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,AU?OR 3 ,]RICO ,MALATE/A 

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,9 #a#h#i#c1 ! ,FASCI MOVEM5T HAD SPREAD OV] ,SICILY--0FASCI0 BE+ ! PLURAL = 0FASCIO0 7BUNDLE71 A T]M ?AT SYMBOLIZ$ ! /R5G? ( UNION & BORE NO RELATION BUT ETYMOLOGICAL ) ! LAT] ,FASCI/ MOVEM5T4 ,IT WAS A MOVEM5T ( PEASANTS1 M9]S1 & WORK]S ?AT />T$ ) ECONOMIC DEM&S BUT ESCALAT$ 9TO A REVOLT1 ) /RIKES1 ATTACKS ON CITY HALLS1 DE/RUCTION ( CU/OM-H\SES1 & REFUSAL TO PAY TAXES4 ,DOZ5S ( WORK]S W]E MASSACR$ BY ! >M$ =CES4 ,ON #d ,JANU>Y #a#h#i#d1 ! /ATE ( SIEGE WAS DECL>$ 9 ,SICILY & A H>% REPRESSION 5SU$4 ,9 RESPONSE1 DEMON/RATIONS TOOK PLACE 9 V>I\S ,ITALIAN CITIES1 PEAK+ ) AN UPRIS+ ?AT OCCURR$ 9 ! AN>*I/ /RON<OLD ( ,C>R>A1 :]E ! /ATE ( SIEGE WAS EV5TUALLY DECL>$1 TOO4 ,MALATE/A HAD /RONGLY SUPPORT$ ! ,FASCI MOVEM5T ALL ALONG1 &1 AT ! BEG9N+ ( #a#h#i#d1 HE LEFT HIS ,LONDON EXILE TO CL&E/9ELY 5T] ,ITALY4 ,! PRES5T >TICLE1 WRITT5 :ILE ,MALATE/A WAS /ILL 9 ,ITALY1 DRAWS A BALANCE ( ! AGITATIONS ON BEHALF ( ! ,ITALIAN AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,! P]IODICAL :]E ! >TICLE APPE>$ WAS IRONICALLY NAM$ AFT] ! P5AL CODE >TICLE CONC]N+ ! 0ASSOCIATION ( MALEFACTORS10 :I* WAS /&>DLY US$ AGA9/ AN>*I/S4 

,&IAMO FRA IL POPOLO 

,LET US [N UP RI<T AWAY3 AN>*I/S HAVE NOT %[N !MSELVES EQUAL TO ! CIRCUM/ANCES4 

,SETT+ TO ONE SIDE ! ,C>R>A UPRIS+1 :I* WAS PRO( ( !IR C\RAGE & COMMITM5T TO ! CAUSE1 BUT ALSO ( ! %ORTCOM+S 9 !IR ORGANIZATION1 AN>*I/S W\LD SC>CELY HAVE RAT$ A M5TION 9 RELATION TO ! POPUL> UNRE/ 9 ,SICILY & ELSE:]E >\ND ,ITALY4 

,AFT] ALL ! RANT+ AB\T REVOLUTION1 ! REVOLUTION WAS UPON US & WE F\ND \RSELVES BEWILD]$ & REMA9$ ALL BUT 9]T4 

,IT MAY BE A PA9FUL ADMISSION1 BUT TO SAY NO?+ & COV] IT UP W\LD BE TANTAM\NT TO A BETRAYAL ( ! CAUSE & TO /ICK+ ) ! ]RORS ?AT HAVE BR\<T US TO ?IS PASS4 

,IT IS TIME = A RE-?9K6 

,AS WE SEE IT1 ! MA9 REASON = \R %ORTCOM+S IS ! ISOLATION 9TO :I* WE HAVE PRIM>ILY FALL54 

,= A GAMUT ( REASONS IT W\LD TAKE US TOO LONG TO GO 9TO H]E1 FOLL[+ ! BREAKUP ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 AN>*I/S LO/ T\* ) ! MASSES & W]E GRADUALLY :ITTL$ D[N TO T9Y GR\PS SOLELY PREOCCUPI$ ) 5DLESS DISCUSSIONS &1 ALAS6 TE>+ ONE ANO!R TO %R$S OR1 AT BE/1 WAG+ A LITTLE W>F>E AGA9/ ! LEGALIT>IAN SOCIALI/S4 

