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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,I F\ND MY OLD FRI5D ,MORRIS SURR\ND$ BY ! BOOKS & DRAW+S HE LOVES SO 
WELL1 & AFT] ! USUAL CIVILITIES ,I PLUNG$ AT ONCE 9TO ! SUBJECT UPON 
:I* ,I WI%$ TO GET HIS VIEWS4 

0,:AT DO Y\ ?9K10 ,I ASK$1 0( ! ,AN>*I/ \TRAGES2 ?IS EPIDEMIC ( 
BOMB?R[+80 

0,WELL10 SAID ,MORRIS1 H&+ ME A CIG>ETTE & FILL+ A WELL-US$ BRI] PIPE1 
0,I HAVE NO D\BT ?AT Y\ KN[ PRETTY WELL :AT MY VIEW IS1 :AT ! VIEW ( 
ANY ,SOCIALI/ W\LD BE1 UPON ! SUBJECT4 ,I REG>D IT AS SIMPLY A DISEASE -- A 
SOCIAL DISEASE CAUS$ BY ! EVIL CONDITIONS ( SOCIETY4 ,I CANNOT REG>D IT 9 
ANY O!R LI<T4 ,( C\RSE1 AS A ,SOCIALI/ ,I REG>D ! ,AN>*I/S -- ?AT IS1 
?OSE :O BELIEVE 9 ,AN>*ISM PURE & SIMPLE -- AS BE+ DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$ 
TO US40 

0,BUT DO Y\ REG>D !SE ATTEMPTS AS ! ACTS ( M]E CRIM9ALS OR ( 
REVOLUTIONI/S80 

0,WELL1 ! ACTS !MSELVES >E CRIM9AL4 ,!Y W\LD BE CRIM9AL IF ONLY = ! 
M]E FACT ?AT !Y >E A BLUND]4 ,! EFFECT ( !M IS TO DISGU/ PEOPLE1 & 
TO PROVOKE ! MO/ DEADLY REACTION4 ,!Y GIVE JU/IFICATION TO A POLICY ( 
BRUTAL REPRESSION FROM :I* WE ,SOCIALI/S >E B\ND TO SUFF] ! MO/1 & 
!Y DO ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD4 ,MU* AS ,I DEPLORE & CONDEMN ! ACTS ( M5 LIKE 
,VALLIANT4 H[EV]1 ,I CANNOT BR+ MYSELF TO TE> A PASSION 9TO TATT]S 9 
D5UNCIATION ( !M4 ,BUT ,I AM OPPOS$ ALTOGE!R TO ! ADOPTION ( 
9SURRECTION>Y ME?ODS AT ! PRES5T TIME40 

0,BUT Y\ >E NOT OPPOS$ TO 9SURRECTION>Y ME?ODS SIMPLY BECAUSE !Y >E 9SURRECTION>Y80 

0,NO1 BUT BECAUSE !Y >E 9EXP$I5T4 ,H]E 9 ,5GL&1 AT ANY RATE1 IT W\LD 
BE SIMPLY MADNESS TO ATTEMPT ANY?+ LIKE AN 9SURRECTION4 ,:ATEV] MAY BE 
SAID ( O!R C\NTRIES1 WE HAVE H]E A BODY1 9 \R ,P>LIAM5T1 AT ! BACK ( 
:I* LIES ! :OLE EXECUTIVE P[] ( ! NATION4 ,:AT WE HAVE TO DO1 IT 
SEEMS TO ME1 IS TO GET CONTROL ( ?AT BODY1 & !N WE HAVE ?AT EXECUTIVE 
P[] AT \R BACK40 

0,BUT Y\ DO NOT CONDEMN ?IS BOMB-?R[+ M]ELY ON ! GR\ND ?AT IT IS 
9SURRECTION>Y & 9EXP$I5T80 

0,NO4 ,ABOVE ALL1 ,I AM OPPOS$ TO ATTACK+ NONCOMBATANTS4 ,&1 MOREOV]1 ! 
RESULT ( SU* AN ACT IS \T ( ALL PROPORTION TO ANY IMM$IATE OBJECT ?AT ! 
P]PETRATOR CAN IMAG9E C\LD BE A*IEV$1 OR ANY?+ ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO 
A*IEVE40 

