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,DOMELA ,NIEUW5HUIS 

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,AU?OR 3 ,GUY ,ALDR$ 

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,HIS ,LIFE & ,WORK 

7,?IS ESSAY IS ABRIDGE FROM A /UDY1 WRITT5 9 ,FR5*1 BY ,&RE ,LORULOT47 

,I ?9K ,I SEE !M AGA9 AT ! F> 5D ( ?AT SMOKY ROOM 9 ! ,RUE DE ,BRELANGE4 ,ONE1 Y\NG & PETULANT1 FI]Y & VEHEM5T1 ! GL9T ( ! S\!RN SUN ON HIS BLACK HAIR4 ,! O!R1 ! OLD MAN ( ! ,NOR?1 :OSE BLUE EYES & SMIL+ FACE1 FRAM$ 9 LONG :ITE HAIR1 9DICATE AN IMM5SE GOODNESS4 ,!RE !Y W]E1 BO? /IGMATIZ+ ! W>4 ,ALM]EYDA1 ANGRILY1 ,DOMELA ) ! S(TE/ ( IRONIES & ! CALME/ ( CONVICTION4 ,ME?9KS ,I AGA9 SEE !SE TWO F\ND]S ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ANTI-MILIT>I/ ,ASSOCIATION ( ,WORK]S4 

,ALM]EYDA HAD R5\NC$ ! PURE IDEAS ( HIS ADOLESC5CE1 BECAUSE HE KNEW NOT H[ TO RESI/ ! ATTRACTION ( GOLD1 BY :I* ! B\RGEOISIE BUY & CORRUPT SO MANY CONSCI5CES4 ,HE HAD AB&ON$-----IF NOT 5TIRELY1 AT LEA/ 9 A GREAT MEASURE----! H>D CONFLICT AGA9/ SOCIAL 9IQUITY1 & LIKE SO MANY O!R LOV]S ( ,UTOPIA HAD RANG$ HIMSELF ALONGSIDE ( ! OPPORTUNI/S4 

,:AT A CONTRA/ ) ,DOMELA ,NIEUW5HUIS6 

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,DOMELA REC\NT$ HIS EVOLUTION 9 AN 9T]E/+ AUTO- BIOGRAPHY4 ,FROM 0,*RI/IAN TO ,AN>*I/40 ,HE !RE EXPLA9S H[ HE1 A ,PROTE/ANT CL]GYMAN1 WAS L$ TO SEP>ATE HIMSELF FROM RELIGION 9 ORD] TO EMBRACE ,FREE?\<T & ,SOCIALISM4 ,RELIGI\S CONVICTIONS HAD NOT SUCCE$$ 9 OBSCUR+ ?IS VA/ 9TELLIG5CE4 ,BESIDES1 IT IS C]TA91 ?AT1 IF ,DOMELA WAS A ZEAL\S PA/OR1 IT WAS NOT ?R\< LOVE ( DOGMA4 ,HE WAS RIPE = ?AT L>GE & P[]FUL IDEALISM :I* *>ACT]IZ$ HIS :OLE LIFE1 = ?AT LOVE ( ! HUMBLE4 ,= ?AT FAI? 9 A BETT] WORLD--TO HE REALIZ$ ON ?IS E>? & NOT 9 A V]Y HYPO!TICAL 0,BEYOND40 

