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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,*>LES ,MALATO 

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,Y\ HAVE 9VIT$ ME1 DE> COMRADE1 TO ADD A FEW L9ES TO ! DOCUM5T>Y WORK Y\'VE JU/ F9I%$4  ,I DO IT GLADLY1 AL?\< ?IS WORK CAN DO V]Y WELL )\T ANY COMM5TS1 REM>KS OR PREFACES BECAUSE Y\ LET ! SOCIALI/S SPEAK = !MSELVES 9 !IR DIFF]5T TIMES & IT'S UP TO ! READ] TO DRAW CONCLUSIONS4 

,YES1 IT'S TRUE ?AT1 LIKE EV]Y LIV+ ?+1 SOCIALISM HAS SUFF]$ ITS EVOLUTION1 ?AT IT IS NO LONG] ! H]OIC EPIC BEGUN BY ,BABEUF & ,D>! NOR ! PURE1 WOND]FUL1 H>MONIC DREAM ( ,F\RI]4  ,9 ! FI]CE BATTLE ( AMBITIONS & DESIRES ?AT FILLS UP \R GOV]NM5TAL & CAPITALI/ WORLD1 IT HAS BECOME ! LABEL ( A NEW P>TY ?AT1 AFT] ! CONS]VATIVES1 AFT] ! OPPORTUNI/S1 AFT] ! MOD]ATES1 IS TRY+ 9 ITS TURN TO COME TO P[]4  ,SO N[1 GOODBYE TO ! F9AL SPEE*ES ON SOCIAL TRANS=MATION6  ,! ,NEO-,RUL]S1 ) HE>TY APPETITES BECAUSE !Y WAIT$ SO LONG1 W\LD DIVIDE UP ! LUCRATIVE (FICES & CREATE NEW ONES AT ! EXP5SE ( ! WORK]S ) A GU/O RECALL+ ! FAM\S M9I/] SC5E 9 ',RUY ,BLAS' .<BY ,VICTOR ,HUGO1 #a#h#c#h.>4 

,?IS TRANS=MATION ( A P>TY ( ! PEOPLE 9TO A P>TY ( ! GOV]NM5T1 I4E4 ( AU?ORITY & EXPLOITATION1 HAS BE5 %[N TO US 9 HI/ORY TIME & TIME AGA94  ,IT'S ,*RI/IANITY1 BORN ( ! GREAT REVOLTS ( ! OPPRESS$ AT ! HE>T ( ,ROMAN SOCIETY & :I*1 DIV]T$ FROM ITS ORIG9AL PA? BY AMBITION OR OPPORTUNISM1 LITTLE BY LITTLE BLANKET$ ) ! FUTILE SUBTLETIES ( ,GREEK PHILOSOPHY & ,ORI5TAL SUP]/ITIONS1 BECOMES ! MO/ TYRANNICAL ( RELIGIONS4  ,IT'S ! #a#e? C5TURY RE=M ?AT ONCE ! ,ANABAPTI/S & ,ZW+LIANS -- I4E4 ! REVOLUTION>IES -- CONQU]$1 5D$ UP 9 ! SECT>IAN PIETISM ( ! ,PROTE/ANT *UR*ES4  ,IT'S ! REPUBLICAN IDEAL ?AT1 GREAT & SOCIAL ) ,M>AT1 ! ,HEB]TI/S & ! ,5RAGES1 :OSE WRECKAGE IS 5C\NT]$ AGA9 9 ! COMMUNI/ CONSPIRACY ( ,BABEUF1 F9ALLY 5DS UP1 ONE DEVELOPM5T AFT] ANO!R1 9 ! CONSECRATION ( A B\RGEOISIE OLIG>*Y1 LEAV+ AN 5ORM\S PROLET>IAT DOOM$ TO =C$ LABOR OR TO FAM9E1 9 ! MID/ ( GR&ILOQU5T FICTIONS & MAJE/IC DEMOCRATIC PRET5SES4 

,TODAY1 IT'S ! SOCIALI/ DEVIATION4  ,AN>*I/S1 TAKE C>E NOT TO GET SIDETRACK$1 TOMORR[1 9 Y\R TURN6 

,?IS PAMPHLET COMES AT ! RI<T TIME1 :5 ! ,CONGRESS ( ,AM/]DAM HAS BR\<T TO LI<T ! EVOLUTION ( ! HEAD SOCIALI/S :O >E MO/ 9FLU5TIAL ON B\RGEOISIE RADICALISM4  ,?IS1 TOO1 = A QU>T] ( A C5TURY HAS EVOLV$ T[>DS OPPORTUNISM3  ! ,JAURES !N W]E CALL$ ,GAMBETTA4  ,TODAY IS LIKE YE/]DAY2 LET NOT TOMORR[ BE LIKE TODAY6 

