,CORRESPOND5CE3 ,COMMUNISM & ,AN>*ISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 0,CORRESPOND5CE3 ,COMMUNISM & ,AN>*ISM0 ,COMMONWEAL1 ,VOL #e1 ,NO4 #a#h#h1 #ag ,AUGU/ #a#h#h#i1 P4#b#f#a2 
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,I HAVE TO EXCUSE MYSELF = BE+ SO LONG 9 ANSW]+ \R COMRADES4 ,MY J\RNEY TO ! ,P>IS ,CONGRESS1 & BUS9ESS NECESS>Y TO BE DONE BE=E & AFT] ?AT EV5T1 ACC\NTS = ! GREAT] P>T ( ! DELAY4 ,I WILL N[ DO :AT ,I CAN TO ANSW] \R FRI5DS :O HAVE WRITT5 TO ! ,COMMONWEAL4 ,I MU/ PREMISE1 BY ! WAY1 ?AT ,I HAVE LET A TYPOGRAPHICAL ]ROR ( IMPORTANCE PASS UNNOTIC$3 = 'MORAL CONSCI5CE' \R FRI5DS %\LD READ 'SOCIAL CONSCI5CE'4 

,& N[ ,I F9D ?AT ONE DIFFICULTY 9 DEAL+ ) ! FRI5DS :O >E DISCUSS+ ! MATT] IS ?AT1 9 ALL PROBABILITY1 ,I DIFF] V]Y LITTLE 9 !ORY FROM :AT !Y ?9K1 BUT CONSID]ABLY FROM :AT !Y WRITE -- EG41 COMRADE ,>MSD5 APPE>S TO MEET MY COMMONPLACE '?AT Y\ HAVE A RI<T TO DO AS Y\ LIKE SO LONG AS Y\ DON'T 9T]F]E ) Y\R NEI<BOR'S RI<T TO DO AS HE LIKES' ) A NEGATIVE2 :I* HE CANNOT MEAN TO DO4 ,ANYH[1 ,I ASS]T IT AGA91 & ALSO ASS]T ?AT ! SOCIAL CONSCI5CE1 :I* BE+ SOCIAL IS COMMON TO EV]Y MAN1 WILL =BID SU* 9DIVIDUAL 9T]F]5CE1 & USE CO]CION IF O!R MEANS FAIL3 & ALSO ?AT )\T ?AT !RE CAN BE NO SOCIETY2 & FUR!R1 ?AT MAN )\T SOCIETY IS NOT ONLY IMPOSSIBLE1 BUT 9CONCEIVABLE4 ,I MAY SAY ?AT ,I P]CEIVE H]E ?AT ! UNLUCKY MISPR9T ( MORAL = SOCIAL HAS TURN$ \R FRI5D'S >GUM5TS BESIDE ! QUE/ION4 

,COMRADE ,H4 ,DAVIS MISUND]/&S MY USE ( ! WORD ,COMMUNI/ 9 SUPPOS+ ME TO USE IT AS '! ,[5ITES DID1 AS IMPLY+ LIFE 9 SEP>ATE COMMUNITIES1 :E!R ?OSE COMMUNITIES W]E M]E SCATT]$ ACCID5TS AMID A CAPITALI/IC SOCIETY OR NOT2 :]EAS ,I USE IT AS A MORE ACCURATE T]M = ,SOCIALISM AS IMPLY+ EQUALITY ( CONDITION & CONSEQU5TLY ABOLITION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY4 ,9 ?IS S5SE1 ( C\RSE1 Y\ C\LD NOT LIVE ,COMMUNI/ICALLY UNTIL ! PRES5T SOCIETY ( CAPITALISM OR CONTRACT IS AT AN 5D4 ,EQUALLY ( C\RSE1 ! LIV+ 9 SMALL COMMUNITIES IS NOT 9 !ORY AN ESS5TIAL ( ?IS GREAT *ANGE ?\< ,I HAVE LITTLE D\BT ?AT IT W\LD BR+ AB\T SU* A WAY ( LIV+ & ABOLI% BIG CITIES1 :I*1 EQUALLY ) COMRADE ,DAVIS1 ,I ?9K MU* TO BE DESIR$4 

