,! ,GREAT ,DEBACLE 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EMILE ,>M& 

,TEXT 3 

,I AM ASK$ TO WRITE AN >TICLE = ,MO!R ,E>? = ITS T5? ANNIV]S>Y4 ,I DO IT GLADLY1 = S9CE IT FIR/ APPE>$ ,I HAVE FOLL[$ ITS C>E] ) A LIVELY 9T]E/4 ,I DO NOT WRITE ?IS AS A COMPLIM5T1 SU* AS ONE MAKES A P]SON ONE WI%ES TO PLEASE4 ,! PRO( ( MY 9T]E/ 9 ,MO!R ,E>? IS %[N BY ! >TICLES & EXTRACTS ,I HAVE TRANSLAT$ & PUBLI%$ FROM IT4 ,I HAVE BE=E ME1 AT ?IS MOM5T1 A COLLECTION ( ! MO/ REC5T NUMB]S ( ! ,FR5* PUBLICATIONS :I* ,I HAVE BE5 $IT+ ! PA/ FIFTE5 YE>S4 ,I NE$ ONLY GLANCE ?R\< !M TO F9D !SE >TICLES4 ,H]E1 TAK5 AT HAZ>D1 >E 0,! ,TRAG$Y ( ,WOMAN'S ,EMANCIPATION10 BY ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN2 0,! ,DOM9ANT ,IDEA10 BY ,VOLT>9E DE ,CLEYRE -- TWO REM>KABLE ESSAYS2 0,T5D5CIES ( ,MOD]N ,LIT]ATURE10 BY ,ZUCK]MAN2 0,! ,/ORY ( ,ANNIE10 BY ,ELIZABE? ,BOOLE2 A /UDY ( 0,MOSES ,H>MON10 BY ,JAMES ,F4 ,MORTON2 ANO!R ON 0,MANUEL ,P>D9AS10 BY ,P$RO ,E/EVE4 ,!N AGA9 ,I F9D A 0,PROCLAMATION10 BY ,W4 ,CURTIS ,SWABEY1 & A POEM1 0,! ,REVOLT ( ! ,RAGG$10 BY ,ADOLF ,WOLFF4 ,I PASS BY1 ,I NE$ H>DLY M5TION1 NUM]\S QUOTATIONS1 ETC41 ,I HAVE MADE4 ,I BELIEVE ?IS IS ELOQU5T TE/IMONY TO MY 9T]E/ 9 ,MO!R ,E>?4 

,I CONFESS ?AT ,I W\LD LIKE TO WRITE AT GREAT] L5G?1 & PUT MORE ( JOY 9TO ?IS CONTRIBUTION4 ,I KN[ ! /RUGGLES & DIFFICULTIES & OPPOSITION ?AT A PUBLICATION LIKE ,MO!R ,E>? 5C\NT]S4 ,TO HAVE RESI/$ & EXI/$ SO LONG 9 A C\NTRY LIKE ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES IS A VICTORY TO BE ACCLAIM$ BY SONGS ( TRIUMPH4 ,BUT MY M9D IS TOO PREOCCUPI$ & MY HE>T TOO TORN TO EXPRESS ! JOY ?IS ANNIV]S>Y CALLS =?4 ,ONE SUBJECT ONLY HAUNTS ME & TORM5TS ME3 ! UNQUE/IONABLE BANKRUPTCY ( ! MOVEM5T ( ADVANC$ IDEAS 9 \R OLD ,EUROPE4 

,I DO NOT BELONG EI!R TO ! ,SOCIALI/S1 OR ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S1 & !IR ATTITUDE DID NOT SURPRISE ME V]Y MU*4 ,I HAVE ALREADY SE5 TOO MANY TURNCOATS & APO/ATES4 ,& ! ,9DIVIDUALI/S >E NOT EXEMPT4 ,/ILL ,I CONFESS ?AT MY IMAG9ATION DID NOT COME UP TO ! REALITY4 

