,A ,BEAUTIFUL ,IDEAL 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

,TEXT 3 

,TO ! POPUL> M9D AN>*ISM /&S = DE/RUCTION2 TO ! MORE 5LI<T5$ IT /&S = AN IDEAL---A BEAUTIFUL BUT ?OR\<LY IMPRACTICABLE IDEAL4 ,AN>*ISM DOES /& = ! DE/RUCTION ( ! 9/ITUTIONS ?AT HAVE BE5 & >E KEEP+ ! HUMAN M9D 9 BONDAGE & ?AT >E ROBB+ MANK9D ( ! RI<T TO ! USE ( ! NECESSITIES ( LIFE4 ,VIEW$ FROM ! /&PO9T ( C5TS & DOLL>S1 AN>*ISM IS TRULY IMPRACTICABLE1 & ?OSE :OSE AIM 9 LIFE IS WEAL? & P[] WILL DO WELL TO KEEP \T ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,BUT MEASUR$ BY TRUE VALUE1 NAMELY1 HUMAN *>ACT]1 9TEGRITY & REAL USEFULNESS TO SOCIETY1 AN>*ISM IS ! MO/ PRACTICAL ( ALL !ORIES--A PROPOSITION :I* ,I %ALL ATTEMPT TO PROVE4 

,AN>*ISM IS A !ORY ( HUMAN DEVELOPM5T :I* LAYS NO LESS /RESS ?AN SOCIALISM UPON ! ECONOMIC OR MAT]IALI/IC ASPECT ( SOCIAL RELATIONS2 BUT :ILE GRANT+ ?AT ! CAUSE ( ! IMM$IATE EVIL IS AN ECONOMIC ONE WE BELIEVE ?AT ! SOLUTION ( ! SOCIAL QUE/ION CONFRONT+ US TODAY MU/ BE WR\<T \T FROM ! EQUAL CONSID]ATION ( ! :OLE ( \R EXP]I5CE4 

,TO UND]/& SOCIETY AS A :OLE IT BEHOOVES ! SOCIAL /UD5T TO ANALYZE ! SEP>ATE ATOMS ( SOCIETY--NAMELY1 ! 9DIVIDUAL & ! MOTIVES ?AT PROMPT EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL & EV]Y COLLECTIVE ACT4 ,:AT >E !SE MOTIVES8 

,FIR/1 ! 9DIVIDUAL 9/9CT1 /&+ = SELF-EXPRESSION2 SECOND1 ! SOCIAL 9/9CT1 :I* 9SPIRES COLLECTIVE & SOCIAL LIFE4 ,!SE 9/9CTS 9 !IR LAT5T CONDITION >E NEV] ANTAGONI/IC TO EA* O!R4 

,ON ! CONTR>Y1 !Y >E DEP5D5T UPON ONE ANO!R = !IR COMPLETE & NORMAL DEVELOPM5T4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ! ORGANIZATION ( SOCIETY IS SU* ?AT !SE 9/9CTS >E BE+ BR\<T 9TO CON/ANT ANTAGONISM4 

,9DE$1 ! HI/ORY ( \R EXP]I5CE 9 ?\<T & ACTION IS ! RECORD ( ?IS /RIFE )9 EA* 9DIVIDUAL & ITS REFLECTION )9 EA* SOCIETY4 

,TO BETT] ILLU/RATE MY PO9T1 LET ME GIVE Y\ TWO CASES1 REPRES5T+ ! EXTREME DEVELOPM5T ( 9DIVIDUAL & SOCIAL 9/9CT4 ,TAKE ,RUSSELL ,SAGE1 = 9/ANCE1 A MAN :OSE 9DIVIDUAL 9/9CTS KNEW NO B\NDS2 A MAN :O1 TO USE A COMMON PROV]B1 DID NOT EV5 OBS]VE ! ORD9>Y HONE/Y EXI/+ AMONG ?IEVES4 

,I MEAN ?AT HIS ME?ODS ( ACCOMPLI%+ HIS AIM1 ! ACCUMULATION ( WEAL?1 W]E SO OBSCURE1 SO UNSCRUPUL\S1 ?AT EV5 HIS [N COLLEAGUES1 HAD LITTLE REG>D = HIM4 