,ON A NUMB] ( OCCASIONS1 AN EF=T WAS MADE TO RECTIFY ?IS SITUATION1 ) V>Y+ DEGREES ( SUCCESS4 ,BUT JU/ :5 IT LOOK$ AS IF WE MI<T RESUME S]I\S1 BROAD-BAS$ 5DEAVORS1 UP POPP$ A FEW COMRADES :O1 DUE TO A WRONG-HEAD$ 9TRANSIG5CE1 MADE A VIRTUE ( ISOLATION &--AID$ & ABETT$ BY ! LAZ9ESS & TIMIDITY ( SO MANY O!RS1 :O F\ND SU* 0!ORY0 A H&Y EXCUSE = DO+ NO?+ & TAK+ NO RISKS--SUCCESSFULLY /E]$ US BACK 9TO IMPOT5CE4 

,?ANKS TO ! H&IWORK ( ?OSE COMRADES--MANY ( :OM 7WE >E PLEAS$ TO ACKN[L$GE7 >E DRIV5 BY ! BE/ ( 9T5TIONS--PROPAG&A WORK & ORGANIZ+ HAVE BE5 R5D]$ IMPOSSIBLE4 

,Y\ WANT TO JO9 A WORK]S' ASSOCIATION8 ,BE DAMN$6 ,?AT ASSOCIATION HAS A PRESID5T1 /ATUTES1 & DOES NOT SWE> BY ! AN>*I/ MESSAGE4 ,ANY GOOD AN>*I/ %\LD AVOID IT LIKE ! PLAGUE4 

,Y\ WANT TO E/ABLI% A WORK]S' ASSOCIATION TO GET !M US$ TO SOLID>ITY 9 ! FI<T AGA9/ ! BOSSES8 ,TREA*]Y6 ,A GOOD AN>*I/ %\LD ONLY EV] 5T] 9TO ASSOCIATION ) AN>*I/ BELIEV]S1 MEAN+ ?AT HE %\LD ALWAYS KEEP TO ! COMPANY ( ! SAME COMRADES1 & IF HE MU/ F\ND ASSOCIATIONS1 ALL HE CAN DO IS BE/[ DIFF]5T NAMES UPON A GR\P MADE UP ( ! SAME PEOPLE EV]Y TIME4 

,Y\ >E \T TO ORGANIZE & SUPPORT /RIKES8 ,BAMBOOZLEM5T1 PALLIATIVES6 

,TRY+ Y\R H& AT DEMON/RATIONS & POPUL> CAMPAIGNS8 ,TOMFOOL]Y6 

,9 %ORT1 ! ONLY ?+ ONE IS ALL[$ TO DO BY WAY ( PROPAG&A IS ! ODD TALK1 UNATT5D$ BY ! PUBLIC UNLESS IT IS DRAWN 9 BY ! SPEAK]'S EXCEPTIONAL GIFTS ( ORATORY2 SOME PR9T$ MATT]1 ALWAYS READ BY ! SAME CIRCLE ( FOLK2 & MAN-TO-MAN PROPAG&A1 IF Y\ CAN F9D SOMEBODY PREP>$ TO HE> Y\ \T4 ,?AT1 PLUS A LOT ( PALAV] AB\T REVOLUTION--A REVOLUTION ?AT1 PREA*$ 9 ?IS WAY1 5DS UP LIKE ! ,CA?OLICS' P>ADISE1 A PROMISE = ! H]EAFT]1 ONE ?AT LULLS Y\ 9TO A BLESS$ 9]TIA AS LONG AS Y\ BELIEVE1 & LEAVES Y\ SKEPTICAL & SELFI%1 ONCE ! FAI? EVAPORATES4 

,& 9 ! MEANTIME ! PEOPLE >\ND US /IR & FOLL[ O!R P]SUASIONS2 & ! LEGALIT>IAN SOCIALI/S GET ! BETT] ( US & (T5 MEET ) SUCCESS1 EV5 9 C\NTRIES SU* AS ,ITALY1 :]E SOCIALISM WAS FIR/ PROCLAIM$ & POPUL>IZ$ BY US & :]E WE BOA/ F> FROM +LORI\S TRADITIONS ( /RUGGLE & SACRIFICE BORNE ) CONSI/5CY & PRIDE4 

