EYES ! Y\NG ,G]MAN HAD HUNG ON ! LIPS ( ,TRUPP4 ,/ILL AN 5TIRE /RANG] TO ! MOVEM5T1 ! DESCRIPTION ( ! IDEAL JU/ HE>D FILL$ HIM ) 5?USIASM4 ,O SURELY1 H]E WAS ALL ?AT WAS GOOD1 NOBLE1 TRUE6 444 ,HE N[ /RET*$ \T HIS H& TO ,TRUPP & SAID3 0,LET ME BE Y\R COMRADE60 

,! ,RUSSIAN WAS SITT+ MOTIONLESS4 ,NOT A L9E ( HIS GLOOMY1 Y\?FUL1 & YET SO MANLY FACE *ANG$4 ,! WORK+MAN :O HAD COME ) HIM WAS WAIT+ = AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK4 

,! OLD ,AM]ICAN ADDRESS$ HIMSELF TO ,DR4 ,HURT4 ,HE WAS TREMBL+ ) DEEP EMOTION4 

0,BELIEVE ME1 DE> SIR1 ,SOCIALISM IS AN AFFAIR ( ! HE>T4 ,! E?ICAL F\NDATIONS ( MORALITY --0 

,BUT ! 9CORRIGIBLE DOCTOR 9T]RUPT$ HIM ALSO1 )\T RESPECT = HIS :ITE HAIR4 

0,I KN[ NO?+ AB\T ! F\NDATIONS ( E?ICS1 SIR4 ,I AM A MAT]IALI/4 ,BUT A H>D & BITT] LIFE HAS TAU<T ME ?AT ! QUE/ION ( MY LIB]TY IS NO?+ BUT A QUE/ION ( MY RECKLESS P[]1 & ?AT S5TIM5TALITY IS ! GREATE/ ( ALL VISES60 

,! EXCITEM5T WAS P]CEPTIBLY 9CREAS+4 ,TALK+ BACK & =?1 EA* WI%$ TO GIVE EXPRESSION TO ! SURG+ ?\<TS )9 HIM4 ,A CIRCLE HAD =M$ R\ND ,TRUPP1 COMPOS$ ( ! Y\NG ,G]MAN :O WROTE SOCIAL POEMS1 ,MR4 ,M>ELL1 ! ,AM]ICAN1 ! ,SW$E :O HAD TR\BLE ) ! =EIGN1 LANGUAGE1 & ,TRUPP'S ,G]MAN COMRADE4 ,!Y LI/5$ TO HIM AS HE CONT9U$ TO PICTURE ! FUTURE 9 EV] MORE S$UCTIVE COLORS4 

,DR4 ,HURT & ! ,FR5*MAN W]E AGA9 SPEAK+ TOGE!R4 

,! ,RUSSIAN LOOK$ AT ,AUBAN AS IF HE WI%$ TO FA?OM HIM4 ,BUT ! LATT] ?\<T TO HIMSELF AS HE /UDI$ ?OSE EI<T HEADS 9 !IR RE/LESS MOV+3 

,:AT A PICTURE = A PA9T]6 

,! G5TLE PR(ILE ( ! OLD :ITE-BE>D$ ,AM]ICAN & ! S(T1 SMOO? FEATURES ( ! Y\NG ,G]MAN 444 ! PALE1 GLOOMY FACE ( ! ,RUSSIAN1 HIS BR[ OV]%AD[$ BY HIS %AGGY HAIR1 & ! BRI<T FACE ( ! ,FR5*MAN ) ! MOD]N HALF-BE>D 444 ,DR4 ,HURT'S N>R[ HEAD1 HIS BR[ PROTRUD+ AS BY CEASELESS M5TAL LABOR1 ! HEAD ( A LOGICIAN1 ( A ,ROMAN IMP]ATOR1 & ! HAIR-CR[N$ HEAD ( ! ,NORSEMAN1 ) ! *ILDLIKE BLUE EYES & !IR CONFID+ EXPRESSION1 :I* DID NOT *ANGE DUR+ ! HEAT$ DISCUSSION444 

,:AT A DIFF]5CE !RE IS BETWE5 US M56 HE ?\<T FUR!R2 & WE %\LD BE ABLE TO SUBMIT TO A COMMON LAW ( COMPULSION8 ,NO2 LIB]TY N[ & =EV]1 9 ! LEA/ AS 9 ! GREATE/444 

,PREVAIL+ ON ! GR\P R\ND ,TRUPP TO RESUME !IR =M] PLACES1 HE SAID 9 A L\D VOICE3 -- 

0,I AM SORRY ?AT Y\ W]E 9T]RUPT$4 ,OTTO40 

,BUT ,TRUPP SAID QUICKLY3 -- 

0,I HAD SAID :AT ,I HAD TO SAY40 

0,WELL1 SO MU* ! BETT]4 ,BUT %ALL WE NOT ATTEMPT TO BR+ \T \R OP9IONS SOME:AT MORE 9 DETAIL8 ,LET US LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT SPECIAL PO9TS40 

,! CALM ATT5TION ( A:ILE AGO SOON RETURN$4 ,BUT IT WAS N[ =C$1 NOT NATURAL AS BE=E4 ,SEV]AL P]SONS TOOK P>T 9 ! DISCUSSION4 

,AUBAN BEGAN ANEW1 TURN$ T[>DS ,TRUPP3 -- 

0,I WILL ATTEMPT TO PROVE ?AT ! PHILOSOPHIES ( ,COMMUNISM & ( ,AN>*ISM >E ALSO IRRECONCILABLY OPPOS$ TO EA* O!R 9 !IR CONCLUSIONS4 

0,Y\ WANT ! AUTONOMY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL1 HIS SOV]EIGNTY1 & ! RI<T ( SELF-DET]M9ATION4 ,Y\ WANT ! FREE DEVELOPM5T ( HIS NATURAL /ATURE4 ,Y\ WANT HIS LIB]TY4 ,WE AGREE 9 ?IS DEM&4 

