,LASSALLE & ! ,REVOLUTION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG 

,TEXT 3 

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,LASSALLE'S IMM$IATE RELATION%IP ) ! ,M>* .<#a#h#d#h.> REVOLUTION HAS REMA9$ A M]E FRAGM5T>Y1 ALMO/ FLEET+1 ONE4 

,?IS IS P>TLY BECAUSE ( HIS /ILL RELATIVELY Y\NG AGE1 BUT ABOVE ALL BECAUSE ( ! PECULI> CONCAT5ATION ( CIRCUM/ANCES 9 HIS LIFE :I* - = ALMO/ A DECADE - *A9$ HIM TO ! 9DIVIDUAL FATE ( A WOMAN BADLY ABUS$ BY ! DOM9ANT FEUDAL P[]S & :I* HAVE MADE HIS 5]GY TO ! S]VICE ( ! REVOLUTION HI<LY DISPUT$ 9 ?IS P]IOD4 .<#a.> ,NOT UNTIL ! ,NOVEMB] CRISIS ( #ahdh WAS ,LASSALLE ABLE TO PLAY AN EXEMPL>Y P>T 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLES ( ! ,RH9EL&4 ,IMM$IATELY1 H[EV]1 HE WAS SN>$ BY ! ,PRUSSIAN JUDICI>Y1 :I* ONLY RELEAS$ HIM :5 ! REVOLUTION WAS OV]4 

,BUT ,LASSALLE'S HI/ORICAL CONNECTION ) ! ,M>* REVOLUTION DOES NOT 5D ) HIS DIRECT AGITATION DUR+ ! 'GREAT YE>'3 IT WAS NOT EV5 ! MA9 ?+ AB\T IT4 ,RA!R1 IT WAS ! FACT ?AT ,LASSALLE PUT 9TO PRACTICE ! MO/ IMPORTANT HI/ORICAL CONSEQU5CE ( ! ,M>* REVOLUTION BY F9ALLY RELEAS+ ! ,G]MAN WORK+ CLASS FROM ! POLITICAL CONSCRIPTION ( ! B\RGEOISIE & ORGANIZ+ IT 9TO AN 9DEP5D5T CLASS P>TY4 

,AS IS WELL KN[N1 ! SPECIFIC MANN] 9 :I* ,LASSALLE C>RI$ \T ?IS IMMORTAL TASK HAS BE5 MET ) %>P & (T5 WELL DES]V$ CRITICISM FROM ,M>X4 

0,HE MADE BIG MI/AKES10 WROTE ,M>X TO ,S*WEITZ] 9 #a#h#f#h4 0,HE ALL[$ HIMSELF TO BE 9FLU5C$ TOO MU* BY ! IMM$IATE CIRCUM/ANCES ( ! TIME4 ,HE MADE ! M9OR />T+ PO9T1 HIS OPPOSITION TO ! DW>FLIKE ,S*ULZE-,DELITZS*1 ! C5TRAL PO9T ( HIS AGITATION - /ATE AID V]SUS SELF-HELP4 ,! '/ATE' WAS1 !RE=E1 TRANS=M$ 9TO ! ,PRUSSIAN /ATE4 ,HE WAS ?US =C$ TO MAKE CONCESSIONS TO ! ,PRUSSIAN MON>*Y1 TO ,PRUSSIAN REACTION 7! FEUDAL P>TY7 & EV5 TO ! CL]ICS40 .<#b.> 

,YET ,LASSALLE'S GREAT DE$ - ACCOMPLI%$ BO? 9 SPITE ( & ?R\< !SE MI/AKES - IS NOT R$UC$1 BUT ACTUALLY GR[S 9 SIGNIFICANCE ) ! HI/ORICAL P]SPECTIVE FROM :I* WE OBS]VE IT4 ,?AT ,LASSALLE UND]/OOD H[ TO SEE ?R\< ! 9N] MIS]Y ( B\RGEOIS LIB]ALISM & TO EXPOSE ?IS RU?LESSLY & ALMO/ BRUTALLY 9 FRONT ( ! WORK+ CLASS - ESPECIALLY AT A TIME :5 ?IS LIB]ALISM WAS /ILL1 AFT] ALL1 D>+ TO 5GAGE 9 SOME?+ AK9 TO A /RUGGLE ) ! CR[N & ! ,JUNK] REACTION - ?IS S]VICE WILL 9 ?IS S5SE BE EV] GREAT] 9 ! EYES ( ! HI/ORIANS & ! POLITICIANS1 = S9CE !N ! B\RGEOISIE HAS A*IEV$ ! MIRACLE ( SLID+1 YE> ON YE>1 FUR!R D[N BEYOND ! DEP?S :]E IT /OOD EV5 BACK !N4 

