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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

      ,9 DEAL+ ) ! GREAT EV5T ( ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE1 WE 
      MU/ TAKE = GRANT$ A KN[L$GE ( ! FACTS1 :I* >E 9 A BRIEF =M 
      ACCESSIBLE TO ALL S9CE ! PUBLICATION BY ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE ( ITS PAMPHLET ON 
      ! SUBJECT4 
     
     

      ,AS WE HAVE /AT$ BE=E1 ! ,9T]NATIONAL WAS F\ND$ 9 #a#h#f#d1 UND] ! 
      LEAD]%IP ( ,BEESLEY1 ,M>X1 & ,ODG]4 ,9 #a#h#f#i1 AT ! ,CONGRESS ( ,BASLE1 ,M>X 
      DREW IT 9TO ! COMPASS ( ,SOCIALISM2 & ?\< 9 ,5GL& IT /ILL REMA9$ AN 
      9DEF9ITE LABOR-BODY1 ON ! ,CONT95T IT BECAME AT ONCE DECID$LY ,SOCIALI/IC 
      & REVOLUTION>Y1 & ITS 9FLU5CE WAS V]Y CONSID]ABLE4 
     
     

      ,! PROGRESS ( ,SOCIALISM & ! SPREAD+ FEEL+ 
      ( ! SOLID>ITY ( LABOR WAS V]Y CLE>LY %[N BY ! NOBLE PROTE/ MADE BY ! 
      ,G]MAN ,SOCIALI/S7#a7 AGA9/ ! W> ) ,FRANCE1 
      9 ! TEE? ( A 'PATRIOTIC' FEEL+ SO /RONG 9 APPE>ANCE ?AT IT MI<T HAVE 
      BE5 EXPECT$ TO SIL5CE ANY OBJECTORS FROM ! FIR/4 ,! RESULT ( ! W> SEEM$ 
      TO (F] AT LEA/ A *ANCE = ACTION TO ! RAPIDLY 9CREAS+ ,SOCIALI/ P>TY1 IF 
      !Y C\LD MANAGE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( IT1 TO GET 9TO !IR H&S ! POLITICAL 
      P[]2 & UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ! ,9T]NATIONALI/S1 ! ,FR5* ,SOCIALI/S 
      DET]M9$ TO TAKE ACTION IF AN IMM$IATE OPPORTUNITY (F]$4 ,NEI!R DID ! 
      OPPORTUNITY FAIL4 ,! F9AL DEFEAT ( ! ,FR5* >MY AT ,S$AN BR\<T ON ! FALL 
      ( ! ,EMPIRE1 :5 ,REPUBLICAN ,FRANCE MI<T P]HAPS HAVE MADE T]MS ) ! 
      9VAD]S1 :OM ! M5 ( ! ,EMPIRE HAD *ALL5G$4 ,BUT A RESI/ANCE WAS ORGANIZ$ 
      BY ,GAMBETTA1 AT ! HEAD ( A /OCK-JOBB+ CLIQUE1 :OSE 9T]E/S1 BO? 
      COMM]CIAL & POLITICAL1 =BADE !M TO LET ! W> DIE \T1 LE/ !Y %\LD 
      F9D !MSELVES FACE TO FACE ) A PEOPLE DET]M9$ TO BE FLEEC$ NO LONG]4 ,?IS 
      RESI/ANCE1 SU/A9$ BY ! SUCCESS ) :I* ?IS CLIQUE PLAY$ ON ! %AM 
      PATRIOTIC OR J+O FEEL+S ( ! G5]AL POPULATION1 WAS ALWAYS QUITE HOPELESS 
      FROM A MILIT>Y PO9T ( VIEW1 & BR\<T ! C\NTRY TO ! V]GE ( RU94 ,IT 
      ALSO NECESS>ILY 9VOLV$ ! ,G]MAN SIEGE ( ,P>IS1 ! RESULT ( :I* WAS TO 
      ?R[ A GREAT DEAL ( P[] 9TO ! H&S ( ! CITY PROLET>IAT1 S9CE !Y AT 
      LEA/ W]E 9 E>NE/ 9 !IR RESI/ANCE TO ! =EIGN 5EMY1 & ! !ATRICAL 
      RESI/ANCE NECESS>Y TO ! AMBITION ( ! POLITICAL ADV5TUR]S :O POS$ AS 
      !IR LEAD]S C\LD NOT HAVE A DEC5T FACE TO PUT UPON IT )\T !IR 5?USIASM4 
      ,9 ,OCTOB]1 :ILE ! SIEGE WAS /ILL AT ITS HEI<T1 A RIS+ HEAD$ BY ,BLANQUI 
      NE>LY SUCCE$$ 9 OV]?R[+ ! B\RGEOIS DOM9ATION2 & AFT] ! SIEGE ! 
      POSSESSION ( >MS1 ESPECIALLY CANNON1 BY ! PROLET>IAT1 9 ! FACE ( ! 
      DIS>M$ & DISORGANIZ$ >MY UND] ! B\RGEOIS1 AF=D$ ! OPPORTUNITY 
      DESIR$ BY ! ,SOCIALI/S4 ,ON ! FAILURE ( ,?I]S' ATTEMPT TO DIS>M ,P>IS -- 
      :E!R HE EXPECT$ IT TO SUCCE$1 OR ONLY DESIGN$ IT AS A TRAP TO 5ABLE HIM TO 
      FALL ) M]E =CE ( >MS ON ,P>IS -- ON ?IS FAILURE ! 9SURRECTION TOOK 
      PLACE1 & ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE1 L>GELY COMPOS$ ( MEMB]S ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 
      GOT 9TO !IR H&S ! EXECUTIVE P[]1 A GREAT DEAL ( :I* !Y RETA9$ 
      DUR+ ! :OLE ( ! EXI/5CE ( ! ,COMMUNE4 ,!IR POSITION WAS /R5G!N$ 
      BY ! FACT ?AT1 AP>T FROM !IR AIMS T[>DS ! ECONOMICAL FRE$OM ( ! 
      PROLET>IAT1 9 !IR ASPIRATIONS T[>DS G5U9E F$]ALIZATION !Y W]E1 9 
      APPE>ANCE AS 7SIC7 LEA/1 9 ACCORD ) ! ,RADICALS :O WI%$ TO SEE 
      AN ADVANC$ MUNICIPALISM BR\<T AB\T4 
     