0,BUT Y\ HAVE =M$ AN IDEAL ( A FUTURE ( HAPP9ESS :I* CORRESPONDS MO/ NE>LY TO Y\R [N 9CL9ATIONS1 WI%ES1 HABITS4 ,BY NAM+ IT '! IDEAL ( HUMANITY' Y\ >E CONV9C$ ?AT EV]Y 'REAL & TRUE MAN' MU/ BE JU/ AS HAPPY UND] IT AS Y\4 ,Y\ W\LD FA9 MAKE Y\R IDEAL ! IDEAL ( ALL4 

0,I1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 WANT ! LIB]TY :I* WILL 5ABLE EA* TO LIVE ACCORD+ TO HIS IDEAL4 ,I WANT TO BE LET ALONE1 ,I WANT TO BE SP>$ FROM ANY DEM&S ?AT MAY BE MADE 9 ! NAME ( '! IDEAL ( HUMANITY4' 

0,I ?9K ?AT IS A GREAT DIFF]5CE4 

0,I D5Y ONLY4 ,Y\ BUILD ANEW4 

0,I AM PURELY DEF5SIVE4 ,BUT Y\ >E AGGRESSIVE4 

0,I BATTLE EXCLUSIVELY = MY LIB]TY4 ,Y\ BATTLE = :AT Y\ CALL ! LIB]TY ( O!RS4 

0,EV]Y O!R WORD4 Y\ SPEAK IS ABOLITION4 ,?AT MEANS =CIBLE DE/RUCTION4 ,IT IS ALSO MY WORD4 ,ONLY ,I MEAN BY IT3 DISSOLUTION4 

0,Y\ TALK AB\T ! ABOLITION ( RELIGION4 ,Y\ WANT TO BANI% ITS PRIE/S1 EXTIRPATE ITS TEA*+S1 P]SECUTE ITS FOLL[]S4 

0,I TRU/ TO ! /EADILY 9CREAS+ P]CEPTION :I* PUTS KN[L$GE 9 ! PLACE ( FAI?4 ,IT IS ECONOMIC DEP5D5CE ?AT =CES MO/ PEOPLE N[ADAYS 9TO RECOGNIZ+ ONE ( ! MANY /ILL EXI/+ *UR*ES1 & PREV5TS !M FROM LEAV+ !M4 

0,AFT] ! *A9S ( LABOR HAVE FALL51 ! *UR*ES WILL ( !MSELVES BECOME DES]T$1 ! TEA*]S ( A DELUSIVE FAI? & FOLLY WILL NO LONG] F9D LI/5]S1 & !IR PRIE/S WILL BE =SAK54 

0,BUT ,I %\LD BE ! LA/ TO APPROVE ( ! CRIME AGA9/ ! LIB]TY ( 9DIVIDUALS :I* W\LD BY =CE SEEK TO PREV5T A MAN FROM ADOR+ ,GOD AS ! CREATOR1 ,*RI/ AS ! SAVIOR1 ! POPE AS 9FALLIBLE1 & ,VITZLIPUTZLI AS ! DEVIL1 SO LONG AS HE DID NOT TR\BLE ME ) HIS NONS5SE & DEM& TRIBUTE FROM ME 9 ! NAME ( HIS 9FALLIBLE FAI?40 

,!Y LAU<$3 P]PLEX$1 AMUS$1 IRRITAT$1 PITY+ SU* WEAKNESS 9 DEAL+ ) ! 5EMY4 

,BUT ,AUBAN CONT9U$ UNCONC]N$1 = HE WAS FIRMLY RESOLV$1 N[ HE HAD BEGUN1 TO SAY ! BE/ ?AT HE HAD TO SAY4 

0,Y\ WANT FREE LOVE1 LIKE MYSELF4 

0,BUT :AT DO Y\ UND]/& BY FREE LOVE8 

0,:AT ELSE CAN Y\ UND]/& BY IT1 IF Y\ >E CONSI/5T 5\< TO APPLY ! PR9CIPLE ( BRO!RHOOD -- AS Y\ REPRES5T IT 9 ! DEVOTION TO & R5UNCIATION ( LABOR -- ALSO TO ?AT FIELD ?AN3 ,?AT IT IS ! DUTY ( EV]Y WOMAN TO YIELD TO ! DESIRE ( EV]Y MAN1 & ?AT NO MAN HAS ! RI<T TO )DRAW HIMSELF FROM ! DESIRE ( ANY WOMAN2 ?AT ! *ILDR5 RESULT+ FROM ?OSE UNIONS BELONG TO HUMAN SOCIETY1 & ?AT ?IS SOCIETY HAS ! DUTY ( $UCAT+ !M2 ?AT ! SEP>ATE FAMILY1 LIKE ! 9DIVIDUAL1 MU/ DISAPPE> 9 ! GREAT FAMILY ( HUMANITY3 IS IT NOT SO8 

0,I %UDD] :5 ,I ?9K ( ! POSSIBILITY ?AT ?IS IDEA MI<T EV] PREVAIL4 

0,NO ONE HATES M>RIAGE MORE ?AN ,I4 ,BUT IT IS ONLY ! COMPULSION ( M>RIAGE :I* 9DUCES M5 & WOM5 TO SELL !MSELVES TO EA* O!R1 :I* AFFECTS & OB/RUCTS FREE *OICE1 :I* MAKES DIFFICULT1 & = ! MO/ P>T IMPOSSIBLE1 A SEP>ATION1 :I* CREATES A /ATE ( MIS]Y FROM :I* !RE IS NO DELIV]ANCE EXCEPT DEA?1 -- IT IS ONLY ?IS COMPULSION ( M>RIAGE ?AT ,I LOA!4 ,NEV] %\LD ,I D>E RAISE AN OBJECTION TO ! FREE UNION ( TWO PEOPLE :O >E BR\<T TOGE!R BY !IR FREE *OICE & :OM FREE *OICE KEEPS TOGE!R = LIFE4 