,DOMELA UND]/OOD ,PROTE/ANTISM 9 ! MO/ HUMAN FA%ION4 0,PROTE/ANTISM IS 9 FACT AN>*I/IC40 ,I WILL NOT DISCUSS ?IS PO9T ( VIEW H]E4 ,! RE=MATION SYMBOLIZES ! SPIRIT ( REVOLT 9 A V]Y EPHEM]AL MANN] ONLY4 ,LU!R %[$ HIMSELF V]Y AU?ORIT>IAN1 & ! EXPLOITS ( ! MELAN*OLY ,CALV9 >E NOT =GOTT51 NO MORE ?AN >E ! P]SECUTIONS 9FLICT$ UPON ?9K]S & PHILOSOPH]S--P>TICUL>LY ON ,JEAN ,JACQUES- ,9 REALITY ! PRES5T DAY ,HUGU5OTS HAVE NO CAUSE TO 5VY !IR EX-5EMIES ! ,ROMAN ,PAPI/S 9 RELATION TO ,SECT>IANISM & N>R[NESS ( VIEWS--AL?\< !IR BELIEFS >E1 ON ! :OLE1 LESS *ILDI%1 LESS GROSS1 & NOT SO ABSURD AS ?OSE ( ! ,CA?OLICS44 ,DOMELA RECOGNIZ$ ?IS HIMSELF :5 HE WROTE HIS LETT] ( RESIGNATION TO ! ,*UR* 7,C\NCIL1 ( :I* A %ORT EXTRACT FOLL[S 3--0L HAVE ALWAYS LIV$ UND] ! ILLUSION ?AT ! ,*UR*- MI<T BE FILL$ ) A NEW LIFE1 ?AT IT MI<T YET ANIMATE SOCIETY4 ! WORLD4 ,BUT LITTLE BY LITTLE1 ,I P]CEIVE ?AT ! ,*UR*1 AS SU*1 IS NOT 9 A /ATE TO UND]TAKE ?IS TASK1 ?AT IT HOLDS ON TO ! SIDES ( SOCIETY1 & WILL ALWAYS DO SO1 LIKE A RELIC ( ! PA/1 P[]LESS & )\T 5]GY1 DRAGG+ \T1 ?R\< ! =CE ( R\T9E1 A LANGUI%+ EXI/5CE4 ,H5CE ,I AM CONV9C$ IT IS NO LONG] POSSIBLE = ME TO WORK 9 ! ,*UR*1 = !RE IS NO?+ MORE MORTAL = 5?USIASM1 NO WORK MORE DEMORALIZ+ ?AN TO SET ONE'S HE>T ON A DEAD CAUSE4 ,ONE MAY1 ?ANKS TO >TIFICIAL PROCESSES1 APPE> TO PROLONG ! LIFE ( SU* CAUSES1 BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO R5D] !M HEAL? & /R5G?40 

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,?US WE F9D ,DOMELA AMONG ! APO/LES ( ! ,R$ ,FLAG4 ,HE GIVES HIMSELF UP TO ! WORK ( SOCIAL EMANCIPATION ) HIS :OLE /R5G?4 ,HE PUBLI%ES SEV]AL WORKS1 NUM]\S PAMPHLETS1 A WIDELY CIRCULAT+ BI-WEEKLY NEWSPAP]4 ,HE ATT5DS MANY AN 9T]NATIONAL CONGRESS4 ,= SOME TIME HE WAS EV5 DEPUTY 9 ! ,NIEUW5HUIS ,*AMB]4 

,BUT ! GREAT 9TELLIG5CE & PR(\ND S9C]ITY ( ,NIEUW5HUIS DID NOT P]MIT HIM TO BE A VULG> POLITICIAN1 NOR A DOGMATIC & N>R[ EXPON5T ( ,SOCIALISM4 ,9 HIS EYES ?IS DOCTR9E REPRES5T$ ALL ! HOPES ( LIB]ATION4 ,IT HAD TO SUB/ITUTE ITSELF = ,*RI/IANITY1 :OSE FAILURE WAS MORE MANIFE/ EV]Y DAY4 ,DOMELA WAS NOT SL[ TO OBS]VE ?AT ! SPOKESMAN ( ! NEW RELIGION W]E1 MORALLY SPEAK+1 SC>CELY SUP]IOR TO ! BAD %EPH]DS :OM ,JESUS 9VOK$4 ,HE CLOSELY FOLL[$ ! EVOLUTION ( SOCIAL DEMOCRACY1 & SAW IT BECOME MORE & MORE AU?ORIT>IAN1 RE=MI/1 & MIDDLE-CLASS4 ,9 HIS REM>KABLE WORK1 ,SOCIALISM 9 ,DANG]1 HE IS AMONG ! FIR/ TO %[ ! ROCKS UPON :I* SOCIALISM W\LD HURL ITSELF4 ,HE =ESAW ! GRAVE CONSEQU5CES ( COMPROMISE & ! 9EVITABLE RESULTS ( ELECTORAL EQUIVOCATION4 ,9 VA9 HE D5\NC$ ! P]IL4 ,9 VA91 HE /ROVE TO CONS]VE = ,SOCIALISM ITS 9DISP5SIBLE *>ACT]I/ICS ( LIB]TY1 9DEP5D5CE1 & CLEANNESS4 ,! ACTIONS ( ! ,G]MAN ,M>XI/S ESPECIALLY >\S$ HIM4 ,TO AU?ORIT>IAN ,SOCIALISM1 BORN 9 ,G]MANY :]E IT BECAME ALL-P[]FUL1 HE OPPOS$ LIB]T>IAN ,SOCIALISM4 ,TO NUM]\S BUT 9]T ORGANIZATIONS1 TO- UN$UCAT$ & FLOAT+ ELECTORAL MASSES1 HE PREF]R$ AUTONOM\S & COMBATATIVE GR\PS1 CONSCI\S1 PR\D & FREE 9DIVIDUALITIES4 ,LIKE ,BAKUN91 ,KROPOTK91 & ,RECLUS HE MI/RU/$ P>LIAM5TS1 = 0 ! REVOLUTION>Y IDEA IS SUPPRESS$ BY CONFID5CE 9 P>LIAM5T>ISM40 ,= HIM NUMB]S HAD NO SIGNIFICANCE4 0,:5 ,I WROTE ?AT ! P>TY HAD GA9$ 9 QUANTITY :AT IT HAD LO/ 9 QUALITY1 ,I WAS TREAT$ AS A CALUMNIATOR ( ! ,G]MAN P>TY40 ,POLITICIANS REQUIRE L>GE FOLL[+S1 & !Y >E NOT FOND ( ?OSE :O HAMP] ! RECRUIT+ ( SU* FOLL[+S4 ,NEI!R DO !Y LOVE ?OSE :O W\LD 9DUCE ! WORK]S TO DISP5SE ) LEAD]S1 *IEFS & PLACE-SEEK]S4 ,MOREOV]1 POLITICIANS FI<T TREA*]\SLY1 CONSCI\SLY CALUMNIAT+ !IR OPPON5TS4 ,DOMELA F\ND ?AT \T = HIMSELF4 0,AS SOON AS ONE IS NOT ( ! SAME OP9ION AS HE 7! ELD] ,LIEBKNE*T7 ONE IS DUBB$ ',AN>*I/1' & !RE IS ONLY ONE /EP FROM ?AT TO BE+ TREAT$ AS A POLICE SPY40 