,9 HIS REF]5CE TO ,PHILIP DRUNK & SOB]1 COMRADE ,DAVIS DOES NOT ( C\RSE REALLY MEAN ?AT ANY OBNOXI\S P]SON %ALL BE ALL[$ TO TYRANNIZE OV] ! RE/ ( ! CITIZ5S )\T RE/RA9T FROM !M2 BUT ?AT IS :AT HIS WORDS MEAN4 

,AS TO ! MATT] ( MAJORITY-RULE1 LET US LOOK AT ! MATT] AGA94 ,ALL RULE MU/ BE1 AS COMRADE ,DAVIS SEES1 MAJORITY RULE -- IE41 ( ! EFFECTIVE MAJORITY4 ,IF AT ANY TIME ! M9ORITY RULES1 IT IS BECAUSE !Y >E BETT] ORGANIZ$1 BETT] >M$1 LESS /UPID1 MORE 5]GETIC ?AN ! M]E NOSE-C\NT$ MAJORITY3 ?IS EFFECTIVE MAJORITY !RE=E CO]CES ! M9ORITY2 & AS LONG AS IT CAN CO]CE IT1 IT WILL4 ,! TIME MAY COME1 & ,I HOPE IT WILL1 :5 ! SOCIAL CONSCI5CE WILL BE SO HI<LY DEVELOP$ ?AT CO]CION WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE1 EV5 ON ! P>T ( ! COMMUNITY3 BUT !N 9 ?OSE DAYS ! COMMUNITY WILL BE COMPOS$ ( M5 :O SO ?OR\<LY REALIZE ,COMMUNISM ?AT !RE WILL BE NO *ANCE ( ANY ( !M ATTACK+ HIS NEI<BOR 9 ANY WAY4 ,ALL REASONABLE M51 :ATEV] !Y MAY CALL !MSELVES1 W\LD REJOICE AT SU* A *ANGE2 & IT IS BECAUSE ,I KN[ ?AT ?IS CANNOT BE BR\<T AB\T AS LONG AS PRIVATE PROP]TY EXI/S1 ?AT ,I DESIRE ! ABOLITION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY1 & AM A ,COMMUNI/4 

,BUT ,I DO NOT CONSID] MYSELF A PESSIMI/ BECAUSE ,I AM DRIV5 TO ADMIT ?AT SU* A CONDITION ( ?+S IS A LONG WAY AHEAD4 ,& :AT CAN WE DO 9 ! MEANTIME8 ,I REMEMB] ?AT ! GREAT TRAVEL] ,DR ,WOLFF1 TRAVEL+ 9 ! EA/]N WA/ES1 9HABIT$ A T5T ALONE ) A /ALW>T ,GREEK S]VANT ( HIS1 :O HABITUALLY GOT DRUNK ON ! FEA/-DAYS ( HIS *UR*1 & :5 DRUNK1 HABITUALLY BEAT POOR ,WOLFF4 ,! LATT] OBJECT$1 & SAID TO HIS S]VANT 7,I QUOTE HIS [N WORDS71 ',Y\ MU/ EI!R NOT GET DRUNK1 OR :5 Y\ GET DRUNK Y\ MU/ NOT BEAT ME'4 ,BUT ! S]VANT SAID TO ,WOLFF1 ',I %ALL GET DRUNK1 & :5 ,I AM DRUNK ,I %ALL C]TA9LY BEAT Y\'4 ,WOLFF BE+ ! WEAKE/ PHYSICALLY1 HAD TO SUBMIT2 BUT IF !RE HAD BE5 TWO ,WOLFFS1 ,I WILL ANSW] = IT ?AT !Y W\LD HAVE HAD REC\RSE TO CO]CION1 & IF !Y HAD ALL[$ ! DR9K+1 !Y W\LD C]TA9LY HAVE PUT A /OP TO ! BEAT+4 ,& REALLY ,I ?9K WE %\LD ALL ( US HAVE DONE 9 LIKEWISE1 & CONSID]$ IT P$ANTIC TO ALL[ ONE MAN TO BEAT TWO ( US3 & SURELY IT WILL ALWAYS BE SO1 AS LONG AS ! 9DIVIDUAL ACTS UNSOCIALLY3 9 ?AT CASE HE HAS NO RI<T AGA9/ ! SOCIETY1 :I* HE HIMSELF HAS CA/ (F4 