0,BUT JU/ AS WELL AS ! FREE UNION ( TWO P]SONS DO ,I UND]/& ! 9CL9ATION ( MANY PEOPLE TO *ANGE 9 ! OBJECT ( !IR LOVE2 & UNIONS = A NI<T1 = A SPR+ TIME -- !Y MU/ BE AS FREE AS ! M>RIAGES = LIFE1 :I* ALONE >E SANCTION$ BY PUBLIC OP9ION TO-DAY4 

0,! COMM&S ( MORALITY APPE> RIDICUL\S TO ME1 & TO HAVE >IS5 FROM ! MORBID DESIRES ( N>R[ M5 = REGULAT+ NATURAL RELATIONS4 

0,& F9ALLY1 Y\ ?R[ OV]BO>D PRIVATE PROP]TY ) ! SAME ROYAL EASE & SU* A SUP]FICIALITY ( ?\<T AS WE F9D ONLY 9 ,COMMUNISM4 

0,Y\ SAY ! ,/ATE MU/ FALL 9 ORD] ?AT PROP]TY %ALL FALL1 = ! ,/ATE PROTECTS IT4 

0,I SAY ! ,/ATE MU/ FALL 9 ORD] ?AT PROP]TY MAY EXI/1 = ! ,/ATE SUPPRESSES IT4 

0,IT IS TRUE Y\ DO NOT RESPECT PROP]TY3 Y\R [N PROP]TY Y\ DO NOT RESPECT2 O!RWISE Y\ W\LD NOT ALL[ IT TO BE TAK5 FROM Y\ DAY AFT] DAY4 ,EXPEL ILLEGITIMATE PROP]TY1 I4E4 ?AT :I* IS NOT REALLY PROP]TY1 BUT ALI5ISM4 ,BUT EXPEL IT BY BECOM+ PROPRIETORS Y\RSELVES4 ,?AT IS ! ONLY WAY 9 :I* TO REALLY 'ABOLI%' IT1 ! ONLY REASONABLE & JU/ WAY1 & AT ! SAME TIME ! WAY ( LIB]TY4 

0,D[N ) ! ,/ATE 9 ORD] ?AT LABOR MAY BE FREE1 :I* ALONE CREATES PROP]TY6 ,SO ,I EXCLAIM ALSO4 

0,:5 MONEY %ALL BE FRE$ FROM ALL =CIBLY PROTECT$ PRIVILEGES --0 

,BUT N[ ,TRUPP'S PATI5CE WAS AT AN 5D4 

0,:AT80 HE CRI$1 9DIGNANT1 0EV5 MONEY IS TO REMA91 WRET*$ MONEY :I* HAS CORRUPT$1 DEBAS$1 & 5SLAV$ US ALL80 

,AUBAN %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S4 ,HE WAS AB\T TO BECOME VEX$1 BUT !N HE LAU<$4 

0,ALL[ ME A C\NT]-QUE/ION4 ,W\LD IT MAKE Y\ 9DIGNANT TO BE AN EMPLOY] & EMPLOYEE AT ! SAME TIME8 ,A RECEIV] & A PAY] ( WAGES1 &1 AS A COOP]ATOR1 MA/] ( ! CAPITAL 9/EAD ( AS AT PRES5T ONLY ITS SLAVE8 ,I ?9K NOT4 ,:AT >\SES \R 9DIGNATION IS ONLY ! FACT ?AT 9 CONSEQU5CE ( =CIBLE ROBB]Y IT IS POSSIBLE AT PRES5T TO GET SOME?+ )\T WORK40 

0,BUT :AT1 ACCORD+ TO Y\R OP9ION1 IS TO DET]M9E ! VALUE ( LABOR80 

0,ITS UTILITY 9 FREE COMPETITION1 :I* WILL DET]M9E ITS VALUE ( ITSELF4 ,ALL FIX+ ( VALUE BY AU?ORITY IS UNJU/ & NONS5SICAL4 ,BUT ,I KN[ V]Y WELL ?AT ,COMMUNISM SOLVES ?IS QUE/ION1 TOO1 )\T MU* TR\BLE3 IT SIMPLY LUMPS EV]Y?+40 

0,BUT FREE COMPETITION PREVAILS TO-DAY60 CRI$ ,TRUPP4 

0,NO2 WE HAVE ! COMPETITION ( LABOR1 BUT NOT 9 ! SAME WAY ! COMPETITION ( CAPITAL4 ,I REPEAT3 ,Y\ SEE ! P]NICI\S EFFECTS ( ?AT ONE-SID$ COMPETITION & ( PROP]TY =CIBLY 9VE/$ ) PRIVILEGES1 & Y\ EXCLAIM3 ',D[N ) PRIVATE PROP]TY6' ,Y\ DO NOT SEE ?AT IT IS ?IS V]Y PROP]TY :I* MAKES US 9DEP5D5T1 & Y\ DO NOT SEE ?AT IT IS !RE=E ONLY NECESS>Y TO REMOVE ! OB/ACLES 9 ! WAY ( ACQUIR+ IT 9 ORD] TO ABOLI% ! FALSE RELATION ( MA/]S & S]VANTS4 ,BELIEVE ME1 ! ORGANIZATION ( FREE CR$IT1 I4E4 ! POSSIBILITY ( EA* COM+ 9TO POSSESSION ( ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION -- ?IS BLOODLESS1 ?OR\<-GO+ & GREATE/ ( ALL REVOLUTIONS -- WILL BE FOLL[$ BY A *ANGE ( ALL ! CONDITIONS ( LIFE :I* NO ONE CAN ADEQUATELY PICTURE TO HIMSELF TO-DAY40 