,I ASK MYSELF IF ,I AM NOT DREAM+ :5 ,I SEE ?IS ,REVOLUTIONI/ AB&ON+ ! CLASS /RUGGLE = ! TIME BE+ TO ASSI/ 9 ! NATIONAL DEF5SE2 & ?AT ,AN>*I/1 AS A DIPLOMAT EMISS>Y TO NEUTRAL ,/ATES1 TO PUT BE=E !M A S*EME ?AT WILL PRECIPITATE A GIGANTIC CONFLICT BETWE5 MILLIONS ( M54 ,ON ! BILLBO>D OPPOSITE IS AN (FICIAL PO/]1 ON :I* APPE>S ! NAMES ( HI< ECCLESIA/ICAL DIGNIT>IES1 ! MO/ REACTION>Y M5 9 ! PUBLIC EYE1 FUZ$ ) ! MO/ >D5T ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,DEPUTIES & ! MO/ POPUL> LEAD]S ( ,SYNDICALISM4 ,ONE NE$ ONLY READ ! LETT] ( RESIGNATION ( ,PI]RE ,MONATTE1 ( ! ,C\NCIL ( ! ,CONF$]ATION DU ,TRAVAIL TO SEE :E!R ,I EXAGG]ATE4 

,I MU/ SAY ?AT ! ATTITUDE ( ! 9TELLECTUALS IS NOT MORE 5C\RAG+4 ,AMONG LIT]>Y M51 UNTIL N[ KN[N AS ANTI-NATIONALI/S2 AMONG S*OL>S1 R5[N$ = !IR PACIFICISM1 ONE CAN C\NT ON ONE'S F+]S ?OSE :O HAVE PROTE/$ AGA9/ ! W>-FURY LET LOOSE ON ,EUROPE BY ! S9I/] ,9T]NATIONAL ( ,W>4 ,NE>LY ALL ( !M -- ! RELIGI\S & ! FREE ?9K]S1 A!I/S & MONKS1 ?OSE :O 9CL9E T[>D ! P51 & ?OSE :O DEP5D ON SPEE* -- NE>LY ALL HAVE JO9$ ! FI<T]S4 ,:AT A COLLAPSE6 

,I KN[ WELL 5\< ?AT REVOLUTIONI/S 9 NEUTRAL C\NTRIES >E WRIT+ & PROCLAIM+ ! IDEAS ( ! OLD ,9T]NATIONAL ( ! WORK]S1 PROTE/+ AGA9/ ?IS /& ( :I* ,I WRITE1 & >E DREAM+ ( REVOLUTION AFT] ! W>4 ,FIR/ ( ALL1 ONE MAY SAY1 ?AT IT IS NOT A GREAT VIRTUE TO WRITE LIKE ?IS 9 A NEUTRAL C\NTRY1 :]E ONE IS QUITE %ELT]$1 & ONE MI<T ASK :AT ! ATTITUDE ( ! PROTE/ANTS W\LD BE IF !IR C\NTRY W]E DRAWN 9TO ! CONFLICT4 ,IT IS QUITE EVID5T ?AT ?OSE :O FAVOR ! IDEA ( 9SURRECTION IGNORE COMPLETELY ! /ATE ( M9D ( \R OPPON5TS4 ,ONE MU/ BE BL9D NOT TO P]CEIVE ?AT SU* A MOVEM5T W\LD HAVE NO *ANCE ( SUCCESS4 ,!RE EXI/S A REPRESSION1 WORSE P]HAPS1 ?AN ?AT :I* CRU%$ ! ,COMMUNE ( #a#h#g#a4 ,IT GIVES ! GOV]NM5TS AN EASY OPPORTUNITY TO IMPOSE SIL5CE -- )\T A *ANCE TO REPLY -- TO ! R>E SPIRITS :O MAY HAVE RESI/$ 9 ! FIR/ G5]AL DISORD]4 ,IT IS ON ?IS H&FUL ( M5 ?AT ! MASS ( ?OSE :O MAY ESCAPE FROM %OT & %>PNEL1 EXCIT$ BY ! PAID PRESS1 WILL P]HAPS AV5GE !MSELVES AT ! 5D ( ! W>1 = HAV+ BE5 KEPT SO LONG FROM HOME4 

