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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

,TAGS 3 MASS1 M51 WORK1 REVOLUTION1 MOVEM5T1 BOOK1 WORKS1 B]KMAN1 WORK+1 LAB\R4 

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,PHOTO BY ,RU? ,ELLISON1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE ,P]SONAL2 NOT = PR9T 

,VIOLA4 ,MUSWILL ,HILL ,R[ 
,LONDON1 ,N4 
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,DE> ,B]KMAN 

,Y\ >E QUITE RI<T 9 TAK+ A HOPEFUL VIEW ( ! PROGRESS ( \R IDEAS 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 F> GREAT]1 ,I AM SURE1 IF ! ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/S HAD SUCCE$$ 9 M]G+ !MSELVES 9TO ! MASS ( ! WORK+M54 ,SO LONG AS !Y REMA9 A KNOT1 A H&FUL1 >I/OCRATICALLY KEEP+ AP>T FROM ! MASS ( ! WORK+ M5 -- !Y MAY DISPLAY ! MO/ H]OIC DEVOTION TO ! CAUSE ( LABOR -- AS Y\ DID4 
   

,DE>1 GOOD FRI5D -- !IR EF=TS WILL REMA9 FRUITLESS & !IR TEA*+S WILL APPEAL MORE TO ! 9TELLECTUAL B\RGEOIS :O REBELS AGA9/ C]TA9 RE/RA9TS 9 ,>T1 9 RELATIONS BETWE5 MAN & WOMAN1 ?AN TO ! WORK]4  ,!Y WILL REMA9 ! SAME B\RGEOIS & WILL DO NILL TO REMOVE ! ! OPPRESSION ( ! RI* UPON ! POOR1 ( ! [N] ON ! PROLET>IAN1 ! ,RUL] UPON ! ,RUL$ ONE4 

,I WAS LATELY 9 ,P>IS1 & ON ALL SIDES ,I HE>D & SAW ?AT1 AT LA/1 ! WORK ?AT WE BEGAN ONLY AS A H&FUL ONLY 9 #ah< IS BE>+ FRUIT4  ,! MASS1 ! GREAT MASS -- ?OSE :O MADE ! REVOLUTION -- ?OSE :O >E ! ONLY ONES TO MAKE !M -- ! WORK]S -- BEG9 TO DISPLAY 9 !IR DEEPE/ LAY]S ?AT FEEL+ ( DISCONT5T & RE/LESSNESS :I* IS A TRUE SIGN ( SOME GREAT MOVEM5T COM+4 

,& :5 ,I ASK$1 ,:]E IS ! COMRADE ,I KNEW 9 #a#h#h#f8 ,:]E ?IS O!R8 ,?IS ?IRD8 ,:]E ALL ( !M8 -- ,! REPLY WAS 9V>IABLY ! SAME1 0BUT IT IS HE1 :O IS ! MOV+ S\L ( ! REVOLUTION>Y FRACTION ( ! C>P5T]S2 HE -- ( ! JO9]S2 !Y -- ( ALL ?AT MOVEM5T1 ?AT ?\ HA/ SE51 ,PET]1 ! O!R DAY AT ! ,T\L\SE CONGRESS10 ,& SO & SO ( ,LYONS8 ,SO & ,SO ( ,VI5NE8 ( ,MONTCEAU-LES-,M9ES8  0,!SE ONES DI$ 9 EXILE1 ,!SE ONES 7! FEW7 HAVE RETIR$2 BUT ALL ?OSE :O /ILL LIVE >E M5 /ILL -- ALL >E 9 ! LABOR MOVEM5T & /IR ITS L[E/ LAY]S4 

,SOME ( \R COMRADES :O WORK 9 ! LABOR ORGANIZATION1 ( C\RSE1 WILL TURN BUREAUCRATS4 ,SOME ALREADY >E1 & WE COMBAT !M OP5LY & FRANKLY 9 ! ,TEMPS ,N\VEAUX & ! ,REVEILE-,RISVEGLIO ( ,G5EVA4 