,HE /OPP$ & SAW H[ COOLLY HIS WORDS W]E RECEIV$4 ,ONLY ,DR4 ,HURT SAT COLLECT$1 LOGICALLY EXAM9+ WORD AFT] WORD1 CALCULAT+4 ,TO ! MAJORITY A REVOLUTION WAS ONLY A *AOS ( CORPSES & RU9S1 & !Y %OOK !IR HEADS AT ,AUBAN'S WORDS4 ,!RE=E HE TRI$ TO MAKE HIS MEAN+ CLE>]4 

0,DO Y\ KN[ :AT EFFECT ! ABOLITION ( 9T]E/1 & !REBY ( USURY1 W\LD HAVE8 ,A /EADY DEM& = HUMAN LABOR2 ! EQUILIBRATION ( SUPPLY & DEM&2 ! R$UCTION ( PRICES TO ! L[E/ PO9T1 & CONSEQU5TLY AN 5ORM\S 9CREASE ( CONSUMPTION2 ! EXACT EX*ANGE ( EQUIVAL5TS1 & CONSEQU5TLY ! MO/ EQUITABLE DI/RIBUTION ( WEAL? POSSIBLE4 ,BUT AS A RESULT ( ?IS GREAT ECONOMIC REVOLUTION1 ! C\NTRY AS WELL AS ! 9DIVIDUAL GR[+ MORE PROSP]\S DAILY40 444 

,TRUPP LAU<$1 9DIGNANT & IRRITAT$4 

0,A F9E REVOLUTION6 ,& Y\ WANT TO MAKE US WORK+M5 BELIEVE 9 !SE CRACK-BRA9$ FANCIES8 ,DID ,I NOT SEE Y\ BE=E ME1 ,I %\LD ?9K ,I WAS LI/5+ TO A B\RGEOIS ECONOMI/4 ,NO1 DE> FRI5D1 ! REVOLUTION ?AT WE %ALL SOME DAY MAKE WILL REA* ! GOAL MORE QUICKLY ?AN ALL Y\R ECONOMIC EVOLUTIONS6 ,WE WILL MAKE %ORT] WORK3 COME & TAKE BACK :AT HAS BE5 /OL5 FROM US BY OP5 =CE & SCI5TIFIC CUNN+60 

0,IF ONLY ! B\RGEOISIE DO NOT MAKE /ILL %ORT] WORK ( Y\60 REM>K$ ,DR4 ,HURT4 0,EXEMPLA DOC5T6 ,?AT IS3 ,LE>N FROM HI/ORY60 

,?AT WAS HIS ANSW] TO ,TRUPP'S PREVI\S ?REAT1 :I* HE HAD APP>5TLY NEGLECT$4 

,! EXCITEM5T PRODUC$ BY !SE WORDS SUBSID$ ONLY GRADUALLY4 ,!Y SAW 9 !M A DEF5SE ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 & %[]$ REPLIES TO !M4 

,! ,G]MAN1 :O OCCUPI$ ! GR\ND ( ! ,NEW ,YORK 0,FREIHEIT0 & ! 0,PITTSBURG ,PROCLAMATION10 & :O WAS A MEMB] ( ! 0,COMMUNI/IC ,WORK+M5'S ,$UCATIONAL ,SOCIETY10 N[ TOOK ! FLOOR4 

0,NO?+ HAS SO F> BE5 SAID ( ! REAL ,AN>*ISM :I* WAS 9 EXI/5CE BE=E ANY?+ WAS KN[N ( ! ,BO/ON MIDDLE-CLASS LIB]ALISM ADVOCAT$ BY ,MAN*E/] M5 FIFTY YE>S BEH9D !IR TIMES1 OR ( ! ECC5TRIC CAVIL+ ( ! ',AUTONOMI/S'0 -- HE AIM$ AT ,AUBAN & ,TRUPP -- 0& :I* /ILL HAS ! MO/ NUM]\S FOLL[+4 ,IT WANTS ! ,COMMUNISM ( FREE SOCIETY BAS$ ON ! COOP]ATIVE ORGANIZATION ( PRODUCTION4 ,IT DOES NOT D5Y ! DUTY ( LABOR1 = IT DECL>ES3 ,NO RI<TS )\T DUTIES4 ,IT DEM&S1 MOREOV]1 ! EX*ANGE ( EQUIVAL5T PRODUCTS BY ! PRODUCTIVE ASSOCIATIONS !MSELVES1 )\T MIDDLE-M5 & PR(IT-TAK]S1 & ?AT ! COMMUNES %ALL REGULATE ALL PUBLIC AFFAIRS BY MEANS ( FREE CONTRACT4 ,BUT 9 A FREE SOCIETY1 SO ORGANIZ$1 9 :I* ! MAJORITY WILL FEEL V]Y COM=TABLE1 ! ,/ATE WILL BE USELESS40 

0,!N Y\ GRANT ! MAJORITY ! RI<T ( E/ABLI%+ ITS WILL BY =CE80 

0,YES4 ,! 9DIVIDUAL MU/ GIVE WAY BE=E ! G5]AL WELF>E1 = ?AT IS HI<]40 

0,?AT IS A POSITION1 ONE ( ! TWO :I* ,I HAVE DESCRIB$4 ,Y\ >E ON ! ROAD TO ,SOCIALISM40 

0,A F9E POSITION = AN ,AN>*I/60 SAID ,TRUPP4 0,& :AT BECOMES ( ! LIB]TY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL8 ,IT IS NO?+ BUT ! C5TRALI/IC ,COMMUNISM :I* WE HAVE LEFT F> BEH9D40 ,! FLAME ( DISS5SION :I* SOME TIME AGO HAD BROK5 UP ! CLUBS & L$ TO ! F\ND+ ( A NEW PAP]1 ?REAT5$ TO BLAZE =? AGA94 0,IT IS MY BELIEF1 & ,I /& BY IT1 ?AT 9 ! COM+ SOCIETY EA* WILL P]=M HIS %>E ( LABOR VOLUNT>ILY40 