     

      ,AS ! MOVEM5T PROGRESS$1 IT BECAME MORE & MORE OBVI\S ?AT IF ! RESI/ANCE 
      TO ,?I]S & ! ATTEMPT TO E/ABLI% MUNICIPAL 9DEP5D5CE = ,P>IS WAS TO 
      SUCCE$1 IT MU/ BE ?R\< ! EX]CISE ( ,SOCIALI/ 9FLU5CE ON ! PROLET>IAT3 
      ! ,RADICALS1 !RE=E1 W]E =C$ BY ! M>* ( EV5TS 9TO ALLIANCE ) ! 
      ,SOCIALI/S4 ,! ,SOCIALI/ ELEM5T !RE=E CAME TO ! FRONT1 & 5ACTM5TS ( A 
      DI/9CTLY ,SOCIALI/IC NATURE W]E PASS$1 9VOLV+ ! SUSP5SION ( CONTRACT & 
      ABOLITION ( R5TS2 & BO? 9 !SE MATT]S & 9 ! DEC5TRALIZATION :I* WAS 
      ALMO/ ! WAT*WORD ( ! ,COMMUNE1 ! ADVANCE FROM ! PROCE$+S ( ! 
      E>LI] REVOLUTIONI/S IS CLE>LY M>K$4 ,ALSO1 AL?\< ! ,OPPORTUNITY = ! 
      E/ABLI%M5T ( ! ,COMMUNE WAS GIV5 BY ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ =EIGN]S1 ! 
      9T]NATIONAL *>ACT] ( !IR ASPIRATIONS WAS %[N BY ! PRES5CE ( 
      =EIGN]S 9 ! ,C\NCIL ( ! ,COMMUNE & 9 COMM& ( ITS TROOPS4 ,& ?\< 
      9 ITSELF ! DE/RUCTION ( ! ,V5DOME ,COLUMN MAY SEEM BUT A SMALL MATT]1 YET 
      CONSID]+ ! IMPORTANCE ATTA*$ G5]ALLY1 & 9 ,FRANCE P>TICUL>LY1 TO SU* 
      SYMBOLS1 ! DISM\NT+ ( ?AT BASE PIECE ( ,NAPOLEONIC UPHOL/]Y WAS ANO!R 
      M>K ( ! DET]M9ATION TO HOLD NO P>LEY ) ! OLD J+O LEG5DS4 
     
     

