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 ,! ,COLLECTIVI/ ,WAGES ,SY/EM 

  
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,IT IS \R OP9ION ?AT COLLECTIVI/S COMMIT A 
 TW(OLD ]ROR 9 !IR PLANS = ! RECON/RUCTION 
 ( SOCIETY4 ,:ILE SPEAK+ ( ABOLI%+ 
 CAPITALI/ RULE1 !Y 9T5D NEV]!LESS TO RETA9 TWO 
 9/ITUTIONS :I* >E ! V]Y BASIS ( ?IS 
 RULE--,REPRES5TATIVE ,GOV]NM5T & ! ,WAGES ,SY/EM4 

,AS REG>DS SO-CALL$ REPRES5TATIVE GOV]NM5T1 
 WE HAVE (T5 SPOK5 AB\T IT4 ,IT IS ABSOLUTELY 
 9COMPREH5SIBLE TO US ?AT 9TELLIG5T M5--& 
 SU* >E NOT WANT+ 9 ! COLLECTIVI/ P>TY--CAN 
 REMA9 P>TISANS ( NATIONAL OR MUNICIPAL 
 P>LIAM5TS AFT] ALL ! LESSONS HI/ORY HAS GIV5 
 !M--9 ,FRANCE1 9 ,5GL&1 9 ,G]MANY1 OR 9 
 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 

,:ILE WE SEE P>LIAM5T>Y RULE BREAK+ UP1 
 & FROM ALL SIDES CRITICISM ( ?IS RULE GR[+ 
 L\D]--NOT ONLY ( ITS RESULTS1 BUT ALSO ( ITS 
 PR9CIPLES--H[ IS IT ?AT REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALI/S 
 DEF5D A SY/EM ALREADY CONDEMN$ TO DIE8 

,BUILT UP BY ! MIDDLE CLASSES TO HOLD !IR 
 [N AGA9/ ROYALTY1 SANCTION+1 & AT ! SAME 
 TIME /R5G!N+1 !IR SWAY OV] ! WORK]S1 
 P>LIAM5T>Y RULE IS PREEM95TLY A MIDDLE-CLASS 
 RULE4 ,! UPHOLD]S ( ?IS SY/EM HAVE NEV] 

 S]I\SLY AFFIRM$ ?AT A P>LIAM5T OR A MUNICIPAL 
 C\NCIL REPRES5T A NATION OR A CITY4 ,! MO/ 
 9TELLIG5T AMONG !M KN[ ?AT ?IS IS IMPOSSIBLE4 
 ,! MIDDLE CLASS HAS SIMPLY US$ ! P>LIAM5T>Y 
 SY/EM TO RAISE A B>RI] BETWE5 ITSELF & ROYALTY1 
 )\T GIV+ ! PEOPLE LIB]TY4 ,BUT GRADUALLY1 
 AS ! PEOPLE BECOME CONSCI\S ( !IR 9T]E/S 
 & ! V>IETY ( !IR 9T]E/S MULTIPLY1 ! 
 SY/EM CAN NO LONG] WORK4 ,!RE=E DEMOCRATS 
 ( ALL C\NTRIES VA9LY IMAG9E 7LIV]S PALLIATIVES4 
 ,! ,REF]5DUM IS TRI$ & F\ND TO BE A FAILURE2 
 PROPORTIONAL REPRES5TATION IS SPOK5 (1 SO IS 
 REPRES5TATION ( M9ORITIES1 & O!R P>LIAM5T>Y 
 ,UTOPIAS4 ,9 A WORD1 !Y /RIVE TO F9D :AT 
 IS NOT TO BE F\ND1 & !Y >E COMPELL$ TO 
 RECOGNIZE ?AT !Y >E 9 A WRONG WAY1 & 
 CONFID5CE 9 A ,REPRES5TATIVE ,GOV]NM5T DISAPPE>S4 

,IT IS ! SAME ) ! WAGES SY/EM2 = AFT] 
 HAV+ PROCLAIM$ ! ABOLITION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY1 
 & ! POSSESSION 9 COMMON ( ALL MEANS ( 
 PRODUCTION1 H[ CAN !Y UPHOLD ! WAGES SY/EM 9 
 ANY =M8 ,IT IS1 NEV]!LESS1 :AT COLLECTIVI/S 
 >E DO+ :5 !Y RECOMM5D LABOR-*ECKS4 

,IT IS EASY TO UND]/& :Y ! E>LY ,5GLI% 
 SOCIALI/S CAME TO ! SY/EM ( LABOR-*ECKS4 
 ,!Y SIMPLY TRI$ TO MAKE ,CAPITAL & ,LABOR 
 AGREE4 ,!Y REPUDIAT$ ! IDEA ( VIOL5TLY LAY+ 
 H&S ON CAPITALI/ PROP]TY4 

,IT IS ALSO EASILY UND]/OOD :Y ,PR\DHON TOOK 
 UP ! IDEA LAT] ON4 ,9 HIS ,MUTUALI/ SY/EM 
 HE TRI$ TO MAKE ,CAPITAL LESS (F5SIVE1 
 NOT)/&+ ! RETA9+ ( PRIVATE PROP]TY1 :I* HE 

 DETE/$ FROM ! BOTTOM ( HIS HE>T1 BUT :I* HE 
 BELIEV$ TO BE NECESS>Y TO GU>ANTEE 9DIVIDUALS 
 AGA9/ ! ,/ATE4 

,NEI!R IS IT A/ONI%+ ?AT C]TA9 ECONOMI/S1 
 MORE OR LESS B\RGEOIS1 ADMIT LABOR-*ECKS4 
 ,!Y C>E LITTLE :E!R ! WORK] IS PAID 9 
 LABOR-NOTES OR 9 CO9 /AMP$ ) ! EFFIGY 
 ( ! ,REPUBLIC OR ! ,EMPIRE4 ,!Y ONLY C>E 
 TO SAVE FROM DE/RUCTION 9DIVIDUAL [N]%IP ( 
 DWELL+-H\SES1 ( L&1 ( FACTORIES2 9 ANY CASE 
 ?AT ( DWELL+-H\SES & ! CAPITAL ?AT IS 
 NECESS>Y = MANUFACTUR+4 ,& LABOR-NOTES 
 W\LD JU/ ANSW] ! PURPOSE ( UPHOLD+ ?IS 
 PRIVATE PROP]TY4 

