,*APT] #bb ,SEBA/IAN ,FAURE ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,/U>T ,*RI/IE ,TEXT 3 ,SEBA/IAN ,FAURE 0,MY ?\E ) \R FRI5DS FROM ,SPA91 & P>TICUL>LY ) ,G>CIA ,OLIV] & ,F$]ICA ,MONTS5Y4 ,I HAVE 9 M9D ! REC5T ,P>IS CONF]5CE & :AT !Y HAVE /AT$1 ! EXPLANATION !Y HAVE (F]$ & ! 9=MATION DISCLOS$ BY !SE TWO REPRES5TATIVES ( ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I4 ,BO? HAVE HAD REC\RSE TO !IR MAGNIFIC5T P[]S ( ELOQU5CE TO 5LITICUL>S & TO EXPLA9 TO US ! RANGE ( CIRCUM/ANCES :I*1 !Y CLAIM1 HAVE1 SO TO SPEAK1 OBLIG$ !M P]=CE TO TAKE UP ! (F] ( M9I/]IAL P>TICIPATION MADE TO !M4 ,) ! LIVELIE/ ( ATT5TION ,I READ & RE-READ ! V]BATIM TEXT ( EV]Y?+ !Y SAID 9 ! LATE/ ISSUE ( ,LE ,LIB]TAIRE4 ,H[EV] FAI?FUL & ACCURATE IT MAY BE1 ! TRANSLATION ( !IR WORDS FAILS TO CONVEY TO ! READ] ! UND]TONES ( >DOR & HONE/Y EMANAT+ IRREPRESSIBLY FROM !IR SPEE*ES4 ,! TEXT IS AVAILABLE & ?AT IS ! 'ESS5TIAL' PO9T4 ,IT W\LD BE AN 9JU/ICE NOT TO ACKN[L$GE ?AT TRAGIC EV5TS1 DRAMATIC CIRCUM/ANCES & ! NUM]\S & (T5 CONTRADICTORY NE$S ( ACTION HAVE OBLIG$ \R FRI5DS TO MAKE EXTREME DECISIONS :I* BY MEANS ( BIAS ?AT IS1 UP TO A PO9T1 ONLY NATURAL1 HAS GRADUALLY1 BUT ) EV] MORE IMPLACABLE LOGIC COMPELL$ !M TO ASSUME ! POSITION :I* WE >E FAMILI> )1 TO OCCUPY ! GOV]NM5T PO/S WE KN[ ( & TO %\LD] ! RESPONSIBILITY :I* IS CONSEQU5T UPON !SE4 ,I AM NOT SITT+ 9 JUDGM5T4 ,I F9D ! PRACTICE ( JUDGE%IP REPUGNANT & ,I ASK ! FRI5DS ( ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I :O HAVE GIV5 !IR APPROVAL TO \R COMRADES ,G>CIA ,OLIV] & ,MONTS5Y &1 AT ! SAME TIME1 ,I ASK !SE TWO COMRADES ALSO1 NOT TO CON/RUE :AT ,I AM AB\T TO SAY AS A V]DICT ( CONDEMNATION1 = ?IS W\LD NOT BE JU/IFI$ & ?IS W\LD NOT BE ! PLACE = IT4 ,NOR DO ,I 9T5D ANY?+ ( ! SORT4 ,MY NATURE1 PLUS MY EXP]I5CE ( BE+S & ?+S 9CL9E ME T[>DS 9DULG5CE &1 BORR[+ ! WORDS ( ,MADAME DE ,/AEL1 LET ME SAY3 0,TO UND]/& ALL IS TO =GIVE ALL40 ,I UND]/& P]FECTLY ?AT1 /&+ AT ! HE>T ( ! DRAMA 9 ,SPA9 = A YE> PA/1 BESET BY 9CESSANT DANG]S1 COMPELL$ TO FI & ! FRONT ( REVOLUTION -- 9 %ORT1 FAC$1 9 ?IS BITT] /RUGGLE & ?IS EXCE$+LY R\< & DIFFICULT BATTLE1 ) ! NECESSITY ( REA*+ AN IMM$IATE DECISION AMID ?