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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ELISEE ,RECLUS 

,TAGS 3 PRISON1 IDEAS1 KROPOTK91 SOCIETY1 FRI5D1 AU?OR1 %>E1 MA/]1 IMPRISONM5T1 COMRADES4 

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,PHOTO BY ,GUILLAUME ,FLAM5T1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,P,E,T,] ,K,R,O,P,O,T,K,9'S FIR/ POLITICAL BOOK1 ',P>OLES D'UN ,REVOLTE' -- A COLLECTION ( >TICLES FROM ',LE,REVOLTE'1 ! PAP] HE HAD F\ND$ ,9 ,G5EVA 9 #ahgi -- WAS PUBLI%$ 9 ,FRANCE 9 #a#h#h#e1 :ILE HE WAS S]V+ A FIVE-YE> PRISON S5T5CE4 ,IT HAS BE5 TRANSLAT$ 9TO NE>LY ALL ! MA9 LANGUAGES ( ! WORLD BUT1 ?\< MO/ ( ITS N9ETE5 *APT]S HAVE APPE>$ 9 ,5GLI% AT V>I\S TIMES & 9 V>I\S PLACES AS >TICLES OR PAMPHLETS OR BO?1 !RE HAS NEV] BE5 A COMPLETE TRANSLATION4 ,! FIR/ ,5GLI% LANGUAGE $ITION ( ! :OLE BOOK WILL BE PUBLI%$ BY ! ,LIB]T>IAN ,BOOK ,CLUB ( ,NEW ,YORK NEXT YE>1 ,9 COMMEMORATION ( ! FIFTIE? ANNIV]S>Y ( ,KROPOTK9'S DEA?1 UND] ! TITLE ',WORDS ( A ,REBEL' 7COPIES WILL ( C\RSE BE AVAILABLE FROM ! ,FRE$OM ,PRESS74 

,?IS $ITION IS BE+ PREP>$ BY ,NICOLAS ,WALT]1 ( ! ,LONDON ,AN>*I/S1 A CONTRIBUTOR TO ',FRE$OM' & ',AN>*Y' = MANY YE>S1 :O HAS REC5TLY PREP>$ A NEW $ITION ( ,KROPOTK9'S ',MEMOIRS ( A ,REVOLUTIONI/' 7TO BE PUBLI%$ BY ,DOV] ,PUBLICATIONS ( ,NEW ,YORK LAT] ?IS YE>74 ,MO/ ( ! %ORT] *APT]S >E BE+ TRANSLAT$ AFRE%1 & SOME ( !SE NEW TRANSLATIONS WILL HE PR9T$ 9 ANO!R ',FRE$OM' PAMPHLET SUPPLEM5T 9 ! COM+ MON?S4 ,TODAY WE BEG9 ) ! PREFACE BY ,ELISEE ,RECLUS1 :I* WAS DAT$ ,OCTOB] #a1 #a#h#h#e1 WAS FIR/ PUBLI%$ ,9 ! BOOK LAT] ! SAME MON?1 & WAS REPR9T$ ,9 ',LE ,REVOLTE' ON ,OCTOB] #a#a_/#b#d1 #a#h#h#e4 
  

,WORDS ( A REBEL 

,PREFACE BY ,ELISE ,RECLUS 

,= ,T,W,O ,& ,A ,H,A,L,F ,Y,E,>,S ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 HAS BE5 9 PRISON1 CUT (F FROM ! SOCIETY ( HIS FELL[-M54 ,HIS PUNI%M5T IS H>D1 BUT ! SIL5CE IMPOS$ ON HIM CONC]N+ ! ?+S HE C>ES AB\T MO/ IS MU* H>D]3 HIS IMPRISONM5T W\LD BE LESS OPPRESSIVE IF HE W]E NOT GAGG$4 ,MON?S & YE>S MAY P]HAPS PASS BE=E ! USE ( SPEE* IS RE/OR$ TO HIM & HE CAN RESUME 9T]RUPT$ CONV]SATIONS ) HIS COMRADES4 

,! P]IOD ( =C$ SECLUSION :I* \R FRI5D HAS TO UND]GO WILL C]TA9LY NOT BE WA/$1 BUT IT SEEMS V]Y LONG TO US6 ,LIFE QUICKLY GOES BY1 & WE SADLY WAT* ! WEEKS & MON?S RUNN+ \T :5 ?IS VOICE-SO PR\D & HONE/ AMONG ! RE/--CANNOT BE HE>D AT ALL4 ,9 ITS PLACE1 H[ MANY COMMON  
  

  

PLACES WILL BE REPEAT$ TO US1 H[ MANY LY+ WORDS WILL AFFLICT US1 H[ MANY BIAS$ HALF-TRU?S WILL R+ AB\T \R E>S6 ,WE LONG TO HE> ONE ( ?OSE S9C]E & =?RI<T TONGUES :I* BOLDLY PROCLAIM ! TRU?4 

