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,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

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,A QUE/ION :I* WE >E (T5 ASK$ IS3 0,H[ WILL Y\ ORGANIZE ! FUTURE SOCIETY ON ,AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES80 ,IF ! QUE/ION W]E PUT TO ,H]R ,BISM>CK1 OR TO SOMEBODY :O FANCIES ?AT A GR\P ( M5 IS ABLE TO ORGANIZE SOCIETY AS !Y LIKE1 IT W\LD SEEM V]Y NATURAL4 ,BUT 9 ! E>S ( AN ,AN>*I/ IT S\NDS V]Y /RANGELY1 & ! ONLY ANSW] WE CAN GIVE TO IT IS3 0,WE CANNOT ORGANIZE Y\4 ,IT WILL DEP5D UPON Y\ :AT SORT ( ORGANIZATION Y\ WILL *OOSE40 ,IF ! MASSES CONT9UE TO *]I% ! IDEA ?AT A GOV]NM5T CAN DO EV]Y?+1 & REORGANIZE ECONOMICAL RELATIONS - ! GR[? ( C5TURIES - BY A FEW LAWS1 !N WE MAY WELL WAIT :OLE C5TURIES UNTIL ! RULE ( ,CAPITAL IS ABOLI%$4 ,BUT IF !RE IS AMONG ! WORK+ CLASSES A /RONG M9ORITY ( M5 :O UND]/& ?AT NO GOV]NM5T - H[EV] DICTATORIAL ITS P[]S - IS ABLE TO EXPROPRIATE ! [N]S ( CAPITAL1 & ?IS M9ORITY ACQUIRES SUFFICI5T 9FLU5CE TO 9DUCE ! WORKM5 TO AVAIL !MSELVES ( ! FIR/ OPPORTUNITY ( TAK+ POSSESSION ( L& & M9ES1 ( RAILWAYS & FACTORIES - )\T PAY+ MU* HE$ TO ! TALK+ AT ,WE/M9/] - !N WE MAY EXPECT ?AT SOME NEW K9D ( ORGANIZATION WILL >ISE = ! B5EFIT ( ! COMMONWEAL?4 

,?AT IS PRECISELY ! TASK WE IMPOSE UPON \RSELVES4 ,TO BR+ WORKM5 & WORKM5'S FRI5DS TO ! CONVICTION ?AT !Y MU/ RELY ON !MSELVES TO GET RID ( ! OPPRESSION ( ,CAPITAL1 )\T EXPECT+ ?AT ! SAME ?+ CAN BE DONE = !M BY ANYBODY ELSE4 ,! EMANCIPATION ( ! WORKM5 MU/ BE ! ACT ( ! WORKM5 !MSELVES4 

,! V]Y WORDS ,AN>*I/-,COMMUNISM %[ 9 :AT DIRECTION SOCIETY1 9 \R OP9ION1 IS ALREADY GO+1 & ON :AT L9ES IT CAN GET RID ( ! OPPRESSIVE P[]S ( ,CAPITAL & ,GOV]NM5T1 & IT W\LD BE AN EASY TASK = US TO DRAW A SKET* ( SOCIETY 9 ACCORDANCE ) !SE PR9CIPLES4.<#a.> ,BUT :AT W\LD BE ! USE ( SU* A S*EME1 IF ?OSE :O LI/5 TO IT HAVE NEV] D\BT$ ! POSSIBILITY ( REORGANIZ+ EV]Y?+ BY HOMEOPA?IC PRESCRIPTIONS FROM ,WE/M9/]1 IF !Y HAVE NEV] IMAG9$ ?AT !Y !MSELVES >E MORE P[]FUL ?AN !IR REPRES5TATIVES1 & IF !Y >E P]SUAD$ ?AT EV]Y?+ CAN & MU/ BE SETTL$ BY A GOV]NM5T1 MO/ M5 HAV+ ONLY TO OBEY & NEV] TO ACT = !MSELVES8 