\S&S ( ADV]SE CIRCUM/ANCES444 AS ,I SAY1 ,I UND]/& H[ \R DE> COMRADES MAY HAVE COMMITT$ SOME ]ROR4 ,I DO NOT IMAG9E ?AT ANYONE IS SUFFICI5TLY SELF-ASSUR$ AS NEV] TO MAKE MI/AKES4 ,SO ,I %ALL TAKE GREAT C>E NOT TO CA/ ! FIR/ /ONE AT ANYONE3 ESPECIALLY S9CE ! COMMISSION ( AN ]ROR DOES NOT IMPLY ! GRAVITY ( CULPABILITY2 IT IS ONLY HUMAN 444 ,BLAME COMES 9TO IT ONLY :5 ONE P]SI/S 9 ! ]ROR2 ?IS MEANS ?AT CULPABILITY BEG9S :5 WE CL+ TO IT1 :5 WE REFUSE TO ACKN[L$GE ! ]ROR ( \R WAYS4 ,WELL1 N[1 ,I HOPE ?AT \R BRO!RS FROM ACROSS ! ,PYR5EES WILL P]MIT ME TO TELL !M1 9 AN AMICABLE1 BRO!RLY WAY ?AT1 AS ,I SEE IT1 !Y HAVE -- ?\LI] :5 ,I WROTE ?AT1 BY MEANS ( A NATURAL BIAS1 \R FRI5DS HAD ACCEPT$ ! PO/S1 FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES & W]E GRADUALLY CAUD1 TAKES HIS '*ANCE' & RU%ES HEADLONG D[N ! PA? 9DICAT$1 & WILL TAKE GREAT C>E NOT TO LET ! OPPORTUNITY SLIP4 ,BUT ?AT AN AN>*O-SYNDICALI/1 ?AT AN AN>*I/ %\LD ACCEPT A M9I/]IAL PO/ IS A V]Y DIFF]5T MATT]4 ,UPON HIS BANN]S 9 HUGE LETT]S1 ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/ HAS 9SCRIB$ ',DEA? TO ! ,/ATE6' ,! AN>*I/ HAS WRITT5 ON HIS 9 FI]Y LETT]S ',DEA? TO AU?ORITY6' ,BO? >E L9K$ BY A CLE> & SPECIFIC PROGRAM F\ND$ UPON CLE> & SPECIFIC PR9CIPLES4 ,NO?+ & NO ONE COMPELS !M TO ESP\SE ?OSE PR9CIPLES4 ,) TOTAL 9DEP5D5CE & FULL KN[L$GE ( CAUSE1 & 9 A ?\*O-SYNDICALI/S CANNOT L9E UP ) ?OSE :OSE MISSION IT IS TO GUIDE ! *>IOT ( /ATE1 S9CE HE IS CONV9C$ ?AT ?IS *>IOT1 0?IS FAM$ *>IOT0 ABSOLUTELY HAS TO BE DE/ROY$4 ,& ,I SAY ?AT ! AN>*I/ HAS A DUTY TO REPUDIATE EV]Y AU?ORIT>IAN POSITION 9 ?AT HE IS ?OR\LY DESCRIB$ AS 'REALITY' CONTRADICTS PR9CIPLES & MAKES IT NECESS>Y = ?OSE :O TAKE LOVE & RESPECT = PR9CIPLES TO L5G?S ( RELIGIOSITY TO SET ASIDE TEMPOR>ILY1 PREP>$ TO REV]T TO !IR =M] /&PO9T JU/ AS SOON AS FRE% 'REALITIES' MAY MAKE SU* A REV]SION POSSIBLE4 ,I UND]/& ! OBJECTION & ?IS IS MY REPLY4 ,FIR/4 ,ONE OR TWO ?+S4 ,IF REALITY CONTRADICTS PR9CIPLES1 !N ?OSE PR9CIPLES MU/ BE MI/AK5 9 :I* CASE WE %\LD LOSE NO TIME AB&ON+ !M2 WE %\LD BE HONE/ TO ADMIT !IR FALS5ESS 9 PUBLIC & WE %\LD HAVE ! 9TEGRITY TO DEVOTE AS MU* >DOR 9 COMBAT+ ?AN & BE+ AS ACTIVE 9 REFUT+ !M AS =M]LY WE DEF5D$ !M4 ,SIMIL>LY1 WE %\LD /RIVE =?) TO SEEK MORE SOLID1 MORE JU/ & LESS FALLIBLE PR9CIPLES4 ,IF1 ON ! O!R H&1 ! PR9CIPLES UPON :I* \R IDEOLOGY & TACTICS RE/ /ILL HOLD1 REG>DLESS ( ! CIRCUM/ANCES1 & >E AS VALID TODAY AS !Y W]E YE/]DAY1 !N WE %\LD KEEP FAI? ) !M4 ,TO DEP>T1 EV5 = A %ORT TIME & 9 EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUM/ANCES FROM ! L9E \R PR9CIPLES 9DICATE WE %\LD ADOPT1 IS TO COMMIT A GRAVE ]ROR1 A DANG]\S ]ROR ( JUDGM5T4 ,TO P]SI/ 9 ?IS ]ROR IS TO COMMIT A GRIEV\S MI/AKE1 ! CONSEQU5CES ( :I* LEAD ON GRADUALLY TO ! TEMPOR>Y JETTISON+ ( PR9CIPLES &1 ?R\< CONCESSION AFT] CONCESSION1 TO ! ABSOLUTE1 F9AL AB&ONM5T ( PR9CIPLE4 ,ONCE AGA91 ?IS IS ! ME*ANISM1 ! SLIPP]Y SLOPE :I* CAN LEAD US F> A/RAY4 ,SECOND4 ,IT IS MY BELIEF ?AT ! EXP]IM5T ATTEMPT$ BY \R COMRADES ( ,CATALONIA1 SO F> FROM COMPROMIS+ ! FIRMNESS ( \R PR9CIPLES & WEAK5+ & DE/ROY+ ! CORRECTNESS ( !M1 MAY & \E /ILL P[]FUL 9 ,SPA94 ,!Y /ILL 5JOY CONSID]ABLE PRE/IGE & AN 9FLU5CE OV] ! PROLET>IAT ( CITY & C\NTRYSIDE1 ! P[] ( :I* NO ONE W\LD REASONABLY DISPUTE4 ,DO \R FRI5DS FROM ,SPA9 & ABROAD BELIEVE ?AT ! M9I/]IAL EXP]I5CE ( :I* ,I SPEAK HAS BOL/]$ ?IS P[]1 ?IS PRE/IGE1 ?IS 9FLU5CE8 ,OR DO !Y TAKE ! CONTR>Y VIEW1 ?AT ?IS PRE/IGE & /R5G? HAVE BE5 UND]M9$8 ,= ! SAKE ( IMP>TIALITY1 LET US SET ASIDE EV]Y?+ :I* DOES NOT COME UND] ! HEAD+ ( ! FACTS3 & LET US /ICK1 9S(> AS ?IS MAY BE POSSIBLE1 SOLELY TO ! OBJECTIVE REALITY2 LET US OP5 \R EYES &1 ABOVE EV]Y O!R CONSID]ATION1 LET US LOOK NO FUR!R ?AN REALITY4 ,= MY [N P>T 7& ,I KN[1 HAV+ BE5 TOLD AS MU*1 ?AT !RE >E MANY :O %>E MY VIEW7 ,I HAVE TO SAY ?AT ! ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I HAVE NOT PR(IT$ BY ONE IOTA FROM ?IS EXP]IM5T ) M9I/]IAL PORTFOLIOS2 9DE$1 TO MY M9D1 !Y HAVE LO/ MU*4 ,LET US NOT 9DULGE 9 EXAGG]ATION4 ,LET US NOT SPEAK ( R5EGADES & BETRAYALS2 IT IS NOT A QUE/ION ( !SE1 BUT RA!R A TACTIC & A DE$ :OSE PRACTICAL CONSEQU5CES WE >E EXAM9+4 ,SO LET US PROCE$ BY WAY ( LOOK+ AT ! EVID5CE4 ,TO BEG9 )1 IT IS BEYOND QUE/ION ?AT1 :]EAS EFFECTIVE P>TICIPATION 9 C5TRAL AU?ORITY HAS HAD ! APPROVAL ( ! MAJORITY )9 ! UNIONS & 9 ! GR\PS AFFILIAT$ TO ! ,F,A,I1 ?AT DECISION HAS 9 MANY PLACES 5C\NT]$ ! OPPOSITION ( A FAIRLY SUB/ANTIAL M9ORITY1 S9CE !RE HAS BE5 NO UNANIMITY4 ,! 9T]NAL UNITY :I* OBTA9$ 9 EA* ( !SE ORGANIZATIONS HAS NOT BROK5 D[N1 NOR HAS !RE BE5 ANY SPLIT1 BUT IT IS %AKY4 ,! CLOSE BOND :I* HAS UNIT$ ! ,C,N,T-,F,A,I = YE>S PA/ HAS NOT SNAPP$1 BUT IT HAS BE5 LOOS5$4 ,TWO S*OOLS ( ?\*I/ ,F$]ATION ALIKE1 HAS 9CONTROV]TIBLY BORNE ! BRUNT ( ! CLA% BETWE5 ?OSE TWO CONT5D+ S*OOLS ( ?