      ,IT %\LD BE NOT$ ?AT ! RIS+S :I* TOOK PLACE 9 O!R T[NS 9 ,FRANCE W]E 
      NOT SO MU* VANQUI%$ BY ! /R5G? ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 :I* AT FIR/ F\ND 
      ITSELF P[]LESS BE=E ! PEOPLE1 BUT RA!R FELL ?R\< [+ TO A WANT ( 
      FULL] DEVELOPM5T ( ,SOCIALISM & A MORE VIGOR\S PROCLAMATION ( ITS PR9CIPLES4 
     
     

      ,! :OLE REVOLT WAS AT LA/ DR[N$ 9 ! BLOOD ( ! WORK]S ( ,P>IS4 
      ,C]TA9LY ! IMM$IATE RESULT WAS TO CRU% ,SOCIALISM = ! TIME BY ! 
      DE/RUCTION ( A :OLE G5]ATION ( ITS MO/ DET]M9$ RECRUITS4 ,NEV]!LESS ! 
      V]Y VIOL5CE & EXCESS ( ! B\RGEOIS REV5GE HAVE1 AS WE CAN N[ SEE1 T5D$ 
      TO /R5G!N ! PROGRESS ( ,SOCIALISM1 AS !Y HAVE SET ! SEAL ( TRAG$Y & 
      H]OISM ON ! MIX$ EV5TS ( ! ,COMMUNE1 & MADE ITS MEMORY A RALLY+ PO9T 
      = ALL FUTURE REVOLUTIONI/S4 
     
     

      ,H[EV]1 ! FALL ( ! ,COMMUNE 9VOLV$ ?AT ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,! IMM$IATE 
      FAILURE ( ITS ACTION WAS OBVI\S1 & BL9D$ PEOPLE TO ITS 9DE/RUCTIBLE 
      PR9CIPLES4 ,BESIDES1 A P]IOD ( GREAT COMM]CIAL PROSP]ITY VISIT$ ! C\NTRIES 
      ( ,EUROPE AT ?IS TIME4 ,! ,FR5* MILLI>DS :I* ,G]MANY HAD WON AS ! PRIZE ( 
      W> W]E BE+ TURN$ OV] & OV] BY ! ,G]MAN B\RGEOIS 9 !IR M]RY GAME ( 
      'BEGG>-MY-NEI<BOR'4 ,5GL& WAS AT ! HEI<T ( ITS P]IOD ( 'LEAPS & 
      B\NDS' -- A P]IOD N[ CALL$ BY ! ,G]MAN MIDDLE-CLASSES !MSELVES ! 'SW9DLE 
      P]IOD'4 ,EV5 ,FRANCE1 9 SPITE ( H] BE+ ! PLUND]$ C\NTRY1 RECOV]$ FROM 
      ! CONDITION 9TO :I* ! W> HAD ?R[N H] ) A SPE$ :I* MADE ! 
      PLUND]] 5VY H]4 ,9 %ORT1 IT WAS ONE ( ?OSE P]IODS :I* PROVE TO ! 
      B\RGEOIS EXPLOIT] ?AT HE IS POSITIVELY RI<T1 9 :I* ! BETT]MO/ WORKMAN 
      GR[S QUITE UNCONSCI\S ( ! *A9 :I* B9DS HIM1 & IS CONTEMPTU\SLY 
      REG>DLESS ( ?AT :I* LIES HEAVY ON ! LABOR] BEL[ HIM1 TO :OM ! 
      PROSP]ITY OR ADV]SITY ( ! RE/ ( ! WORLD MAKE LITTLE OR NO DIFF]5CE4 
     
     

      ,9T]NAL DISS5SIONS1 ALSO1 W]E AT WORK )9 ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 & AT ! 
      ,CONGRESS ( ! ,HAGUE 9 #ahgb IT WAS BROK5 UP2 & ?\< IT /ILL EXI/$ AS A 
      NAME = ! NEXT YE> OR TWO1 ! REMA9+ FRAGM5TS ( IT DID NO?+ WOR? 
      SPEAK+ (4 
     
     

      ,9 ,VI5NA1 9 #a#h#g#a1 ! MOVEM5T 9 SYMPA?Y ) ! ,COMMUNE BECAME ?REAT5+1 
      BUT WAS REPRESS$ BY ! AU?ORITIES1 & SEV]AL ( ! PROM95T MEMB]S ( ! 
      P>TY W]E IMPRISON$ = ! P>T !Y HAD TAK5 9 A ,SOCIALI/ DEMON/RATION -- 
      AMONG O!RS1 ,JOHANN ,MO/ & ,&REAS ,S*EU4 
     