,I MU/ REPEAT PRACTICALLY ALSO :AT ,I SAID 9 MY FIR/ >TICLE3 H[EV] MU* ! UNIT ( ASSOCIATION MAY BE DIVID$1 PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO ASSOCIATE 9 ADM9I/RATION1 & SOMETIMES !RE WILL BE DIFF]5CES ( OP9ION AS TO :AT %\LD BE DONE4 ,E4G41 A COMMUNITY DISCUSS ! BUILD+ ( A BRIDGE2 SOME SAY ,AYE & SOME ,NO1 & P]SI/ 9 ?AT OP9ION AFT] ALL POSSIBLE >GUM5TS HAVE BE5 EXHAU/$3 :AT IS TO BE DONE8 :I* P>TY IS TO GIVE WAY8 ,\R ,AN>*I/ FRI5DS SAY IT MU/ NOT BE C>RI$ BY A MAJORITY2 9 ?AT CASE1 !N1 IT MU/ BE C>RI$ BY A M9ORITY4 ,& ,:Y8 ,IS !RE ANY DIV9E RI<T 9 A M9ORITY8 ,I FAIL TO SEE IT1 AL?\< ,I ADMIT ?AT ! OP9ION IS HELD BY ! ABSOLUTI/S4 

,OR AGA91 PASS+ TO MATT]S ( PR9CIPLE AGA94 ,SUPPOS+ ?AT A COMMUNE DECIDES TO RE-9TRODUCE WAGE-SLAV]Y )9 ITS B\NDS4 ,IS ?AT TO BE ALL[$ BY ! MAJORITY ( COMMUNES8 ,>E WE NOT TO DELIV] SLAVES FROM !IR MA/]S8 ,IF NOT1 :Y >C WE REVOLUTION>Y ,SOCIALI/S TO-DAY8 

,A FRI5D UND] ! SIGNATURE ( ',AN>*I/' /UMBLES1 ,I ?9K1 OV] VOLUNT>Y & 9VOLUNT>Y ASSOCIATION4 ,:]E ALL M5 >E EQUAL1 ,I BELIEVE '! GIVE & TAKE' W\LD HAVE SU* 9FLU5CE OV] M5'S M9DS1 ?AT '! AU?ORITY ( COMPULSORY REPRES5TATIVE 9/ITUTIONS'1 OR :ATEV] TOOK !IR PLACE1 W\LD BE SO COMPLETELY AT ONE ) ! ,SOCIAL ,CONSCI5CE ?AT !RE W\LD BE NO DISPUTE AB\T IT AS TO PR9CIPLE1 & 9 DETAIL1 AS ABOVE1 ! FEW W\LD HAVE TO GIVE WAY TO ! MANY1 ,I %\LD HOPE )\T ANY RANCOR4 ,! CORRESPOND5T DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO ?9K HIMSELF \T ( ! PRES5T /ATE ( ?+S1 & YET AT ! SAME TIME IMAG9ES A POSSIBILITY ( FREE ASSOCIATION AS ?+S N[ >E2 A QUITE ILLUSORY HOPE1 S9CE ?OSE ( US :O >E UNPRIVILEG$ >E AT ! BECK & CALL ( ! PRIVILEG$4 

,COMRADE ,BLACKWELL SUGGE/S ?AT S9CE ! MAJORITY IS NO MORE LIKELY TO BE RI<T ?AN ! M9ORITY 7:I* ,I ADMIT7 !Y MI<T AS WELL TOSS A COPP] = IT4 ,I DON'T OBJECT2 BUT !N !RE MI<T BE A DIFF]5CE ( OP9ION ON ?AT ME?OD ALSO1 & H[ >E WE TO SETTLE ?AT8 ,IT IS CURI\S ?AT COMRADE ,BLACKWELL 9 SUGGE/+ ?AT ! L>G] ( ! TWO DIFF]+ P>TIES 9 A MATT] ( ADM9I/RATION %\LD ?R[ ! MATT] OV]1 CANNOT SEE ?AT ?IS W\LD MEAN VICTORY = ! NOES2 OR1 9 O!R WORDS1 ?AT 9 ANY QUE/ION :I* MU/ BE ANSW]$ AYE OR NAY1 & ONE OB/RUCTIVE C\LD ALWAYS PREV5T ANY BUS9ESS BE+ DONE1 & C\LD 9 SU* MATT]S !REBY E/ABLI% ! MO/ COMPLETE M9ORITY RULE CONCEIVABLE4 