\TIES CALL$ UPON TO ACT 9 A M9I/]IAL CAPACITY ALONGSIDE ! DELEGATES FROM ! MASSES ( WORK]S & PEASANTS HAVE PALPABLY 9CREAS$ !IR 9FLU5CE3 !Y HAVE /R5G!N$ ! POSITIONS !Y PREVI\SLY HELD & CAPTUR$ NEW ONES4 ,& ON ! BASIS ( (FICIAL IMPLEM5TATION ( ! RE=MI/ & COLLABORATIONI/ TE*NIQUES :I* >E SECOND NATURE TO !M1 !Y HAVE C\NT]$ & GRADUALLY ?REAT5$ ! SPIRIT ( REVOLUTION>Y CLASS /RUGGLE & ! ME?ODS ( DIRECT ACTION :I* LOGICALLY D]IVE FROM ?AT SPIRIT4 ,?IRDLY1 ! M5TALITY & USAGES TO :I* ! F$]ALI/ ORGANIZATION ( ! ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I HAD LOGICALLY DIRECT$ & AUTOMATICALLY ACCLIMAT$ ! LABOR+ MASSES HAVE BE5 NOTICEABLY IMPAIR$ AS A RESULT ( ! 9TRODUCTION ( !IR MO/ PROM95T REPRES5TATIVES 9TO ! ESS5TIALLY C5TRALIZ$ C\NCILS ( GOV]NM5T4 ,! AXIS ( ! ACTION TO BE C>RI$ 9TO EFFECT1 ! AXIS ( ! BATTLE TO BE F\E 5\<1 MORE ?AN 5\<1 TO %[ ?AT1 F> FROM HAV+ BE5 ( ADVANTAGE TO ! ,SPANI% ,LIB]T>IAN ,MOVEM5T1 P>TICIPATION AT M9I/]IAL LEVEL HAS WORK$ TO ITS DETRIM5T 9 EV]Y RESPECT4 ,AGA91 LET ME SAY ?AT ,I AM NOT QUE/ION+ ! P]SONAL 9T5TIONS ( FRI5DS :O1 UND] ! LA% ( DRAMATIC CIRCUM/ANCES 7! EXCEPTIONAL NATURE ( :I* IS NOT UNKN[N TO ME71 HAVE S\E F\ND$4 ,I WANT1 FUR!R1 TO BR+ TO ! ATT5TION ( AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S & AN>*I/S EV]Y:]E ! VIABILITY ( ?OSE PR9CIPLES1 ! NECESSITY ( KEEP+ FAI? ) !M1 & ! MANY GRAVE P]ILS IMPLICIT 9 DEP>TURE FROM !M :ATEV] ! CIRCUM/ANCES MAY BE4 ,9 %ORT1 & ABOVE ALL1 BELIEVE ?AT FROM ! =EGO+ OBS]VATIONS1 WE HAVE TO DRAW ! PRECI\S LESSONS DE/9$ TO SP>E US ! FALSE MANEUV]S :OSE UP%OT W\LD BE TO SL[ & TO IMPAIR \R PROGRESS T[>DS \R DESIR$ 5D & EV5 TO 9DUCE US TO TURN \R BACKS UPON \R GOAL4 ,AN>*I/S HAVE WAG$ A RESOLUTE BATTLE1 )\T QU>T]1 AGA9/ EV]Y?+ & AGA9/ EV]YBODY2 !Y >E RESOLV$ TO PRESS ON ) IT1 UN/9T+1 UNTIL VICTORY IS A*IEV$4 ,! /RUGGLE IMPLIES1 ON ! ONE H&1 :AT NE$S DO+1 COME :AT MAY2 & ON ! O!R1 ?AT :I* \E ?AT IT IS NOT ALWAYS FEASIBLE TO DO :AT IT W\LD BE NECESS>Y %\LD BE DONE2 BUT ,I KN[ ?AT !RE >E ?+S :I* IT IS ABSOLUTELY ESS5TIAL \D AGA9/ ! DANG] ( CONCESSIONS & ALLIANCES EV5 ?