,AS LONG AS LABOR-NOTES CAN BE EX*ANG$ = 
 ,JEWELS OR C>RIAGES1 ! [N] ( ! H\SE WILL 
 WILL+LY ACCEPT !M = R5T4 ,& AS LONG AS 
 DWELL+-H\SES1 FIELDS1 & FACTORIES BELONG TO 
 ISOLAT$ [N]S1 M5 WILL HAVE TO PAY !M1 
 9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R1 = BE+ ALL[$ TO WORK 
 9 ! FIELDS OR FACTORIES1 OR = LIV+ 9 ! 
 H\SES4 ,! [N]S WILL ACCEPT TO BE PAID 
 BY ! WORK]S 9 GOLD1 9 PAP]-MONEY1 OR 9 
 *ECKS EX*ANGEABLE = ALL SORTS ( COMMODITIES4 
 ,BUT H[ CAN WE DEF5D LABOR-NOTES1 ?IS NEW =M 
 ( WAG$OM1 :5 WE ADMIT ?AT H\SES1 FIELDS1 
 & FACTORIES WILL NO LONG] BE PRIVATE PROP]TY1 
 & ?AT !Y WILL BELONG TO ! COMMUNE OR ! 
 NATION8 

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,LET US CLOSELY EXAM9E ?IS SY/EM ( REMUN]ATION 
 = WORK DONE1 PREA*$ BY ,FR5*1 ,G]MAN1 
 ,5GLI%1 & ,ITALIAN COLLECTIVI/S 7,SPANI% 
 AN>*I/S1 :O /ILL CALL !MSELVES COLLECTIVI/S1 IMPLY 
 BY ,COLLECTIVISM ! POSSESSION 9 COMMON ( ALL 
 9/RUM5TS ( PRODUCTION1 & ! 0LIB]TY ( 
 EA* GR\P TO DIVIDE ! PRODUCE1 AS !Y ?9K 
 FIT1 ACCORD+ TO COMMUNI/ OR ANY O!R PR9CIPLES074 
 ,IT AM\NTS TO ?IS3 ,EV]YBODY WORKS 9 FIELD1 
 FACTORY1 S*OOL1 HOSPITAL1 ETC4 ,! WORK+-DAY 
 IS FIX$ BY ! ,/ATE1 :I* [NS L&1 FACTORIES1 
 ROADS1 ETC4 ,EV]Y WORK-DAY IS PAID = ) A 
 LABOR-NOTE1 :I* IS 9SCRIB$ ) !SE WORDS3 
 ,EI<T H\RS WORK4 ,) ?IS *ECK ! WORK] 
 CAN PROCURE ALL SORTS ( M]*&ISE 9 ! /ORES 
 [N$ BY ! ,/ATE OR BY DIV]SE CORPORATIONS4 
 ,! *ECK IS DIVISIBLE1 SO ?AT Y\ CAN BUY AN 
 H\R'S-WORK WOR? ( MEAT1 T5 M9UTES WOR? 
 ( MAT*ES1 OR HALF AN H\R ( TOBACCO4 ,AFT] ! 
 ,COLLECTIVI/ ,REVOLUTION1 9/EAD ( SAY+ 0TWO-P5CE  
 WOR? ( SOAP10 WE %ALL SAY 0FIVE M9UTES 
 WOR? ( SOAP40 

,MO/ COLLECTIVI/S1 TRUE TO ! DI/9CTION LAID 
 D[N BY MIDDLE-CLASS ECONOMI/S 7& BY ,M>X7 
 BETWE5 QUALIFI$ WORK & SIMPLE WORK1 TELL US1 
 MOREOV]1 ?AT QUALIFI$ OR PR(ESSIONAL WORK MU/ 
 BE PAID A C]TA9 QUANTITY MORE ?AN SIMPLE WORK4 
 ,?US AN H\R'S WORK ( A DOCTOR WILL HAVE TO BE 
 CONSID]$ AS EQUIVAL5T TO TWO OR ?REE H\RS' 

 WORK ( A HOSPITAL NURSE1 OR TO ?REE H\RS' WORK 
 ( A NAVVY4 0,PR(ESSIONAL1 OR QUALIFI$ WORK1 WILL 
 BE A MULTIPLE ( SIMPLE WORK10 SAYS ! COLLECTIVI/ 
 ,GRONLUND1 0BECAUSE ?IS K9D ( WORK NE$S A MORE 
 OR LESS LONG APPR5TICE%IP40 

,O!R COLLECTIVI/S1 SU* AS ! ,FR5* ,M>XI/S1 
 DO NOT MAKE ?IS DI/9CTION4 ,!Y PROCLAIM 
 0,EQUALITY ( ,WAGES40 ,! DOCTOR1 ! S*OOLMA/]1 
 & ! PR(ESSOR WILL BE PAID 79 LABOR-*ECKS7 
 AT ! SAME RATE AS ! NAVVY4 ,EI<T 
 H\RS VISIT+ ! SICK 9 A HOSPITAL WILL BE WOR? 
 ! SAME AS EI<T H\RS SP5T 9 E>?-WORKS OR 
 ELSE 9 M9ES OR FACTORIES4 

,SOME MAKE A GREAT] CONCESSION2 !Y ADMIT ?AT 
 DISAGREEABLE OR UNHEAL?Y WORK--SU* AS SEW]AGE--C\LD 
 BE PAID = AT A HI<] RATE ?AN AGREEABLE  
 WORK4 ,ONE H\R'S WORK ( A SEW]MAN W\LD 
 BE WOR?1 !Y SAY1 TWO H\RS ( A PR(ESSOR'S 
 WORK4 

,LET US ADD ?AT C]TA9 COLLECTIVI/S ADMIT ( 
 CORPORATIONS PAY+ A LUMP SUM = WORK DONE4 
 ,?US A CORPORATION W\LD SAY3 0,H]E >E A HUNDR$ 
 TONS ( /EEL4 ,A HUNDR$ WORKM5 W]E REQUIR$ 
 TO PRODUCE !M1 & IT TOOK !M T5 DAYS4 ,!IR 
 WORK-DAY BE+ AN EI<T-H\RS DAY1 IT HAS TAK5 
 !M EI<T ?\S& WORK+ H\RS TO PRODUCE A 
 HUNDR$ TONS ( /E$ EI<T H\RS A TON40 ,= 
 ?IS ! ,/ATE W\LD PAY !M EI<T ?\S& 
 LABOR-NOTES ( ONE H\R EA*1 & !SE EI<T 
 ?\S& *ECKS W\LD BE DIVID$ AMONG ! 
 MEMB]S ( ! IRON-WORKS AS !Y !MSELVES 
 ?\<T PROP]4 

  

,ON ! O!R H&1 A HUNDR$ M9]S HAV+ 
 TAK5 TW5TY DAYS TO EXTRACT EI<T ?\S& TONS 
 ( COAL1 COAL W\LD BE WOR? TWO H\RS A TON1 
 & ! SIXTE5 ?\S& *ECKS ( ONE H\R 
 EA*1 RECEIV$ BY ! ,GUILD ( ,M9]S1 W\LD BE 
 DIVID$ AMONG !IR MEMB]S ACCORD+ TO !IR 
 [N APPRECIATION4 

