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,LETT] TO ,EMILE ,>M& ON ! ,BONNOT ,TRIAL 

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,AU?OR 3 ,VICTOR ,S]GE 

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,LETT] TO ,EMILE ,>M& ON ! ,BONNOT ,TRIAL 

  

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,I HAVE BE=E ME Y\R LETT] ( 444 & ! 9=MATION ,I ASK$ Y\ =4 ,I LOVE ! FRANKNESS ) :I* Y\ DISCUSS \R DEF5SE4 ,I'VE NEV] TAK5 (F5SE AT ANY CRITICISM ?AT MI<T BE MADE ( ME CONC]N+ MY WORDS & ACTS AS LONG AS !Y'RE FRI5DLY & CORDIAL1 AS IS ! CASE H]E4 

,BUT H[ DIFFICULT IT IS TO AVOID MISUND]/&+S6 ,& H[ WRONG Y\ & ! COMRADES >E CONC]N+ \R S5TIM5TS4 ,( C\RSE WE WANT TO LIVE AGA9 SOON1 HAVE ! PASSIONATE DESIRE TO SEE ! 5D ( ?IS IMBECILIC & UNDES]V$ NI<TM>E IF EV] !RE WAS ONE4 ,BUT IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT EV]Y?+ 9 \R PREVI\S ATTITUDE MU/ TELL Y\ ?AT 9 ORD] TO REA* A GOOD 5D WE WILL DO NO?+ & WILL NOT ALL[ ANY?+ TO BE DONE ?AT IS CONTR>Y TO \R S5TIM5TS4 ,:AT DO ,I HAVE TO SAY8 ,I ADMIT ?AT ,I F9D ALL ?IS 9F9ITELY DISAGREEABLE4 

,ALREADY1 9 ! PREVI\S DETAIL$ LETT]S1 ,I LAID \T \R DEF5SE TO Y\1 = UP UNTIL N[ ,I'VE BE5 9 P]FECT AGREEM5T ) ,RIRETTE4 ,ON ! :OLE IT WILL NOT BE MODIFI$4 ,& IF Y\ DIDN'T GIVE ME Y\R OP9ION1 ,PHILIPPE1 :O READ MY MANUSCRIPT1 F\ND NO?+ WRONG ) IT4 ,SO ,I ?9K ?AT ALL Y\R FE>S & ! REM>KS !Y LEAD Y\ TO MAKE GR[ \T ( MISUND]/&+S AB\T US ?AT >E CREAT$ FROM )\T1 BUT )\T \R KN[+ AB\T IT4 

,( C\RSE ! C\RTROOM WILL BE NEI!R ! TIME NOR ! PLACE TO DISCUSS ILLEGALISM4 ,& ,I DON'T PLAN ON DO+ ?AT4 ,NO1 WE DON'T PLAN ON DO+ ?AT4 ,BUT IF ! 9DICTM5T TRIES TO SAY ?AT ,I AM 9 SOLID>ITY ) ACTS ,I F9D REPUGNANT 7& ?IS IS ! MOT JU/E7 !N ,I WILL HAVE TO EXPLA9 MYSELF4 ,9 ?AT CASE Y\ CAN RE/ ASSUR$ ?AT ,I WILL DO IT 9 T]MS CLE> 5\< ?AT !Y WON'T BE ABLE TO USE MY WORDS AGA9/ \R FELL[ DEF5DANTS4 ,I W\LDN'T HAVE TAK5 ! TR\BLE ( WEI<+ EV]Y WORD DUR+ ! 9VE/IGATION = FE> ( IMPLICAT+ SOME UN=TUNATE COMRADE TO !N PROVIDE ! ATTORNEY G5]AL ) WEAPONS AGA9/ !M4 ,& IF !Y W]E TO WANT TO MAKE USE ( SOME POSSIBLE SLIP1 ,I W\LD KN[ H[ TO RECTIFY IT4 ,IT'S NOT CONC]N = MY 9T]E/S ?AT MAKES ME REFUSE AN IMPOS$ SOLID>ITY AT :ATEV] ! CO/4 ,IF IT WAS ONLY A MATT] ( MY 9T]E/S ! DEF5SE W\LD BE ABLE TO GET >\ND ! DIFFICULTY4 ,BUT NO4 ,IT'S ?AT ,I AM--WE >E--SICK5$1 SADD5$ TO SEE ?AT COMRADES1 COMRADES = :OM ,I'VE HAD AFFECTION S9CE ! TIME ( !IR ORIG9AL & BEAUTIFUL 5?USIASM1 W]E ABLE TO COMMIT ACTS AS %AMEFUL AS ! BUT*]Y ( ,?IAIS4 ,I AM SADD5$ TO SEE ?AT ! O!RS1 ALL ! O!RS1 MADLY ?REW AWAY & WA/$ !IR LIVES 9 A SAD1 DEAD-5D FI<T ?AT B5EA? AN APPE>ANCE ( C\RAGE !Y >E UNABLE TO DEF5D ) PRIDE4 

