,MC,K9LEY'S ,ASSASS9ATION FROM ! ,AN>*I/ ,/&PO9T 

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,AU?OR 3 ,VOLTAIR9E ,DE ,CLEYRE 

,TAGS 3 P[] & GRE$1 ACT ( REPRISAL1 GOOD WORK+ PEOPLE1 WILLIAM MCK9LEY1 REVOLV] %OT1 WORK+ PEOPLE1 LIFE1 PEOPLE1 AN>*ISM1 GOOD4 

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,PHOTO BY ,ALESS&RO ,PIANA ,BIANCO1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,SIX YE>S HAVE PASS$ S9CE ,WILLIAM ,MC,K9LEY MET HIS DOOM AT ,BUFFALO & ! RETURN /ROKE ( JU/ICE TOOK ! LIFE ( HIS SLAY]1 ,LEON ,CZOLGOSZ4 ,! WILD RAGE ?AT /ORM$ ?R\< ! BRA9S ( ! PEOPLE1 FOLL[+ ?AT REVOLV] %OT1 TURN+ !M 9TO TEMPOR>Y MADM51 9CAPABLE ( SEE+1 HE>+1 OR ?9K+ CORRECTLY1 HAS SP5T ITSELF4 ,FIGURES >E BEG9N+ TO APPE> 9 !IR TRUE RELATIVE PROPORTIONS1 & !RE IS SOME LIKELIHOOD ?AT SANE WORDS WILL BE SANELY LI/5$ TO4 ,9/EAD ( ! WILD & SAVAGE ?REATS1 0,BR& ! ,AN>*I/S ) HOT IRON10 0,BOIL 9 OIL10 0,HANG TO ! FIR/ LAMP-PO/10 0,SC\RGE & %ACKLE10 0,DEPORT TO A DES]T ISL&10 :I* W]E ! /OCK PHRASES DUR+ ! FIR/ FEW WEEKS FOLL[+ ! TRAG$Y1 & W]E BUT ! FRO? ( ! UPHEAV$ PRIMITIVE B>B>ITY ( CIVILIZ$ M51 TORN LOOSE & RAG+ LIKE AN UNREASON+ BEA/1 WE N[ HE> AN OCCASIONAL S]I\S 9QUIRY3 0,BUT :AT HAVE ! ,AN>*I/S TO SAY AB\T IT8 ,WAS ,CZOLGOSZ REALLY AN ,AN>*I/8 ,DID HE SAY HE WAS8 ,& :AT HAS ,AN>*ISM TO DO ) ASSASS9ATION ALTOGE!R80 