,IF ! M9]S PROTE/$1 & SAID ?AT A TON 
 ( /EEL %\LD ONLY CO/ SIX H\RS' WORK 9/EAD 
 ( EI<T2 IF ! PR(ESSOR WI%$ TO HAVE HIS DAY 
 PAID TWICE MORE ?AN ! NURSE1 !N ! ,/ATE 
 W\LD 9T]F]E & W\LD SETTLE !IR DIFF]5CES4 

,SU* IS1 9 A FEW WORDS1 ! ORGANIZATION 
 COLLECTIVI/S WI% TO SEE >ISE \T ( ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION4 
 ,AS WE SEE1 !IR PR9CIPLES >E3 ,COLLECTIVE 
 PROP]TY ( ! 9/RUM5TS ( PRODUCTION1 & 
 REMUN]ATION TO EA* ACCORD+ TO ! TIME SP5T 
 9 PRODUC+1 :ILE TAK+ 9TO ACC\NT ! 
 PRODUCTIVITY ( HIS LABOR4 ,AS TO ! POLITICAL SY/EM1 
 IT W\LD BE ,P>LIAM5T>IANISM MODIFI$ BY POSITIVE 
 9/RUCTIONS GIV5 TO ?OSE ELECT$1 BY ! ,REF]5DUM--A 
 VOTE1 TAK5 BY NOES OR AYES BY ! NATION4 

,LET US [N ?AT ?IS SY/EM APPE>S TO US 
 UNREALIZABLE4 

,COLLECTIVI/S BEG9 BY PROCLAIM+ A 
 REVOLUTION>Y PR9CIPLE--! ABOLITION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY--!N 
 !Y D5Y IT NO SOON] ?AN PROCLAIM$ 
 BY UPHOLD+ AN ORGANIZATION ( PRODUCTION & 
 CONSUMPTION ?AT ORIG9AT$ 9 PRIVATE PROP]TY4 

,!Y PROCLAIM A REVOLUTION>Y PR9CIPLE1 & 
 IGNORE ! CONSEQU5CES ?AT ?IS PR9CIPLE WILL 
 9EVITABLY BR+ AB\T4 ,!Y =GET ?AT ! 

 V]Y FACT ( ABOLI%+ 9DIVIDUAL PROP]TY 9 ! 
 9/RUM5TS ( WORK--L&1 FACTORIES1 ROAD1 CAPITAL1--MU/ 
 LAUN* SOCIETY 9TO ABSOLUTLY NEW *ANELS2 
 MU/ COMPLETELY OV]?R[ ! PRES5T 
 SY/EM ( PRODUCTION1 BO? 9 ITS AIM AS WELL AS 
 9 ITS MEANS2 MU/ MODIFY DAILY RELATIONS BETWE5 
 9DIVIDUALS1 AS SOON AS L&1 MA*9]Y1 & 
 ALL O!R 9/RUM5TS ( PRODUCTION >E CONSID]$ 
 COMMON PROP]TY4 

,!Y SAY1 0,NO PRIVATE PROP]TY10 & 
 IMM$IATELY AFT] /RIVE TO MA9TA9 PRIVATE PROP]TY 
 9 ITS DAILY MANIFE/ATIONS4 0,Y\ %ALL BE A ,COMMUNE 
 AS F> AS REG>DS PRODUCTION3 FIELDS1 TOOLS1 
 MA*9]Y1 ALL ?AT HAS BE5 9V5T$ UP TILL 
 N[--FACTORIES1 RAILWAYS1 H>BORS1 M9ES1 ETC41 ALL 
 >E Y\RS4 ,NOT ! SLI<TE/ DI/9CTION WILL BE 
 MADE CONC]N+ ! %>E ( EA* 9 ?IS COLLECTIVE 
 PROP]TY4 

0,BUT FROM TO-MORR[ Y\ WILL M9UTELY DEBATE 
 ! %>E Y\ >E GO+ TO TAKE 9 ! CREATION ( 
 NEW MA*9]Y1 9 ! DIGG+ ( NEW M9ES4 ,Y\ 
 WILL C>EFULLY WEI< :AT P>T ( ! NEW PRODUCE 
 BELONGS TO Y\4 ,Y\ WILL C\NT Y\R M9UTES ( 
 WORK1 & Y\ WILL TAKE C>E ?AT A M9UTE ( Y\R 
 NEI<BORS CANNOT BUY MORE ?AN Y\RS4 

0,& AS AN H\R MEASURES NO?+1 AS 9 SOME 
 FACTORIES A WORK] CAN SEE TO SIX P[]-LOOMS AT 
 A TIME1 :ILE 9 ANO!R HE ONLY T5DS TWO1 Y\ 
 WILL WEI< ! MUSCUL> =CE1 ! BRA9 5]GY1 
 & ! N]V\S 5]GY Y\ HAVE EXP5D$4 ,Y\ 
 WILL ACCURATELY CALCULATE ! YE>S ( APPR5TICE%IP 
 9 ORD] TO APPRAISE ! AM\NT EA* WILL 

 CONTRIBUTE TO FUTURE PRODUCTION4 ,& ?IS--AFT] 
 HAV+ DECL>$ ?AT Y\ DO NOT TAKE 9TO ACC\NT 
 HIS %>E 9 PA/ PRODUCTION40 

,WELL1 = US IT IS EVID5T ?AT A SOCIETY CANNOT 
 BE BAS$ ON TWO ABSOLUTELY OPPOS$ PR9CIPLES1 
 TWO PR9CIPLES ?AT CONTRADICT ONE ANO!R CONT9UALLY4  
 ,& A NATION OR A COMMUNE ?AT W\LD 
 HAVE SU* AN ORGANIZATION W\LD BE COMPELL$ TO 
 REV]T TO PRIVATE PROP]TY 9 ! 9/RUM5TS ( 
 PRODUCTION1 OR TO TRANS=M ITSELF IMM$IATELY 9TO 
 A COMMUNI/ SOCIETY4 

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,WE HAVE SAID ?AT C]TA9 COLLECTIVI/ WRIT]S 
 DESIRE ?AT A DI/9CTION %\LD BE MADE BETWE5 
 QUALIFI$ OR PR(ESSIONAL WORK & SIMPLE WORK4 
 ,!Y PRET5D ?AT AN H\R'S WORK ( AN 5G9E]1 
 AN >*ITECT1 OR A DOCTOR1 MU/ BE CONSID]$ AS 
 TWO OR ?REE H\RS' WORK ( A BLACKSMI?1 A MASON1 
 OR A HOSPITAL NURSE4 ,& ! SAME DI/9CTION 
 MU/ BE MADE BETWE5 ALL SORTS ( TRADES NECESSITAT+ 
 A MORE OR LESS LONG APPR5TICE%IP & ! 
 SIMPLE TOIL ( DAY LABOR]S4 

,WELL1 TO E/ABLI% ?IS DI/9CTION W\LD BE TO 
 MA9TA9 ALL ! 9EQUALITIES ( PRES5T SOCIETY4 
 ,IT W\LD MEAN FIX+ A DIVID+ L9E1 FROM ! 
 BEG9N+1 BETWE5 ! WORK]S & ?OSE :O 
 PRET5D TO GOV]N !M4 ,IT W\LD MEAN DIVID+ 
 SOCIETY 9TO TWO V]Y DI/9CT CLASSES--! 
 >I/OCRACY ( KN[L$GE ABOVE ! HORNY-H&$ 
 L[] ORD]S--! ONE DOOM$ TO S]VE ! O!R2 
 ! ONE WORK+ ) ITS H&S TO FE$ & CLO! 