,AS IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREV5T ! MASSACRE1 & AS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO /EM IT1 MU* AS WE W\LD1 ,I BELIEVE ?AT WE \<T TO ASK IF WE HAVE NOT BE5 DECEIV+ \RSELVES UNTIL N[ AB\T ! VALUE ( \R PROPAG&A1 AS WELL AS ! WAY WE HAVE GONE AB\T IT4 

,& H]E ,I WI%1 9 ALL S9C]ITY1 TO GIVE ! RESULTS ( MY EXP]I5CES & MY REFLECTIONS4 

,I BELIEVE ?AT ! ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN PROPAG&A IS AT PRES5T 9CAPABLE ( T\*+ & PR(\NDLY R\S+ A GREAT NUMB] ( M54 ,I ?9K ?AT A MOVEM5T ( ! MASSES HAS NO *ANCE TO MAKE ITSELF FELT )\T BE+ /RONGLY ORGANIZ$1 DISCIPL9$ LIKE ! MILIT>Y4 ,I ?9K ?AT1 G5]ALLY SPEAK+1 HUMAN BE+S CAN NOT GET ALONG ) AU?ORITY4 ,I ?9K1 TOO1 ?AT )\T A /RONGLY C5TRALIZ$ ORGANIZATION1 IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO ALT] \R ECONOMIC CONDITIONS4 

,I AM ABSOLUTELY CONV9C$ ?AT ONLY A SMALL M9ORITY1 A V]Y SMALL M9ORITY1 AMONG M51 >E S]I\SLY REA*$ & PR(\NDLY MOV$ BY \R PROPAG&A ( CRITICISM1 ( D\BT1 ( REBELLION1 ( FREE 9VE/IGATION1 ( 9DEP5D5T RESE>*4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 IT IS CLE> ?AT \R FIR/ 9T]E/ LIES ALWAYS 9 SEEK+ TO 9CREASE ?IS M9ORITY2 TO KEEP IT1 UND] ALL CIRCUM/ANCES ALIVE1 ACTIVE1 REFRE%$4 ,\R [N HAPP9ESS DEP5DS ON IT4 

,BUT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP ALIVE A VIGOR\S SPIRIT ( REVOLT 9 ?IS SMALL M9ORITY1 IF WE GIVE \R PROPAG&A A PURELY NEGATIVE T5D5CY1 A T5D5CY FRANKLY DE/RUCTIVE4 ,TOO (T5 WE DO NOT /OP TO 9QUIRE :]E !IR PRECONCEIV$ IDEAS HAVE DISAPPE>$ :5 WE GIVE !M A SOCIAL MORALITY ( 0A FUTURE SOCIETY10 A MATURE ECONOMIC SY/EM -- ALL ( :I* IS MORE ?AN REMOTE4 ,TOO (T5 WE HAVE WI%$ 0TO RECON/RUCT !IR M9DS1 )\T WAIT+ TO SEE :E!R 0! DE/RUCTION0 WAS COMPLETE4 ,IT IS \R GREATE/ FAULT4 

,MANY ( ?OSE ) :OM WE COME 9 CONTACT BELIEVE 9 EXTRA-NATURAL IDEAS1 9 AB/RACT ASPIRATIONS1 9 F> (F RESULTS1 9 JOYS1 NOT BAS$ ON ! S5SES1 MANY1 :O W\LD NOT WI% TO MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP ( NOTIONS ( 0RI<TS0 & 0DUTIES0 AGA9/ ! ,/ATE & ,SOCIETY 9 ALL ITS DOMA9S 7SOCIAL1 MORAL1 9TELLECTUAL1 ECONOMIC1 ETC74 ,ONE MU/ EXPECT ?AT ! FIR/ CRISIS WILL LEAVE !M BEWILD]$ & READY TO GIVE UP4 