,ONE ( ! FIR/ DELUSIONS TO GET RID (1 !RE=E1 IS ! DELUSION ?AT A FEW LAWS CAN MODIFY ! PRES5T ECONOMICAL SY/EM AS BY 5*ANTM5T4 ,! FIR/ CONVICTION TO ACQUIRE IS ?AT NO?+ %ORT ( EXPROPRIATION ON A VA/ SCALE1 C>RI$ \T BY ! WORKM5 !MSELVES1 CAN BE ! FIR/ /EP T[>DS A REORGANIZATION ( \R PRODUCTION ON ,SOCIALI/ PR9CIPLES4 

,9 FACT1 IF WE ANALYZE ! IMM5SE COMPLEXITY ( ECONOMICAL RELATIONS EXI/+ 9 A CIVILIZ$ NATION1 IF WE TAKE 9TO ACC\NT ! RELATIVELY SMALL AM\NT ( REAL WORKM5 9 ?IS C\NTRY & ! 5ORM\S NUMB] ( P>ASITES :O LIVE ON !IR %\LD]S & >E 9T]E/$ 9 ! MA9T5ANCE ( P>ASITIC CONDITIONS1 WE CANNOT BUT RECOGNIZE ?AT NO GOV]NM5T WILL BE ABLE EV] TO UND]TAKE ! REORGANIZATION ( 9DU/RY1 UNLESS ! ,PEOPLE BEG9 !MSELVES TO DO IT BY TAK+ POSSESSION ( ! M9ES & FACTORIES1 ( ! L& & ! H\SES1 - 9 %ORT1 ( ALL ?OSE RI*ES :I* >E ! PRODUCE ( !IR [N LABOR4 ,IT IS ONLY :5 ! MASSES ( ! PEOPLE >E READY TO BEG9 EXPROPRIAT+ ?AT WE MAY EXPECT ?AT ANY GOV]NM5T WILL MOVE 9 ! SAME DIRECTION4 

,SURELY1 IT WILL NOT BE ! PRES5T ,P>LIAM5T :I* WILL EV] TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE 9 DISPOSSESS+ ! [N]S ( L& & CAPITAL4 ,EV5 IF ! WORKM5 ASSUME A REALLY M5AC+ ATTITUDE1 \R PRES5T MIDDLE-CLASS RUL]S WILL NOT BECOME ,SOCIALI/S4 ,!Y WILL TRY1 FIR/1 TO CRU% ! MOVEM5T1 TO DISORGANIZE IT1 & IF !Y >E UNABLE TO DO SO1 !Y WILL DO :AT ALL GOV]NM5TS HAVE DONE ON LIKE OCCASIONS4 ,!Y WILL TRY TO GA9 TIME1 UNTIL ! MASSES1 R$UC$ TO /ILL MORE DREADFUL MIS]Y BY ! 9CREAS$ DEPRESSION ( 9DU/RY1 WILL BE READY TO ACCEPT ANY CONCESSIONS1 H[EV] DELUSIVE1 RA!R ?AN />VE 9 ! /REETS4 

,TO EXPECT ?AT ,SOCIALI/ WORKM5 WILL HAVE A MAJORITY 9 ,P>LIAM5T IS1 AGA91 TO *]I% A NAIVE & VA9 DELUSION4 ,WE %ALL HAVE LONG TO WAIT BE=E A ,SOCIALI/ MAJORITY IS CREAT$ 9 ?IS C\NTRY4 ,BUT ! ?\S&S R$UC$ TO />VATION BY ! 5ORMITIES ( ! PRES5T SOCIAL SY/EM CANNOT WAIT1 & EV5 IF !Y C\LD1 EV5TS WILL BE PRECIPITAT$ BY P>TIAL CONFLICTS4 ,LA/ W9T] WE SAW ! :OLE ( ONE ( ! M9+ BAS9S 9 ,BELGIUM 9 OP5 REBELLION AGA9/ ,CAPITAL4.<#b.> ,A FEW MON?S AGO WE W]E V]Y NE> TO A G5]AL \TBREAK ( WORKM5 9 SOME P>TS ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4.<#c.> ,& AL?\< ! TREA*]Y ( A ,P[D]LY - ! *IEF ( ! ,KNI<TS ( ,LABOR - MAY HAVE P>ALYZ$ ! \TBREAK EV]YBODY 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES - EV5 ! MO/ /UBBORN POLITICIAN - WELL UND]/&S ?AT ANO!R TIME A ,P[D]LY MAY BE P[]LESS1 ESPECIALLY 9 PRES5CE ( ! PROVOCATIVE ATTITUDE ( ! MIDDLE CLASSES1 :O NEV] FAIL ON SU* OCCASIONS TO 9CREASE ! RANKS ( ! DISCONT5T$ & TO 9T5SIFY ! DISCONT5T4 