 ?OSE :O1 PR(IT+ BY !IR LEISURE1 /UDY H[ TO 
 GOV]N !IR FO/]]S4 

,IT W\LD MEAN REVIV+ ONE ( ! DI/9CT 
 PECULI>ITIES ( PRES5T SOCIETY & GIV+ IT ! 
 SANCTION ( ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION4 ,IT W\LD MEAN 
 SETT+ UP AS A PR9CIPLE AN ABUSE ALREADY 
 CONDEMN$ 9 \R ANCI5T CRUMBL+ SOCIETY4 

,WE KN[ ! ANSW] WE %ALL GET4 ,!Y WILL 
 SPEAK ( 0,SCI5TIFIC ,SOCIALISM02 !Y WILL QUOTE 
 B\RGEOIS ECONOMI/S1 & ,M>X TOO1 TO PROVE ?AT 
 A SCALE ( WAGES HAS ITS RAISON D'ETRE1 AS 0! LABOR-=CE0 
 ( ! 5G9E] WILL HAVE CO/ MORE TO SOCIETY 
 ?AN ! 0LABOR-=CE0 ( ! NAVVY4 ,9 FACT1--HAVE 
 NOT ECONOMI/S TRI$ TO PROVE TO US ?AT IF AN 
 5G9E] IS PAID TW5TY TIMES MORE ?AN A NAVVY IT 
 IS BECAUSE ! 0NECESS>Y0 \TLAY TO MAKE AN 
 5G9E] IS GREAT] ?AN ?AT NECESS>Y TO MAKE A 
 NAVVY8 ,& HAS NOT ,M>X ASS]T$ ?AT ! SAME 
 DI/9CTION IS EQUALLY LOGICAL BETWE5 TWO BRAN*ES 
 ( MANUAL LABOR8 ,HE C\LD NOT CONCLUDE O!RWISE1 
 HAV+ ON HIS [N ACC\NT TAK5 UP ,RIC>DO'S 
 !ORY ( VALUE1 & UPHELD ?AT GOODS >E EX*ANG$ 
 9 PROPORTION TO ! QUANTITY ( WORK SOCIALLY 
 NECESS>Y = !IR PRODUCTION4 

,BUT WE KN[ :AT TO ?9K ( ?IS4 ,WE KN[ 
 ?AT IF 5G9E]S1 SCI5TI/S1 OR DOCTORS >E PAID T5 
 OR A HUNDR$ TIMES MORE ?AN A LABOR]1 & 
 ?AT A WEAV] E>NS ?REE TIMES MORE ?AN AN 
 AGRICULTURAL LABOR]1 & T5 TIMES MORE ?AN A 
 GIRL 9 A MAT* FACTORY1 IT IS NOT BY REASON ( !IR 
 0CO/ ( PRODUCTION10 BUT BY REASON ( A MONOPOLY 
 ( $UCATION1 OR A MONOPOLY ( 9DU/RY4 ,5G9E]S1 

 SCI5TI/S1 & DOCTORS M]ELY EXPLOIT !IR CAPITAL--!IR 
 DIPLOMAS--AS MIDDLE-CLASS EMPLOY]S EXPLOIT A  
 FACTORY1 OR AS NOBLES US$ TO EXPLOIT !IR 
 TITLES TITLES ( NOBILITY4 

,AS TO ! EMPLOY] :O PAYS AN 5G9E] TW5TY 
 TIMES MORE ?AN A LABOR]1 IT IS SIMPLY DUE TO 
 P]SONAL 9T]E/2 IF ! 5G9E] CAN ECONOMIZE 
 ,G,B,P#d A YE> ON ! CO/ ( PRODUCTION1 ! 
 EMPLOY] PAYS HIM ,G,B,P#h ,& IF ! EMPLOY] 
 HAS A =EMAN :O SAVES ,G,B,P#d ON ! WORK BY 
 CLEV]LY SWEAT+ WORKM51 HE GLADLY GIVES HIM 
 ,G,B,P#h OR ,G,B,P#a#b A YE>4 ,HE P>TS ) AN EXTRA ,G,B,P#d 
 :5 HE EXPECTS TO GA9 ,G,B,P#d BY IT2 & ?IS IS ! 
 ESS5CE ( ! ,CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 ,! SAME 
 DIFF]5CES OBTA9 AMONG DIV]SE MANUAL TRADES4 

,LET !M1 !RE=E1 NOT TALK TO US ( 0! CO/ 
 ( PRODUCTION0 :I* RAISES ! CO/ ( SKILL$ 
 LABOR1 & TELL US ?AT A /UD5T :O HAS GAILY 
 SP5T HIS Y\? 9 A UNIV]SITY HAS A RI<T TO A 
 WAGE T5 TIMES GREAT] ?AN ! SON ( A M9] :O 
 HAS GR[N PALE 9 A M9E S9CE ! AGE ( ELEV52 OR 
 ?AT A WEAV] HAS A RI<T TO A WAGE ?REE OR F\R 
 TIMES GREAT] ?AN ?AT ( AN AGRICULTURAL LABOR]4 
 ,! CO/ ( TEA*+ A WEAV] HIS WORK IS NOT F\R 
 TIMES GREAT] ?AN ! CO/ ( TEA*+ A PEASANT 
 HIS4 ,! WEAV] SIMPLY B5EFITS BY ! ADVANTAGES 
 HIS 9DU/RY REAPS 9 ,EUROPE1 9 COMP>ISON ) 
 C\NTRIES ?AT HAVE AS YET NO 9DU/RIES4 

,NOBODY HAS EV] CALCULAT$ ! CO/ ( PRODUCTION 

 & IF A LOAF] CO/S F> MORE TO SOCIETY ?AN 
 A WORK]1 IT REMA9S TO BE SE5 :E!R A ROBU/ 
 DAY-LABOR] DOES NOT CO/ MORE TO SOCIETY ?AN 