,! ,FR5*MAN N[ ASK$ HIM C\RTE\SLY3 -- 

0,BUT ASSUM+ ! CASE ?AT M5 WILL NOT LABOR VOLUNT>ILY AS Y\ EXPECT1 :AT !N BECOMES ( ! RI<TS TO SATISFY !IR WANTS80 

0,!Y WILL4 ,RELY ON IT10 WAS ,TRUPP'S ANSW]4 

0,I ?9K IT IS BETT] NOT TO RELY ON IT40 

0,Y\ DON'T KN[ ! WORK+M540 

0,BUT ! WORK+M5 BECOME B\RGEOIS AS SOON AS !Y ACQUIRE PROP]TY1 & !N !Y WILL BE ! FIR/ TO OPPOSE ! EXPROPRIATION ( !IR PROP]TY4 ,Y\ IGNORE HUMAN NATURE1 SIR2 EGOISM IS ! SPR+ ( ALL ACTION4 ,REMOVE ?AT SPR+1 & ! MA*9E ( PROGRESS WILL CEASE TO OP]ATE4 ,! WORLD W\LD FALL 9TO RU9S4 ,CIVILIZATION W\LD HAVE REA*$ ITS 5D4 ,! E>? W\LD BECOME A /AGNANT POOL2 BUT ?AT IS IMPOSSIBLE AS LONG AS HUMAN BE+S 9HABIT IT40 

0,:Y DO Y\ NOT TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE1 & DEMON/RATE ! POSSIBILITY ( REALIZ+ Y\R !ORIES 9 PRACTICE80 ,TRUPP WAS FUR!R ASK$4 

,HE EVAD$ ?IS QUE/ION BY ASK+ IT HIMSELF4 ,IT WAS ,AUBAN :O AT ONCE REPLI$3 -- 

0,BECAUSE ! ,/ATE HAS MONOPOLIZ$ ! CIRCULAT+ M$IUM1 & W\LD PREV5T US BY =CE FROM FURNI%+ ONE \RSELVES4 ,!RE=E1 \R ATTACKS >E PRIM>ILY DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! ,/ATE1 & ONLY AGA9/ ! ,/ATE40 

,! DISCUSSION BETWE5 ,AUBAN & ,TRUPP SEEM$ TO HAVE COME TO AN 5D1 & ?REAT5$ TO 5TIRELY BREAK UP4 ,!N ,AUBAN4 MADE A LA/ ATTEMPT TO =CE BACK UPON ! GR\ND ( REALITY :AT VAGUE WI%ES HAD RAIS$ 9TO ! EMPTY SPACES ( FANTASY4 

0,ONE LA/ QUE/ION1 ,OTTO10 S\ND$ HIS L\D & H>D VOICE1 -- 0ONLY ?IS ONE3 -- 

0,W\LD Y\1 9 ! SY/EM ( SOCIETY :I* Y\ CALL 'FREE ,COMMUNISM1' PREV5T 9DIVIDUALS FROM EX*ANG+ !IR LABOR AMONG !MSELVES BY MEANS ( !IR [N M$IUM ( EX*ANGE8 ,& FUR!R3 ,W\LD1 Y\ PREV5T !M FROM OCCUPY+ L& = ! PURPOSE ( P]SONAL USE80 

,TRUPP FALT]$4 

,LIKE ,AUBAN1 EV]YBODY WAS ANXI\S TO HE> HIS ANSW]4 

,AUBAN'S QUE/ION WAS NOT TO BE ESCAP$4 ,IF HE ANSW]$4 0,YES60 HE ADMITT$ ?AT SOCIETY HAD ! RI<T ( CONTROL OV] ! 9DIVIDUAL & ?REW OV]BO>D ! AUTONOMY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL :I* HE HAD ALWAYS ZEAL\SLY DEF5D$2 IF1 ON ! O!R H&1 HE ANSW]$ 0,NO60 HE ADMITT$1 ! RI<T ( PRIVATE PROP]TY :I* HE HAD JU/ D5I$ SO EMPHATICALLY4 

,HE SAID1 !RE=E3 -- 

0,Y\ VIEW EV]Y?+ ) ! EYES ( ! MAN ( TO-DAY4 ,9 ! FUTURE SOCIETY1 :]E EV]Y?+ WILL BE AT ! FREE DISPOSAL ( ALL1 :]E !RE CAN BE NO TRADE CONSEQU5TLY 9 ! PRES5T S5SE1 EV]Y MEMB]1 ,I AM DEEPLY CONV9C$1 WILL VOLUNT>ILY AB&ON ALL CLAIM TO SOLE & EXCLUSIVE OCCUPATION ( L&40 

,AUBAN HAD AGA9 RIS54 ,HE HAD BECOME SOME:AT PAL]1 AS HE SAID3 -- 

0,WE HAVE NEV] BE5 DI%ONE/ T[>DS EA* O!R1 ,OTTO4 ,LET US NOT BECOME SO TO-DAY4 ,Y\ KN[ AS WELL AS ,I DO ?AT ?IS ANSW] IS AN EVASION4 ,BUT ,I WILL NOT LET GO ( Y\ N[3 ANSW] MY QUE/ION1 & ANSW] IT ) YES OR NO1 IF Y\ WI% ME EV] AGA9 TO DISCUSS A QUE/ION ) Y\40 

,TRUPP WAS EVID5TLY /RUGGL+ ) HIMSELF4 ,!N HE ANSW]$ -- & IT WAS A LOOK AT HIS COMRADE :O HAD JU/ ATTACK$ HIM1 & AGA9/ :OM HE W\LD NEV] HAVE VIOLAT$ ! PR9CIPLE ( P]SONAL LIB]TY1 ?AT IMPELL$ HIM TO SAY3 -- 