,& IF /ILL TODAY1 UNTIL QUITE REC5TLY1 IF ONLY SPORADICALLY & FLEET+LY1 ILLUSIONS 9 A NEW UPSW+1 AN ,9DIAN SUMM] ( B\RGEOIS LIB]ALISM1 ! COOP]ATION & COMMON /RUGGLE ( ! PROLET>IAT W]E CONCEIVABLE1 ! MORE GR\NDBREAK+ ,LASSALLE'S NOBLE DE$ WILL BECOME1 AS HE DID NOT HESITATE = A SECOND 9 %[+ ! ,G]MAN PROLET>IAT ! WAY TO 9DEP5D5T CLASS POLITICS ?R\< ! RUBBLE ( LIB]ALISM /EMM+ FROM ! TIME ( CONFLICT - A LIB]ALISM ?AT1 ( C\RSE1 T[]S ABOVE ! LIB]ALISM ( TODAY4 

,9 HIS TACTICS ( /RUGGLE1 ,LASSALLE C]TA9LY DID MAKE MI/AKES4 ,YET EMPHASIZ+ MI/AKES 9 A GREAT LIFE'S WORK IS ! TRITE PLEASURE ( PETTY P$DL>S ( HI/ORICAL RESE>*4 ,F> MORE IMPORTANT 9 JUDG+ SOMEONE'S P]SONALITY & ! IMPACT ( !IR WORK IS TO ASC]TA9 ! ACTUAL CAUSE OR ! SPECIFIC S\RCE FROM :I* BO? !IR ]RORS & VIRTUES RESULT$4 ,9 MANY CASES1 ,LASSALLE TRANSGRESS$ 9 HIS T5D5CY TO 'DIPLOMACY' OR 'PLOYS'1 SU* AS 9 HIS DEALS ) ,BISM>CK ON ! 9TRODUCTION FROM ABOVE ( G5]AL SUFFRAGE OR 9 HIS PLANS = COOP]ATIVES FUND$ ) /ATE CR$IT4 ,9 HIS POLITICAL /RUGGLES ) B\RGEOIS SOCIETY1 AS WELL AS 9 HIS JUDICIAL /RUGGLES ) ! ,PRUSSIAN JUDICI>Y1 HE HAPPILY F\<T ON ! 5EMY'S T]RITORY1 APPE>+ TO MAKE CONCESSIONS 9 HIS PO9T ( VIEW4 ,A SASSY1 NOBLE ACROBAT1 AS ,JOHANN ,PHILLIP ,BECK] WROTE1 HE (T5 D>$ TO JUMP RI<T TO ! $GE ( ! ABYSS ?AT SEP>ATES A REVOLUTION>Y TACTIC FROM COLLABORATION ) REACTION4 

,BUT ! CAUSE ?AT L$ HIM TO !SE AUDACI\S LEAPS WAS NOT 9N] 9SECURITY1 AN 9N] D\BT ( ! /R5G? & PRACTICABILITY ( ! REVOLUTION>Y CAUSE ?AT HE REPRES5T$1 BUT ON ! CONTR>Y AN EXCESS ( CONFID5T BELIEF 9 ! UNCONQU]ABLE P[] ( ?IS CAUSE4 ,LASSALLE SOMETIMES W5T OV] TO ! GR\ND ( ! OPPON5T 9 ! FI<T1 NOT 9 ORD] TO REL9QUI% SOME?+ ( HIS REVOLUTION>Y GOALS1 BUT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 9 ! DELUD$ BELIEF ?AT HIS /RONG P]SONALITY W\LD SUFFICE TO WRE/ AWAY SO MU* FROM HIS OPPON5T = ?OSE REVOLUTION>Y GOALS1 ?AT ! GR\ND B5EA? HIS OPPON5T'S FEET W\LD CAVE 94 