\< !SE MAY BE /RICTLY CONDITIONAL & ( LIMIT$ DURATION TO BOOT4 ,TO SAY ?AT ALL CONCESSIONS WEAK5 ?OSE :O MAKE !M & /R5G!N ?OSE :O >E ON ! RECEIV+ 5D ( !M IS TO SPEAK AN 9CONTROV]TIBLE TRU?4 ,TO CLAIM ?AT ANY COMPACT1 EV5 A TEMPOR>Y ONE1 AGRE$ BY AN>*I/S ) A POLITICAL P>TY :I* IS1 !ORETICALLY & 9 PRACTICE1 ANTI-AN>*I/ IS A SN>E ( :I* ! AN>*I/S >E ALWAYS ! VICTIMS IS A TRU? BORNE \T BY EXP]I5CE1 BY HI/ORY & BY SIMPLE LOGIC4 ,9 ! C\RSE ( !IR DALLIANCE ) AU?ORIT>IANS1 ! LOYALTY & 9TEGRITY ( ! AN>*I/S >E CONT9UALLY F\L$ BY ! P]FIDY & WILES ( !IR TEMPOR>Y & CIRCUM/ANTIAL ALLIES4 ,DOES ?IS MEAN ?AT ,I AM ADVOCAT+ ! IVORY T[]8 OR COMPLETE ISOLATION8 ,NOT AT ALL6 ,H[ COME8 ,BECAUSE AN>*ISM LONG AGO CEAS$ TO BE A PURELY IDEALI/ MOVEM5T ( M]ELY PHILOSOPHICAL & %E]LY S5TIM5TAL SPECULATION4 ,AN>*ISM IS A SOCIAL & HI/ORICAL MOVEM5T ) DEEP ROOTS 9 ! SOIL ( REALITY4 ,ITS GR[? & DYNAMISM >E CLOSELY B\ND UP ) ! CONT+5CIES SURR\ND+ IT 444& IT \ AHEAD AS POSSIBLE ) ITS [N PROGRESS & ITS [N GA9S4 ,! OBJECTIVES ( AN>*ISM >E ! RIE RIGID & 9FLEXIBLE2 ITS SPH]E ( ACTION IS IMM5SE & BY VIRTUE ( ITS V]Y PLA/ICITY IT CAN & \I\S REQUIREM5TS IMPOS$ BY ! S9U\S C\RSE ( EV5TS4 ,NONE ( ?IS IVORY T[] NONS5SE1 !N4 ,NO ISOLATION4 ,9/EAD1 VIGILANCE1 CIRCUMSPECTION1 EXTREME CAUTION BE=E SETT+ FOOT1 NO MATT] :O ! COMPANY MAY BE1 UPON A PA? :I* MAY NOT /RICTLY BE \RS4 ,I DO NOT WANT TO CONCLUDE !SE OBS]VATIONS )\T /RESS+ ! HI< REG>D & FRI5D%IP :I* ,I /ILL RETA91 9 SPITE ( EV]Y?+1 = \R BRO!RS ( ! ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I4 ,AS ,I SEE IT1 ! BE/ WAY ( PROV+ ?IS PR(\ND E/EEM TO !M & ?IS UNALT]ABLE AFFECTION IS NOT TO KEEP A GAG UPON \R MISGIV+S & \R RES]VATIONS3 MU* LESS %\LD WE PROVE \R FRI5D%IP BY GIV+ !M \R APPROVAL & CUR APPLAUSE )\T FAI?FULLY & FRANKLY GIV+ EXPRESSION TO1 :AT WE ?9K1 ES*EW+ BO? ATT5UATION & EXAGG]ATION4 ,& ?IS IS :AT ,I HAVE DONE4 ,IT C\LD NOT BE O!RWISE4 ,%ALL ,I OV]LOOK ! PRODIGI\S EF=T MADE BY CUR FRI5DS & ! WONDR\S A*IEVEM5TS DUE TO !IR BOLD 9ITIATIVE & !IR /EADFA/ & 5]GETIC ACTION8 ,%ALL ,I =GET ! H]OIC MILITANTS1 KN[N & UNKN[N1 FALL5 ON ! SOIL ( ,IB]IA 9 ! NAME ( ! REVOLUTION & ( LIB]TY8 ,%ALL ,I =GET ! FURI\S ATTACKS1 9FAM\S ACCUSATIONS & C\NTLESS UNSPEAKABLE P]SECUTIONS ( :I* !Y W]E ! VICTIMS8 ,AM ,I TO =GET ! DEBT [$ TO !M BY ! 9T]NATIONAL LIB]T>IAN MOVEM5T8 ,COMRADES4 ,LET US NOT =GET !SE SPL5DID EXAMPLES ( D>+ 9ITIATIVES1 ( DANG]S BRAV$1 ( 9TREPID ACTION & H]OIC /RUGGLE :I* ! ,C,N,T & ,F,A,I HAVE SET BE=E US4 ,LET US NOT =GET ?AT = ! 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