,BUT IF ! PRISON] ( ,CLAIRVAUX NO LONG] HAS ! FRE$OM TO SPEAK TO HIS COMRADES FROM ! DEP?S ( HIS CELL1 !Y CAN AT LEA/ REMEMB] !IR FRI5D & RECALL ! WORDS HE SPOKE BE=E4 ,?IS IS A TASK :I* ,I AM ABLE TO P]=M1 & ,I HAVE DEVOT$ MYSELF TO IT ) PLEASURE4 ,! >TICLES :I* ,KROPOTK9 WROTE FROM #ahgi TO #ahhb 9 ! 'AN>*I/' PAP] ,LE ,REVOLTE SEEM$ TO ME IDEAL = PUBLICATION 9 BOOK =M1 ESPECIALLY BECAUSE !Y DID NOT RUN AFT] *ANCE EV5TS BUT FOLL[$ A LOGICAL ORD]4 ,! VIGOR ( ! ?\<T GAVE !M ! NECESS>Y UNITY4 ,FAI?FUL TO ! SCI5TIFIC ME?OD1 ! AU?OR FIR/ EXPLA9S ! G5]AL SITUATION ( SOCIETY1 ) ITS SC&ALS & DEFECTS1 ITS ELEM5TS ( DISCORD & W>2 HE /UDIES ! EVID5CE ( COLLAPSE %[N BY /ATES1 & %[S US ! CRACKS OP5+ 9 !IR RU9S4 ,!N HE PU%ES ! EXP]I5CE (F]$ BY CONTEMPOR>Y HI/ORY 9 ! DIRECTION ( AN>*IC EVOLUTION1 9DICATES ITS EXACT SIGNIFICANCE1 & DRAWS ! LESSONS :I* IT TEA*ES4 ,F9ALLY1 9 ! *APT] ',EXPROPRIATION'1 HE SUMS UP HIS IDEAS1 :I* D]IVE FROM BO? OBS]VATION & EXP]I5CE1 & APPEALS TO M5 ( GOOD WILL :O WANT NOT JU/ TO KN[1 BUT ALSO TO ACT4 

,I DO NOT WI% TO S+ ! AU?OR'S PRAISES H]E4 ,HE IS MY FRI5D1 & IF ,I SAID ALL ! NICE ?+S ,I ?9K AB\T HIM ,I MI<T BE SUSPECT$ ( BL9DNESS OR ACCUS$ ( P>TIALITY4 ,IT W\LD BE 5\< = ME TO REPORT ! OP9ION ( HIS JUDGES1 EV5 HIS JAIL]S4 ,AMONG ?OSE :O HAVE OBS]V$ HIS LIFE1 FROM F> OR NE>1 !RE IS NO ONE :O DOES NOT RESPECT HIM1 :O DOES NOT BE> WITNESS TO HIS HI< 9TELLIG5CE & TO HIS HE>T :I* OV]FL[S ) K9DNESS1 NO ONE :O DOES NOT ACKN[L$GE HIM TO BE TRULY NOBLE & PURE4 ,ANYWAY1 IS IT NOT BECAUSE ( !SE V]Y QUALITIES ?AT HE HAS KN[N EXILE & IMPRISONM5T8 ,HIS CRIME IS TO LOVE ! POOR & WEAK2 HIS (F5SE IS TO HAVE PLEAD$ !IR CAUSE4 ,PUBLIC OP9ION IS UNANIM\S 9 RESPECT+ ?IS MAN1 & YET IT IS NOT AT ALL SURPRIS$ TO SEE ! PRISON GATES CLOS+ REMORSELESSLY ON HIM1 SO ?AT IT SEEMS NATURAL ?AT SUP]IORITY HAS TO BE PAID = & DEVOTION HAS TO BE ACCOMPANI$ BY SUFF]+4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ,KROPOTK9 9 ! PRISON Y>D & TO EX*ANGE GREET+S ) HIM )\T WOND]+3 ',& :AT AB\T ME1 :Y AM ,I FREE8 ,C\LD1 IT BE P]HAPS BECAUSE ,I AM NOT GOOD 5\<8' 

,H[EV]1 ! READ]S ( ?IS BOOK %\LD PAY LESS ATT5TION TO ! P]SONALITY ( ! AU?OR ?AN TO ! VALUE ( ! IDEAS HE EXPRESSES4 ,!SE IDEAS ,I RECOMM5D ) CONFID5CE TO HONE/ PEOPLE :O DO NOT MAKE UP !IR M9DS AB\T A WORK BE=E OP5+ IT1 OR AB\T AN OP9ION BE=E HE>+ IT4 ,CLE> AWAY ALL Y\R PREJUDICES1 TRY TO /& ASIDE TEMPOR>ILY FROM Y\R 9T]E/S1 & READ ! PAGES SIMPLY LOOK+ = ! TRU? )\T BO!R+ = ! TIME BE+ AB\T ITS APPLICATION4 ,! AU?OR ASKS ONLY ONE ?+ ( Y\-TO %>E = A MOM5T HIS IDEAL1 ! HAPP9ESS ( ALL1 NOT JU/ ( A FEW PRIVILEG$ PEOPLE4 ,IF ?IS DESIRE1 H[EV] FLEET+ IT MAY BE1 IS REALLY S9C]E1 & NOT A M]E :IM ( Y\R1 FANCY1 AN IMAGE PASS+ BE=E Y\R EYES1 IT IS PROBABLE ?AT Y\ WILL SOON AGREE ) ! WRIT]4 ,IF Y\ %>E HIS YE>N+S Y\ WILL UND]/& HIS WORDS4 ,BUT Y\ KN[ 9 ADVANCE ?AT !SE IDEAS WILL BR+ Y\ NO HONOR2 