0,BUT IT IS >GU$ ?AT1 ADMITT+1 AS Y\ ADMIT1 ?AT !SE 9SURRECTION>Y 
ATTEMPTS >E BUT ! EVID5CES ( A DISEASE1 !SE EVID5CES1 !SE ATTEMPTS 
>E LIKELY TO QUICK5 ! EF=TS ( RE=M]S TO ]ADICATE ! DISEASE :I* 
PRODUCES SU* EFFECTS40 

0,?IS IS NO MORE TRUE ( ! ACTS ( ,RAVA*OL & ,VAILLANT1 = 9/ANCE1 ?AN 
( ANY ORD9>Y MURD]4 ,ALL CRIME IS DISEASE4 ,:5 A BRUTAL RUFFIAN 
KNOCKS HIS WIFE D[N & TRAMPLES H] TO DEA? IT IS G5]ALLY ! RESULT ( 
BAD SOCIAL CONDITIONS & 9DIGE/ION CAUS$ BY !SE CONDITIONS4 ,I DO NOT 
?9K !RE IS ANY ?+ AT ALL 9 ?AT >GUM5T40 

0,!N Y\ DO NOT DI/+UI% BETWE5 !SE M5 & ORD9>Y CRIM9ALS80 

0,I DO NOT SAY ?AT EXACTLY4 ,RAVA*OL1 IT SEEMS TO ME1 WAS SIMPLY A SPECIM5 ( 
! BETE HUMA92 ,VAILLANT IS1 ,I ?9K1 QUITE A DIFF]5T TYPE4 ,HE 
SEEMS TO ME TO BE A S\!RN] OR ,CELT1 BRAVE & VA9 -- GLORI\S4 ,PREP>$ TO 
SACRIFICE HIS LIFE 9 ORD] TO GRATIFY HIS VANITY1 HE IS ! TYPE ( M5 Y\ 
MEET 9 ALL GRADES1 ALL PR(ESSIONS4 ,Y\ & ,I HAVE MET SOME ( !M2 EV5 
AMONG >TI/S & POETS !Y >E NOT UNKN[N2 M5 :O W\LD DO1 9 !IR >T1 
:AT !Y KNEW TO BE QUITE WRONG & \TRAGE\S 9 ORD] TO GA9 NOTORIETY1 
RA!R ?AN WORK HONE/LY & WELL & REMA9 9 OBSCURITY4 ,BUT QUITE AP>T 
FROM ! M51 ! ACTS !MSELVES >E CRIM9AL1 CRIM9AL BECAUSE 9EXP$I5T 
& /UPID1 & CRIM9AL 9ASMU* AS !Y >E ATTACKS ON PEOPLE :O >E 
P]SONALLY 9NOC5T1 & >E DE/RUCTIVE & H>MFUL \T ( ALL PROPORTION TO 
ANY POSSIBLE GOOD !Y MI<T PRODUCE4 ,TAKE ! AFFAIR AT ,B>CELONA = 
9/ANCE2 LOOK AT ! T]RIBLE EFFECTS ( ! \TRAGE1 & NO POSSIBLE GOOD4 ,( 
C\RSE ! EXECUTION ( ! ,CZ> WAS AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T ?+--!RE Y\ HAD 
SIMPLY AN ACT ( W>40 

0,!N1 W\LD Y\ SAY ?AT VANITY WAS ! SOLE MOTIVE :I* PROMPT$ ,VALLIANT80 

0,ALL MOTIVES >E MIX$4  ,D\BTLESS ,VAILLANT BELIEV$ HE WAS S]V+ HIS CAUSE 
BY :AT HE DID1 BUT ,I %\LD SAY HE WAS L>GELY ACTUAT$ BY P]SONAL VANITY4 ,A 
BRAVE MAN1 ( C\RSE4  ,IT IS ABSURD TO TALK AB\T C[>DS 9 ?IS CONNECTION4 ,A 
MAN :O RISKS TAK+ A BOMB 9TO A BUILD+ 9 ?AT WAY IS C]TA9LY NOT A 
C[>D40 