 A SKILL$ >TISAN1 :5 WE HAVE TAK5 9TO ACC\NT 
 9FANT-MORTALITY AMONG ! POOR1 ! RAVAGES ( 
 ANAEMIA1 & PREMATURE DEA?S4 

,C\LD !Y1 = EXAMPLE1 MAKE US BELIEVE ?AT 
 ! #aS4 #cD4 PAID TO A ,P>IS WORKWOMAN1 ! #cD4 PAID 
 TO AN ,AUV]GNE PEASANT GIRL :O GR[S BL9D AT 
 LACE-MAK+1 OR ! #aS4 #hD4 PAID TO ! PEASANT 
 REPRES5T !IR 0CO/ ( PRODUCTION40 ,WE KN[ 
 FULL WELL ?AT PEOPLE WORK = LESS1 BUT WE ALSO KN[ 
 ?AT !Y DO SO EXCLUSIVELY BECAUSE1 ?ANKS TO \R 
 WOND]FUL ORGANIZATION1 !Y W\LD DIE ( HUNG] 
 DID !Y NOT ACCEPT !SE MOCK WAGES4 

,= US ! SCALE ( REMUN]ATION IS A COMPLEX 
 RESULT ( TAXES1 ( GOV]NM5TAL TUTELAGE1 ( 
 ,CAPITALI/ MONOPOLY4 ,9 A WORD1 ( ,/ATE & ,CAPITAL4 
 ,!RE=E1 WE SAY ?AT ALL WAGES !ORIES HAVE BE5 
 9V5T$ AFT] ! EV5T TO JU/IFY 9JU/ICES AT 
 PRES5T EXI/+1 & ?AT WE NE$ NOT TAKE !M 
 9TO CONSID]ATION4 

,NEI!R WILL !Y FAIL TO TELL US ?AT ! 
 ,COLLECTIVI/ SCALE ( WAGES W\LD BE AN IMPROVEM5T4 
 0,IT W\LD BE BETT]10 SO !Y SAY1 0TO SEE C]TA9 
 >TISANS RECEIV+ A WAGE TWO OR ?REE TIMES HI<] 
 ?AN COMMON LABOR]S1 ?AN TO SEE A M9I/] 
 RECEIV+ 9 A DAY :AT A WORKMAN CANNOT E>N 
 9 A YE>4 ,IT W\LD BE A GREAT /EP T[>DS 
 EQUALITY40 

,= US ?IS /EP W\LD BE ! REV]SE ( PROGRESS4 
 ,TO MAKE A DI/9CTION BETWE5 SIMPLE & 
 PR(ESSIONAL WORK 9 A NEW SOCIETY W\LD RESULT 9 ! 
 ,REVOLUTION SANCTION+ & RECOGNIZ+ AS A  
 PR9CIPLE A BRUTAL FACT WE SUBMIT TO N[ADAYS1 BUT ?AT 

 WE NEV]!LESS F9D UNJU/4 ,IT W\LD MEAN 
 IMITAT+ ?OSE G5TLEM5 ( ! ,FR5* ,ASSEMBLY 
 :O PROCLAIM$ ,AUGU/ #d?1 #a#g#h#i1 ! ABOLITION ( 
 FEUDAL RI<TS1 BUT :O ON ,AUGU/ #h? SANCTION$ 
 !SE SAME RI<TS BY IMPOS+ DUES ON ! PEASANTS 
 TO COMP5SATE ! NOBLEM51 PLAC+ !SE DUES 
 UND] ! PROTECTION ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,IT W\LD 
 MEAN IMITAT+ ! ,RUSSIAN ,GOV]NM5T1 :I* 
 PROCLAIM$1 AT ! TIME ( ! EMANCIPATION ( ! 
 S]FS1 ?AT ! L& %\LD H5CE=? BELONG TO ! 
 NOBILITY1 :ILE =M]LY ! L&S W]E CONSID]$ 
 BELONG+ TO ! S]FS4 

,OR ELSE1 TO TAKE A BETT] KN[N EXAMPLE1 :5 
 ! ,COMMUNE ( #ahga DECID$ TO PAY MEMB]S 
 ( ! ,COMMUNE ,C\NCIL #a#bS4 #fD4 A DAY1 :ILE ! 
 ,F$]ATES ON ! RAMP>TS RECEIV$ ONLY #aS4 #cD41 
 ?IS DECISION WAS HAIL$ AS AN ACT ( SUP]IOR 
 DEMOCRATIC EQUALITY4 ,9 REALITY1 ! ,COMMUNE 
 ONLY RATIFI$ ! =M] 9EQUALITY BETWE5 
 FUNCTION>Y & SOLDI]1 ,GOV]NM5T & GOV]N$4 
 ,COM+ FROM AN ,OPPORTUNI/ ,*AMB] ( 
 ,DEPUTIES1 SU* A DECISION W\LD HAVE APPE>$ 
 ADMIRABLE1 BUT ! ,COMMUNE DOOM$ H] REVOLUTION>Y 
 PR9CIPLES BECAUSE %E FAIL$ TO PUT !M 9TO 
 PRACTICE4 

,UND] \R EXI/+ SOCIAL SY/EM1 :5 A 
 M9I/] GETS PAID ,G,B,P#d A YE>1 :ILE A WORKMAN 
 MU/ CONT5T HIMSELF ) ,G,B,P#d OR LESS2 :5 A 
 =EMAN IS PAID TWO OR ?REE TIMES MORE ?AN 
 A WORKMAN1 & AMONG WORKM5 !RE IS EV]Y 
 GRADATION1 FROM #hS4 A DAY D[N TO ! PEASANT 
 GIRL'S #cD42 WE DISAPPROVE ( ! HI< SAL>Y ( ! 