,I WILL SEEK TO AVOID DISCUSS+ OR HAV+ DISCUSS$ BY ,M4 ,LE ,BRETON 9 ! C\RTROOM ! QUE/ION ( ILLEGALISM1 AB\T :I* !SE SORR[S SEEM TO HAVE GIV5 A TOO OBVI\S CONCLUSION4 ,IF ,I'M NOT ABLE TO ,I WILL NOT SAY ?IS4 ,I WILL LIMIT MYSELF TO PROV+ ?AT ,I NEV] ADVOCAT$ OR WAS EV5 A SUPPORT] ( ?AT !ORY4 ,I WILL ADD ?AT ,I NEV]!LESS WANT$ TO DEF5D ! REBELS EV]Y TIME IT HAD TO BE DONE4 

,IF ,I AM SOON FREE IT GOES )\T SAY+ ?AT ,I WILL EXPLA9 MYSELF ON ?IS SUBJECT )\T BEAT+ >\ND ! BU%4 ,I BELIEVE IT IS NECESS>Y1 AFT] !SE EXP]I5CES1 TO REA* A CONCLUSION4 ,I REGRET NOT HAV+ DONE ?IS 9 ! PA/4 ,P]HAPS IF ,I'D BE5 FIRM] ,VALET W\LD BE ALIVE & POOR ,S\DY FREE4 ,I SIMPLY LACK$ COMBATIV5ESS4 

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0,!Y CAN /ILL OBJECT AFT] Y\R >TICLES 9 L'AN>*IE1 9VOK+ C]TA9 DETAILS ( Y\R PA/ ?AT 4440 

,NO !Y C\LDN'T4 ,IF ,I ALL[$ MYSELF BE=E ! JURY TO JUDGE ! ACTS ( COMRADES :O >E NO LONG] 5EMIES 9 !IR IDEAS BUT 0! CRU%$10 TO USE ,M]IC'S T]M1 !Y C\LD C]TA9LY OBJECT TO MANY ?+S ,I SAY4 

,BUT IF ,I SAY ?AT ,I'VE NEV] BE5 ! SUPPORT] ( A DISA/R\S ME?OD ( ACTION1 IF ,I SAY IT LAT]1 AS ,I C\NT ON DO+1 ( IF ,I'M =C$ TO SAY IT TO ! JURY1 !RE CAN BE NO OBJECTIONS TO :AT ,I SAY BECAUSE IT'S TRUE4 ,MY >TICLES 9 L'AN>*IE8 ,HAVE ,I EV] DONE ANY?+ BUT DEF5D ! ILLEGALI/S OR MAKE USE ( CIRCUM/ANCES TO MAKE KN[N \R WAY ( REASON+ & ! LEGITIMACY ( ALL REVOLTS 7:I* DOESN'T MEAN ,I ADVOCATE ALL ( !M78 ,DIDN'T ,I WRITE 9 ! MO/ COMBATIVE ( !M 70,! ,B&ITS07 ?AT 0! B&ITS >E ! EFFECTS ( CAUSES SITUAT$ BEYOND !M80 

,AT ! ,LIBRE-,RE*]*E1 AT ! ,CAUS]IES ,POPULAIRES 7RUE DE ,CLIGNANC\RT7 9 ,ROMA9VILLE1 9 MANY TALKS ,I SAID H[ MU* ,I DREAD$ ILLEGALISM4 ,I OBVI\SLY C\LDN'T 9SI/1 GIV5 ?AT ,I W\LD HAVE HAD TO BACK MY >GUM5TS ) DOCUM5TS ?AT HAVE NO PLACE 9 PUBLIC MEET+S4 ,I OPPOS$ ,LORULOT ON ?IS !ME ON AN EV5+ :I* ! COMRADES MU/ REMEMB]4 7,& ?AT TIME ,I HAD ?REE OPPON5TS1 \R EXCELL5T ,FALLI]ES--FIVE YE>S1 ,VALET--DEAD1 ,JACOB--9 CU/ODY 9 ,MANTES47 ,DON'T Y\ REMEMB] ?AT AT ! TIME ( Y\R FIR/ VISIT TO ,ROMA9VILLE WE SPOKE ( ILLEGALISM & ,I TOLD Y\ ,I HAD MANY REASONS TO BE AGA9/ IT8 ,A BIT BE=E TAK+ OV] ! $ITOR%IP ( ! PAP] ! PUBLICATION ( AN >TICLE BY ME ON ?IS SUBJECT ?AT WAS V]Y CLE>1 TOO CLE>1 WAS REFUS$4 ,& A FEW DAYS BE=E MY >RE/ ,I EXPLA9$ TO ,LI5>D 7( ,LA ,VIE ,AN>*I/E7 :Y PAP] ,I DIDN'T WANT TO PUBLI% MY FEEL+S AB\T ILLEGALISM 9 \R PAP]4 ,HE EV5 (F]$ TO HAVE ,BUTAUD 9S]T 9 HIS PAP] ! COPY ,I'D %[$ HIM4 

