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,AU?OR 3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG 

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,S\RCE3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG3 ,SELECT$ ,POLITICAL ,WRIT+S1 $IT$ & 9TRODUC$ BY ,ROB]T ,LOOK]1 PP4#b#e#c-#g4 
,TRANSLAT$3 7FROM ! ,G]MAN7 ,W4,D4 ,GRAF4 
,TRANSCRIPTION_/,M>KUP3 ,T$ ,CRAW=D_/,BRIAN ,BAGG9S ) SPECIAL ?ANKS TO ,ROB]T ,LOOK] = HELP ) P]MISSIONS4 
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,! REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN4 ,:AT IS CALL$ = N[ IS NOT JUBILATION AT WAS HAS BE5 ACCOMPLI%$1 NOT TRIUMPH OV] ! BEAT5 FOE1 BUT ! /RICTE/ SELF-CRITICISM & IRON CONC5TRATION ( 5]GY 9 ORD] TO CONT9UE ! WORK WE HAVE BEGUN4 ,= \R ACCOMPLI%M5TS >E SMALL & ! FOE HAS NOT BE5 BEAT54 

,:AT HAS BE5 A*IEV$8 ,! MON>*Y HAS BE5 SWEPT AWAY1 SUPREME GOV]N+ P[] HAS BE5 TRANSF]R$ 9TO ! H&S ( ! WORK]S' & SOLDI]S' REPRES5TATIVES4 ,BUT ! MON>*Y WAS NEV] ! REAL 5EMY2 IT WAS ONLY A FA1ADE1 ! FRONTISPIECE ( IMP]IALISM4 ,IT WAS NOT ! ,HOH5ZOLL]NS :O UNLEA%$ ! WORLD W>1 SET ! = CORN]S ( ! GLOBE AFIRE1 & BR\<T ,G]MANY TO ! BR9K ( ! ABYSS4 ,! MON>*Y1 LIKE EV]Y B\RGEOIS GOV]NM5T1 WAS ! EXECUTIVE ( ! RUL+ CLASSES4 ,! IMP]IALI/ B\RGEOISIE1 ! RULE ( ! CAPITALI/ CLASS - ?IS IS ! CRIM9AL :O MU/ BE HELD ACC\NTABLE = ! G5OCIDE4 

,! ABOLITION ( ! RULE ( CAPITALISM1 ! REALIZATION ( ! SOCIAL ORD] ( SOCIALISM - ?IS & NO?+ LESS IS ! HI/ORICAL !ME ( ! PRES5T REVOLUTION4 ,?IS IS AN HUGE WORK :I* CANNOT BE COMPLET$ 9 ! TW9KL+ ( AN EYE BY A FEW DEGREES FROM ABOVE2 IT CAN BE BORN ONLY ( ! CONSCI\S ACTION ( ! MASS ( WORK]S 9 ! CITIES & 9 ! C\NTRY1 & BR\<T SUCCESSFULLY ?R\< ! MAZE ( DIFFICULTIES ONLY BY ! HI<E/ 9TELLECTUAL MATURITY & UNFLAGG+ IDEALISM ( ! MASSES ( ! PEOPLE4 

,! PA? ( ! REVOLUTION FOLL[S CLE>LY FROM ITS 5DS1 ITS ME?OD FOLL[S FROM ITS TASK4 ,ALL P[] 9 ! H&S ( ! WORK+ MASSES1 9 ! H&S ( ! WORK]S' & SOLDI]S' C\NCILS1 PROTECTION ( ! WORK ( REVOLUTION AGA9/ ITS LURK+ 5EMIES - ?IS IS ! GUID+ PR9CIPLE ( ALL MEASURES TO BE TAK5 BY ! REVOLUTION>Y GOV]NM5T4 

,EV]Y /EP1 EV]Y ACT BY ! GOV]NM5T MU/1 LIKE A COMPASS1 PO9T 9 ?IS DIRECTIONS3 

REELECTION & IMPROVEM5T ( ! LOCAL WORK]S' & SOLDI]S' C\NCILS SO ?AT ! FIR/ *AOTIC & IMPULSIVE GE/URES ( !IR =MATION >E REPLAC$ BY A CONSCI\S PROCESS ( UND]/&+ ! GOALS1 TASKS & ME?ODS ( ! REVOLUTION2 

