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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN9 

,TEXT 3 

,DE> FRI5D & BRO!R1 

,CIRCUM/ANCES BEYOND MY CONTROL PREV5T ME FROM COM+ TO TAKE P>T 9 Y\R GREAT ,ASSEMBLY ( ,M>* #a#c4 ,BUT ,I W\LD NOT WANT TO LET IT PASS )\T EXPRESS+ MY ?\<TS & WI%ES TO MY BRO!RS 9 ,FRANCE4 

,IF ,I C\LD ATT5D ?AT IMPRESSIVE GA!R+1 H]E IS :AT ,I W\LD SAY TO ! ,FR5* WORK]S1 ) ALL ! B>B>IC FRANKNESS ?AT *>ACT]IZES ! ,RUSSIAN SOCIALI/ DEMOCRATS4 

,WORK]S1 NO LONG] C\NT ON ANYONE BUT Y\RSELVES4 ,DO NOT DEMORALIZE & P>ALYZE Y\R RIS+ P[] 9 FOOLI% ALLIANCES ) B\RGEOIS RADICALISM4 ,! B\RGEOISIE NO LONG] HAS ANY?+ TO GIVE Y\4 ,POLITICALLY & MORALLY1 IT IS DEAD1 & ( ALL ITS HI/ORICAL MAGNIFIC5CE1 IT HAS ONLY PRES]V$ A S+LE P[]1 ?AT ( A WEAL? F\ND$ ON ! EXPLOITATION ( Y\R LABOR4 ,=M]LY1 IT WAS GREAT1 IT WAS BOLD1 IT WAS P[]FUL 9 ?\<T & WILL4 ,IT HAD A WORLD TO OV]TURN & A NEW WORLD TO CREATE1 ! WORLD ( MOD]N CIVILIZATION4 

,IT OV]TURN$ ! FEUDAL WORLD ) ! /R5G? ( Y\R >MS1 & IT HAS BUILT ITS NEW WORLD ON Y\R %\LD]S4 ,IT NATURALLY HOPES ?AT Y\ WILL NEV] CEASE TO S]VE AS C>YATIDS = ?AT WORLD4 ,IT WANTS ITS PRES]VATION1 & Y\ WANT1 Y\ MU/ WANT ITS OV]?R[ & DE/RUCTION4 ,:AT DOES IT HAVE 9 COMMON ) Y\8 

,WILL Y\ PU% NAIVETE TO ! PO9T ( BELIEV+ ?AT ! B\RGEOISIE W\LD EV] CONS5T TO WILL+LY /RIP ITSELF ( ?AT :I* CON/ITUTES ITS PROSP]ITY1 ITS LIB]TY & ITS V]Y EXI/5CE1 AS A CLASS ECONOMICALLY SEP>AT$ FROM ! ECONOMICALLY 5SLAV$ MASS ( ! PROLET>IAT8 ,D\BTLESS NOT4 ,Y\ KN[ ?AT NO DOM9ANT CLASS HAS EV] DONE JU/ICE AGA9/ ITSELF1 ?AT IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 NECESS>Y TO HELP IT4 ,WASN'T ?AT FAM\S NI<T ( ,AUGU/ #d1 = :I* WE HAVE GRANT$ TOO MU* HONOR TO ! ,FR5* NOBILITY1 ! 9EVITABLE CONSEQU5CE ( ! G5]AL UPRIS+ ( ! PEASANTS :O BURN$ ! P>*M5TS ( ! NOBILITY1 & ) ?OSE P>*M5TS ! CA/LES8 

,Y\ KN[ V]Y WELL ?AT RA!R ?AN CONC$E TO Y\ ! CONDITIONS ( A S]I\S ECONOMIC EQUALITY1 ! ONLY CONDITIONS Y\ C\LD ACCEPT1 !Y WILL PU% !MSELVES BACK A ?\S& TIMES UND] ! PROTECTION ( A P>LIAM5T>Y LIE1 & IF NECESS>Y UND] ?AT ( A NEW MILIT>Y DICTATOR%IP4 

,SO !N :AT C\LD Y\ EXPECT FROM B\RGEOIS REPUBLICANISM8 ,:AT W\LD Y\ GA9 BY ALLY+ Y\RSELF ) IT8 ,NO?+ - & Y\ W\LD LOSE EV]Y?+1 = Y\ C\LD NOT ALLY Y\RSELF ) IT )\T AB&ON+ ! HOLY CAUSE1 ! ONLY GREAT CAUSE TODAY3 ?AT ( ! COMPLETE EMANCIPATION ( ! PROLET>IAT4 

