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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

,AU?OR 3 ,MAX ,BAG9SKI 

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,MAN ISSU$ FROM ! WOMB ( ,MO!R ,E>?1 BUT HE KNEW IT NOT1 NOR RECOGNIZ$ H]1 TO :OM HE [$ HIS LIFE4 ,9 HIS EGOTISM HE S\<T AN EXPLANATION ( HIMSELF 9 ! 9F9ITE1 & \T ( HIS EF=TS !RE >OSE ! DRE>Y DOCTR9E ?AT HE WAS NOT RELAT$ TO ! ,E>?1 ?AT %E WAS BUT A TEMPOR>Y RE/+ PLACE = HIS SCORNFUL FEET & ?AT %E HELD NO?+ = HIM BUT TEMPTATION TO DEGRADE HIMSELF4 ,9T]PRET]S & PROPHETS ( ! 9F9ITE SPRANG 9TO BE+1 CREAT+ ! 0,GREAT ,BEYOND0 & PROCLAIM+ ,HEAV5 & ,HELL1 BETWE5 :I* /OOD ! POOR1 TREMBL+ HUMAN BE+1 TORM5T$ BY ?AT PRIE/-BORN MON/]1 ,CONSCI5CE4 

,9 ?IS FRI<TFUL S*EME1 GODS & DEVILS WAG$ ET]NAL W> AGA9/ EA* O!R ) WRET*$ MAN AS ! PRIZE ( VICTORY2 & ! PRIE/1 SELF-CON/ITUT$ 9T]PRET] ( ! WILL ( ! GODS1 /OOD 9 FRONT ( ! ONLY REFUGE FROM H>M & DEM&$ AS ! PRICE ( 5TRANCE ?AT IGNORANCE1 ?AT ASCETICISM1 ?AT SELF-ABNEGATION :I* C\LD BUT 5D 9 ! COMPLETE SUBJUGATION ( MAN TO SUP]/ITION4 ,HE WAS TAU<T ?AT ,HEAV51 ! REFUGE1 WAS ! V]Y ANTI!SIS ( ,E>?1 :I* WAS ! S\RCE ( S94 ,TO GA9 = HIMSELF A SEAT 9 ,HEAV51 MAN DEVA/AT$ ! ,E>?4 ,YET %E R5EW$ H]SELF1 ! GOOD MO!R1 & CAME AGA9 EA* ,SPR+1 RADIANT ) Y\?FUL BEAUTY1 BECKON+ H] *ILDR5 TO COME TO H] BOSOM & P>TAKE ( H] B\NTY4 ,BUT EV] ! AIR GREW ?ICK ) MEPHITIC D>KNESS1 EV] A HOLL[ VOICE WAS HE>D CALL+3 0,T\* NOT ! BEAUTIFUL =M ( ! SORC]ESS2 %E LEADS TO S960 

,BUT IF ! PRIE/S DECRI$ ! ,E>?1 !RE W]E O!RS :O F\ND 9 IT A S\RCE ( P[] & :O TOOK POSSESSION ( IT4 ,!N IT HAPP5$ ?AT ! AUTOCRATS AT ! GATES ( ,HEAV5 JO9$ =CES ) ! P[]S ?AT HAD TAK5 POSSESSION ( ! ,E>?2 & HUMANITY BEGAN ITS AIMLESS1 MONOTON\S M>*4 ,BUT ! GOOD MO!R SEES ! BLE$+ FEET ( H] *ILDR51 %E HE>S !IR MOANS1 & %E IS EV] CALL+ TO !M ?AT %E IS !IRS4 

