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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PI]RE-,JOSEPH ,PR\DHON 

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,PHOTO BY ,?OMAS ,HAWK1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE  
,CITIZ5S & FRI5DS3 

,?IS WORK WAS 9SPIR$ BY Y\ & BELONGS TO Y\4 

,T5 MON?S AGO Y\ ASK$ ME :AT ,I ?\<T ( ! ELECTORAL MANIFE/O PUBLI%$ BY SIXTY WORK]S FROM ! ,SE9E4 ,Y\ ESPECIALLY WANT$ TO KN[ IF1 AFT] HAV+ PRON\NC$ Y\RSELVES AT ! ELECTIONS ( #ahfc ) A NEGATIVE VOTE1 Y\ %\LD P]SI/ 9 ?IS L9E OR IF1 BECAUSE ( ! CIRCUM/ANCES1 Y\ W]E P]MITT$ TO SUPPORT ) Y\R VOTE & Y\R 9FLU5CE ! C&IDACY ( A COMRADE WOR?Y ( \R SYMPA?Y4 

,!RE CAN BE NO D\BT CONC]N+ MY OP9ION ON ! ?\<TS EXPRESS$ 9 Y\R MANIFE/O1 & ,I FRANKLY EXPRESS$ IT :5 ,I RECEIV$ IT4 ,TO BE SURE1 ,I WAS PLEAS$ BY ?IS REAWAK5+ ( SOCIALISM3 :O 9 ,FRANCE HAD MORE RI<T TO BE PLEAS$ ?AN ,I8 ,& ,I WAS 9 AGREEM5T ) Y\ & ! ,SIXTY ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS ISN'T REPRES5T$ & ?AT IT HAS ! RI<T TO BE SO2 H[ C\LD ,I POSSIBLY FEEL O!RWISE8 ,IF SU* W]E POSSIBLE1 W\LD NOT WORK+ CLASS REPRES5TATION BE TODAY1 AS IT WAS 9 #a#h#d#h1 ! (FICIAL AFFIRMATION ( SOCIALISM FROM ! POLITICAL & ECONOMIC PO9TS ( VIEW8 

,BUT BETWE5 ?IS & ! P>TICIPATION 9 ELECTIONS1 :I* W\LD COMMIT1 ALONG ) DEMOCRATIC CONSCI\SNESS1 ITS PR9CIPLES & ITS FUTURE1 !RE IS AN ABYSS ?AT ,I DID NOT HIDE FROM Y\1 CITIZ5S4 ,& ,I CAN ADD ?AT !SE RES]VATIONS1 WELCOM$ BY Y\1 HAVE S9CE !N BE5 CONFIRM$ BY EXP]I5CE4 

,:AT !N IS ,FR5* DEMOCRACY UP TO1 ONCE SO PR\D & PURE1 & :I*1 ON ! WORD ( A FEW AMBITI\S ONES1 IMAG9$ ?AT ?R\< USE ( A FALSE OA? IT C\LD GO FROM VICTORY TO VICTORY8 ,:AT CONQUE/S HAVE WE GA9$8 ,?R\< :AT NEW & P[]FUL IDEA HAS \R POLICIES BE5 REVEAL$8 ,9 ! LA/ EI<TE5 MON?S :AT SUCCESSES HAVE BE5 SIGNAL$ BY ! 5]GY ( \R ADVOCATES OR HAVE REPAID !IR GLIBNESS8 ,HAVE WE NOT BE5 ! WITNESSES ( !IR P]PETUAL DEFEATS & FAILURES8 ,DUP$ BY !IR P>LIAM5T>IANISM1 HAV5'T WE SE5 !M BEAT5 ON ALMO/ ALL QUE/IONS BY ! GOV]NM5T'S ORATORS8 ,& :5 !Y W]E TAK5 9TO C\RT = ! CRIME ( HAV+ =M$ ASSOCIATIONS OR MET )\T AU?ORIZATION1 :5 !Y HAD TO EXPLA9 !MSELVES BE=E ! C\NTRY & ?OSE 9 P[]1 W]E !Y NOT CONF\ND$ BY ?AT LEGALITY !Y VAUNT$ & :OSE 9T]PRET]S !Y POS$ AS8 ,:AT PITIFUL 9TRIGUES6 ,& :AT A PITIFUL DEF5SE6 ,I LEAVE Y\ TO JUDGE 444 ,AFT] SO MANY NOISY DEBATES CAN WE D5Y ?AT DEEP D[N \R REPRES5TATIVES HAVE NO O!R IDEAS1 T5D5CIES1 OR POLICIES ?AN ! POLICIES1 T5D5CIES1 & IDEAS ( ! GOV]NM5T8 

,?ANKS TO !M IT IS N[ ! CASE = Y\NG DEMOCRACY :AT WAS ONCE ! CASE = OLD LIB]ALISM1 TWO S*OOLS :I* AN EF=T IS BE+ MADE TO PAIR (F3 ! WORLD IS BEG9N+ TO BACK AWAY FROM !M4 ,IT IS SAID ?AT ! TRU?1 RI<T1 & FRE$OM >E NO LONG] ANY MORE ON ?IS SIDE ?AN ON ! O!R4 

,IT IS ?US A MATT] ( REVEAL+ TO ! WORLD1 ?R\< AU!NTIC TE/IMONY1 ! IDEAS1 ! TRUE IDEAS ( MOD]N PEOPLE1 TO LEGITIMIZE ITS RE=MI/ ASPIRATIONS & ITS RI<T TO SOV]EIGNTY4 ,IS UNIV]SAL SUFFRAGE TRU? OR IS IT FICTION8 ,IT IS ONCE AGA9 A QUE/ION ( RE/RICT+ IT1 & IT IS C]TA9 ?AT ASIDE FROM LABOR V]Y FEW TAKE IT S]I\SLY4 

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,HAVE NO D\BT1 MY FRI5DS1 ?AT PROTE/ VIA ! BLANK BALLOT1 SO LITTLE UND]/OOD1 SO POORLY RECEIV$ 444 ?AT ?IS ABSOLUTE DECL>ATION ( 9COMPATIBILITY BETWE5 AN \TDAT$ SY/EM & \R DE>E/ ASPIRATIONS1 ?IS /OICAL VETO1 CA/ BY US AGA9/ PRESUMPTU\S C&IDACIES1 IS NO?+ LESS ?AN ! ANN\NCEM5T ( A NEW ORD] ( ?+S1 \R BECOM+ AW>E ?AT WE >E ! P>TY ( RI<T & ( FRE$OM1 ! SOLEMN ACT ( \R 5TRY 9TO POLITICAL LIFE &1 ,I D>ESAY1 ! SIGNAL+ TO ! OLD WORLD ( ITS ONCOM+ & 9EVITABLE FALL 444 

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