  
  
  

!Y WILL NEV] BE REW>D$ ) A WELL-PAID POSITION2 !Y MAY WELL BR+ Y\ 9/EAD ! DI/RU/ ( Y\R =M] FRI5DS OR SOME CRUEL BL[ FROM Y\R SUP]IORS ,IF Y\ SEEK JU/ICE1 Y\ CAN EXPECT TO SUFF] 9JU/ICE4 

,AT ! TIME :5 ?IS WORK IS BE+ PUBLI%$1 ,FRANCE IS 9 ! MIDDLE ( AN ELECTION CRISIS4 ,I AM NOT SO NAIVE AS TO RECOMM5D ! C&IDATES TO READ ?IS BOOK-!Y HAVE O!R 'DUTIES' TO P]=M-BUT ,I DO 9VITE ! ELECTORS TO TAKE A LOOK AT ,WORDS ( A ,REBEL1 & ,I W\LD P>TICUL>LY DRAW !IR ATT5TION TO ! *APT] CALL$ ',REPRES5TATIVE ,GOV]NM5T'4 ,!RE !Y WILL WE H[ F> !IR CONFID5CE WILL BE JU/IFI$ 9 !SE M5 :O >E SPR++ UP ON ALL SIDES TO SOLICIT ! HONOR ( REPRES5T+ !IR FELL[-CITIZ5S 9 ,P>LIAM5T4 ,AT ! MOM5T ALL IS WELL4 ,! C&IDATES >E OMNISCI5T & 9FALLIBLE--BUT :AT AB\T ! DEPUTIES8 ,:5 !Y AT LA/ RECEIVE !IR %>E ( ! K+DOM1 WILL !Y NOT BE FATALLY AFFLICT$ BY ! DIZZ9ESS ( P[] &1 LIKE K+S1 BE DEPRIV$ ( ALL WISDOM & ALL VIRTUE8 ,IF !Y DECID$ TO KEEP ALL ?OSE PROMISES :I* !Y MADE SO LAVI%LY1 H[ W\LD !Y MA9TA9 !IR DIGNITY 9 ! MID/ ( A CR[D ( PETITION]S & ADVIS]S8 ,EV5 SUPPOS+ ?AT !Y W5T 9TO ,P>LIAM5T ) GOOD 9T5TIONS1 H[ C\LD !Y EM]GE )\T BE+ CORRUPT$8 ,UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ?AT ATMOSPH]E ( 9TRIGUE1 !Y CAN BE SE5 TURN+ FROM LEFT TO RI<T1 AS IF !Y W]E IMPELL$ BY AN AUTOMATIC ME*ANISM-CLOCKWORK FIGURES :O COME \T LOOK+ PR\D & /RIKE NOISILY 9 FRONT ( ! CLOCK FACE1 !N SOON AFT]W>DS GO R\ND & DISAPPE> 'PA!TICALLY 9TO ! WORKS4 

,*OOS+ NEW MA/]S IS NO SOLUTION AT ALL4 ,IT IS WE AN>*I/S1 5EMIES ( ,*RI/IANITY1 :O HAVE TO REM9D A :OLE SOCIETY :I* CLAIMS TO BE ,*RI/IAN ( !SE WORDS ( ! MAN :OM !Y HAVE MADE A ,GOD3 ',CALL NO MAN ,MA/]1 ,MA/]6 ,LET EA* MAN REMA9 HIS [N MA/]4 ,DO NOT GO TO ! (FICES ( BUREAUCRATS1 OR ! NOISY *AMB]S ( P>LIAM5TS1 9 ! VA9 HOPE = ! WORDS ( FRE$OM4 ,LI/5 RA!R TO ! VOICES :I* COME FROM BEL[1 EV5 IF !Y COME ?R\< ! B>S ( ! PRISON CELL4 

,ELISEE ,RECLUS 

,CL>5S 7,SWITZ]L&71 ,OCTOB] #a1 #a#h#h#e4 

,FROM 3 ,AN>*Y ,>*IVES4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
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,DECEMB] #c1 #bba 3 ,PREFACE TO ,KROPOTK9'S ,WORDS ( A ,REBEL -- ,UPDAT$4 

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