,IT IS TIME = Y\ TO PROCLAIM A COMPLETE RUPTURE4 ,Y\R SALVATION IS ONLY AT ?IS PRICE4 

,DOES ?IS MEAN ?AT Y\ %\LD REJECT ALL 9DIVIDUALS BORN & RAIS$ 9 ! B\RGEOIS CLASS1 BUT :O1 CONV9C$ ( ! JU/ICE ( Y\R CAUSE1 COME TO Y\ TO S]VE & TO HELP Y\ TRIUMPH8 ,NOT AT ALL4 ,RECEIVE !M AS FRI5DS1 AS EQUALS1 AS BRO!RS1 PROVID$ ?AT !IR WILL IS S9C]E & ?AT !Y HAVE GIV5 Y\ BO? !ORETICAL & PRACTICAL GU>ANTEES ( ! S9C]ITY ( !IR CONVICTIONS4 ,9 !ORY1 !Y %\LD PROCLAIM L\DLY & )\T ANY HESITATION ALL ! PR9CIPLES1 CONDITIONS & CONSEQU5CES ( A S]I\S SOCIAL & ECONOMIC EQUALITY = ALL 9DIVIDUALS4 ,9 PRACTICE1 !Y MU/ HAVE FIRMLY & P]MAN5TLY SEV]$ !IR RELATION%IP ( 9T]E/1 FEEL+ & VANITY ) ! B\RGEOIS WORLD1 :I* IS CONDEMN$ TO DIE4 

,Y\ BE> )9 Y\ TODAY ALL ! ELEM5TS ( ! P[] ?AT MU/ R5EW ! WORLD4 ,BUT ! ELEM5TS ( ! P[] >E /ILL NOT ! P[]4 ,TO CON/ITUTE A REAL =CE1 !Y MU/ BE ORGANIZ$2 & 9 ORD] = ?AT ORGANIZATION TO BE CONSI/5T 9 ITS BASIS & PURPOSE1 IT MU/ RECEIVE )9 IT NO =EIGN ELEM5TS4 ,SO Y\ MU/ HOLD BACK EV]Y?+ ?AT BELONGS TO CIVILIZATION1 TO ! LEGAL1 POLITICAL & SOCIAL ORGANIZATION ( ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,EV5 :5 B\RGEOIS POLITICS IS R$ AS BLOOD & BURN+ LIKE HOT IRON1 IF IT DOES NOT ACCEPT AS IT DIRECT & IMM$IATE AIM ! DE/RUCTION ( LEGAL PROP]TY & ! POLITICAL ,/ATE - ! TWO =TS ON :I* ALL B\RGEOIS DOM9ATION RE/S - ITS TRIUMPH C\LD ONLY BE FATAL TO ! CAUSE ( ! PROLET>IAT4 

,MOREOV]1 ! B\RGEOISIE1 :I* HAS COME TO ! LA/ DEGREE ( 9TELLECTUAL & MORAL IMPOT5CE1 IS TODAY 9CAPABLE ( MAK+ A REVOLUTION BY ITSELF4 ,! PEOPLE ALONE WANT IT1 & HAVE ! P[] TO DO IT4 ,SO :AT IS DESIR$ BY ?IS ADVANCE P>TY ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 REPRES5T$ BY ! LIB]ALS OR EXCLUSIVELY POLITICAL DEMOCRATS8 ,IT WANTS TO SEIZE ! DIRECTION ( ! POPUL> MOVEM5T TO ONCE AGA9 TURN IT TO HIS ADVANTAGE - OR AS !Y SAY !MSELVES1 TO SAVE ! BASES ( :AT !Y CALL CIVILIZATION1 ! V]Y F\NDATIONS ( B\RGEOIS DOM9ATION4 

,DO ! WORK]S WANT TO PLAY ! ROLES ( DUPES ONE MORE TIME8 ,NO4 ,BUT 9 ORD] NOT TO BE DUPES :AT %\LD !Y DO8 ,AB/A9 FROM ALL P>TICIPATION 9 B\RGEOIS RADICALISM & ORGANIZE \TSIDE ( IT ! =CES ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,! BASIS ( ?AT ORGANIZATION IS 5TIRELY GIV53 ,IT IS ! WORK%OPS & ! F$]ATION ( ! WORK%OPS2 ! CREATION ( FUNDS = RESI/ANCE1 9/RUM5TS ( /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! B\RGEOISIE1 & !IR F$]ATION NOT JU/ NATIONALLY1 BUT 9T]NATIONALLY2 ! CREATION ( *AMBRES DE TRAVAIL .<TRADES C\NCILS OR REGIONAL LABOR F$]ATIONS_/C5T]S1 $S4.> AS 9 ,BELGIUM4 