,?IS IS A LE?AL TACTIC1 TANTAM\NT TO SUICIDE4 ,! REVOLUTION IS NOT MADE BEH9D CLOS$ DOORS4 ,ISOLAT$ 9DIVIDUALS & GR\PS CAN C>RY \T A LITTLE PROPAG&A2 AUDACI\S C\PS DE MA91 BOMB+S & SU* LIKE1 IF DONE A/UTELY 7:I* IS NOT ALWAYS ! CASE7 CAN DRAW PUBLIC ATT5TION TO ! WOES ( ! WORK]S & TO \R IDEAS1 MAY E>N US ! CA*ET ( PEOPLE'S AV5G]S1 & MAY RID US ( SOME MI<TY H9DRANCE1 BUT ! REVOLUTION COMES ONLY ONCE ! PEOPLE HAVE TAK5 TO ! /REETS4 ,& IF WE WANT TO MAKE IT WE HAVE TO W9 OV] ! CR[D1 AS MU* ( A CR[D AS WE CAN4 

,BESIDES !SE ISOLATIONI/ TACTICS RUN C\NT] TO \R PR9CIPLES & TO ! PURPOSE WE SET \RSELVES4 

,REVOLUTION1 ( ! SORT WE HAVE 9 M9D1 %\LD BE ! />T ( ACTIVE1 DIRECT1 G5U9E P>TICIPATION BY ! MASSES1 :I* IS TO SAY1 BY EV]YBODY1 9 ! ORGANIZ+ & RUNN+ ( ! LIFE ( SOCIETY4 ,IF1 BY SOME FREAK1 ! REVOLUTION C\LD BE MADE BY \RSELVES ALONE1 IT W\LD NOT BE AN AN>*I/ REVOLUTION1 S9CE WE W\LD !N BE ! MA/]S & ! PEOPLE BE+ DISORGANIZ$ & ?US P[]LESS & ?\<TLESS1 W\LD AWAIT !IR 9/RUCTIONS FROM US4 ,9 :I* CASE ! :OLE ( AN>*Y WILL BE R$UC$ TO A HOLL[ DECL>ATION ( PR9CIPLES1 :]EAS1 9 PRACTICE1 !RE W\LD /ILL BE A T9Y FACTION MAK+ USE ( ! BL9D /R5G? ( ! UN?9K+ MASSES1 H>NESS$ 9 ORD] TO IMPOSE ! FACTION'S [N IDEAS--& ?AT IS ! V]Y ESS5CE ( AU?ORITY4 

,JU/ IMAG9E ?AT TOMORR[1 BY MEANS ( SOME C\P DE MA91 WE W]E ABLE TO R\T ! GOV]NM5T BY \RSELVES1 )\T 9VOLV+ ! MASSES & ?AT WE W]E ABLE TO RETA9 CONTROL ( ! SITUATION4 ,! MASSES1 :O W\LD HAVE PLAY$ NO P>T 9 ! /RUGGLE & W\LD NOT HAVE SAMPL$ ! POT5CY ( !IR /R5G? W\LD APPLAUD ! W9N]S & REMA9 9]T AS !Y WAIT = US TO BE/[ UPON !M ALL ( ! WELL-BE+ WE PROMISE !M4 

,:AT W\LD WE DO !N8 ,EI!R WE W\LD TAKE ON A DE FACTO DICTATOR%IP1 :I* W\LD AM\NT TO \R CONC$+ ?AT \R ANTI-GOV]NM5TALI/ IDEAS >E IMPRACTICABLE & \R CONFESS+ ?AT1 AS AN>*I/S1 WE HAVE FAIL$2 OR WE W\LD MAKE ?R\< C[>DICE ! GREAT REFUSAL1.<#a.> WE W\LD BACK (F DECL>+ \R ABOM9ATION = COMM& & LEAVE IT TO \R ADV]S>IES TO TAKE OV] ! RE9S4 

,?AT IS :AT HAPP5$1 = V]Y DIFF]5T REASONS1 TO ! ,SPANI% AN>*I/S BACK 9 ! RIS+ ( #a#h#g#c4.<#b.> ,DUE TO FREAK CIRCUM/ANCES1 !Y F\ND !MSELVES MA/]S ( ! SITUATION 9 SEV]AL T[NS1 LIKE ,SANLUC> DE ,B>RAM$A & ,CORDOBA4 ,! PEOPLE MADE NO MOVE ( !IR [N & WAIT$ = SOMEONE TO TELL !M :AT TO DO2 ! AN>*I/S DECL9$ TO TAKE *>GE BECAUSE ?AT CONFLICT$ ) !IR PR9CIPLES444 :]EUPON 9 CAME1 FIR/ ! REPUBLICAN BACKLA% & !N ! MON>*I/ REACTION1 :I* RE9/AT$ ! OLD REGIME1 ?IS TIME AGGRAVAT$ BY MASSIVE P]SECUTION1 >RE/S1 & MASSACRES4 