,9DE$1 IT IS SAFE TO SAY ?AT ! 9/9CT ?AT PROMPT$ ! ACTIONS ( ,RUSSELL ,SAGE W]E SO ANTISOCIAL ?AT EV]Y ONE ( HIS /EPS RESULT$ 9 CRU%+ \T HUMAN LIFE & 9 BR++ UNTOLD MIS]Y & POV]TY UPON ?OSE :OM HIS IRON HEEL DID NOT ACTUALLY CRU%4 

,SU* A TYPE ( A MAN IS POSSIBLE ONLY 9 A SOCIETY BAS$ UPON 9EQUALITY1 A SOCIETY ?AT IS HELD TOGE!R NOT BY NATURAL BONDS1 BUT BY >TIFICIAL & >BITR>Y ME?ODS4 

,AGA91 LET US TAKE A TYPE ( HUMAN BE+ ) ! SOCIAL 9/9CT DEVELOP$ TO ! EXTREME--,L\ISE ,MI*ELLE1 ! WORLD-R5[N$ AN>*I/1 ,MO!R ,L\ISE10 AS %E WAS CALL$ BY EV]Y *ILD ( ! GUTT]4 ,H] LOVE = MAN & BEA/ KNEW NO B\NDS4 

,IT MATT]$ NOT :E!R IT WAS A =LORN KITT5 OR A HOMELESS DOG1 OR A %ELT]LESS HUMAN BE+--%E GAVE TO ALL1 EV5 ! LA/ CRU/ ( BREAD4 

,YET TO SATISFY H] GREAT S\L %E WAS COMPELL$ TO D5Y H] 9DIVIDUAL 9/9CT TO ! EXT5T ( LIV+ 9 GREAT & CON/ANT POV]TY1 ( EXPOS+ H]SELF TO MANY DANG]S1 TO IMPRISONM5T1 & TO ! HEAT ( ,NEW ,CAL$ONIA1 :I!R %E HAD BE5 S5T ) MANY O!R POLITICAL PRISON]S AFT] ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE ( '#g#a4 

,AN>*I/S 9SI/ ?AT CONDITIONS MU/ BE RADICALLY WRONG1 IF HUMAN 9/9CTS DEVELOP TO SU* EXTREMES AT ! EXP5SE ( EA* O!R4 

,AN>*ISM 9 ITS SCI5TIFIC & PHILOSOPHIC CALCULATIONS REPRES5TS ?AT =CE 9 HUMAN LIFE :I* CAN H>MONIZE & BR+ 9TO UNITY ! 9DIVIDUAL & SOCIAL 9/9CTS ( ! 9DIVIDUAL & SOCIETY4 

,! GREATE/ OB/ACLE 9 ! WAY ( SU* H>MONI\S BL5D+1 >E PROP]TY1 OR ! MONOPOLY ( ?+S--! D5IAL ( ! RI<T ( O!RS TO !IR USE1 & AU?ORITY--! GOV]NM5T ( MAN BY MAN1 EMBODI$ 9 MAJORITY RULE1 OR ! ABSOLUTE DISREG>D ( 9DIVIDUAL LIFE 9 ! ORGANIZATION ?AT = WANT ( A BETT] NAME /&S = SOCIETY4 

,!RE=E ! FIR/ T5D5CY ( AN>*ISM IS TO MAKE GOOD ! DIGNITY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN BE+ BY FREE+ HIM FROM EV]Y K9D ( >BITR>Y RE/RA9T--ECONOMIC1 POLITICAL1 SOCIAL4 

,9 SO DO+ AN>*ISM PROPOSES TO MAKE APP>5T1 9 !IR TRUE =CE ! SOCIAL BONDS1 :I* ALWAYS HAVE & ALWAYS WILL KNIT M5 TOGE!R & :I* >E ! ACTUAL BASIS ( A REAL NORMAL & SANE SOCIETY4 ,! MEANS ( DO+ ?IS RE/S ) EA* MAN'S LAT5T QUALITIES & HIS OPPORTUNITIES4 

,I HAVE ALREADY SPOK5 ( ! CO]CIVE & >BITR>Y T5D5CY ( C5TRALIZATION 9 EI!R ! 9DU/RIAL OR POLITICAL LIFE ( A PEOPLE1 & ,I N[ WI% TO SAY A FEW WORDS ON :AT SEEMS TO ! AN>*I/ ! MO/ DANG]\S SIDE ( C5TRALIZATION4 