REGUL>LY S*$UL$ MEET+S ( !SE REPRES5TATIVES ( ! MASSES & ! TRANSF] ( REAL POLITICAL P[] FROM ! SMALL COMMITTEE ( ! ,EXECUTIVE ,C\NCIL 9TO ! BROAD] BASIS ( ! ,W4 & ,S4 .<WORK]S' & SOLDI]S'.> C\NCILS2 

IMM$IATE CONVOCATION ( ! NATIONAL C\NCIL ( WORK]S & SOLDI]S 9 ORD] TO E/ABLI% ! PROLET>IAT ( ALL ,G]MANY AS A CLASS1 AS A COMPACT POLITICAL P[]1 & TO MAKE !M ! BULW>K & IMPETUS ( ! REVOLUTION2 

IMM$IATE ORGANIZATION NOT ( ! 'F>M]S'1 BUT ( ! AGR>IAN PROLET>IAT & SMALLHOLD]S :O1 AS A CLASS1 HAVE UNTIL N[ BE5 \TSIDE ! REVOLUTION2 

=MATION ( A PROLET>IAN ,R$ ,GU>D = ! P]MAN5T PROTECTION ( ! REVOLUTION1 & TRA9+ ( A WORK]S' MILITIA 9 ORD] TO PREP>E ! :OLE PROLET>IAT TO BE ON GU>D & ALL TIMES2 

SUPPRESSION ( ! OLD ORGANS ( ADM9I/RATION1 JU/ICE & ! >MY ( ABSOLUTI/ MILIT>I/ POLICE ,/ATE2 

IMM$IATE CONFISCATION ( ! DYNA/IC PROP]TY & POSSESSIONS & ( L&$ PROP]TY AS 9ITIAL TEMPOR>Y MEASURES TO GU>ANTEE ! PEOPLE'S FOOD SUPPLY1 S9CE HUNG] IS ! MO/ DANG]\S ALLY ( ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION2 

IMM$IATE CONVOCATION ( ! ,WORLD ,LABOR ,CONGRESS 9 ,G]MANY 9 ORD] TO EMPHASIZE CLE>LY & DI/9CTLY ! SOCIALI/ & 9T]NATIONAL *>ACT] ( ! REVOLUTION1 = ONLY 9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 9 ! WORLD REVOLUTION ( ! PROLET>IAT1 IS ! FUTURE ( ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION AN*OR$4 

,WE HAVE M5TION$ ONLY ! FIR/ NECESS>Y /EPS4 ,:AT IS ! PRES5T REVOLUTION>Y GOV]NM5T DO+8 

,IT IS LEAV+ ! ADM9I/RATIVE ORGANS ( ! ,/ATE 9TACT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM1 9 ! H&S ( YE/]DAY'S PILL>S ( ,HOH]ZOLL]N ABSOLUTISM & TOMORR['S TOOLS ( ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION2 

IT IS CONV5+ ! CON/ITU5T ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY1 ?US CREAT+ B\RGEOIS C\NT]-WEI<T TO ! WORK]S' & SOLDI]S' REPRES5TATIVES1 &1 BY DO+ ?IS1 IS DIV]T+ ! REVOLUTION ON TO ! TRACK ( A B\RGEOIS REVOLUTION & SPIRIT+ AWAY ! SOCIALI/ GOALS ( ! REVOLUTION2 

IT IS DO+ NO?+ TO DEMOLI% ! CONT9U+ P[] ( ! CAPITALI/ CLASS RULE2 

IT IS DO+ EV]Y?+ TO PLACATE ! B\RGEOISIE1 TO PROCLAIM ! SACROSANCTITY ( PRIVATE PROP]TY1 TO SAFEGU>D ! 9VIOLABILITY ( ! DI/RIBUTION ( CAPITAL2 

IT IS ALL[+ ! ACTIVE C\NT]-REVOLUTION1 :I* IS DOGG+ ITS EV]Y /EP1 TO GO ITS [N WAY )\T APPEAL+ TO ! MASSES1 )\T L\DLY W>N+ ! PEOPLE AGA9/ IT4 