,:51 = EXAMPLE1 ,LASSALLE GRAFT$ HIS IDEA ( COOP]ATIVES FUND$ BY /ATE CR$IT ONTO AN IDEALI/IC1 UNHI/ORICAL FICTION ( ! '/ATE'1 ! GREAT DANG] ( ?IS FICTION WAS ?AT 9 REALITY HE M]ELY IDEALIZ$ ! WRET*$ ,PRUSSIAN /ATE4 ,BUT :AT ,LASSALLE WANT$ TO IMPOSE ON IT 9 T]MS ( ! TASKS & DUTIES ( ! WORK+ CLASS W\LD NOT ONLY HAVE %AK5 ! MIS]ABLE %ACK ?AT IS ! ,PRUSSIAN /ATE1 BUT ! B\RGEOIS /ATE 9 G5]AL4 

,! WRONG - ONE MI<T SAY ! OPPORTUNI/IC - ASPECT ( ! ,LASSALLEAN TACTIC WAS ?AT HE AIM$ HIS DEM&S AT ! WRONG AUDI5CE4 ,YET HIS DEM&S DID NOT AS A RESULT DIM9I% & DIS9TEGRATE 9 HIS H&S3 !Y GREW MORE & MORE4 ,& IF HE PREF]R$ TO R$UCE ! :OLE FI<T TO A FEW MILITANT SLOGANS - ON ! G5]AL RI<T TO VOTE & ! PRODUCTIVE ASSOCIATIONS1 = EXAMPLE - !N IT WAS NOT AN EXCESS ( PATI5CE1 :I* W\LD HAVE MEANT AB&ON+ ! SEA ( SOCIALI/ DEM&S = PIECEMEAL B\RGEOIS RE=MS1 BUT HIS IMPATI5CE1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 :I* DROVE HIM TO CONC5TRATE ALL =CES ON ONE OR A FEW P>TICUL> PO9TS ( ATTACK 9 ORD] TO CUT %ORT ! LONG HI/ORIC PROCESS4 

,SO ! MI/AKES ( ,LASSALLEAN TACTICS >E ?OSE ( AN AGGRESSIVE ATTACK]1 NOT A DI!R]4 ,!Y >E ?OSE ( A D>+ REVOLUTION>Y1 NOT A FA9!>T$ DIPLOMAT4 

,9 EV]Y P]IOD !RE >E PEOPLE - & !RE >E ALSO SU* PEOPLE TODAY - :O ONLY BELIEVE 9 ! POSSIBILITY & ! TIMEL9ESS ( A REVOLUTION :5 IT HAS ALREADY HAPP5$4 ,SU* PEOPLE GRASP WORLD HI/ORY NOT BY OBS]V+ ITS FACE1 SO TO SPEAK1 BUT ITS BEH9D4 ,LASSALLE BELONG$ TO ?AT GREAT G5]ATION1 AT ! TOP ( :I* ,K>L ,M>X %ONE1 9 :I* BELIEF 9 ! REVOLUTION WAS ALIVE 9 ALL ITS P[]4 ,NOT M]ELY 9 ! S5SE ?AT 9 ! #a#h#eS ,LASSALLE1 LIKE ,M>X & ,5GELS1 /ILL CONFID5TLY EXPECT$ ! RETURN ( ! ,M>* REVOLUTION>Y WAVE 9 ,EUROPE1 BUT ABOVE ALL 9 ! S5SE ?AT HE LIV$ 9 ! ROCK-SOLID CONVICTION ( ! VALIDITY & 9EVITABILITY ( ! PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION4 