,TO ?OSE :O WI% TO KN[ :AT ! ,AN>*I/S HAVE TO SAY1 !SE WORDS >E ADDRESS$4 ,WE HAVE TO SAY ?AT NOT ,AN>*ISM1 BUT ! /ATE ( SOCIETY :I* CREATES M5 ( P[] & GRE$ & ! VICTIMS ( P[] & GRE$1 IS RESPONSIBLE = ! DEA? ( BO? ,MC,K9LEY & ,CZOLGOSZ4 ,AN>*ISM HAS ?IS MU* TO DO ) ASSASS9ATION1 ?AT AS IT TEA*ES ! POSSIBILITY ( A SOCIETY 9 :I* ! NE$S ( LIFE MAY BE FULLY SUPPLI$ = ALL1 & 9 :I* ! OPPORTUNITIES = COMPLETE DEVELOPM5T ( M9D & BODY %ALL BE ! H]ITAGE ( ALL2 AS IT TEA*ES ?AT ! PRES5T UNJU/ ORGANIZATION ( ! PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION ( WEAL? MU/ F9ALLY BE COMPLETELY DE/ROY$1 & REPLAC$ BY A SY/EM :I* WILL 9SURE TO EA* ! LIB]TY TO WORK1 )\T FIR/ SEEK+ A MA/] TO :OM HE MU/ SURR5D] A TI! ( HIS PRODUCT1 :I* WILL GU>ANTEE HIS LIB]TY ( ACCESS TO ! S\RCES & MEANS ( PRODUCTION2 AS IT TEA*ES ?AT ALL ?IS IS POSSIBLE )\T ! EXHAU/ION ( BODY & M9D :I* IS H\RLY WRECK+ ! BRA9 & BRAWN ( ! NATIONS 9 ! PRES5T /RUGGLE ( ! WORK]S TO A*IEVE A COMPET5CE1 IT FOLL[S ?AT ,AN>*ISM DOES CREATE REBELS4 ,\T ( ! BL9DLY SUBMISSIVE1 IT MAKES ! DISCONT5T$2 \T ( ! UNCONSCI\SLY DISSATISFI$1 IT MAKES ! CONSCI\SLY DISSATISFI$4 ,EV]Y MOVEM5T = ! SOCIAL BETT]M5T ( ! PEOPLES1 FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL1 HAS DONE ! SAME4 ,& S9CE AMONG ! RANKS ( DISSATISFI$ PEOPLE >E TO BE F\ND ALL MANN] ( TEMP]AM5TS & DEGREES ( M5TAL DEVELOPM5T--JU/ AS >E F\ND AMONG ! SATISFI$ ALSO--IT FOLL[S ?AT !RE >E OCCASIONALLY ?OSE :O TRANSLATE !IR DISSATISFACTION 9TO A DEF9ITE ACT ( REPRISAL AGA9/ ! SOCIETY :I* IS CRU%+ !M & !IR FELL[S4 ,ASSASS9ATION ( P]SONS REPRES5T+ ! RUL+ P[] IS SU* AN ACT ( REPRISAL4 ,!RE HAVE BE5 ,*RI/IAN ASSASS9S1 ,REPUBLICAN ASSASS9S1 ,SOCIALI/ ASSASS9S1 & ,AN>*I/ ASSASS9S2 9 NO CASE WAS ! ACT ( ASSASS9ATION AN EXPRESSION ( ANY ( !SE RELIGI\S OR POLITICAL CRE$S1 BUT ( TEMP]AM5TAL REACTION AGA9/ ! 9JU/ICE CREAT$ BY ! PREVAIL+ SY/EM ( ! TIME 7EXCLUD+1 ( C\RSE1 SU* ACTS AS W]E M]ELY ! RESULT ( P]SONAL AMBITION OR D]ANGEM5T74 ,MOREOV]1 ,AN>*ISM LESS ?AN ANY ( !SE CAN HAVE ANY?+ TO DO 9 DET]M9+ A SPECIFIC ACTION1 S9CE1 9 ! NATURE ( ITS TEA*+1 EV]Y ,AN>*I/ MU/ ACT PURELY ON HIS [N 9ITIATIVE & RESPONSIBILITY2 !RE >E NO SECRET SOCIETIES NOR EXECUTIVE BO>DS ( ANY DESCRIPTION AMONG ,AN>*I/S4 ,BUT ?AT AMONG A MASS ( PEOPLE :O REALIZE FULLY :AT A SLAU<T]-H\SE CAPITALISM HAS MADE ( ! WORLD1 H[ EV5 LITTLE *ILDR5 >E DAILY & H\RLY CRIPPL$1 />V$1 DOOM$ TO ! SL[ DEA? ( POISON$ AIR1 TO RU9$ EYESI<T1 WA/$ LIMBS1 & POLLUT$ BLOOD2 H[ ?R\< ! SAPP+ ( ! PRES5T G5]ATION'S /R5G? ! UNBORN >E CONDEMN$ TO A ROTT5 BIR?RI<T1 ALL ?AT RI*ES MAY BE HEAP$ :]E !Y >E NOT NE$$2 :O REALIZE ?AT ALL ?IS IS AS UNNECESS>Y & /UPID AS IT IS WICK$ & REVOLT+2 ?AT AMONG !SE !RE %\LD BE SOME :O RISE UP & /RIKE BACK1 :E!R WISELY OR UNWISELY1 EFFECTIVELY OR 9EFFECTIVELY1 IS NO MATT] = WOND]2 ! WOND] IS !RE >E NOT MORE4 ,! HELLS ( CAPITALISM CREATE ! DESP]ATE2 ! DESP]ATE ACT1--DESP]ATELY6 