0,Y\ DO1 !N1 ?9K !SE >E ! ACTS ( CONSCI5TI\S ,AN>*I/S80 

0,YES1 9 ! MA91 ,I %\LD SAY SO4 ,! ,AN>*I/S MAY SAY !SE ATTEMPTS >E 
NOT ,AN>*ISM2 BUT !SE ME?ODS1 IT SEEMS TO ME1 >E A CONSEQU5CE ( !IR 
5DS1 & TO BO? ,I1 AS A ,SOCIALI/1 AM OPPOS$4 ,AN>*ISM1 AS A !ORY1 
NEGATIVES SOCIETY1 & PUTS MAN \TSIDE IT4 ,N[1 MAN IS UN?9KABLE \TSIDE 
SOCIETY4 ,MAN CANNOT LIVE OR MOVE \TSIDE IT4 ,?IS NEGATION ( SOCIETY IS ?A 
POSITION TAK5 UP BY ! LOGICAL ,AN>*I/S1 & ?IS LEADS TO ! SPASMODIC 
9SURRECTION>Y ME?ODS :I* !Y ADVOCATE1 BECAUSE Y\ MU/ DO SOME?+ TO 
PU% Y\R CAUSE3 ?\< ,I ADMIT ?AT ,AN>*I/S1 9 CONDEMN+ AU?ORITY1 
%\LD CONDEMN VIOL5CE AS A MEANS ( PROPAG&A4 ,BUT FUR!R1 ,SOCIALISM HAS 
MADE CONSID]ABLE PROGRESS 9 ?IS C\NTRY -- MORE1 ,I ?9K1 ?AN ! MO/ 
SANGU9E AMONG US C\LD HAVE ANTICIPAT$ T5 YE>S AGO4 ,IT %[S ?AT WE W]E 
RA!R WIS] ?AN WE KNEW -- ?AT !SE IDEAS W]E REALLY 9 ! AIR4 ,AT ANY 
RATE1 IT IS BEYOND A D\BT ?AT !SE IDEAS >E BECOM+ V]Y POPUL>4 ,& N[ 
PEOPLE HAV+ ACCEPT$ !M1 TO SOME EXT5T1 TURN R\ND & SAY1 ',V]Y WELL1 
N[1 :AT %ALL WE DO8' & ! ,AN>*I/S DECL>E AGA9/ !M DO+ ANY?+ 
EXCEPT ?AT :I* IS IMPOSSIBLE -- REVOLT4 ,! PEOPLE WILL NOT REVOLT UNTIL 
EV]Y O!R MEANS HAVE BE5 TRI$1 &1 EV5 IF !Y DID1 !Y W\LD BE M[N 
D[N TO A MAN BY ! MA*9E GUNS & RIFLES ( ! SOLDI]Y40 

0,Y\ ?9K ?AT POLITICAL MEANS >E ! ONLY ONES AVAILABLE80 

0,AT ! PRES5T MOM5T1 YES4 ,I ?9K WE HAVE TO CREATE A P>TY4 ,A P>TY ) 
DELEGATES 9 ! ,H\SE ( ,COMMONS :I* W\LD HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OV] ?OSE 
DELEGATES1 & W\LD RAPIDLY GR[4 ,! P>TY ( REACTION W\LD MAKE CONCESSION 
AFT] CONCESSION UNTIL IT WAS =C$ OV] ! $GE1 & !N !Y W\LD 
PROBABLY SURR5D] AT DISCRETION4 ,?AT HAS BE5 ! HI/ORY ( MO/ POPUL> 
MOVEM5TS 9 ?IS C\NTRY4 ,Y\ CANNOT />T ) REVOLT -- Y\ MU/ LEAD UP TO 
IT4 & EXHAU/ O!R MEANS FIR/4 ,I DO NOT >GUE ?AT Y\ %\LD AB/A9 FROM 
ANY ACT M]ELY ON ! GR\ND ?AT IT W\LD PRECIPITATE CIVIL W>1 EV5 ?\< 
! RESULT ( ! CIVIL W> W]E PROBLEMATICAL1 SO LONG AS ! 9ITIAL ACT WAS 
JU/IFIABLE4 ,BUT ) ! TREM5D\S P[] ( MOD]N >MIES IT IS ESS5TIAL 
?AT EV]Y?+ %\LD BE TO LEGALIZE REVOLT4 ,AS WE HAVE SE51 ! SOLDI]S 
WILL FIRE UPON ! PEOPLE )\T HESITATION SO LONG AS !RE IS NO D\BT AS TO 
! LEGALITY ( DO+ SO4 ,M5 DO NOT FI<T WELL ) HALT]S R\ND !IR NECKS1 
& ?AT IS :AT A REVOLT N[ W\LD MEAN4 ,WE MU/ TRY & GA9 A POSITION TO 
LEGALIZE REVOLT -- TO1 AS Y\ HAVE PUT IT1 GET AT ! BUTT 5D ( ! MA*9E 
GUN & ! RIFLE1 & !N =CE IS MU* LESS LIKELY TO BE NECESS>Y & MU* 
MORE SURE TO BE SUCCESSFUL40 