 M9I/] AS WELL AS ( ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! #hS4 
 ( ! WORKMAN & ! #cD4 ( ! POOR WOMAN4 
 ,& WE SAY1 0,D[N ) ! PRIVILEGES ( $UCATION1 
 AS WELL AS ) ?OSE ( BIR?60 ,WE >E AN>*I/S 
 PRECISELY BECAUSE !SE PRIVILEGES REVOLT US4 

,!Y REVOLT US ALREADY 9 ?IS AU?ORIT>IAN 
 SOCIETY4 ,C\LD WE 5DURE !M 9 A SOCIETY ?AT 
 BEGAN BY PROCLAIM+ EQUALITY8 

,?AT IS :Y SOME COLLECTIVI/S1 UND]/&+ ! 
 IMPOSSIBILITY ( MA9TA9+ A SCALE ( WAGES 9 A 
 SOCIETY 9SPIR$ BY ! BREA? ( ! ,REVOLUTION1 
 HA/5 TO PROCLAIM EQUALITY ( WAGE4 ,BUT !Y 
 MEET ) NEW DIFFICULTIES1 & !IR EQUALITY ( 
 WAGES BECOMES ! SAME UNREALIZABLE ,UTOPIA AS 
 ! SCALE ( WAGES ( O!R COLLECTIVI/S4 

,A SOCIETY HAV+ TAK5 POSSESSION ( ALL SOCIAL 
 WEAL?1 HAV+ BOLDLY PROCLAIM$ ! RI<T ( ALL 
 TO ?IS WEAL?--:ATEV] %>E !Y MAY HAVE 
 TAK5 9 PRODUC+ IT WILL BE COMPELL$ TO AB&ON 
 ANY SY/EM ( WAGES1 :E!R 9 CURR5CY OR 
 LABOR-NOTES4 

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,! COLLECTIVI/S SAY1 0,TO EA* ACCORD+ TO 
 HIS DE$S02 OR1 9 O!R T]MS1 ACCORD+ TO 
 HIS %>E ( S]VICES R5D]$ TO SOCIETY4 ,!Y 
 ?9K IT EXP$I5T TO PUT ?IS PR9CIPLE 9TO 
 PRACTICE AS SOON AS ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION WILL HAVE 
 MADE ALL 9/RUM5TS ( PRODUCTION COMMON 
 PROP]TY4 ,BUT WE ?9K ?AT IF ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION 
 HAD ! MIS=TUNE ( PROCLAIM+ SU* A 
 PR9CIPLE1 IT W\LD MEAN ITS NECESS>Y FAILURE2 

 IT W\LD MEAN LEAV+ ! SOCIAL PROBLEM1 :I* 
 PA/ C5TURIES HAVE BURD5$ US )1 UNSOLV$4 
 ,9 FACT1 9 A SOCIETY LIKE \RS1 9 :I* ! MORE A 
 MAN WORKS ! LESS HE IS REMUN]AT$1 ?IS PR9CIPLE1 
 AT FIR/ SI<T1 MAY APPE> TO BE A YE>N+ 
 = JU/ICE4 ,BUT IT IS REALLY ONLY ! P]PETUATION 
 ( PA/ 9JU/ICE4 ,IT WAS BY VIRTUE ( ?IS PR9CIPLE 
 ?AT WAG$OM BEGAN1 TO 5D 9 ! GL>+ 
 9EQUALITIES & ALL ! ABOM9ATIONS ( PRES5T 
 SOCIETY2 BECAUSE1 FROM ! MOM5T WORK DONE 
 WAS APPRAIS$ 9 CURR5CY OR 9 ANY O!R =M ( 
 WAGE2 ! DAY IT WAS AGRE$ UPON ?AT MAN W\LD 
 ONLY RECEIVE ! WAGE HE C\LD SECURE TO HIMSELF1 
 ! :OLE HI/ORY ( ,/ATE-AID$ ,CAPITALI/ ,SOCIETY 
 WAS AS GOOD AS WRITT52 IT G]M9AT$ 9 ?IS 
 PR9CIPLE4 

,%ALL WE1 !N1 RETURN TO \R />T+-PO9T & 
 GO ?R\< ! SAME EVOLUTION AGA9 8 ,\R 
 !ORI/S DESIRE IT1 BUT =TUNATELY IT IS IMPOSSIBLE4 
 ,! ,REVOLUTION WILL BE COMMUNI/2 IF NOT1 IT WILL 
 BE DR[N$ 9 BLOOD1 & HAVE TO BE BEGUN OV] 
 AGA94 

,S]VICES R5D]$ TO SOCIETY1 BE !Y WORK 9 
 FACTORY OR FIELD1 OR M5TAL S]VICES1 CANNOT BE VALU$ 
 9 MONEY4 ,!RE CAN BE NO EXACT MEASURE ( 
 VALUE 7( :AT HAS BE5 WRONGLY-T]M$ EX*ANGE 
 VALUE71 NOR ( USE VALUE1 ) REG>D TO PRODUCTION4 
 ,IF TWO 9DIVIDUALS WORK = ! COMMUNITY FIVE 
 H\RS A DAY1 YE> 9 YE> \T1 AT DIFF]5T WORK 
 :I* IS EQUALLY AGREEABLE TO !M1 WE MAY SAY 
 ?AT ON ! :OLE !IR LABOR IS EQUIVAL5T4 
 ,BUT WE CANNOT DIVIDE !IR WORK1 & SAY ?AT 

 ! RESULT ( ANY P>TICUL> DAY1 H\R1 OR M9UTE 
 ( WORK ( ! ONE IS WOR? ! RESULT ( A M9UTE 
 OR H\R ( ! O!R4 

,WE MAY R\<LY SAY ?AT ! MAN :O DUR+ 
 HIS LIFETIME HAS DEPRIV$ HIMSELF ( LEISURE DUR+ 
 T5 H\RS A DAY HAS GIV5 F> MORE TO SOCIETY ?AN 
 ! ONE :O HAS ONLY DEPRIV$ HIMSELF ( LEISURE 
 DUR+ FIVE H\RS A DAY1 OR :O HAS NOT DEPRIV$ 
 HIMSELF AT ALL4 ,BUT WE CANNOT TAKE :AT HE HAS 
 DONE DUR+ TWO H\RS & SAY ?AT ! YIELD IS 
 WOR? TWICE AS MU* AS ! YIELD ( ANO!R 
 9DIVIDUAL1 WORK+ ONLY ONE H\R1 & REMUN]ATE HIM 
 9 PROPORTION4 ,IT W\LD BE DISREG>D+ ALL ?AT IS 
 COMPLEX 9 9DU/RY1 9 AGRICULTURE1 9 ! :OLE 
 LIFE ( PRES5T SOCIETY2 IT W\LD BE IGNOR+ TO 
 :AT EXT5T ALL 9DIVIDUAL WORK IS ! RESULT ( 
 PA/ & PRES5T LABOR ( SOCIETY AS A :OLE4 
 ,IT W\LD MEAN BELIEV+ \RSELVES TO BE LIV+ 9 
 ! ,/ONE ,AGE1 :]EAS WE >E LIV+ 9 AN AGE ( 
 /EEL4 

,IF Y\ 5T] A COAL-M9E Y\ WILL SEE A MAN 9 
 *>GE ( A HUGE MA*9E ?AT RAISES & L[]S A 
 CAGE4 ,9 HIS H& HE HOLDS A LEV] ?AT /OPS & 
 REV]SES ! C\RSE ( ! MA*9E2 HE L[]S IT 
 & ! CAGE TURNS BACK 9 ! TW9KL+ ( AN 
 EYE2 HE RAISES IT1 HE L[]S IT AGA9 ) A GIDDY 
 SWIFTNESS4 ,ALL ATT5TION1 HE FOLL[S ) HIS EYES 
 FIX$ ON ! WALL AN 9DICATOR ?AT %[S HIM 
 ,ON A SMALL SCALE1 AT :I* PO9T ( ! %AFT ! 
 CAGE IS AT EA* SECOND ( ITS PROGRESS2 AS SOON AS 
 ! 9DICATOR HAS REA*$ A C]TA9 LEVEL HE 
 SUDD5LY /OPS ! C\RSE ( ! CAGE1 NOT A Y>D 