,& :5 ! H\R ( ! REVOLUTION S\NDS1 ! LIQUIDATION ( ! ,/ATE & ( B\RGEOIS SOCIETY1 9CLUD+ ALL LEGAL RELATIONS4 ,AN>*Y1 ?AT IT TO SAY ! TRUE1 ! OP5 POPUL> REVOLUTION3 LEGAL & POLITICAL AN>*Y1 & ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION1 FROM TOP TO BOTTOM & FROM ! CIRCUMF]5CE TO ! C5T]1 ( ! TRIUMPHANT WORLD ( ! WORK]S4 

,& 9 ORD] TO SAVE ! REVOLUTION1 TO LEAD IT TO A GOOD 5D1 EV5 9 ! MID/ ( ?AT AN>*Y1 ! ACTION ( A COLLECTIVE1 9VISIBLE DICTATOR%IP1.<#a.> NOT 9VE/$ ) ANY P[]1 BUT .<) SOME?+.> ?AT MU* MORE EFFECTIVE & P[]FUL - ! NATURAL ACTION ( ALL ! 5]GETIC & S9C]E SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION>IES1 SPREAD OV] ! SURFACE ( ! C\NTRY1 ( ALL ! C\NTRIES1 BUT P[]FULLY UNIT$ BY A COMMON ?\<T & WILL4 

,?AT1 MY DE> FRI5D1 IS1 9 MY OP9ION1 ! ONLY PROGRAM :I* BY ITS BOLD APPLICATION WILL LEAD NOT TO NEW DECEPTIONS1 BUT TO ! F9AL TRIUMPH ( ! PROLET>IAT4 

-- ,M4 ,BAKUN9 

.<#a.> ,?IS UN=TUNATE PHRASE1 :I* ,BAKUN9 USES 9 V>I\S WRIT+S1 IS (T5 MISUND]/OOD4 ,ELSE:]E1 ,BAKUN9 NOTES ?AT IT W\LD HOLD NO P[] ( CO]CION OR (FICIAL /ATUS1 BUT RA!R 09FLU5CES ! PEOPLE EXCLUSIVELY ?R\< ! NATURAL1 P]SONAL 9FLU5CE ( ITS MEMB]S1 :O HAVE NOT ! SLI<TE/ P[]1 444 TO DIRECT ! SPONTANE\S REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ( ! PEOPLE T[>DS 444 ! ORGANIZATION ( POPUL> LIB]TY4 444 ,?IS SECRET DICTATOR%IP W\LD 444 C>RY \T A BROADLY BAS$ POPUL> PROPAG&A 444 & BY ! P[] ( ?IS PROPAG&A & ALSO BY ORGANIZATION AMONG ! PEOPLE !MSELVES JO9 TOGE!R SEP>ATE POPUL> =CES 9TO A MI<TY /R5G? CAPABLE ( DEMOLI%+ ! ,/ATE40-- ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN93 ,SELECT$ ,WRIT+S1 #aicd 

,AS ,SAM ,DOLG(F NOTES3 0,?IS PASSAGE IS P>T ( A LETT] REPUDIAT+ 9 ! /RONGE/ T]MS ! ,/ATE & ! AU?ORIT>IAN /ATISM ( ! ',ROBESPI]RES1 ! ,DANTONS1 & ! ,SA9T-,JU/S ( ! REVOLUTION1' IT IS REASONABLE TO CONCLUDE ?AT ,BAKUN9 US$ ! WORD 'DICTATOR%IP' TO D5OTE PREPOND]ANT 9FLU5CE OR GUIDANCE EX]CIS$ L>GELY BY EXAMPLE 444 ,9 L9E ) ?IS CONCLUSION1 ,BAKUN9 US$ ! WORDS '9VISIBLE' & 'COLLECTIVE' TO D5OTE ! UND]GR\ND MOVEM5T EX]T+ ?IS 9FLU5CE 9 AN ORGANIZ$ MANN]40 .<,BAKUN9 ON ,AN>*ISM1 P4 #a#h#b.> 

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