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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,B]TR& ,RUSSELL 

,TAGS 3 MOD]N WEAPONS1 HUMAN RACE1 W>1 MAN1 P[]S1 MOD]N1 WORLD1 DEA?1 FI<T1 CAUSE4 

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,?IS IS ,B]TR& ,RUSSELL'S LA/ MANUSCRIPT4  
,UNTITL$1 IT WAS ANNOTAT$ 0#a#i#f#g0 BY ,RUSSELL1 AT ! AGE 
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TWO OR ?REE YE>S BE=E HE DI$4  ,RAY ,MONK PUBLI%$ IT FIR/ 
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,9DEP5D5T ( ,LONDON ON ! #b#e? ANNIV]S>Y ( ! ,RUSSELL 
,>*IVES4  ,! ESSAY'S POLITICS >E UNCANNILY 
PRESCI5T4 

,! TIME HAS COME TO REVIEW MY LIFE AS A :OLE1 & TO ASK :E!R 
IT HAS S]V$ ANY USEFUL PURPOSE OR HAS BE5 :OLLY CONC]N$ 9 
FUTILITY4  ,UN=TUNATELY1 NO ANSW] IS POSSIBLE = ANYONE :O DOES 
NOT KN[ ! FUTURE4  ,MOD]N WEAPONS MAKE IT PRACTICALLY C]TA9 
?AT ! NEXT S]I\S W> WILL EXT]M9ATE ! HUMAN RACE4  ,?IS IS 
ADMITT$ BY ALL COMPET5T AU?ORITIES1 & ,I %ALL NOT WA/E TIME 
9 PROV+ IT4  ,ANY MAN :O C>ES :AT ! FUTURE MAY HAVE 9 /ORE 
!RE=E HAS TO *OOSE BETWE5 NO?+NESS & CONCILIATION1 NOT 
ONCE1 BUT ?R\<\T FUTURE AGES UNTIL ! SUN GR[S COLD4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 \R POLITICIANS >E NOT ACCU/OM$ TO SU* A *OICE4 

,H[EV] H>D !Y TRY1 !IR M9DS 9EVITABLY SLIDE BACK TO ! 
C\RTROOM & ! CRIM9AL WORLD4  ,IF1 \T ( K9DNESS1 ! LA/ 
MAN =ESEES ! MURD] ( ! LA/ MAN BUT ONE1 ! :OLE 
LAW-5=CEM5T CAMPAIGN IMAG9ES ALL ! APP>ATUS ( POLICE1 
,SCOTL& ,Y>D1 JUDGES & WIGS READY TO CAT* & PUNI% HIM4  ,BUT 
?IS IS NOT H[ ! SC5E WILL BE4  ,!RE WILL BE FIR/ ! DEA? 
( NE>LY ALL ! 9HABITANTS ( ,NEW ,YORK OR ,LONDON OR ,PEK+ OR 
,TOKYO1 !N A GRADUAL EXT5SION ( DEA?S TO ! C\NTRY1 !N 
FAM9E DUE TO FAILURE ( TRADE1 & AT LA/ GASP+1 HORRIFY+ 
LONELY DEA? 9 ! M\NTA9S1 & !N ET]NAL SIL5CE4 

,IF ! ,GREAT ,P[]S CONT9UE !IR PRES5T POLICIES1 SOME SU* 5D 
AS ?IS IS 9EVITABLE4  ,:5 TWO OR MORE ,P[]S DISAGREE1 :AT CAN 
!Y DO8  ,A CAN YIELD TO ,B1 OR ,B CAN YIELD TO ,A1 OR !Y CAN REA* 
A COMPROMISE1 OR !Y CAN FI<T4  ,IF EI!R YIELDS1 IT IS ?\<T 
PUSILLANIM\S3  EI!R IT LOSES CA/E1 OR1 NEXT TIME1 IT MU/ 
FI<T2 OR IT MU/ SECURE AN ALLY4  ,S9CE ! NUMB] ( ,/ATES IS 
F9ITE1 ?IS PROCESS MU/ SOON COME TO AN 5D4  ,WE HAVE SE5 ALL 
! /EPS 9 ?IS DEVELOPM5T S9CE ! 5D ( ! ,SECOND ,W>4  
,CONSID] :AT HAPP5$ 9 ! ,CUBA CRISIS4  ,BO? SIDES W]E WILL+ 
TO FI<T1 BUT AT ! LA/ POSSIBLE MOM5T ,KHRU%*EV'S N]VE FAIL$ 
& HE ALL[$ ! WORLD TO LIVE TILL ! NEXT CRISIS4  ,BUT IT 
TURN$ \T ?AT ,RUSSIA W\LD HAVE PREF]R$ DEA?1 & ,KHRU%*EV 
FELL4 