,MAN HAS BE5 DEGRAD$ 9TO A M]E P>T ( A MA*9E & ALL ?AT MAKES = SPONTANEITY1 = ORIG9ALITY1 = ! P[] ( 9ITIATIVE1 HAS BE5 EI!R DULL$ OR COMPLETELY KILL$ 9 HIM UNTIL HE IS BUT A LIV+ CORPSE1 DRAGG+ \T AN AIMLESS1 SPIRITLESS & IDEALESS EXI/5CE4 

,MAN IS H]E TO BE SACRIFIC$ UPON ! ALT> ( ?+S1 HEAPS & HEAPS ( ?+S1 ?AT >E AS D>K & DULL AS ! HUMAN MA*9ES ?AT HAVE PRODUC$ !M4 

,YET H[ CAN WE TALK ( SOCIAL WEAL? :5 ! PRODUCTION ( ?AT WEAL? CAN BE ATTA9$ ONLY AT ! EXP5SE ( HUMAN LIVES1 ?\S&S & ?\S&S ( HUMAN LIVES8 ,& :AT >E !SE LIVES WOR? )\T ! P[] ( 9ITIATIVE1 ( SPONTANEITY8 

,AN>*ISM HOLDS ?AT ! SIMPLE/ HUMAN LIFE1 IT GIV5 OPPORTUNITY & SCOPE1 IS 9F9ITELY MORE IMPORTANT TO SOCIETY ?AN ALL ! SCI5TIFIC REGULATION & ADJU/+ ( SOCIAL >RANGEM5TS4 

,=1 9 PROPORTION AS ?AT SIMPLE LIFE GR[S 9TO A CONSCI\S1 9TELLIG5T1 WELL-R\ND$ FACTOR1 RECOGNIZ+ ITS TRUE RELATION TO ITS FELL[1 REGULATIONS & =MS WILL TAKE C>E ( !MSELVES4 

,AN>*I/S BELIEVE ?AT ORGANIZ$ AU?ORITY1 OR ! /ATE1 IS NECESS>Y ONLY 9 ! 9T]E/ ( MONOPOLY4 ,!Y FAIL TO SEE ?AT IT HAS AT ANY TIME 9 ! HI/ORY ( MAN PROMOT$ HUMAN WELF>E OR AID$ 9 ANY WAY 9 ! BUILD+ ( HUMAN *>ACT] OR HUMAN POSSIBILITIES4 ,AN>*ISM1 !RE=E1 AIMS AT ! SIMULTANE\S OV]?R[ ( MONOPOLY & GOV]NM5T4 

,IT IS WELL TO DI/+UI% H]E BETWE5 GOV]NM5T AS ORGANIZ$ AU?ORITY1 :OSE PURPOSES >E REALIZ$ AT ALL TIMES ?R\< ! EX]CISE ( BRUTE =CE--POLICE CLUBS1 /ATE MILITIAS1 ! >MIES1 & ! NAVIES ( ! WORLD--& GOV]NM5T 9 ! S5SE OR A SPONTANE\SLY >IS+ SOCIAL ORD] & HAPP9ESS1 :OSE IMM$IATE APPE>ANCE AMONG M5 AWAITS ONLY1 ! DISAPPE>ANCE ( ! WORLD-5SLAV+ & WORLD-SLAU<T]+ =CES ( MONOPOLY4 

,! C5TRALIZ$ ME?OD ( PRODUCTION HAS NECESSITAT$ A C5TRALIZ$ =M ( GOV]NM5T ?AT IS CON/ANTLY 9CREAS+ ITS P[] & =EV] PRY+ 9TO ! M9UTE/ DETAIL ( HUMAN LIFE4 

,9 FACT1 IT IS SAFE TO SAY ?AT MAN'S :OLE LIFE1 FROM ! CRADLE TO ! GRAVE IS UND] CON/ANT SURVEILLANCE ( AU?ORITY4 ,I ?9K ?AT ,AM]ICA ILLU/RATES ?IS PO9T P]FECTLY4 ,SO LONG AS ?IS C\NTRY WAS Y\NG1 ITS PEOPLE BATTL+ ) ! ELEM5TS & /RIV+ = LIFE1 LIB]TY & ! PURSUIT ( HAPP9ESS1 EV]Y MAN C\NT$ = SOME?+4 