,Y\ SEE ?AT NO?+ EI!R FROM MY >TICLES OR MY PA/ CAN 0BE 9VOK$10 ,?IS 9 ANY CASE CON/ITUTES A *APT] AB\T :I* ,I WILL ALL[ NO DISCUSSION4 ,)\T BE+ A SUPPORT] ( WAGE LABOR ,I HAVE BE5 PAID WAGES4 ,)\T BE+ A SUPPORT] ( !FT ,I MI<T HAVE BE5 =C$ TO MAKE USE ( IT4 ,?IS CONC]NS ONLY ME4 ,IF PEOPLE WANT TO DISCUSS MY IDEAS1 ,I DESIRE IT4 ,IF !Y WANT TO DISCUSS MY ACTS1 :I* CONC]N ONLY ME1 ,I WILL NOT ALL[ IT4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ,I ALL[ PEOPLE TO SPEAK & TO SPEAK ILL2 ,I DON'T AGREE TO DISCUSS4 

,:AT ,I REM9D Y\ ( ABOVE IS ONLY TO %[ Y\ ?AT Y\ %\LDN'T SEE ANY 0*ANGE 9 ATTITUDE0 9 \R CONDUCT1 AS Y\ WRITE4 

,& EV5 IF !RE WAS A *ANGE 9 ATTITUDE ?IS W\LD BE UND]/&ABLE4 ,! EXP]I5CES ?AT WE HAVE JU/ BE5 ?R\< >E MADE TO ABOLI% ILLUSIONS & TO RECTIFY !ORIES4 ,ALAS6 ,BUT 9 ?IS CASE IT IS OBVI\S ?AT ,I W\LDN'T HAVE ! RI<T TO SAY ,I NEV] ADVOCAT$ & EV5 F\<T AGA9/ SU* MISGUID$ WAYS & IDEAS AMONG US4 ,& ,I W\LD BE SCRUPUL\S 5\< T[>D MYSELF TO NOT ALL[ MYSELF TO DO SO4 

,IF ,I CAN EV5TUALLY SPEAK 9 ?IS WAY IT'S BECAUSE IT IS P]FECTLY EXACT4 ,A NUMB] ( COMRADES KN[ ?IS & ,I ?9K Y\ >E AMONG !M4 

,DO ME ! FAVOR ( MAK+ ?IS LETT] KN[N TO ! COMRADES ) :OM Y\ DISCUSS$ \R DEF5SE4 

,AS ,I WAS 5D+ ?IS ,I RECEIV$ A NOTE FROM ,RIRETTE :]E %E EXPRESSES PRECISELY ?IS OP9ION1 ?AT WE %\LD NOT 5T] 9TO EXPLANATIONS ( ?IS NATURE UNLESS WE >E =C$ TO4 

,ATTA*$ >E A FEW COPIES = ,LES ,REFRACTI>ES4 ,IT DOES ME GOOD TO USE SOME ( MY NOTES 7F\R %ORT >TICLES74 ,IF ,I'M NOT TOO PREOCCUPI$--IMPATI5CE--,I WILL TALK TO Y\ AB\T Y\R NEWSPAP]4 ,CONT9UE S5D+ IT TO ,M4 ,LE ,BRETON4 

,I'LL S5D Y\ A LETT] = PUBLICATION AFT] ! TRIAL 9 CASE ,I AM ACQUITT$3 ,I GIVE MYSELF SIXTY *ANCES \T ( A HUNDR$4 ,NOT ONE MORE4 

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,P4,S4 ,IMPORTANT4 ,ATTA*$ >E TWO QUE/IONS 79=MATION7 TO :I* AN ANSW] IS URG5T4 

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