0,! ,AN>*I/S1 ( C\RSE1 >E OPPOS$ TO ALL ?IS2 MOREOV]1 !Y PO9T TO 
! BACKSLID+ ( A PROM95T ,SOCIALI/ 9 ,P>LIAM5T TO GIVE PO9T TO !IR 
OBJECTION TO POLITICAL ACTION40 

0,YES1 ?AT IS SO1 BUT !Y =GET ?AT A P>TY1 & ! DELEGATES ( A P>TY1 
W\LD BE 9 A V]Y DIFF]5T POSITION FROM AN ISOLAT$ MEMB]1 :O1 AFT] ALL1 
WAS RETURN$ SIMPLY AS AN 9DEP5D5T MEMB]4 ,MOREOV]1 IT IS = !M TO %[ 
:AT ELSE IT IS POSSIBLE TO DO4 ,PRES5T CIRCUM/ANCES1 IT SEEMS TO ME1 GO TO 
PROVE ! WISDOM ( ! ,S4,D4,F4 9 DRAW+ UP ?AT LI/ ( PALLIATIVE MEASURES1 
?AT CONTEMPOR>Y PROGRAM1 AS ONE MAY CALL IT4 ,MEAN & PALTRY AS IT SEEM$ 
TO ME -- & DOES /ILL1 AS COMP>$ ) ! :OLE ?+1 SOME?+ ( ! K9D 
IS ABSOLUTELY ESS5TIAL40 

0,BUT \R ,AN>*I/S WILL HAVE NONE ( IT40 

0,NO1 ( C\RSE1 ?AT IS ! REAL ,AN>*I/S1 :O1 AS ,I HAVE SAID1 >E AGA9/ 
SOCIETY ALTOGE!R4 ,BUT !N WE HAVE ! SO-CALL$ ,AN>*I/-,COMMUNI/S1 A T]M 
:I* SEEMS TO ME A FLAT CONTRADICTION4 ,9 SO F> AS !Y >E ,COMMUNI/S !Y 
MU/ GIVE UP !IR ,AN>*ISM40 

0,Y\ ?9K !Y >E REALLY NOT ,AN>*I/S AT ALL80 

0,!Y CANHOT BE ,AN>*I/S 9 ! TRUE S5SE ( ! WORD4 ,AN>*ISM IS PURELY 
DE/RUCTIVE1 PURELY NEGATORY4 ,?AT IS :Y IT ATTRACTS SO MANY PEOPLE :O >E 
SIMPLY REBELS1 SIMPLY DISCONT5T$ OR DISGU/$ ) ?+S AS !Y >E -- AS 
!Y MAY WELL BE4 ,IT IS SO EASY4 ,IT IS NOT NECESS>Y TO LE>N ANY?+1 !RE 
IS NO?+ CON/RUCTIVE AB\T IT4 ,BUT ) ! ,AN>*I/-,COMMUNI/ IT IS 
DIFF]5T4 ,REALLY IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT A GREAT P>T ( ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 
!M & US IS AS TO ! MEAN+ ( WORDS1 & AS TO ! ME?ODS4 ,!Y >E 
5GAG$ 9 CONTE/+ A =M ( ,SOCIALISM :I* EXI/S ONLY 9 !IR [N 
IMAG9ATION & :I* NO ,SOCIALI/ W\LD DREAM ( ADVOCAT+4 ,AS TO ?IS 
ET]NAL TALK ( MAJORITY RULE -- IT IS ABSOLUTE ROT4 ,MAJORITY RULE IS A NATURAL 
NECESSITY -- WE CANNOT ESCAPE FROM IT4 ,IF ,I *OOSE TO RUN MY HEAD AGA9/ A WALL 
,I V]Y SOON F9D \T :I* IS ! MAJORITY 9 P[]4 ,BUT MAJORITY RULE IS ONLY 
H>MFUL :]E !RE IS CONFLICT ( 9T]E/4 ,AS ,SOCIALISM W\LD SUB/ITUTE 
COMMUNITY ( 9T]E/ = CONFLICT ( 9T]E/1 :]E W\LD ANY 9JURY >ISE 
FROM MAJORITY RULE8 ,TAKE AN ILLU/RATION :I* ,I HAVE FREQU5TLY US$1 ! 
QUE/ION ( BUILD+ A BRIDGE4 ,! MAJORITY IS 9 FAVOR ( BUILD+ ! 
BRIDGE1 BUT ! M9ORITY IS OPPOS$ TO IT4 ,WELL1 ! MAJORITY WILL 
BUILD ! BRIDGE1 !RE IS NO D\BT AB\T ?AT1 :ATEV] ! M9ORITY MAY SAY4 
,BUT H[ WILL ?AT 9JURE ! M9ORITY80 