,HE CON/ANTLY LI/5$ TO ! '! M>* ( WORK]-BATTALIONS' 9 ! HI/ORICAL /ORM+ ( ! B\RGEOIS ORD] ( SOCIETY1 RI<T 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! EV]YDAY /RUGGLE & ! GU]RILLA W> ) ! ,PRUSSIAN JUDICI>Y & POLICE4 ,& HE KNEW P]FECTLY WELL ?AT ! ONLY ADEQUATE GU>ANTEE ( ! VICTORI\S C\RSE ( ?IS /RUGGLE LAY 9 ! PROLET>IAN MASS ITSELF4 ,EV5 IF HE DID NOT >RIVE AT ?IS CONCLUSION BY WAY ( HI/ORICAL MAT]IALI/ RESE>*1 AS ,M>X DID1 BUT RA!R BY WAY ( PHILOSOPHIC-IDEALI/IC SPECULATION1 HE PROVID$ ! ,G]MAN WORK+ CLASS1 9 COMPLETE H>MONY ) ,M>X'S TEA*+1 ) ONE ( ITS MO/ IMPORTANT SIGNPO/S 9 !IR CLASS /RUGGLE :5 HE1 9 CONTRA/+ P>LIAM5T>Y RE=MISM TO REVOLUTION>Y MASS ACTION1 SAID3 

0,A LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY NEV] HAS OV]?R[N & NEV] WILL OV]?R[ ! EXI/+ ORD]4 ,ALL ?AT .<SU* AN.> ASSEMBLY HAS EV] DONE & EV] BE5 ABLE TO DO IS PROCLAIM ! EXI/+ ORD] \TSIDE1 SANCTION ! ALREADY COMPLET$ OV]?R[ ( SOCIETY & ELABORATE ON ITS 9DIVIDUAL CONSEQU5CES1 LAWS & SO =? 444 ,SPOK5 MORE REALI/ICALLY1 9 ! LA/ 9/ANCE REVOLUTIONS CAN ONLY BE MADE ) ! MASSES & !IR PASSIONATE DEVOTION0 7MY EMPHASIS - ,R,L74 .<#c.> 

,9 A FEW MON?S1 ON ,AUGU/ #c#a1 TO BE PRECISE1 #d YE>S WILL HAVE PASS$ S9CE ,LASSALLE'S DEA?4 ,HE & HIS LIFE'S WORK1 JUDG$ = SO LONG 9 A V>I$ & SOMETIMES CONTRADICTORY MANN]1 >E N[ AVAILABLE = ! ,G]MAN WORK+ CLASS 9 FULL & EXHAU/IVE CL>ITY - & 9DE$ BO? 9 MORTAL & IMMORTAL =MS - 9 ,B]N/E9'S COMM5T>Y & 9 ,MEHR+'S WORKS4 

,HAD HIS SUDD5 DEA? NOT TAK5 HIM AWAY AFT] SU* A %ORT & BRI<T LIFE1 IT IS D\BTFUL :E!R ,LASSALLE W\LD BE HAVE BE5 ABLE TO ORI5T HIMSELF 9 TODAY'S MOVEM5T & CLAIM HIS POSITION AS A LEAD+ & P[]FUL SPIRIT 9 ?IS COMPLETELY *ANG$ 5VIRONM5T4 0,EV5TS01 HE WROTE %ORTLY BE=E HIS DEA?1 0WILL DEVELOP V]Y SL[LY1 ,I FE>1 & MY GL[+ S\L TAKES NO PLEASURE 9 !SE *ILDR5'S ILLNESSES & *RONIC TASKS40 .<#d.> ,YET HI/ORY HAS H>DLY EV] SUFF]$ FROM A MORE DISGU/+ 9FANTILE ILLNESS ?AN ! CURR5T P]IOD ( B\RGEOIS-FEUDAL P>LIAM5T>IANISM1 :I* ! MOD]N PROLET>IAT 9 ,G]MANY & ALL CAPITALI/ C\NTRIES IS DAMN$ TO WADE ?R\< & P5ETRATE IF IT IS TO OV]COME IT4 ,LASSALLE'S P]SONALITY WAS SIMPLY NOT MADE = ?IS P]IOD ( ! /RUGGLE4 

,BUT ! CONTEMPOR>Y PROLET>IAN MASS MOVEM5T NE$S ?AT 0GL[+ S\L01 :I* %ONE 9 ,LASSALLE & /ILL BREA!S 9 EA* ( HIS WRITT5 WORDS1 ALL ! MORE TODAY4 ,?AT S\L1 9 ,LASSALLE'S WORDS1 WILL ALONE BE ABLE TO 0CL5* ! :OLE P[] 9TO A FI/01 &1 AT ! CRUCIAL MOM5T1 OV]COME B\RGEOIS SOCIETY & A*IEVE VICTORY4 

,NOTES 

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