,& 9 SO F> AS ,AN>*ISM SEEKS TO >\SE ! CONSCI\SNESS ( OPPRESSION1 ! DESIRE = A BETT] SOCIETY1 & A S5SE ( ! NECESSITY = UNCEAS+ W>F>E AGA9/ CAPITALISM & ! ,/ATE1 ! AU?ORS ( ALL ?IS UNRECOGNIZ$ BUT ,NEMESIS-BE>+ CRIME1 9 SO F> IT IS RESPONSIBLE & DOES NOT %IRK ITS RESPONSIBILITY3 0,= IT IS IMPOSSIBLE BUT ?AT (F5SES COME2 BUT WOE UNTO !M ?R\< :OM !Y COME40 

,MANY (F5SES HAD COME ?R\< ! ACTS ( ,WILLIAM ,MC,K9LEY4 ,UPON HIS H& WAS ! 0DAMN$ SPOT0 ( (FICIAL MURD]1 ! BLOOD ( ! ,FILIP9OS1 :OM HE1 9 PURSUANCE ( ! CAPITALI/ POLICY ( ,IMP]IALISM1 HAD S5T5C$ TO DEA?4 ,UPON HIS HEAD FALLS ! CURSE ( ALL ! WORK]S AGA9/ :OM1 TIME & TIME AGA91 HE ?REW ! /R5G? ( HIS (FICIAL P[]4 ,)\T D\BT HE WAS 9 PRIVATE LIFE A GOOD & K9DLY MAN2 IT IS EV5 PROBABLE HE SAW NO WRONG 9 ! T]RIBLE DE$S HE HAD COMM&$ DONE4 ,P]HAPS HE WAS ABLE TO RECONCILE HIS ,*RI/IAN BELIEF1 0,DO GOOD TO !M ?AT HATE Y\10 ) ! SLAU<T]S HE ORD]$2 P]HAPS HE MURD]$ ! ,FILIP9OS 0TO DO !M GOOD02 ! CAPITALI/ M9D IS CAPABLE ( SU* CONTORTIONS4 ,BUT :ATEV] HIS PRIVATE LIFE1 HE WAS ! REPRES5TATIVE ( WEAL? & GRE$ & P[]2 9 ACCEPT+ ! POSITION HE ACCEPT$ ! REW>DS & ! DANG]S1 JU/ AS A M9]1 :O GOES D[N 9 ! M9E = @s#b4#e A DAY OR LESS1 ACCEPTS ! DANG] ( ! FIR$AMP4 ,MC,K9LEY'S REW>DS W]E GREAT] & HIS RISKS LESS2 MOREOV]1 HE DIDN'T NE$ ! JOB TO KEEP BREAD 9 HIS M\?2 BUT HE1 TOO1 MET AN EXPLOSIVE =CE--! =CE ( A DESP]ATE MAN'S WILL4 ,& HE DI$2 NOT AS A M>TYR1 BUT AS A GAMBL] :O HAD WON A HI< /AKE & WAS /RUCK D[N BY ! MAN :O HAD LO/ ! GAME3 = ?AT IS :AT CAPITALISM HAS MADE ( HUMAN WELL-BE+-- A GAMBL]'S /AKE1 NO MORE4 