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0,A MOVEM5T IS NEV] PUR]1 NOR MORE IDEALI/IC ?AN AT ITS COMM5CEM5T10 /ATES ,DOMELA :5 /UDY+ ! EVOLUTION ( ,SOCIALISM4 ,! FIR/ FEW APO/LES ( ! COLLECTIVI/ RELIGION HAD A MORE ROBU/ FAI? ?AN ! PRES5T PROPHETS ( ,SOCIALISM1 ) ! EXCEPTION1 ( C\RSE1 ( A FEW R>E CASES4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ! FIR/ MEMB]S ( ! ,CONF$]ATION DU ,TRAVAIL DO NOT 9 ! LEA/ RESEMBLE ?OSE ( #a#i#a#d-#a#i#a#h4 ,EV]Y DOCTR9E1 SEEK+ BE=E ALL & AT ANY PRICE1 ! ASS5T ( ! MASSES MU/ BE TON$ D[N )\T DELAY4 ,! PSEUDO CONQUE/ ( POLITICAL P[]1 ONE KN[S WELL 5\<1 HAD ! MO/ FATAL ( CONSEQU5CES UPON ! PROLET>IAN IDEAL4 ,DOMELA SAW ?IS CLE>LY & TOOK UP HIS /&4 0,I P]CEIV$ GRADUALLY ?AT MY ,SOCIALI/ PR9CIPLES1 MODEL$ AFT] ,M>X & ! ,G]MAN P>TY W]E 9 REALITY ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM1 & F> FROM BE+ A%AM$1 ,I RECOGNIZ$ IT2 ,I HAVE DIS[N$ !M BECAUSE ,I HAVE ! CONVICTION ?AT !Y CON/ITUT$ A NEGATION ( ! PR9CIPLE ( LIB]TY40 

,DOMELA EVOLV$ MORE & MORE T[>DS LIB]T>IANISM4 ,BESIDES1 HE NEV] CEAS$1 EV5 :IL/ FIGUR+ AMONG ! ,M>XI/S1 TO ABHOR TYRANNY 9 ALL ITS =MS4 ,HE PROCLAIM$ MORE GLADLY ! REVOLUTION>Y ,M>X1 ! ,M>X :O WROTE3 0,! ,/ATE1 TO ABOLI% PAUP]ISM1 MU/ ABOLI% ITSELF1 = ! ESS5CE ( ! EVIL LIES 9 ! V]Y EXI/5CE ( ! ,/ATE10 ?AN ! ,M>X DI/ORT$ BY AMBITIONS & P$ANTIC DISCIPLES4 

,DOMELA TURN$ HIS BACK ON P>LIAM5T>Y ,SOCIALISM1 AS HE HAD DONE =M]LY UPON ! ,*UR*4 ,HE REMA9$ FAI?FUL TO ! DOCTR9ES ( ! ,JURASSI5NE ,F$]ATION & ( ,BAKUN94 