0,9 ,AN>*Y ANY NUMB] ( M5 MU/ HAVE ! RI<T ( =M+ A VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATION1 & SO REALIZ+ !IR IDEAS 9 PRACTICE4 ,NOR CAN ,I UND]/& H[ ANY ONE C\LD JU/LY BE DRIV5 FROM ! L& & H\SE :I* HE USES & OCCUPIES40 444 

0,?US ,I HOLD Y\ & WILL NOT LET GO ( Y\60 EXCLAIM$ ,AUBAN4 0,BY :AT Y\ HAVE JU/ SAID Y\ HAVE PLAC$ Y\RSELF 9 %>P OPPOSITION TO ! FUNDAM5TAL PR9CIPLES ( ,COMMUNISM1 :I* Y\ HAVE HI!RTO *AMPION$4 

0,Y\ HAVE ADMITT$ PRIVATE PROP]TY1 9 RAW MAT]IALS & 9 L&4 ,Y\ HAVE SQU>ELY ADVOCAT$ ! RI<T TO ! PRODUCT ( LABOR4 ,?AT IS ,AN>*Y4 

0,! PHRASE -- EV]Y?+ BELONGS TO ALL -- HAS DISAPPE>$1 DE/ROY$ BY Y\R [N H&S4 

0,A S+LE EXAMPLE ONLY1 TO AVOID ALL FUR!R MISUND]/&+3 ,I [N A PIECE ( L&4 ,I CAPITALIZE ITS PRODUCT4 

0,! ,COMMUNI/ SAYS3 ,?AT IS ROBB]Y COMMITT$ AGA9/ ! COMMON PROP]TY4 

0,BUT ! ,AN>*I/ ,TRUPP -- = ! FIR/ TIME N[ ,I CALL HIM SO -- SAYS3 ,NO4 ,NO E>?LY P[] HAS ANY O!R RI<T1 EXCEPT ?AT ( =CE1 TO DRIVE ME FROM MY POSSESSIONS1 TO LESS5 ! PRODUCT ( MY LABOR BY EV5 A P5NY4 

0,I CLOSE4 ,MY PURPOSE IS ACCOMPLI%$4 

0,I HAVE DEMON/RAT$ :AT ,I WI%$ TO DEMON/RATE3 ?AT !RE CAN BE NO RECONCILIATION BETWE5 ! TWO GREAT ANTAGONISMS 9 :I* HUMAN SOCIETY MOVES1 BETWE5 ,9DIVIDUALISM & ,ALTRUISM1 BETWE5 ,AN>*ISM & ,SOCIALISM1 BETWE5 LIB]TY & AU?ORITY4 

0,I HAD CLAIM$ ?AT ALL ATTEMPTS AT UNIT+ ! IRRECONCILABLE MU/ LEAVE BEH9D ! SOLID GR\ND ( REALITY1 & DISAPPE> 9 ! CL\DS ( ,UTOPIANISM1 & ?AT EV]Y S]I\S MAN MU/ DECL>E HIMSELF3 = ,SOCIALISM1 & !REBY = =CE & AGA9/ LIB]TY1 OR = ,AN>*ISM1 & !REBY = LIB]TY & AGA9/ =CE4 

0,AFT] ,TRUPP HAS LONG S\<T TO EVADE ?IS ALT]NATIVE1 ,I HAVE COMPELL$ HIM BY MY LA/ QUE/ION TO EXPLA9 HIMSELF4 ,I MI<T REPEAT ! EXP]IM5T ) EA* ONE ( Y\4 ,IT IS 9FALLIBLE4 

0,TRUPP HAS DECID$ HIMSELF = LIB]TY4 ,HE IS1 9DE$1 -- :AT ,I %\LD NEV] HAVE BELIEV$1 -- AN ,AN>*I/40 

,AUBAN CEAS$4 ,TRUPP ADD$3 -- 

0,BUT WE WILL PRACTICALLY C>RY \T ! PR9CIPLES ( ,COMMUNISM 9 ,AN>*Y1 & \R EXAMPLE WILL SO ?OR\<LY CONV9CE Y\ ( ! POSSIBILITY ( REALIZ+ \R PR9CIPLES ?AT Y\ WILL ACCEPT !M AS WE DO1 & VOLUNT>ILY AB&ON Y\R PRIVATE PROP]TY40 

,AUBAN DID NOT SAY ANY?+ 9 RESPONSE4 

,HE KNEW V]Y WELL ?AT ?IS EXT]NAL CONCILIATION WAS ONLY A FRE% & LA/ ATTEMPT ON ! P>T ( HIS FRI5D TO BRIDGE OV] ! DEEP *ASM ?AT HAD LONG AGO SEP>AT$ !M 9W>DLY1 AS IT SEP>AT$ ! NEW FROM ! OLD1 & ASSIGN$ !M \TW>DLY !IR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS4 

0,NEI!R ,I NOR ANYBODY ELSE CAN SAVE ANY ONE FROM HIS [N DOOM10 444 HE ?\<T TO HIMSELF4 ,FROM ?IS TIME =? HE JO9$ 9 ! CONV]SATION ONLY :5 HE WAS DIRECTLY ASK$4 ,IT GREW EXCE$+LY LIVELY4 

,NEV] HAD !Y REMA9$ SO LONG AS TO-DAY4 ,IT WAS LONG PA/ EI<T O'CLOCK1 & /ILL NO ONE ?\<T ( LEAV+ EXCEPT ,DR4 ,HURT & ! ,FR5*MAN4 