,! ,SOCIAL ,QUE/ION WILL BE PUT TO ,EUROPE1 9 ALL ITS IMM5SITY1 LONG BE=E ! ,SOCIALI/S HAVE CONQU]$ A FEW SEATS 9 ,P>LIAM5T1 & ?US ! SOLUTION ( ! QUE/ION WILL BE ACTUALLY 9 ! H&S ( ! WORKM5 !MSELVES4 ,!Y WILL HAVE NO *OICE3 EI!R TRY MU/ RESOLVE IT !MSELVES1 OR BE R$UC$ TO A WORSE SLAV]Y ?AN BE=E4 

,UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( GOV]NM5T WOR%IP1 !Y MAY TRY TO NOM9ATE A NEW GOV]NM5T1 9/EAD ( ! OLD ONE :I* WILL BE S5T AWAY1 & !Y MAY 5TRU/ IT ) ! SOLUTION ( ALL DIFFICULTIES4 ,IT IS SO SIMPLE1 SO EASY1 TO ?R[ A VOTE 9TO ! BALLOT-BOX1 & TO RETURN HOME6 ,SO GRATIFY+ TO KN[ ?AT !RE IS SOMEBODY :O WILL >RANGE Y\R [N AFFAIRS = ! BE/1 :ILE Y\ >E QUIETLY SMOK+ Y\R PIPE & WAIT+ = ORD]S :I* Y\ WILL HAVE ONLY TO EXECUTE1 NOT TO REASON AB\T4 ,AN ADMIRABLE WAY1 9DE$1 TO HAVE Y\R AFFAIRS LEFT AS !Y W]E BE=E1 EV5 IF Y\ >E NOT *EAT$ BY Y\R TRU/EES6 

,HI/ORY IS FULL ( SU* EXAMPLES4 ,! REVOLT$ PEOPLE ( ,P>IS 9 #ahga ALSO NOM9AT$ A GOV]NM5T1 & HOP$ ?AT ?IS GOV]NM5T - :I* CONSI/$1 9 FACT1 ( ! MO/ DEVOT$ REVOLUTIONI/S BELONG+ TO ALL SECTIONS ( ! REVOLUTION>Y WORLD1 ALL M5 READY TO DIE = ! EMANCIPATION ( ! PEOPLE - W\LD SETTLE EV]Y?+ = ! BE/4 

,!Y DID ! SAME ?+ AT ,P>IS 9 #a#h#d#h1 :5 !Y *OSE A ,PROVISIONAL ,GOV]NM5T BY ACCLAMATION1 & EXPECT$ ?AT ?IS ,GOV]NM5T - :I* ALSO CONSI/$ ( HONE/ M5 - W\LD RESOLVE ! SOCIAL QUE/ION4 

,BUT WE KN[ H[ DREADFUL WAS ! AWAK5+ ( ! ,P>IS PROLET>IANS1 & WE KN[ BY :AT HECATOMBS ( SLAU<T]$ M51 WOM51 & *ILDR5 !Y PAID = !IR CONFID5CE4 

,!RE WAS1 H[EV]1 ANO!R EPO*1 :5 !SE SAME ,FR5*M5 ACT$ 9 ANO!R WAY4 ,! PEASANTS W]E S]FS BE=E #a<i - 9 FACT1 IF NOT BY LAW4 ,! L& ( !IR COMMUNES HAD BE5 5CLOS$ BY L&LORDS1 & !Y HAD TO PAY !SE LORDS EV]Y POSSIBLE K9D ( TAX1 SURVIVALS (1 OR R$EMPTION =1 FEUDAL S]VITUDE4 