,PEOPLE W]E MORE CLOSELY RELAT$ TO EA* O!R & ! S5SE ( COMRADE%IP & BRO!RHOOD WAS KE5] & DEEP]4 

,BUT 9 PROPORTION AS ,AM]ICA GREW 9 WEAL? ITS ME?OD ( GOV]N+ BECAME MORE C5TRALIZ$1 MORE F>-REA*+1 MORE CONTR>Y TO ! LIFE & RI<TS ( MAN1 UNTIL TODAY HE IS SUFF]$ TO DRAG ALONG HIS WRET*$ EXI/5CE1 NOT BY '! GRACE ( ,GOD1 BUT BY ! GRACE ( A NETWORK ( LAWS :I* HE KN[S NO?+ AB\T & :I* >E ABSOLUTELY =EIGN TO HIS NATURAL GR[? & DEVELOPM5T4 

,) ?IS 9 VIEW1 AN>*ISM /&S = VOLUNT>Y PRODUCTIVE & DI/RIBUTIVE ASSOCIATIONS1 US+ A COMMON CAPITAL & LOOSELY F$]AT$ 9TO COMMUNITIES1 EV5TUALLY DEVELOP+ 9TO COMMUNISM 9 PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION1 RECOGNIZ+ AT ALL TIMES1 H[EV]1 ! RI<T ( ! 9DIVIDUAL OR A NUMB] ( 9DIVIDUALS TO >RANGE !IR MODE ( WORK---9 H>MONY ) !IR TA/E OR 9CL9ATION4 

,AS TO CRIMES & CRIM9ALS1 AN>*I/S KN[1 ONLY TOO WELL ?AT !Y >E NAU<T ELSE BUT SYMPTOMS ( AN >TIFICIAL SOCIAL >RANGEM5T1 5=C$ BY AU?ORITY4 ,!Y WILL DISAPPE> TO A L>GE EXT5T ) ! DE/RUCTION ( !IR CREATORS1 NAMELY1 CAPITALISM & GOV]NM5T4 

,CRIME1 RESULTANT FROM A DEFECTIVE BRA91 CAN SURELY NOT BE CUR$ BY BRUTE =CE4 ,BUT C]TA9LY MOD]N M$ICAL ME?ODS & AN 9CREAS$ S5SE ( FRAT]NITY1 AID$ BY IMPROV$ $UCATION1 CAN ACCOMPLI% MORE ?AN PRISON B>S1 H&CUFFS1 LOCK/EPS1 OR *A9S4 

,! ,AM]ICAN ME?ODS PROPOS$ OR EMPLOY$ TO H\ND D[N AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 PRACTIC$ 9 ,EUROPEAN P[]S = NE>LY ONE HUNDR$ YE>S & HAVE BE5 GIV5 UP 9 DESPAIR4 

,! TRU? CAN NOT BE SIL5C$ BY CON/ANT DISCOV]IES ( 'AN>*I/ PLOTS1' OR BY DESIGNAT+ EV]Y DEM5T$ BE+ AS AN AN>*I/1 NOR EV5 BY BURN+ AN>*I/ LIT]ATURE1 OR E/ABLI%+ A SY/EM ( ESPIONAGE1 :I* 9VADES ! SANCTITY ( 9DIVIDUAL PRIVACY & MAKES ! LIFE ( ITS VICTIMS AN 9TOL]ABLE EVIL4 

,!RE >E ?\S&S ( PEOPLE 9 ?IS C\NTRY :O SEE 9 SU* ME?ODS ! LA/ DESP]ATE EF=TS ( A DY+ AGE4 ,! NEW1 /RONG 9 ?\<T & IDEALS1 /RONG 9 HUMAN SYMPA?Y & FELL[%IP IS FA/ APPROA*+1 & :5 IT >RIVES ! PRES5T WILL BE REMEMB]$ AS A NI<TM>E1 ?AT HUMANITY DREAM$1 RA!R ?AN AS AN AWFUL REALITY IT ACTUALLY LIV$4 

,S\RCE3 ,ADDRESS TO ! ,WORK+M5'S ,HALL1 AT ,WE/ #a#b? ,/4 & ,WALK] ,/41 ,*ICAGO1 ,M>*1 #a#i#h4 ,! SPEE* WAS REWORK$ 9TO SEV]AL PAMPHLETS1 0,AN>*Y & ,:AT IT ,REALLY ,/&S ,=0 & 0,AN>*ISM3 ,:AT IT ,REALLY ,/&S ,=40 

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