,LET US GO TO PEOPLE3 ?AT IS \R ONLY SALVATION4 ,BUT LET US NOT GO TO !M ) ! SMUG >ROGANCE ( PEOPLE :O CLAIM TO HOLD ! 9FALLIBLE TRU? &1 FROM !IR ALLEG$ 9FALLIBILITY1 LOOK D[N !IR NOSES AT ?OSE :O DO NOT SUBSCRIBE TO !IR IDEAS4 ,LET US GO \T & BECOME BRO!RS ) ! WORK]S1 /RUGGLE ) !M1 & SACRIFICE \RSELVES ALONGSIDE !M4 ,IF WE >E TO E>N ! RI<T & OPPORTUNITY TO DEM& ( ! PEOPLE ! SORT ( COMMITM5T & SPIRIT ( SACRIFICE REQUIR$ 9 ! GREAT DAYS ( DECISIVE BATTLE AHEAD1 WE NE$ TO HAVE PROV$ \RSELVES 9 ! PEOPLE'S EYES1 & %[N ?AT WE >E SECOND TO NONE :5 IT COMES TO C\RAGE & SELF-SACRIFICE 9 ITS SMALL1 DAY-TO-DAY /RUGGLES4 ,LET US 5T] ALL ! WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS1 E/ABLI% AS MANY AS WE CAN1 WEAVE EV] L>G] F$]ATIONS1 SUPPORT & ORGANIZE /RIKES1 & SPREAD EV]Y:]E & BY EV]Y MEANS ! SPIRIT ( COOP]ATION & SOLID>ITY BETWE5 WORK]S1 ! SPIRIT ( RESI/ANCE & /RUGGLE4 

,& LET US BEW>E ( BECOM+ DISGU/$ JU/ BECAUSE ! WORK]S (T5 DO NOT UND]/& OR EMBRACE ALL ( \R IDEALS & RETA9 AN ATTA*M5T TO ! OLD WAYS & OLD PREJUDICES4 

,9 ! MAK+ ( ! REVOLUTION1 WE CANNOT & REFUSE TO WAIT = ! MASSES TO BECOME FULL-FL$G$ AN>*I/ SOCIALI/S4 ,WE KN[ ?AT1 = AS LONG AS ! CURR5T ECONOMIC & POLITICAL >RANGEM5T ( SOCIETY LA/S1 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION IS DOOM$ TO IGNORANCE & BRUTI%NESS & HAS A CAPACITY ONLY = FAIRLY BL9D REBELLIONS4 ,WE NE$ TO DISMANTLE ?AT >RANGEM5T1 MAK+ ! REVOLUTION AS BE/ WE CAN1 ) :ATEV] RES\RCES WE CAN MU/] 9 REAL LIFE4 

,MU* LESS CAN WE WAIT = ! WORK]S TO TURN 9TO AN>*I/S BE=E WE SET AB\T ORGANIZ+ !M4 ,H[ C\LD !Y1 IF LEFT TO !IR [N DEVICES1 WRE/L+ ) ! S5SE ( P[]LESSNESS ?AT COMES FROM !IR ISOLATION8 

,AS AN>*I/S WE %\LD ORGANIZE AMONG \RSELVES1 AMONG FOLK :O >E P]FECTLY P]SUAD$ & P]FECTLY 9 AGREEM5T2 &1 >\ND US1 9 BROAD1 OP5 ASSOCIATIONS1 WE %\LD ORGANIZE AS MANY ( ! WORK]S AS WE CAN1 ACCEPT+ !M = :AT !Y >E & /RIV+ TO NUDGE !M 9TO :ATEV] PROGRESS WE CAN4 