 HI<] NOR L[] ?AN ! REQUIR$ SPOT4 ,& NO 
 SOON] HAVE ! COLLI]S UNLOAD$ !IR COAL-WAGONS1 
 & PU%$ EMPTY ONES 9/EAD1 ?AN HE REV]SES 
 ! LEV] & AGA9 S5DS ! CAGE BACK 9TO SPACE4 

,DUR+ EI<T OR T5 CONSECUTIVE H\RS HE MU/ 
 PAY ! CLOSE/ ATT5TION4 ,%\LD HIS BRA9 RELAX 
 = A MOM5T1 ! CAGE W\LD 9EVITABLY /RIKE 
 AGA9/ ! GE>1 BREAK ITS :EELS1 SNAP ! ROPE1 
 CRU% M51 & OB/RUCT WORK 9 ! M9E4 ,%\LD 
 HE WA/E ?REE SECONDS AT EA* T\* ( ! LEV]1 
 9 \R MOD]N P]FECT$ M9ES1 ! EXTRACTION 
 W\LD BE R$UC$ FROM TW5TY TO FIFTY TONS A DAY4 

,IS IT HE :O IS ( GREATE/ USE 9 ! M9E8 
 ,OR1 IS IT P]HAPS ! BOY :O SIGNALS TO HIM FROM 
 BEL[ TO RAISE ! CAGE8 ,IS IT ! M9] AT ! 
 BOTTOM ( ! %AFT1 :O RISKS HIS LIFE EV]Y 9/ANT1 
 & :O WILL SOME DAY BE KILL$ BY FIRE-DAMP8 ,OR 
 IS IT ! 5G9E]1 :O W\LD LOSE ! LAY] ( COAL1 
 & W\LD CAUSE ! M9]S TO DIG ON ROCK BY A 
 SIMPLE MI/AKE 9 HIS CALCULATIONS8 ,& LA/LY1 
 IS IT ! M9E [N] :O HAS PUT ALL HIS CAPITAL 
 9TO ! M9E1 & :O HAS P]HAPS1 CONTR>Y TO 
 EXP]T ADVICE ASS]T$ ?AT EXCELL5T COAL W\LD BE 
 F\ND !RE8 

,ALL ! M9]S 5GAG$ 9 ?IS M9E CONTRIBUTE 
 TO ! EXTRACTION ( COAL 9 PROPORTION TO !IR 
 /R5G?1 !IR 5]GY1 !IR KN[L$GE1 !IR 
 9TELLIG5CE1 & !IR SKILL4 ,& WE MAY SAY 
 ?AT ALL HAVE ! RI<T TO LIVE1 TO SATISFY !IR 
 NE$S1 & EV5 !IR :IMS1 :5 ! NECESS>IES 
 ( LIFE HAVE BE5 SECUR$ = ALL4 ,BUT H[ CAN WE 
 APPRAISE !IR WORK8 

  

,&1 MOREOV]1 ,IS ! COAL !Y HAVE EXTRACT$ 
 !IR WORK8 ,IS IT NOT ALSO ! WORK ( M5 :O 
 HAVE BUILT ! RAILWAY LEAD+ TO ! M9E & 
 ! ROADS ?AT RADIATE FROM ALL ITS /ATIONS8 ,IS 
 IT NOT ALSO ! WORK ( ?OSE ?AT HAVE TILL$ & 
 S[N ! FIELDS1 EXTRACT$ IRON1 CUT WOOD 9 ! 
 =E/S1 BUILT ! MA*9ES ?AT BURN COAL1 & 
 SO ON8 

,NO DI/9CTION CAN BE DRAWN BETWE5 ! WORK 
 ( EA* MAN4 ,MEASUR+ ! WORK BY ITS RESULTS 
 LEADS US TO ABSURDITY2 DIVID+ & MEASUR+ 
 !M BY H\RS SP5T ON ! WORK ALSO LEADS US TO 
 ABSURDITY4 ,ONE ?+ REMA9S3 PUT ! NE$S 
 ABOVE ! WORKS1 & FIR/ ( ALL RECOGNIZE ! RI<T 
 TO LIVE1 & LAT] ON1 TO ! COM=TS ( LIFE1 = 
 ALL ?OSE :O TAKE !IR %>E 9 PRODUCTION4 

,BUT TAKE ANY O!R BRAN* ( HUMAN ACTIVITY--TAKE 
 ! MANIFE/ATIONS ( LIFE AS A :OLE4 
 ,:I* ONE ( US CAN CLAIM ! HI<] REMUN]ATION 
 = HIS WORK8 ,IS IT ! DOCTOR :O HAS F\ND \T 
 ! ILLNESS1 OR ! NURSE :O HAS BR\<T AB\T 
 RECOV]Y BY H] HYGI5IC C>E8 ,IS IT ! 9V5TOR 
 ( ! FIR/ /EAM-5G9E1 OR ! BOY1 :O1 ONE 
 DAY GETT+ TIR$ ( PULL+ ! ROPE ?AT =M]LY 
 OP5$ ! VALVE TO LET /EAM 5T] UND] ! 
 PI/ON1 TI$ ! ROPE TO ! LEV] ( ! MA*9E1 
 )\T SUSPECT+ ?AT HE HAD 9V5T$ ! 
 ESS5TIAL ME*ANICAL P>T ( ALL MOD]N MA*9]Y--! 
 AUTOMATIC VALVE4 

,IS IT ! 9V5TOR ( ! LOCOMOTIVE1 OR ! WORK 
 MAN ( ,NEWCA/LE1 :O SUGGE/$ REPLAC+ ! 
 /ONES =M]LY LAID UND] ! RAILS BY WOOD5 