,BUT ! GREAT NUMB] >E !RE1 WORK+1 /IRR+1 AFT] HAV+ AB&ON$ ! 0GR\PS0 :]E !Y W]E 9VAD$ BY ALL SORTS ( MIDDLE CLASS TRAMPS :O CAME TO EXPRESS !RE ! MO/ 0T]RIFIC0 P>ADOXES1 ONLY BETT] TO SELL AFT]W>DS -- MO/ ( !M -- !IR P51 !IR BUREAUCRATIC TAL5TS1 !IR PASSIVE OB$I5CE TO ! MIDDLE CLASSES4 

,IT IS ! ,CLASSES :I* MADE ! ,REVOLUTIONS -- NOT ! ,9DIVIDUALS4 

,NAY1 EV5 ! REALLY REVOLUTION>Y-M9D$ 9DIVIDUALS1 IF !Y REMA9 ISOLAT$1 TURN T[>D ?IS ,9DIVIDUAL4 ,BUT ,AN>*ISM ( ! B\RGOISE :I* IS NO?+ BUT ! EPICUREANS LET GO ( ! ECONOMI/S1 SPIC$ ) A FEW 0T]RIFIC0 PHRASES (  ,NIHILISM -- GOOD TO FRI<T5 ! ,PHILI/9ES1 -- :I* IT W\LD REALLY BE TIME TO LEAVE TO ! ,NITZE*E'I/S1 ! ,G]MAN ,SLAV'I/S1 & ALL ! FAMILI> >*-,PHILI/9E 0I/S40 

,I WRITE AT HI< PRESSURE SPE$ & JOT D[N !SE REM>KS -- NOT = PR9T BUT = Y\ P]SONALLY1 DE> OLD ,B]KMAN4 

,ANSW]+ Y\R QUE/ION AB\T ! ,MO!R ,E>? ,LECTURE ,S]IES -- ,I HAVE NOT YET F9I%$ MY BOOK ON ! ,GREAT ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION ?\< ,I HOPE TO S5D TO ! PR9T] TOMORR[ ! REVIS$ FIR/ PRO(S ( ! LA/ %EETS4  ,! BOOK GREW TO #g#b-#g#e PAGES4  ,BUT IT WILL GIVE MATT] = DISCUSSION4 ,! VIEWS ,I HAVE >E DIFF]5T FROM ! OR?ODOX ONES1 & ! BOOK WILL BE1 ,I SUPPOSE1 VIOL5TLY ATTACK$4 ,! 0HI/ORIANS0 -- ! M5 ( ! TRADE -- WILL SURELY ATTACK IT ON MATT]S ( DETAIL3 !Y DON'T LIKE ,COSSACK 9TRUD]S4  ,BUT --  LET IT BE4 ,! REAL REVOLUTIONI/ WILL F9D 9 ?IS MANY1 MANY YE>S' WORK MATT]S 5\< = REFLECTION 7& RESE>* IF HE LIKES RESE>* & CAN AF=D TO DO IT71 & SAD REFLECTION1 TOO1 :5 HE COMES ?9K+1 LET US SAY1 ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 OR ! COM+ REVOLUTIONS EV]Y:]E4 

,:]E >E WE 9 ! COM+ /RUGGLES8 ,P]SONAL H]OISM TO ANY AM\NT4 ,*RI/IAN ,SA9TS C\LD 5VY IT4-- ,SO GREAT1 SO WIDESPREAD IT WAS4 ,BUT :]E IS ! H]O & ! MASSES8 ,! H]O MO/LY DOES NOT KN[ !M -- !Y H>DLY UND]/& HIM4  ,& ! T[N-H]O WILL NOT KN[ ! C\NTRY MASSES :I* HE LEAVES TO ! P>LIAM5T>Y AGITATORS -- TO BE PUT ASLEEP BY !M BY DOSES & DOSES ( ,DUMA-OPIUM4  ,BUT 5\<1 DE> FRI5D4 

,Y\ ASK ME TO WRITE SOME?+ SPECIAL = Y\R S]IES4  ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE4  ,I MU/ T]M9ATE WORKS ALREADY BEGAN1 WORKS 9 H&1 & !Y WILL BE BIGG] WORKS4  

,TRANSLATE = ,TEMPES ,N\VEAU1 IF Y\ F9D SOME?+ 9T]E/+4 

,MU* BRO!RLY LOVE1 

,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

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