,LAW6 ,ORD]6 ,ORD]6 ,LAW6 ,?IS IS ! CRY RES\ND+ FROM ALL SIDES1 9 ALL PROCLAMATIONS ( ! GOV]NM5T2 ?IS IS ! JOY\S E*O FROM ALL ! B\RGEOIS CAMPS4 ,A /RID5T \TCRY AGA9/ ! BOGEY ( 'AN>*Y' & 'PUTS*ISM' - ! WELL-KN[N 9F]NAL MUSIC ( A B\RGEOISIE CONC]N$ = ITS FIREPRO( SAFES1 ITS PROP]TY & ITS PR(ITS - 9 ! L\DE/ NOTE ( ! DAY1 & ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S' & SOLDI]S' GOV]NM5T IS PLACIDLY TOL]AT+ ?IS G5]AL M>* TO M\NT AN (F5SIVE AGA9/ SOCIALISM1 9DE$ IT IS P>TICIPAT+ 9 IT 9 WORD & DE$4 

,! RESULT ( ! FIR/ WEEK ( ! REVOLUTION IS AS FOLL[S3 9 ! /ATE ( ! ,HOH]ZOLL]NS1 NOT MU* HAS BASICALLY *ANG$2 ! WORK]S' & SOLDI]S' GOV]NM5T IS ACT+ AS HE DEPUTY ( ! IMP]IALI/IC GOV]NM5T ?AT HAS GONE BANKRUPT4 ,ALL ITS ACTS & OMISSIONS >E GOV]N$ BY FE> ( ! WORK+ MASSES4 ,EV5 BE=E ! REVOLUTION HAS ACQUIR$ V]VE & MOM5TUM1 ITS ONLY VITAL =CE1 NAMELY ITS SOCIALI/ & PROLET>IAN *>ACT]1 WILL HAVE BE5 SPIRIT$ AWAY4 

,EV]Y?+ IS 9 ORD]4 ,! REACTION>Y /ATE ( ! CIVILIZ$ WORLD WILL NOT BECOME A REVOLUTION>Y PEOPLE'S /ATE )9 TW5TY-F\R H\RS4 ,SOLDI]S :O YE/]DAY1 AS G5D>MES ( ! REACTION1 W]E MURD]+ ! REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAT 9 ,F9L&1 ,RUSSIA & ,UKRA9E1 & WORK]S :O CALMLY ALL[$ ?IS TO HAPP51 HAVE NOT BECOME 9 TW5TY-F\R H\RS SUPPORT]S ( SOCIALISM OR CLE>LY AW>E ( !IR GOALS4 

,! PICTURE ( ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION CORRESPONDS TO ! 9N] RIP5ESS ( ! ,G]MAN SITUATION4 ,! GOV]NM5T ( ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION AT ITS PRES5T /AGE IS 9 ! H&S ( ,S*EIDEMANN & ,EB]T1 & :O 9 ,DIE ,FREIHEIT SOLEMNLY SWE> ?AT ONE CAN =M A 'PURELY SOCIALI/ GOV]NM5T' ) !M1 ?US QUALIFY !MSELVES AS ! APPROPRIATE P>TN]S 9 ! FIRM AT ?IS 9ITIAL PROVISIONAL /AGE4 

,BUT REVOLUTION DO NOT /& /ILL4 ,!IR VITAL LAW IS TO ADVANCE RAPIDLY1 TO \TGR[ !MSELVES4 ,IT IS ALREADY BE+ DRIV5 =W>D BY ITS 9N] CONTRADICTIONS FROM ?IS 9ITIAL /AGE4 ,! SITUATION CAN BE COMPREH5D$ AS A BEG9N+1 AS A CONDITION UNT5ABLE OV] ! LONG HAUL4 ,IF ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION IS NOT TO GA9 ! UPP] H& ALL ALONG ! L9E1 ! MASSES MU/ BE ON !IR GU>D4 

,A BEG9N+ HAS BE5 MADE4 ,:AT HAPP5S NEXT IS NOT 9 ! H&S ( ! DW>FS :O W\LD HOLD UP ! C\RSE ( ! REVOLUTION1 :O W\LD PUT A SPOKE 9 ! :EEL ( WORLD HI/ORY4 ,IT IS ! REALIZATION ( ! ULTIMATE GOAL ( SOCIALISM :I* IS ON TODAY'S AG5DA ( WORLD HI/ORY4 ,! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION HAS N[ HIT UPON ! PA? ILLUM9AT$ BY ?IS />4 ,/EP BY /EP1 ?R\< /ORM & /RESS1 ?R\< BATTLE & TORM5T & MIS]Y & VICTORY1 IT WILL REA* ITS GOAL4 

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