,! FREE MAN SAYS TO HIMSELF3 0,NO DUTY B9DS ME TO MY FELL[MAN OR TO MY WORLD ?AT OPPRESSES & EXPLOITS ME1 OR MA9TA9S OR CONTRIBUTES TO ?AT :I* OPPRESSES & EXPLOITS ME4 ,NO?+ MORE WILL ,I GIVE TO ! MAN OR ! WORLD ?AT ,I DESPISE4 ,I DO NOT GIVE HIM OR !M ANY RI<T TO MY P]SON1 MY LIFE OR MY PRODUCTION4 ,NEI!R DO ,I RECOGNIZE ?AT ,I HAVE ANY RI<T OV] ! P]SON1 ! LIFE OR ! PRODUCTION ( ANO!R4 ,I REJECT ALL IMPOS$ SOLID>ITY1 ALL =C$ FRAT]NITY1 ALL CO]C$ EQUALITY4 ,I DO NOT ACCEPT ANY ASSOCIATION1 EXCEPT ?AT :I* ,I FREELY *OOSE & FREELY CONS5T TO1 & RES]VE ! RI<T TO BREAK IT (F :5EV] ,I FEEL IT MAY 9JURE ME40 ,ON ! ABOVE MU/ RE/ ! EXI/5CE ( ALL 5EMIES ( AU?ORITY4 ,IT IS ! RAISON D'ETRE ( !IR EXI/5CE4 ,IT W\LD BE ON ?IS BASIS ?AT !ORY & PRACTICE W\LD REALLY BE EFFICACI\S1 & ?IS IS H[ WE MU/ C>RY \R ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN PROPAG&A TO ?OSE :O >E 9T]E/$4 

,LIFE IS NEV] A CONS]V$ PH5OM5ON4 ,IT COMPRISES1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 MANY PH5OM5A ESS5TIALLY DE/RUCTIVE4 ,IT IS NEGATION ITSELF ( FIXITY1 IT IS A CONT9U\S SELECTION1 AN 9CESSANT WE> & TE>4 ,EV]Y?+ ANNIHILATES & CONSUMES ITSELF4 ,?AT IS :Y A REBELLION ACCOMPLI%$ BY 9DIVIDUALS1 )\T MU* IDEA ( SOCIAL RECON/RUCTION1 COMES MU* NE>] BE+ A VITAL ACTION1 IT SEEMS TO ME1 ?AN A REVOLUTION MADE BY ALLI$ CONSPIRATORS1 ( AN ORGANIZATION ) A WELL DEF9$ !ORY ( COMMUNAL HAPP9ESS4 ,! LATT] IS ALTOGE!R CONS]VATIVE2 A GOV]NM5TAL CONCEPTION ?AT MU/ IMPOSE ITSELF EV5 ON ?OSE :O HAVE NO DESIRE = COMMUNAL HAPP9ESS4 ,?IS CONCEPTION HAS NO?+ ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN 9 IT4 

,I AM CONV9C$ ?AT ?AT ONLY LOGICAL ATTITUDE ?AT ! 5EMY ( AU?ORITY & EXPLOITATION CAN ADOPT -- PRACTIC$ BY ONE LIKE ! O!R -- IS AN ATTITUDE ( RESI/ANCE1 ( OBJECTION & ( OPPOSITION TO ALL ?AT ?REAT5S HIM -- 5VIRONM5T1 9/ITUTIONS1 9DIVIDUALS -- ?AT LIMIT HIS DEVELOPM5T1 & CRU% HIS P]SONALITY4 ,I ?9K IT IS BECAUSE ! COMMUNI/1 REVOLUTIONI/1 OR 9DIVIDUALI/ PROPAG&A NEGLECT$ TO 9SI/ ON ?IS ESS5TIAL ATTITUDE ?AT WE >E ! WITNESSES ( ! GREAT DEBACLE :I* IS SADD5+ ALL ( US4 

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