,CAN WE C\NT ON ?IS ALWAYS HAPP5+8 

,:AT IS ! PRES5T SY/EM8 

,:5 !RE IS A QU>REL1 A CONF]5CE IS SUMMON$1 EA* SIDE 
DEBATES1 !Y REA* TWO COMPROMISES1 ONE FAVOR$ BY ONE SIDE1 ! 
O!R BY ! O!R4  ,IF EA* CONTA9S DIS>MAM5T CLAUSES1 EA* IS 
AW>E ?AT !Y MAY BE 9FR+$4  ,EA* CONSID]S ! T9IE/ 
*ANCE ( 9FR+EM5T A GREAT] MIS=TUNE ?AN ! 5D ( ! 
HUMAN RACE4  ,& SO NO?+ IS DONE4  ,! P[]S MU/ LE>N ?AT 
PEACE IS ! P>AM\NT 9T]E/ ( EV]YBODY4  ,TO CAUSE ?IS 
TO BE REALIZ$ BY GOV]NM5TS %\LD BE ! SUPREME AIM4 

,:AT HAS BE5 A*IEV$ T[>DS ?IS 5D1 & :AT HAVE ,I P]SONALLY 
CONTRIBUT$8 

,PUBLICLY1 9 ! RELATIONS BETWE5 /ATES1 V]Y LITTLE1 BUT /ILL 
SOME?+4  ,RUSSIA HAS EXPRESS$ WILL+NESS TO TRANS=M ,N,A,T,O BY 
JO9+ IT2 BUT ,*9A IS A NEW ?REAT4  ,! ,VIETNAM W> SEEMS 
LIKELY TO 5D 9 NEGOTIATION4  ,G5]ALLY1 ! P[]S 7EXCEPT ! 
,U4,S47 %[ A RELUCTANCE TO GO TO W>4  ,FRANCE IS UNC]TA91 BUT 
LEAVES ROOM = HOPE4  ,AT ANY RATE1 ! />K OPPOSITION ( 
,COMMUNI/ & NON-,COMMUNI/ IS BREAK+ D[N4  ,IF PEACE CAN BE 
PRES]V$ = ! NEXT #a YE>S1 IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO HOPE4 

,:AT CAN PRIVATE P]SONS DO MEAN:ILE8  ,!Y CAN AGITATE1 BY 
PO9T+ \T ! EFFECTS ( MOD]N W> & ! DANG] ( ! 
EXT9CTION ( ,MAN4  ,!Y CAN TEA* M5 NOT TO HATE PEOPLES O!R 
?AN !IR [N1 OR TO CAUSE !MSELVES TO BE HAT$4  ,!Y CAN 
VALUE1 & CAUSE O!RS TO VALUE1 :AT ,MAN HAS A*IEV$ 9 >T & 
SCI5CE4  ,!Y CAN EMPHASIZE ! SUP]IORITY ( COOP]ATION TO 
COMPETITION4 

,F9ALLY1 HAVE ,I DONE ANY?+ TO FUR!R SU* 5DS8 

,SOME?+ P]HAPS1 BUT SADLY LITTLE 9 VIEW ( ! MAGNITUDE ( ! 
EVIL4  ,SOME FEW PEOPLE 9 ,5GL& & ! ,U4,S4,A4 ,I HAVE 5C\RAG$ 
9 ! EXPRESSION ( LIB]AL VIEWS1 OR HAVE T]RIFI$ ) ! 
KN[L$GE ( :AT MOD]N WEAPONS CAN DO4  ,IT IS NOT MU*1 BUT IF 
EV]YBODY DID AS MU* ?IS ,E>? W\LD SOON BE A P>ADISE4  
,CONSID] = A MOM5T :AT \R PLANET IS & :AT IT MI<T BE4  ,AT 
PRES5T1 = MO/1 !RE IS TOIL & HUNG]1 CON/ANT DANG]1 MORE 
HATR$ ?AN LOVE4  ,!RE C\LD BE A HAPPY WORLD1 :]E COOP]ATION 
WAS MORE 9 EVID5CE ?AN COMPETITION1 & MONOTON\S WORK IS DONE 
BY MA*9ES1 :]E :AT IS LOVELY 9 NATURE IS NOT DE/ROY$ TO 
MAKE ROOM = HIDE\S MA*9ES :OSE SOLE BUS9ESS IS TO KILL1 & 
:]E TO PROMOTE JOY IS MORE RESPECT$ ?AN TO PRODUCE M\NTA9S ( 
CORPSES4  ,DO NOT SAY ?IS IS IMPOSSIBLE3  IT IS NOT4  ,IT WAITS ONLY 
= M5 TO DESIRE IT MORE ?AN ! 9FLICTION ( TORTURE4 

,!RE IS AN >TI/ IMPRISON$ 9 EA* ONE ( US4  ,LET HIM LOOSE TO 
SPREAD JOY EV]Y:]E4 

,FROM 3 MCMA/]4CA4 

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