,!SE PEASANTS ALSO VOT$ 9 #a#g#h#i1 & NOM9AT$ A GOV]NM5T4 ,BUT AS !Y SAW ?AT ?IS GOV]NM5T DID NOT RESPOND TO !IR EXPECTATIONS1 !Y REVOLT$2 9 FACT1 !Y DID SO EV5 BE=E !Y SAW !IR GOV]NM5T AT WORK4 ,!Y W5T TO ! L&LORDS & COMPELL$ !M TO ABDICATE !IR RI<TS4 ,!Y BURN$ ! *>T]S :]E !SE RI<TS W]E WRITT5 D[N2 !Y BURN$ SOME ( ! CA/LES ( ! MO/ HAT$ NOBLES4 ,&1 ON ! NI<T ( ! #d? ( ,AUGU/1 ! NOBILITY ( ,FRANCE1 MOV$ BY HI< PATRIOTIC FEEL+S 7SO ! HI/ORIANS SAY71 :I* FEEL+S W]E EXCIT$ BY ! SPECTACLE ( BURN+ CA/LES1 ABDICAT$ !IR RI<TS = EV]4 

,TRUE ?AT1 F\R DAYS LAT]1 !Y REE/ABLI%$ ! V]Y SAME RI<TS BY IMPOS+ A R$EMPTION FEE4 ,BUT ! PEASANTS REVOLT$ AGA94 ,!Y EV5 TOOK NO NOTICE AT ALL ( :AT ! ,*AMB] HAD VOT$4 ,!Y TOOK POSSESSION ( ! 5CLOS$ L&S & BEGAN TO TILL !M4 ,!Y PAID NO R$EMPTION TAXES4 ,& :5 ! AU?ORITIES 9T]V5$ - 9 ! NAME ( ! SACR$ LAW - !Y REVOLT$ AGA9/ ! AU?ORITIES4 ,!Y REVOLT$ - ,M4 ,TA9E SAYS - SIX TIMES 9 ! C\RSE ( F\R YE>S1 & !IR REVOLTS W]E SO SUCCESSFUL ?AT BY ! 5D ( ! F\R? YE> ! ,CONV5TION - ! GREAT ,CONV5TION1 ! IDEAL ( ALL MOD]N ,JACOB9S - MOV$ AGA9 BY HI<E/ PATRIOTIC FEEL+S 7! MIDDLE CLASSES' HI/ORIANS SAY SO71 F9ALLY ABOLI%$ ALL FEUDAL RI<TS1 9 #a#g#i#c1 & ORD]$ ALL PAP]S RELAT+ TO ! FEUDAL EPO* TO BE BURNT4 

,BUT :AT ! HI/ORIANS =GET TO SAY IS ?AT ! RI<TS W]E ALREADY ABOLI%$ BY ! PEASANTS1 & ?AT MO/ PAP]S DEAL+ ) FEUDAL RI<TS W]E ALREADY BURN$4 

,! T]RIBLE REVOLUTION>Y BODY ?US SANCTION$ ONLY ! ACCOMPLI%$ FACT4 ,FEUDALISM WAS ACTUALLY NO LONG] 9 EXI/5CE2 ! ,CONV5TION DID NO?+ BUT PRON\NCE ITS FUN]AL ORATION4 

,! WORKM5 ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY PROBABLY WILL NOT BURN ! FACTORIES1 BUT WE FANCY ?AT !IR MODES ( ACTION WILL BE> A GREAT LIK5ESS TO ?OSE ( ! ,FR5* PEASANTS4 ,!Y WILL NOT WAIT = ORD]S FROM ABOVE BE=E TAK+ POSSESSION ( L& & CAPITAL4 ,!Y WILL TAKE !M FIR/1 & !N - ALREADY 9 POSSESSION ( L& & CAPITAL - !Y WILL ORGANIZE !IR WORK4 ,!Y WILL NOT CONSID] !SE ?+S AS PRIVATE PROP]TY - IT W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE 9 ! PRES5T COMPLICAT$1 9T]WOV51 & 9T]DEP5D5T /ATE ( \R PRODUCTION4 ,!Y WILL NATIONALIZE !M4 

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