,:5 ! DOCTOR TOOK LEAVE ( ,AUBAN1 HE SAID 9 A L[ VOICE3 0,I AM NOT GO+ TO COME AGA9 TO Y\R ,SUNDAYS1 DE> FRI5D4 ,ANY?+ ?AT IS RI<T4 ,BUT ! P]=MANCES ?AT ,I AM ASK$ TO ATT5D MU/ NOT BE TOO CRAZY4 ,Y\R 'COMRADE' JUMP$ ) BO? FEET /RAI<T 9TO HEAV54 ,?AT'S TOO HI< = ME40 

,SAY+ :I* HE W5T1 & ,AUBAN LOOK$ AFT] HIM1 SMIL+4 ,! ,FR5*MAN ALSO ROSE1 ONCE MORE EXPRESS+ HIS ?ANKS4 ,BUT ,AUBAN SAID DEPRECAT+LY3 -- 

0,WE HAVE ONLY DRIV5 9 ! PO/S & ]ECT$ ! B>E SCAFFOLD+4 ,BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO MORE TO-DAY40 

0,Y\ WILL HAVE A H>D BATTLE TO FI<T1 :I* Y\ MI<T MAKE EASI] = Y\RSELF IF Y\ W\LD DROP ?AT WORD :I* FRI<T5S AWAY 9NUM]ABLE P]SONS :O >E O!RWISE NE> Y\1 YES1 :O 5TIRELY AGREE ) Y\40 

0,! WORD ,AN>*Y DESCRIBES PRECISELY :AT WE WANT4 ,IT W\LD BE C[>DLY & IMPRUD5T TO DROP IT ON ACC\NT ( ! WEAKL+S4 ,:OEV] IS NOT /RONG 5\< TO /UDY ITS TRUE MEAN+ & TO UND]/& IT1 HE IS NOT /RONG 5\< EI!R TO ?9K OR TO ACT 9DEP5D5TLY40 

0,I %ALL RETURN TO ,P>IS1 9 A FEW DAYS4 ,MAY ,I CONVEY Y\R GOOD WI%ES TO \R FRI5D1 ,MONSIEUR ,AUBAN80 

0,YES4 ,TELL HIM HE IS A POOR EGOI/1 BECAUSE HE HAS BECOME A TRAITOR TO HIMSELF4 ,HE HAS ASSUM$ A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY4 ,BUT ! TRUE EGOI/ DREADS EV]Y RESPONSIBILITY EXCEPT ?AT = HIS [N P]SON40 444 

,! /RANG] TOOK HIS LEAVE ) A C\RTE\S B[4 

0,:O WAS ?AT80 ASK$ ,TRUPP4 

,AUBAN M5TION$ HIS NAME4 

0,HE >RIV$ %ORTLY BE=E Y\ & WAS H]E TO-DAY = ! FIR/ & ! LA/ TIME40 

0,!N Y\ DO NOT KN[ HIM80 ,TRUPP %OOK HIS HEAD DISAPPROV+LY4 

0,NO1 NO?+ MORE AB\T HIM40 

0,Y\ %\LD HAVE TOLD ME ?AT AT ONCE60 

,BUT ,AUBAN REPLI$ %>PLY3 -- 

0,WE HAVE NO SECRETS H]E4 ,WE >E NOT ,FREEMASONS4 ,:AT WE HAVE SAID ANYBODY MAY HE> :O WI%ES60 

,HE TOOK ,DR4 ,HURT'S VACANT SEAT BY ! FIRE1 & HELD HIS HEAD 9 HIS H&S4 ,ALL SPOKE N[1 EV5 ! ,RUSSIAN4 ,! V>I\SLY PIT*$ VOICES /RUCK HIS E> AS FROM A DI/ANCE444 

,FROM :AT WAS BE+ SAID HE HE>D ( ,TRUPP'S VICTORY & ( HIS [N DEFEAT4 

,!N ROSE ! 5?USIA/IC VOICE ( ! ,SW$E3 -- 

0,IT MAY BE ?AT !RE WILL BE FEW] G5IUSES4 ,?AT IS NO MIS=TUNE4 ,!RE WILL BE MORE TAL5TS4 ,EA* WILL BE A H& & BRA9 WORK] AT ! SAME TIME4 ,CAPACITIES WILL BE DI/RIBUT$ 9/EAD ( CONC5TRAT+ !MSELVES4 ,ON ! AV]AGE1 !Y WILL BE GREAT]40 

0,& A ?\S& DONKEYS WILL BE WIS] ?AN T5 WISE M54 ,:Y8 ,BECAUSE !Y >E A ?\S&60 ,AUBAN ADD$ TO HIMSELF4 

,!Y HAD =GOTT5 HIM4 ,:ILE HE HAD BE5 SPEAK+1 ! COOL BREA? ( REASON HAD DESC5D$ ON !M4 ,N[ IT WAS W>M AGA93 ! W>M? ( A FUTURE1 W9T]LESS1 P>ADISEAN LIFE4 ,& !Y RIVAL$ EA* O!R 9 ! DESCRIPTION ( ?AT LIFE2 !IR WORDS 9TOXICAT$ !M2 !Y =GOT :]E !Y W]E444 

,AUBAN CONT9U$ TO HE>4 

,!Y RIDICUL$ ! ET]NAL QUE/ION ( !IR OPPON5TS3 :O W\LD DO ! DIRTY & DISAGREEABLE WORK 9 ! FUTURE8 ,!RE W\LD BE 5\< VOLUNTE]S = EV]Y?+1 REM>K$ ONE2 & ANO!R3 ,!RE W\LD NO LONG] BE ANY SU* WORK TO DO2 MA*9ES W\LD BE 9V5T$ = EV]Y?+4 

,NEV] HAD ,AUBAN BE5 MORE /RONGLY CONV9C$ ?AN AT ! PRES5T MOM5T ?AT MO/ PEOPLE >E !MSELVES !IR GREATE/ 5EMIES1 & NEV] HAD HE MORE /RONGLY FELT ?AT ! AU?ORITY ( LOVE W\LD PROVE TO BE VA/LY MORE T]RIBLE ?AN WAS ! AU?ORITY ( HATE4 

