,RECOLLECTIONS ON ,M>X & ,5GELS 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN9 

,TAGS 3 M>X1 RI<T1 PR\DHON1 WORK1 METAPHYSICAL1 SY/EM1 ECONOMIC1 LE>N+1 POLITICAL1 ?\<T4 

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,PHOTO BY ,LOCO ,/EVE1,C,C ,B,Y-,S,A ,LIC5SE ,AS F> AS LE>N+ WAS CONC]N$1 ,M>X WAS1 & /ILL IS 9COMP>ABLY MORE ADVANC$ ?AN ,I4 ,I KNEW NO?+ AT ?AT TIME ( POLITICAL ECONOMY1 ,I HAD NOT YET RID MYSELF ( MY METAPHYSICAL AB]RATIONS1 & MY SOCIALISM WAS ONLY 9/9CTIVE4 ,AL?\< Y\NG] ?AN ,I1 HE WAS ALREADY AN A!I/1 A CONSCI\S MAT]IALI/1 & AN 9=M$ SOCIALI/4 ,IT WAS PRECISELY AT ?IS TIME ?AT HE WAS ELABORAT+ ! F\NDATIONS ( HIS SY/EM AS IT /&S TODAY4 ,WE SAW EA* O!R (T54 ,I GREATLY RESPECT$ HIM = HIS LE>N+ & = HIS PASSIONATE DEVOTION- ?\<T IT WAS ALWAYS M+L$ ) VANITY- TO ! CAUSE ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,I EAG]LY S\<T HIS CONV]SATION1 :I* WAS ALWAYS 9/RUCTIVE & WITTY :5 IT WAS NOT 9SPIR$ BY PETTY HATE1 :I* ALAS6 WAS ONLY TOO (T5 ! CASE4 ,!RE WAS NEV] ANY FRANK 9TIMACY BETWE5 US- \R TEMP]AM5TS DID NOT P]MIT IT4 ,HE CALL$ ME A S5TIM5TAL IDEALI/1 & HE WAS RI<T2 ,I CALL$ HIM VA91 P]FIDI\S1 & CUNN+1 & ,I ALSO WAS RI<T4 

,9 #ahde ,M>X WAS ! LEAD] ( ! ,G]MAN COMMUNI/S4 ,:ILE HIS DEVOT$ FRI5D ,5GELS WAS JU/ AS 9TELLIG5T AS HE1 HE WAS NOT AS ]UDITE4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ,5GELS WAS MORE PRACTICAL1 & NO LESS ADEPT AT POLITICAL CALUMNY1 LY+1 & 9TRIGUE4 ,TOGE!R !Y F\ND$ A SECRET SOCIETY ( ,G]MANY COMMUNI/S OR AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIALI/S4 

,AS ,I TOLD HIM A FEW MON?S BE=E HIS DEA?1 ,PR\DHON1 9 SPITE ( ALL HIS EF=TS TO %AKE (F ! TRADITION ( CLASSICAL IDEALISM1 REMA9$ ALL HIS LIFE AN 9CORRIGIBLE IDEALI/1 IMM]S$ 9 ! ,BIBLE1 9 ,ROMAN LAW & METAPHYSICS4 ,HIS GREAT MIS=TUNE WAS ?AT HE HAD NEV] /UDI$ ! NATURAL SCI5CES OR APPROPRIAT$ !IR ME?OD4 ,HE HAD ! 9/9CTS ( A G5IUS & HE GLIMPS$ ! RI<T ROAD1 BUT H9D]$ BY HIS IDEALI/IC ?9K+ PATT]NS1 HE FELL ALWAYS 9TO ! OLD ]RORS4 ,PR\DHON WAS A P]PETUAL CONTRADICTION3 A VIGOR\S G5IUS1 A REVOLUTION>Y ?9K] >GU+ AGA9/ IDEALI/IC PHANTOMS1 & YET NEV] ABLE TO SURM\NT !M HIMSELF4444 ,M>X AS A ?9K] IS ON ! RI<T PA?4 ,HE HAS E/ABLI%$ ! PR9CIPLE ?AT JURIDICAL EVOLUTION 9 HI/ORY IS NOT ! CAUSE BUT ! EFFECT ( ECONOMIC DEVELOPM5T1 & ?IS IS A GREAT & FRUITFUL CONCEPT4 ,?\<T HE DID NOT ORIG9ATE IT- IT WAS TO A GREAT] OR LESS] EXT5T =MULAT$ BE=E HIM BY MANY O!RS- TO ,M>X BELONGS ! CR$IT = SOLIDLY E/ABLI%+ IT AS ! BASIS = AN ECONOMIC SY/EM4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ,PR\DHON UND]/OOD & FELT LIB]TY MU* BETT] ?AN HE4 ,PR\DHON1 :5 NOT OBSESS$ ) METAPHYSICAL DOCTR9E1 WAS A REVOLUTION>Y BY 9/9CT2 HE ADOR$ ,SATAN & PROCLAIM$ ,AN>*Y4 ,QUITE POSSIBLY ,M>X C\LD CON/RUCT A /ILL MORE RATIONAL SY/EM ( LIB]TY1 BUT HE LACKS ! 9/9CT ( LIB]TY- HE REMA9S FROM HEAD TO FOOT AN AU?ORIT>IAN4 

,DAS ,KAPITAL1 ,KRITIK D] POLITIS*5 ,OEKONOMIE1 BY ,K>L ,M>X2 ,]/] ,B&4 ,?IS WORK WILL NE$ TO 
      BE TRANSLAT$ 9TO ,FR5*1 BECAUSE NO?+1 ?AT ,I KN[ (1 CONTA9S AN ANALYSIS SO PR(\ND1 SO 
      LUM9\S1 SO SCI5TIFIC1 SO DECISIVE1 & IF ,I CAN EXPRESS IT ?US1 SO M]CILESS AN EXPOSE ( ! 
      =MATION ( B\RGEOIS CAPITAL & ! SY/EMATIC & CRUEL EXPLOITATION ?AT CAPITAL CONT9UES 
      EX]CIS+ OV] ! WORK ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,! ONLY DEFECT ( ?IS WORK444 POSITIVI/ 9 DIRECTION1 
      BAS$ ON A PR(\ND /UDY ( ECONOMIC WORKS1 )\T ADMITT+ ANY LOGIC O!R ?AN ! LOGIC ( 
      ! FACTS - ! ONLY DEFECT1 SAY1 IS ?AT IT HAS BE5 WRITT51 9 P>T1 BUT ONLY 9 P>T1 9 A /YLE 
      EXCESSIVELY METAPHYSICAL & AB/RACT444 :I* MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO EXPLA9 & NE>LY 
      UNAPPROA*ABLE = ! MAJORITY ( WORK]S1 & IT IS PR9CIPALLY ! WORK]S :O MU/ READ IT 
      NEV]!LESS4 ,! B\RGEOIS WILL NEV] READ IT OR1 IF !Y READ IT1 !Y WILL NEV] WANT TO COMPREH5D 
      IT1 & IF !Y COMPREH5D IT !Y WILL NEV] SAY ANY?+ AB\T IT2 ?IS WORK BE+ NO?+ O!R 
      ?AN A S5T5CE ( DEA?1 SCI5TIFICALLY MOTIVAT$ & IRREVOCABLY PRON\NC$1 NOT AGA9/ !M AS 
      9DIVIDUALS1 BUT AGA9/ !IR CLASS4  

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