,! O!R SIDE ( COMRADE ,BLACKWELL'S REM$Y IS A SY/EM ( P]PETUAL COMPROMISE1 :I* W\LD BE DISA/R\S IF IT W]E POSSIBLE1 = IT W\LD SO H9D] ALL REASONABLE WORK OR PROGRESS ?AT IT C\LD NOT BE SUBMITT$ TO4 

,COMRADE ,BLACKWELL OBJECTS TO MY CALL+ ! ',AN>*I/-,SOCIALI/S' 'VAGUE'1 BUT HE HIMSELF FURNI%ES A SPECIM5 ( !IR VAGU5ESS 9 ! PLAT=M ( ! ,PITTSBURG ,CONGRESS 9 #a#h#h#c4 ,HE ADDS1 ',N[ ,I BELIEVE MO/ MEMB]S ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE AGREE TO EV]Y ONE ( !SE PLANKS'4 ,EXACTLY1 & EV]Y O!R ,SOCIALI/ ALSO2 !RE IS NO?+ DI/9CTLY ,AN>*I/ 9 !M4 ,& ?IS ,I F9D IS (T5 ! CASE ) ',COMMUNI/-,AN>*I/S'2 !Y CANNOT DIFF]5TIATE !MSELVES FROM ! ,COMMUNI/S4 ,!IR ,AN>*ISM CONSI/S 9 A SOME:AT EXAGG]AT$ FE> ( A POSSIBLE RE-GR[? ( SOME ( ! TYRANNICAL ME?ODS ( ! DE/ROY$ ,SOCIETY1 & A CONSEQU5T DI/RU/ ( ! NEW ,SOCIETY HAVE ANY DEF9ITE =M4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ,I HAVE MET ) ,AN>*I/S :O W]E NOT AT ALL VAGUE1 & :O DEF9ITELY OPPOS$ ,COMMUNISM4 ,!Y HAD1 9DE$1 ?IS 9 COMMON ) MILITANT ,SOCIALISM1 ?AT !Y WI%$ TO ABOLI% ORGANIZ$ MONOPOLY2 BUT !Y SUPPORT$ UNORGANIZ$ MONOPOLY1 OR ! RULE ( ! /RONGE/ 9DIVIDUAL1 TAK+ = !IR MOTTO ',TO EA* ONE ACCORD+ TO HIS DE$S'1 :I* MEANS ! UPHOLD+ ( PRIVATE PROP]TY ) NO ASSOCIATION TO UPHOLD IT1 A POSITION IMPOSSIBLE & 9CONCEIVABLE4 

,\R FRI5DS :O HAVE BE5 DISCUSS+ ?IS SUBJECT DO NOT1 ,I KN[1 AGREE ) ?IS VIEW1 BUT 9T5D TO BE ,COMMUNI/S ?\< !Y F9D /UMBL+-BLOCKS BY ! WAY4 ,AS = ME1 ,I CAN ONLY SAY ?AT :ATEV] WILL GIVE US EQUALITY1 ) :ATEV] DRAWBACKS1 WILL CONT5T ME1 & ,I F9D ?AT AT BOTTOM ?IS IS ! IDEAL ( ALL ,SOCIALI/S4 ,SO ,I ?9K ! FEW] P>TY-NAMES & DI/9CTIONS WE CAN HAVE ! BETT]1 LEAV+ PL5TY ( SCOPE = ! 9EVITABLE DIFF]5CES BETWE5 P]SONS ( DIFF]5T TEMP]AM5TS1 SO ?AT V>I\S OP9IONS MAY NOT MAKE S]I\S QU>RELS4 

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