     

      ,= A :ILE AFT] ! FALL ( ! ,COMMUNE ! 9T]E/ 9 ! ACTIVE SIDE ( ! 
      MOVEM5T TURNS TO ,RUSSIA & ,G]MANY4 ,9 #ah< ,NOBIL+ & ,HODEL %OT AT ! 
      ,EMP]OR ,WILLIAM2 :I* EV5T GAVE ! OCCASION = ! ATTACK BY ,BISM>K 
      7SIC7 ON ! RAPIDLY 9CREAS+ ,SOCIALI/ P>TY 9 ,OCTOB] #a#h#g#h1 :5 ! 
      REPRESSIVE LAWS W]E 5ACT$ :I* HAVE BE5 9 =CE EV] S9CE4 ,! RESULT ( 
      !SE LAWS1 :I* SUPPRESS$ MEET+S1 PAP]S1 & O!R LIT]ATURE1 HAS BE5 TO 
      DRIVE ! MOVEM5T 9TO A PURELY P>LIAM5T>Y C\RSE4 ,9 SPITE ( ! REPRESSION1 
      ! P>TY HAS NOT ONLY SUCCE$$ 9 HOLD+ ITSELF TOGE!R1 BUT HAS GR[N TO L>GE 
      DIM5SIONS1 NUMB]+1 ACCORD+ TO (FICIAL /ATEM5TS1 #f#e14 
     
     

      ,9 ,RUSSIA ! ,SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T WAS1 ON ! FACE ( IT1 MIX$ UP ) NATIONALI/ 
      & POLITICAL AGITATION1 :I* WAS NATURAL 9 A C\NTRY 9 ! BONDS ( ! CRUDE/ 
      =M ( ABSOLUTISM4 ,NEV]!LESS ! ULTIMATE AIM ( ! P>TY IS UNMI/AKABLE1 & 
      ! PROPAG&A HAS BE5 C>RI$ ON ) A REVOLUTION>Y F]VOR & PURITY ( 
      DEVOTION :I* HAVE NEV] BE5 SURPASS$1 IF !Y HAVE EV] BE5 EQUAL$4 ,! 
      SLAY+ ( ! ,CZ> ON ,M>* #a#c1 #a#h#h#a1 ) ! TRAGIC SC5ES ?AT FOLL[$ IT1 HAS 
      BE5 ! MO/ DRAMATIC EV5T :I* ! ,RUSSIAN MOVEM5T HAS GIV5 TO ! WORLD2 & 
      IT MU/ BE SAID ( IT ?AT IT HAS M>K$ & 9ITIAT$ A NEW REVOLUTION>Y P]IOD4 
      ,S9CE ?AT TIME ! ELEM5TS ( ,REVOLUTION HAVE GA!R$ =CE & COHESION2 A 
      S5SE ( 9SECURITY HAS COME OV] ! AU?ORITY ( 'LAW & ORD]'2 ! SYMPA?IES 
      ( ALL PEOPLE ( HONE/Y & GOOD FEEL+ HAVE BE5 ATTRACT$ TO ! SIDE ( ?OSE 
      SUFF]+ UND] M]E OP5 MON/R\S OPPRESSION2 & M5'S M9DS G5]ALLY HAVE BE5 
      OP5$ TO NEW IDEAS ON ! MORE 9SIDI\S OPPRESSION UND] :I* LABOR GROANS 9 
      CON/ITUTIONALLY GOV]N$ C\NTRIES4 
     
     

      ,! LA/ /AGE ( ! GREAT REVOLUTION 9AUGURAT$ 9 ,FRANCE AT ! 5D ( ! 
      EI<TE5? C5TURY SEEMS DE/9$ TO BE REA*$ AT ! 5D ( ! N9ETE5? -- IF1 
      9DE$1 ?AT ?+ ( RAGS & PAT*ES CALL$ ',CON/ITUTIONAL ,GOV]NM5T' CAN KEEP 
      ITSELF ALIVE SO LONG4 
     
     

      #a ,!Y ALSO PROTE/$1 AT ! 5D ( ! W>1 
      AGA9/ ! ANNEXATION ( ,ALSACE & ,LORRA9E4BACK 
     

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