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,! ,*UR*1 ! ,>MY1 ,CAPITALISM1 >E1 = ,DOMELA1 ! ?REE ET]NAL & 9SEP>ABLE 5EMIES4 ,HE HAS REMA9$ AN ACTIVE FREE?9K] & HAS TAK5 GOOD C>E NOT TO L5D HIS E> TO JESUITICAL VOICES :I* 9S9UATE ?AT 0RELIGION IS A PRIVATE CONC]N40 ,TO A*IEVE A WORLD )\T EXPLOITATION & OPPRESSION1 ,DOMELA ?9KS RI<TLY ?AT WE MU/ SAP ALL 9/ITUTIONS :I* R5D] TYRANNY POSSIBLE4 ,?US WE MU/ LEAD A TRIPLE COMBAT3 ANTI-RELIGI\S1 ANTI-MILIT>I/1 ANTI-CAPITALI/4 

,I IMAG9E ,I HE> HIM AGA9 DECL>+ AT ! ,P>IS ,CONGRESS ( #a#i#e3 0,A C5TURY ( ,FREE?\<T WILL DO MORE = CIVILIZATION & PROGRESS ?AN EI<TE5 C5TURIES ( ,*RI/IANITY6 0 

,BUT1 AT ! SIDE ( CL]ICALISM HE MADE HA/E TO PO9T \T ! O!R 5EMY6 0,:5 Y\ GIVE A F+]-PO9T TO MILIT>ISM1 IT TAKES ! F+]1 ! H&1 ! >M1 ! :OLE BODY6 0 

,& HAS HE NOT WRITT5 ELSE:]E3 0,! ,/ATE HAS ALWAYS BE5 ! OPPRESSOR'S 9/RUM5T ( =CE AGA9/ ! OPPRESS$40 

0,PROP]TY & AU?ORITY >E CLOSELY B\ND2 !Y BO? RE/ ON IGNORANCE & BRUTALITY4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y1 !N1 TO DE/ROY !SE TWO EVIL P[]S40 

,DOMELA IS ! AU?OR ( A V]Y SUB/ANTIAL /UDY ON ,LIB]T>IAN ,$UCATION4 ,NO?+ %ORT ( A PRACTICAL1 SCI5TIFIC RATIONAL $UCATION & CULTURE IS ( ANY USE AGA9/ ! BRUTALIZ+ EFFECT ( CAPITALI/ & RELIGI\S TEA*+4 

0,IT IS NOT ! DESPOT :O R5D]S ! PEOPLE DOCILE & SUBMISSIVE1 BUT ! ABS5CE ( LIB]T>IAN ASPIRATIONS )9 ! MASSES1 :I* R5D]S ! TYRANT POSSIBLE 4 4 4 ,IT IS NOT ! ,JESUITS :O CREATE ! ,T>TUFFES1 BUT \R SOCIAL HYPOCRISY :I* PROVES A PROPITI\S FIELD = ! DEVELOPM5T ( JESUITISM40 

,DOMELA IS A REVOLUTION>Y4 ,HE ?9KS ?AT ! FUTURE SOCIETY CAN ONLY >ISE \T ( ! RU9S ( CAPITALISM OV]?R[N4 ,HE =ESEES1 N[ & !N1 DETAILS ( ! WORLD ( TO-MORR[1 BAS$ ON ,F$]ALISM1 MUTUAL UND]/&+1 & FREE ORGANIZATION- ,HIS DREAM IS NOT AT ALL ! DISORD]1 ! *AOS ?AT 9T]E/$ DETRACTORS ( LIB]T>IAN ,COMMUNISM OB/9ATELY PRET5D TO BELIEVE IT IS4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y HE WI%ES ORD] & ?IS ORD] WILL EVOLVE \T ( REASON1 NOT TYRANNY4 ,9 ! SOCIETY ( HIS IMAG9ATION NO ONE WILL SULK AT HIS TASK1 NO ONE WILL REBEL AGA9/ ! NECESSITIES ( A H>MONI\S SOCIAL LIFE1 & ! 9DISP5SIBLE CONCESSIONS & RE/RICTIONS IT IMPOSES3 0,! PURSUIT ( ! ABOLITION ( ,A,L,L AU?ORITY IS NOT ! *>ACT]I/IC ( A SUP]IOR M9D1 NOR ! CONSEQU5CE ( ! LOVE ( LIB]TY BUT G5]ALLY A PRO( ( POV]TY ( M9D & ( VANITY10 \R ,DUT* COMRADE DECL>ES1 NOT )\T REASON4 