0,BUT DO Y\ ?9K ?AT ?IS WILL MAT]IALLY AFFECT ! MOVEM5T80 

0,I DON'T KN[4 ,!SE PEOPLE1 ,I TAKE IT1 >E NOT NUM]\S2 & AS TO !IR 5D1 
!Y >E CONFESS$LY 9 FAVOR ( ,SOCIALISM4 ,IT RESOLVES ITSELF !RE=E 9TO 
A DISAGREEM5T AS TO WAYS & ME?ODS4 ,!RE=E !Y %\LD NOT BE PREP>$ TO 
CREATE OR MA9TA9 A S*ISM OV] SU* DIFF]5CES40 

0,!N Y\ DO NOT ATTA* A GREAT DEAL ( IMPORTANCE TO ?IS EPIDEMIC ( 
,AN>*ISM1 & G5]ALLY1 Y\ REG>D ! PROGRESS ( \R MOVEM5T AS 
5C\RAG+80 

0,AS TO ! BOMB BUS9ESS1 ,I ?9K IT IS SIMPLY A DISEASE1 AS ,I HAVE SAID1 TO BE 
REGRETT$ & DEPLOR$1 BUT NOT TO BE WOND]$ AT4 ,DE/RUCTIVE ,AN>*ISM WILL 
DIE ( ITSELF :5 ,SOCIALISM BR+S US PRACTICAL EQUALITY4 ,AS TO !  
,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5T1 ,I ?9K ITS PROGRESS 5C\RAG+ BEYOND MEASURE4 ,BUT ?IS 
ONLY MAKES IT ! MORE 9CUMB5T UPON US TO PURSUE A /EADY DEF9ITE POLICY & 
TO =M A /RONG P>TY1 ) A VIEW TO BR++ PEOPLE TOGE!R & GIV+ !M 
SOME?+ TO DO4 ,AS TO ! P>TY2 WAS IT TRUE ?AT ,%AW SAID ! O!R DAY1 
?AT !RE WAS A P>TY ( FIFTE5 ALREADY 9 ! ,H\SE ( ,COMMONS8 ,IF ,I HAD 
BE5 !RE ,I %\LD HAVE ASK$ HIM TO NAME !M40 

0,WELL10 SAID ,I1 0,%AW MU/ HAVE HIS LITTLE JOKE1 V\ KN[4 ,HE MU/ SAY 
SOME?+ ORIG9AL1 FIRE (F SOME ',%AWISM' OR ! O!R1 AS HE T]MS IT1 OR HE 
W\LD P]I%4 ,BUT ,I DID NOT CALL TO GIVE Y\ MY VIEWS AB\T ,%AW1 BUT TO GET 
Y\RS AB\T BOMBS1 & SEE+ ,I HAVE ACCOMPLI%$ MY MISSION ,I WILL SAY GOOD 
DAY10 ) :I* ,I %OOK H&S ) \R G5IAL OLD COMRADE1 ?ANK$ HIM1 & 
DEP>T$4 

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