,HE WAS /RIV+ TO DE/ROY PRIVILEGE4 ,BUT !SE ,COMMUNI/S D5I$ ) ! EXCELL5CES ALSO ALL VALUES1 EV5 ! VALUE ( LABOR4 ,HIS W>F>E WAS DIRECT$ AGA9/ M5 & :AT !Y HAD E/ABLI%$ 9 FOLLY & IGNORANCE -- VICTORY WAS 9EVITABLE2 BUT !IR W>F>E WAS DIRECT$ AGA9/ NATURE ITSELF -- VICTORY WAS =EV] IMPOSSIBLE6 

,! *ASM W5T DEEP]1 F> DEEP] ?AN IT LAY UNCOV]$ BE=E HIM TO-DAY4 ,IT WAS A BATTLE BETWE5 AN OLD & A NEW PHILOSOPHY4 ,& ! OLD WAS ,*RI/IANITY 9 ALL ITS =MS6 

,! GREATE/ CRIM9AL AGA9/ MANK9D HAD BE5 HE :O HAD PRET5D$ TO LOVE IT MO/4 ,HIS CRE$ ( SELF-SACRIFICE -- IT HAD PRODUC$ ?OSE :O R5\NCE3 ! MIS]Y ?AT WAS N[ CLAMOR+ = DELIV]ANCE444 

,GOD MU/ FALL 9 EV]Y %APE6 444 

,!Y REMA9$ TOGE!R = MORE ?AN AN H\R LONG]4 ,! CONV]SATION GRADUALLY DRIFT$ TO ! EV5TS ( ! DAY3 ,*ICAGO & S]I\S RIOTS 9 ,LONDON W]E AT H&4 ,IT WAS AGRE$ TO SUSP5D ! MEET+S AT ,AUBAN'S = SEV]AL WEEKS4 

,:5 ! ,AM]ICAN ROSE1 & !REBY GAVE ! SIGNAL = A G5]AL BREAK+ UP1 MO/ ( !M W]E SURPRIS$ TO SEE H[ LATE IT WAS4 

,AUBAN %OOK H&S ) EA* ONE2 ?AT ( ,TRUPP HE HELD A MOM5T LONG] ?AN USUAL1 ) A FIRM PRESSURE1 AS IF HE WI%$ TO SAY ONCE MORE3 ,*OOSE6 *OOSE6 ,= HE HAD 9DE$ A HI< OP9ION ( HIM4 

,! Y\NG ,G]MAN WAS EVID5TLY NOT SATISFI$ ) ,AUBAN1 & DID NOT ATTEMPT TO CONCEAL ! FACT1 EI!R4 ,AUBAN ONLY SMIL$ !REAT4 ,MR4 ,M>ELL WAS ! MORE FRI5DLY4 

0,WELL1 ,AUBAN10 HE SAID1 & TOOK BO? HIS H&S1 0Y\ >E A /RANGE MAN4 ,!RE IS A GOOD DEAL ( S5SE 9 EV]Y?+ Y\ SAY2 BUT :AT Y\ TEA* IS ICY & COLD1 ICY & COLD2 ! HE>T GETS NO?+40 

0,OH1 NO1 ,MR4 ,M>ELL1 LIB]TY IS W>M LIKE ! SUN4 ,COLD ALONE >E ! WALLS ( ! PRISON4 ,! HE>T WILL HAVE RI*] TREASURES TO BE/[ :5 IT NO LONG] BEATS & KEEPS SIL5T 9 CON=MITY ) COMM&S4 ,BUT IT %\LD NEV] TAKE FROM REASON ! GUIDANCE ( \R LIVES -- ONLY TO-DAY DID WE SEE AGA9 H[ 9CAPABLE IT IS ( FOLL[+ REASON 9 ! DOMA9 ( ECONOMICS40 

,AUBAN WAS ALONE4 ,HE OP5$ BO? W9D[S4 ,:ILE ! SMOKE FL$ 9 D5SE CL\DS FROM ! ROOM & ! WAIT] BEH9D HIM REMOV$ ! GLASSES1 HE LEAN$ AGA9/ ! W9D[-SILL & LOOK$ D[N UPON ! /REET4 ,N[ :ILE ! EV5+ AIR WAS COOL+ HIS BR[1 HE FELT H[ W>M HE HAD BECOME1 & H[ DEEPLY ! TALK HAD AFFECT$ HIM4 

,& = ?AT Y\R Y\?6 -- HE ?\<T TO HIMSELF4 ,! SACRIFICE SEEM$ AGA91 AS SO (T51 TOO GREAT = ! P]CEPTION IT HAD GIV5 HIM4 ,YES1 IT WAS COOL & BITT]1 ?IS P]CEPTION1 AS ! ,AM]ICAN HAD SAID4 ,BUT HAD IT NOT BE5 LIKE A REFRE%+ IRON BA? AFT] ! 5]VAT+ HALF LIFE ( FAI? 9 HOPE )\T DE$S8 

,& HE REMEMB]$ H[ Y\NG HE /ILL WAS1 & H[ MU* !RE WAS YET BE=E HIM TO DO1 & EV5 IF HIS WORK %\LD PROVE APP>5TLY AS USELESS AS ! ATTEMPT :I* HE HAD MADE TO-DAY 9 A SMALL CIRCLE1 -- NEV]!LESS1 HE WAS FILL$ BY A GREAT P[] & A GREAT JOY1 &1 RE5T]+ HIS ROOM1 HE SAID AL\D3 -- 

0,YES1 = ?IS P]CEPTION ( LIB]TY Y\R Y\?60 ,& ! WALLS1 T]RIFI$ BY ! SUDD5 SIL5CE AFT] ! NOISE ( ! DISCUSSION1 GAVE BACK HIS WORDS3 -- 

0,YES1 = ?AT Y\R Y\?60 

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