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,I REMEMB] REM>K+ TO ,GU/AVE ,H]VE1 ( NOISY & BURLESQUE MEMORY1 ?AT ! ANTI-PATRIOTIC !ORIES :OSE FRAT]NITY HE CLAIM$ W]E ONLY A RE/ATEM5T ( ! IDEAS EXP\ND$ BY ,DOMELA ,NIEUW5HUIS TW5TY YE>S BE=E HIM4 0,NOT A MAN1 NOT A C5TIME = MILIT>ISM40 ,?AT IS :AT ,DOMELA HAS NOT TIR$ ( PROCLAIM+ = MORE ?AN TW5TY YE>S4 ,MORE LOGICAL ?AN ,H]VE1 ,GRAVE1 ,J\HAUX1 & MANY O!RS1 HE HAS CONS]V$ HIS IDEAS 9TACT1 &1 9 ,NOVEMB]1 #a#i#a#d1 HE CALL$ A MEET+ ( ,DUT* ,AN>*I/S & ,FREE?9K]S AT ,AM/]DAM :I* ADOPT$ ! VIRILE RESOLUTION READ BY ,DOMELA4 

0,ALL P>TIES1 BEG9N+ ) ! CL]ICALS & F9I%+ ) ! SOCIAL DEMOCRATS1 WANT$ ! W>1 EI!R CONSCI\SLY OR UNCONSCI\SLY1 & !Y >E ALL GUILTY BECAUSE !Y HAVE VOT$ ! CR$ITS ( ! W> )\T :I* ! GOV]NM5TS W\LD NOT HAVE HAD ! MEANS ( DECL>+ W> 4 4 40 

,9 MAK+ ?IS /ATEM5T ,DOMELA ONLY CONFIRM$ ! EXP]I5CE ( HIS :OLE PUBLIC LIFE1 ( HIS =TY YE>S' SOCIAL ACTIVITY4 ,YES1 ,CL]ICALISM & POLITICAL P>LIAM5T>Y SOCIALISM HAVE FAIL$4 ,& NO ONE IS BETT] QUALIFI$ TO KN[ IT ?AN ! EX- PA/OR1 EX-DEPUTY & EX-SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT4 

,DOMELA'S CONCLUSION TO ! RESOLUTION IS ALSO P]EMPTORY4 ,IT /ATES ?AT 0! 9SIGNIFICANT MAT]IAL POSSESSIONS1 & ! SMALL AM\NT ( POLITICAL LIB]TY POSSESS$ BY ,DUT* WORK]S TO NOT WOR? ! SACRIFICE ( A HUMAN LIFE10 & ADDS3 

0,?IS MEET+ PROTE/S 5]GETICALLY AGA9/ ?IS FAM\S SLAU<T] M5AC+ CIVILIZATION & HUMANITY40 

0,PROTE/S ALSO ) ALL ITS =CE AGA9/ 9T]NATIONAL ,*RI/IANITY & AGA9/ 9T]NATIONAL SOCIAL-DEMOCRACY1 :I* HAVE BO? ABUS$ !IR 9FLU5CE OV] ! PEOPLE 9 ORD] TO 5C\RAGE AN ABOM9ABLE NATIONAL HATR$40 

,LET US NOTE ?AT ?IS PROCLAMATION WAS UTT]$ AT A TIME :5 ,HOLL& MI<T HAVE BE5 DRAWN 9TO ! CONFLICT4 ,DOMELA DID NOT P]MIT ! S]5ITY ( HIS M9D TO BE DI/URB$4 ,MA9TA9+ ALL HIS COOLNESS1 HE AFFIRMS ?AT ! EXI/5CE ( FRONTI]S & ! CONS]VATION ( A DYNA/Y OR A POLITICAL REGIME DOES NOT 9T]E/ ! WORK]S1 ?AT !Y MU/ P>TICIPATE ONLY 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE ?AT WILL LEAD !M TO !IR [N FRE$OM4 

0,D[N ) FRONTI]S ANTI NATIONAL HATR$6 ,D[N ) ! W>6 ,LONG LIVE ! 9T]NATIONAL FRAT]NIZATION ( ! WORK]S40 

,?US T]M9ATES ,DOMELA'S VIGOR\S *ALL5GE TO ! CRIM9AL WORLD4 ,ALAS6 HIS CRY ( REVOLT1 HIS APPEAL TO REASON WAS NOT TO BE HE>D4 

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