,AS WORK]S1 WE %\LD ALWAYS BE PRIM>ILY BESIDE \R COMPANIONS 9 WE>9ESS & WRET*$NESS4 

,LET US REMEMB] ?AT ! PEOPLE ( ,P>IS />T$ \T DEM&+ BREAD ( ! K+ 9 ! MID/ ( APPLAUSE & T5D]-HE>T$ TE>S &1 )9 TWO YE>S1 HAV+--AS WAS ONLY TO BE EXPECT$--BE5 TREAT$ TO HIS LEAD RA!R ?AN BREAD1 !Y LOPP$ (F HIS HEAD4 ,& ONLY REC5TLY ! PEOPLE ( ,SICILY W]E ON ! V]GE ( MAK+ A REVOLUTION1 DESPITE APPLAUD+ ! K+ & ALL HIS K94 

,?OSE AN>*I/S :O OPPOS$ & SNE]$ AT ! 0FASCI0 MOVEM5T JU/ BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ORGANIZ$ ! WAY WE MI<T HAVE PREF]R$--9 ?AT ! FASCI W]E (T5 CALL$ AFT] 0,M>Y ! ,IMMACULATE01 OR BECAUSE !Y HAD A BU/ ( ,M>X RA!R ?AN ( ,BAKUN9 ON DISPLAY 9 !IR HALLS1 ETC4--HAVE PROV5 ?AT !Y HAD NEI!R REVOLUTION>Y S5SE NOR SPIRIT4 

,WE HAVE NO M]CY--F> FROM IT6--= ?OSE :O TA9T EV]Y?+ ) ! P>LIAM5T>Y POISON & BOIL EV]Y?+ D[N TO A QUE/ION ( C&IDACY & :O 7ACT+ 9 GOOD FAI? OR 9 BAD1 IT MATT]S NOT :I*7 W\LD LIKE TO TURN ! MASSES 9TO A FLOAT+ FLOCK4 ,BUT DOES PREA*+ DISP]SION & LEAV+ ALL ( ! PROLET>IAT'S ORGANIZ$ =CES 9 !IR H&S NOT AM\NT TO PLAY+ ALONG ) SU* W\LD-BE DEPUTIES &1 WORSE /ILL1 PLAY+ ! GAME ( ! B\RGEOISIE & GOV]NM5T8 

,LET US TAKE /OCK4 ,!SE >E SOLEMN TIMES4 ,WE HAVE COME TO ONE ( ?OSE WAT]%$ MOM5TS 9 HUMAN HI/ORY :5 AN 5TIRELY NEW ]A IS U%]$ 94 ,! SUCCESS & ORI5TATION ( ! COM+ REVOLUTION DEP5D ON US1 :O HAVE 9SCRIB$ UPON \R BANN]S ! R$EMPTIVE & 9SEP>ABLE WORDS 0SOCIALISM0 & 0AN>*Y40 

.<#a.> ,?IS IS A PASSAGE FROM ,DANTE ,ALI<I]I'S ,DIV9E ,COM$Y 7,9F]NO1 ,I,I,I1 #f7 AB\T ,CELE/9E ,V1 :O RESIGN$ ! PAPACY 9 #a#b#i#d4 

.<#b.> ,! REF]5CE IS TO ! F$]ALI/ MOVEM5T KN[N AS 0CANTONALISM10 :I* BROKE \T AFT] ! PROCLAMATION ( ! FIR/ REPUBLIC4 ,AFT] PRESID5T ,PI Y ,M>GALL PL$G$ TO LEAD ! C\NTRY T[>D A DEC5TRALIZ$ ADM9I/RATION1 MANY L>GE CITIES 9 ! S\? ( ,SPA9 TOOK !IR 9DEP5D5CE = GRANT$ & DECL>$ !MSELVES FREE CANTONS4 ,?\< ! ,9T]NATIONAL AS AN ORGANIZATION HAD PASS$ A RESOLUTION ?AT CONDEMN$ ALL POLITICAL ACTIVITY1 AN>*I/S BECAME 9VOLV$ 9 C]TA9 9DEP5D5T ACTIVITIES4 

7,S\RCE3 ,TEXT FROM ! ,ME?OD ( ,FRE$OM3 ,AN ,]RICO ,MALATE/A ,READ]1 $IT$ BY ,DAVIDE ,TURCATO1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,PAUL ,%>KEY4  ,TRANSLAT$ FROM 0,&IAMO FRA IL POPOLO10 ,L',>T4 #b#d#h1 ,ANCONA ,VOL4 #a1 ,NO4 #e1 #d ,FEBRU>Y #a#h#i#d47 

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