,TO ! CONTEMPOR>IES ( ,GEORGE ,WA%+TON1 ,?OMAS ,PA9E & ,?OMAS ,JEFF]SON1 ,AM]ICA APPE>$ VA/1 B\NDLESS1 FULL ( PROMISE4 ,MO!R ,E>?1 ) ! S\RCES ( VA/ WEAL? HIDD5 )9 ! FOLDS ( H] AMPLE BOSOM1 EXT5D$ H] 9VIT+ & HOSPITABLE >MS TO ALL ?OSE :O CAME TO H] FROM >BITR>Y & DESPOTIC L&S -- ,MO!R ,E>? READY TO GIVE H]SELF ALIKE TO ALL H] *ILDR54 ,BUT SOON %E WAS SEIZ$ BY ! FEW1 /RIPP$ ( H] FRE$OM1 F5C$ 91 A PREY TO ?OSE :O W]E 5D[$ ) CUNN+ & UNSCRUPUL\S %REWDNESS4 ,!Y1 :O HAD F\<T = 9DEP5D5CE FROM ! ,BRITI% YOKE1 SOON BECAME DEP5D5T AMONG !MSELVES2 DEP5D5T ON POSSESSIONS1 ON WEAL?1 ON P[]4 ,LIB]TY ESCAP$ 9TO ! WILD]NESS1 & ! OLD BATTLE BETWE5 ! PATRICIAN & ! PLEBEIAN BROKE \T 9 ! NEW WORLD1 ) GREAT] BITT]NESS & VEHEM5CE4 ,A P]IOD ( BUT A HUNDR$ YE>S HAD SUFFIC$ TO TURN A GREAT REPUBLIC1 ONCE GLORI\SLY E/ABLI%$1 9TO AN >BITR>Y /ATE :I* SUBDU$ A VA/ NUMB] ( ITS PEOPLE 9TO MAT]IAL & 9TELLECTUAL SLAV]Y1 :ILE 5ABL+ ! PRIVILEG$ FEW TO MONOPOLIZE EV]Y MAT]IAL & M5TAL RES\RCE4 

,DUR+ ! LA/ FEW YE>S1 ,AM]ICAN J\RNALI/S HAVE HAD MU* TO SAY AB\T ! T]RIBLE CONDITIONS 9 ,RUSSIA & ! SUPREMACY ( ! ,RUSSIAN C5SOR4 ,HAVE !Y =GOTT5 ! C5SOR H]E8 A C5SOR F> MORE P[]FUL ?AN HIM ( ,RUSSIA4 ,HAVE !Y =GOTT5 ?AT EV]Y L9E !Y WRITE IS DICTAT$ BY ! POLITICAL COLOR ( ! PAP] !Y WRITE =2 BY ! ADV]TIS+ FIRMS2 BY ! MONEY P[]2 BY ! P[] ( RESPECTABILITY2 BY ,COM/OCK8 ,HAVE !Y =GOTT5 ?AT ! LIT]>Y TA/E & CRITICAL JUDGM5T ( ! MASS ( ! PEOPLE HAVE BE5 SUCCESSFULLY MOLD$ TO SUIT ! WILL ( !SE DICTATORS1 & TO S]VE AS A GOOD BUS9ESS BASIS = %REWD LIT]>Y SPECULATORS8 ,! NUMB] ( ,RIP ,VAN ,W9KLES 9 LIFE1 SCI5CE1 MORALITY1 >T1 & LIT]ATURE IS V]Y L>GE4 ,9NUM]ABLE <O/S1 SU* AS ,IBS5 SAW :5 HE ANALYZ$ ! MORAL & SOCIAL CONDITIONS ( \R LIFE1 /ILL KEEP ! MAJORITY ( ! HUMAN RACE 9 AWE4 

,M,O,!,R ,E,>,? WILL 5DEAVOR TO ATTRACT & APPEAL TO ALL ?OSE :O OPPOSE 5CROA*M5T ON PUBLIC & 9DIVIDUAL LIFE4 ,IT WILL APPEAL TO ?OSE :O /RIVE = SOME?+ HI<]1 WE>Y ( ! COMMONPLACE2 TO ?OSE :O FEEL ?AT /AGNATION IS A DEADWEI<T ON ! FIRM & ELA/IC /EP ( PROGRESS2 TO ?OSE :O BREA! FREELY ONLY 9 LIMITLESS SPACE2 TO ?OSE :O LONG = ! T5D] %ADE ( A NEW DAWN = A HUMANITY FREE FROM ! DREAD ( WANT1 ! DREAD ( />VATION 9 ! FACE ( M\NTA9S ( RI*ES4 ,! ,E>? FREE = ! FREE 9DIVIDUAL6 

,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 

,MAX ,BAG9SKI4 

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