,BUT ,GUESDE :O WAS A MEMB] ( ,P>LIAM5T )\T BR++ AB\T ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 ,PLEKHANOV :O REPUDIAT$ ! H]OIC ,RUSSIAN T]RORI/S1 ,IGLESIAS :O D>$1 DUR+ ! GREAT /RIKE 9 ,B>CELONA1 TO SPEAK ( BE+ ALLI$ TO ! ASSASS9 POLICE AGA9/ ! AN>*I/ UP/>TS1 >E !Y QUALIFI$ TO CONDEMN ! ',MOD]ATIONISM' ( ,JAURES8  ,>E ! ,G]MAN SOCIAL-DEMOCRAT *IEFS QUALIFI$1 ?OSE :O SL&] ! AN>*I/ M>TYR ,RE9SDORF & AFT] HAV+ DECL>$1 ',NEGOTIATION IS BETRAYAL6' PILE UP ! PRO(S ( LOYALISM TO ! ,KAIS]1 DECL>+ 9 ! 5D ?AT ITS GOV]NM5T WAS ! BE/8  ,>E ! ,ITALIAN SOCIALI/S QUALIFI$1 :OSE P>TY ) ,TURATI1 ALREADY JO9$ TO ! MON>*Y & DIRECT+ !IR COMBATIVE F]VOR AGA9/ ! AN>*I/S1 >E READY TO /UFF !IR WALLETS8 

,AT ! SI<T ( !SE REGRESSIVE REVOLUTIONS1 ( !SE DEVIATIONS ( 9DIVIDUALS & P>TIES !RE W\LD BE CAUSE = DISC\RAGEM5T & B\NDLESS PESSIMISM1 IF WE DIDN'T FIGURE ?AT NAMES & LABELS C\LD LOSE !IR VALUE1 EV5 COME TO MEAN ! OPPOSITE ( :AT !Y US$ TO MEAN1 BUT ?AT ! HUMAN T5D5CY TO WELL-BE+1 LIB]TY & ! LI<T ( UND]/&+ REMA9S 9DE/RUCTIBLE1 9TIMATELY B\ND TO ! V]Y LIFE ( HUMANITY4 

,! CONCLUSION ?AT WE CAN DRAW FROM ?IS IS ?AT IF WE WANT TO REALIZE \R IDEAS1 MAKE !SE DAZZL+ VISIONS ?AT >E /IRR$ UP 9 \R BRA9 A REALITY1 WE HAVE TO ACT4  ,= US TO TAKE REFUGE 9 A K9D ( ABSOLUTE PHILOSOPHY \TSIDE ( REAL LIFE )\T ACT+ ON ITS EV5TS W\LD BE SUICIDE4  ,= US1 LIKE ! SOCIALI/S1 TO COMMIT TO ! P>LIAM5T>Y MA*9]Y ?AT HAS EMASCULAT$ OR CORRUPT$ !M W\LD BE ANO!R TYPE ( SUICIDE4 

,\R ROLE IS TO REMA9 AMONG ! MASSES TO /IR !M UP1 TO ACT CON/ANTLY1 ?R\< PROPAG&A ( C\RSE1 BUT EV5 MORE ?R\< ACTION1 ! V]Y MO!R ( IDEAS1 ONLY T\* ! MASSES TO MAKE !M />T ?9K+ & MOV+4  ,SO ?AT A SOCIAL DE$ NOT BE ACCOMPLI%$ )\T US GIV+ ! WORD1 LET'S MULTIPLY ! CAMPAIGNS AGA9/ ALL ! 9/ITUTIONS ?AT S]VE AS A SUPPORT TO ! PRES5T SOCIETY4  ,NEI!R FLATT]]S NOR 5EMIES ( ! PEOPLE1 LET'S /AY ) ! PEOPLE TO 5LI<T5 !M & 5C\RAGE !M1 EXP5D+ \RSELVES = NO O!R PR(IT BUT ! SATISFACTION ( \R M9DS & HE>TS4  ,LIKE ?AT WE WILL HEAD TO REVOLUTION6 

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