,:O WAS ?IS MAN8 ,NO ONE KN[S4 ,A *ILD ( ! GREAT D>KNESS1 A SPECT] \T ( ! ABYSS6 ,WAS HE AN ,AN>*I/8 ,WE DO NOT KN[4 ,NONE ( ! ,AN>*I/S KNEW HIM1 SAVE AS A MAN ) :OM SOME FEW ( !M HAD EX*ANG$ A FEW M9UTES' CONV]SATION1 9 :I* HE SAID ?AT HE HAD BE5 A ,SOCIALI/1 BUT WAS !N DISSATISFI$ ) ! ,SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T 4 ,! POLICE SAID HE WAS AN ,AN>*I/2 ! POLICE SAID HE ATTRIBUT$ HIS ACT TO ! 9FLU5CE ( A LECTURE ( ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN4 ,BUT ! POLICE HAVE LI$ BE=E1 &1 LIKE ! CELEBRAT$ ,OR*>D1 !Y NE$ 0CORROBORATIVE EVID5CE40 ,ALL ?AT WE REALLY KN[ ( ,CZOLGOSZ IS HIS REVOLV] %OT & HIS DY+ WORDS3 0,I KILL$ ! ,PRESID5T BECAUSE HE WAS ! 5EMY ( ! PEOPLE1 ! GOOD1 WORK+ PEOPLE40 ,ALL BETWE5 IS BLANK4 ,:AT HE REALLY SAID1 IF HE SAID ANY?+1 REMA9S 9 ! SECRET PAP]S ( ! ,BUFFALO ,POLICE ,DEP>TM5T & ! ,AUBURN PRISON4 ,IF WE >E TO JUDGE 9F]5TIALLY1 CONSID]+ HIS ABSOLUTELY 9DIFF]5T BEHAVIOR AT HIS 0TRIAL10 HE NEV] SAID ANY?+ AT ALL4 ,HE WAS UTT]LY AT !IR M]CY1 & HAD !Y BE5 ABLE TO TWI/ OR TORTURE ANY WORD ( HIS 9TO A 0CONSPIRACY10 !Y W\LD HAVE DONE IT4 ,H5CE IT IS MO/ PROBABLE HE SAID NO?+4 

,WAS HE A NORMAL OR AN ABNORMAL BE+8 ,9 FULL POSSESSION ( HIS S5SES1 OR ( A DI/URB$ OR WEAK M5TALITY8 ,AGA9 WE DO NOT KN[4 ,ALL MANN] ( FABLES >OSE IMM$IATELY AFT] HIS ACT AS TO HIS BOYHOOD'S C>E]2 PEOPLE KNEW HIM 9 HIS *ILDHOOD AS EVIL1 /UPID1 CRUEL2 EV5 SOME KNEW HIM :O HAD HE>D HIM TALK AB\T ASSASS9AT+ ! ,PRESID5T YE>S BE=E2 O!R LEG5DS CONTRADICT$ !SE2 ALL W]E EQUALLY UNRELIABLE4 ,HIS 9DIFF]5CE AT ! 0TRIAL0 MAY HAVE BE5 ?AT ( A /RONG MAN 5DUR+ A F>CE1 OR ( A CL\D$ & NONREALIZ+ M9D4 ,HIS LA/ WORDS W]E ! WORDS ( A NAIVE & DEVOT$ S\L1 A S\L QUITE Y\NG1 QUITE UNSELFI%1 & QUITE =LORN4 ,IF M>TYRDOM IS 9SI/$ UPON1 :I* WAS ! M>TYR1 ! MAN :O HAD HAD ! GOOD ( LIFE1 :O WAS PA/ MIDDLE YE>S1 :O HAD RECEIV$ REW>D & DI/9CTION TO SATIETY1 :O HAD ORD]$ O!RS KILL$ )\T ONCE JEOP>DIZ+ HIS [N LIFE1 & TO :OM DEA? CAME MORE EASILY ?AN TO MILLIONS :O DIE ( LONG WANT & SL[ TORTURES ( DISEASE1 OR ?IS Y\NG /RONG S\L :I* /RUCK ITS [N BL[ & PAID ) ITS [N LIFE1 SO CAPABLE ( ! UTT]E/ DEVOTION1 SO EMBITT]$ & RU9$ 9 ITS Y\?1 SO HOPELESS1 SO WA/$1 SO CA/ \T ( ! HE>T ( PITY1 SO ALTOGE!R ALONE 9 ITS LA/ AGONY8 ,?IS WAS ! GREAT] TRAG$Y--A TRAG$Y B\ND TO BE REPEAT$ OV] & OV]1 UNTIL 0! GOOD WORK+ PEOPLE0 79 TRU? !Y >E NOT SO GOOD7 LE>N ?AT ! E>? IS !IRS & ! FULLNESS !RE(1 & ?AT !RE IS NO NE$ = ANY ONE TO 5?RALL$ HIMSELF TO ANO!R4 ,?IS ,AN>*ISM TEA*ES1 & ?IS ! FUTURE WILL REALIZE1 ?\< MANY M>TYRDOMS LIE BETWE54 

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