 SLEEP]S1 AS ! /ONES1 = WANT ( ELA/ICITY1 CAUS$ 
 ! TRA9S TO D]AIL8 ,IS IT ! 5G9E] ON ! 
 LOCOMOTIVE8 ,! SIGNALMAN :O CAN /OP TRA9S8 
 ,! SWIT*MAN :O TRANSF]S A TRA9 FROM ONE L9E 
 TO ANO!R8--,TO :OM DO WE [E ! TRANSATLANTIC  
 CABLE8 ,IS IT TO ! 5G9E] :O OB/9ATELY 
 AFFIRM$ ?AT ! CABLE W\LD TRANSMIT MESSAGES 
 :5 LE>N$ ELECTRICIANS DECL>$ IT TO BE 
 IMPOSSIBLE8 ,IS IT TO ,MAURY1 ! SCI5TI/1 :O 
 ADVIS$ ?AT ?ICK CABLES %\LD BE SET ASIDE = 
 O!RS AS ?9 AS CANES8 ,OR ELSE TO ?OSE VOLUNTE]S1 
 COME FROM NOBODY KN[S :]E1 :O SP5T !IR 
 DAYS & NI<TS ON DECK M9UTELY EXAM9+ EV]Y 
 Y>D ( ! CABLE1 & REMOV$ ! NAILS ?AT ! 
 /OCKHOLD]S ( /EAM%IP COMPANIES /UPIDLY CAUS$ 
 TO BE DRIV5 9TO ! NON-CONDUCT+ WRAPP] ( 
 ! CABLE1 SO AS TO MAKE IT UNS]VICEABLE4 

,& 9 A WID] SPH]E1 ! TRUE SPH]E ( LIFE1 
 ) ITS JOYS1 ITS SUFF]+S1 & ITS ACCID5TS1 CAN 
 NOT EA* ONE ( US RECALL SOME ONE :O HAS R5D]$ 
 HIM SO GREAT A S]VICE ?AT WE %\LD BE 9DIGNANT 
 IF ITS EQUIVAL5T 9 CO9 W]E M5TION$8 ,! 
 S]VICE MAY HAVE BE5 BUT A WORD1 NO?+ BUT A 
 WORD SPOK5 AT ! RI<T TIME1 OR ELSE IT MAY HAVE 
 BE5 MON?S & YE>S ( DEVOTION1 & >E WE 
 GO+ TO APPRAISE !SE 09CALCULABLE0 S]VICES 9 
 0LABOR-NOTES08 

0,! WORKS ( EA*60 ,BUT HUMAN SOCIETY 
 W\LD NOT EXI/ = MORE ?AN TWO CONSECUTIVE 
 G5]ATIONS IF EV]Y ONE DID NOT GIVE 9F9ITELY 
 MORE ?AN ?AT = :I* HE IS PAID 9 CO91 9 
 0*ECKS10 OR 9 CIVIC REW>DS4 ,! RACE W\LD 

 SOON BECOME EXT9CT IF MO!RS DID NOT SACRIFICE 
 !IR LIVES TO TAKE C>E ( !IR *ILDR51 IF M5 DID 
 NOT GIVE ALL ! TIME1 )\T DEM&+ AN EQUIVAL5T1 
 IF M5 DID NOT GIVE JU/ TO ?OSE FROM :OM 
 !Y EXPECT NO REW>D4 

,IF MIDDLE-CLASS SOCIETY IS DECAY+1 IF WE HAVE 
 GOT 9TO A BL9D ALLEY FROM :I* WE CANNOT EM]GE 
 )\T ATTACK+ PA/ 9/ITUTIONS ) TOR* 
 & HAT*ET1 IT IS PRECISELY BECAUSE WE HAVE CALCULAT$  
 TOO MU*4 ,IT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE LET 
 \RSELVES BE 9FLU5C$ 9TO GIV+ ONLY TO RECEIVE4 
 ,IT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE AIM$ AT TURN+ SOCIETY 9TO 
 A COMM]CIAL COMPANY BAS$ ON DEBIT & CR$IT4 

,COLLECTIVI/S KN[ ?IS4 ,!Y VAGUELY UND] 
 /& ?AT A SOCIETY C\LD NOT EXI/ IF IT C>RI$ \T 
 ! PR9CIPLE ( 0,EA* ACCORD+ TO HIS DE$S40 
 ,!Y HAVE A NOTION ?AT NECESS>IES--WE DO NOT 
 SPEAK ( :IMS--! NE$S ( ! 9DIVIDUAL1 DO 
 NOT ALWAYS CORRESPOND TO HIS WORKS4 ,?US ,DE 
 ,PAEPE TELLS US3 0,! PR9CIPLE--! EM95TLY 
 ,9DIVIDUALI/ PR9CIPLE--W\LD1 H[EV]1 BE TEMP]$ 
 BY SOCIAL 9T]V5TION1 = ! $UCATION ( *ILDR5 
 & Y\NG P]SONS 79CLUD+ MA9T5ANCE & 
 LODG+71 & BY ! SOCIAL ORGANIZATION = ASSI/+ 
 ! 9FIRM & ! SICK1 = RETREATS = AG$ WORK]S1 
 ETC40 ,!Y UND]/& ?AT A MAN ( =TY1 
 FA!R ( ?REE *ILDR51 HAS O!R NE$S ?AN 
 Y\NG MAN ( TW5TY4 ,!Y KN[ ?AT ! WOMAN 
 :O SUCKLES H] 9FANT & SP5DS SLEEPLESS NI<TS 
 AT ITS B$SIDE1 CANNOT DO AS MU* WORK AS ! MAN 
 :O HAS SLEPT PEACEFULLY4 ,!Y SEEM TO TAKE 9 
 ?AT M5 & WOM51 WORN \T MAYBE BY D9T ( 

 OV]WORK = SOCIETY1 MAY BE 9CAPABLE ( DO+ AS 
 MU* WORK AS ?OSE :O HAVE SP5T !IR TIME 
 LEISURELY & POCKET$ !IR 0LABOR-NOTES0 9 ! 
 PRIVILEG$ C>E] ( ,/ATE FUNCTION>IES4 

,!Y >E EAG] TO TEMP] !IR PR9CIPLE4 ,!Y 
 SAY3 0,SOCIETY WILL NOT FAIL TO MA9TA9 & BR+ 
 UP ITS *ILDR52 TO HELP BO? AG$ & 9FIRM4 ,)\T 
 D\BT NE$S WILL BE ! MEASURE ( ! CO/ ?AT 
 SOCIETY WILL BURD5 ITSELF )1 TO TEMP] ! 
 PR9CIPLE ( DE$S40 

,*>ITY1 *>ITY1 ALWAYS ,*RI/IAN *>ITY1 
 ORGANIZ$ BY ! ,/ATE ?IS TIME4 ,!Y BELIEVE 9 
 IMPROV+ ASYLUMS = F\NDL+S1 9 EFFECT+ 
 OLD-AGE & SICK 9SURANCES--SO AS TO TEMP] !IR 
 PR9CIPLE4 ,BUT !Y CANNOT YET ?R[ ASIDE ! 
 IDEA ( 0W\ND+ FIR/ & HEAL+ AFT]W>DS60 

,?US1 AFT] HAV+ D5I$ ,COMMUNISM1 AFT] 
 HAV+ LAU<$ AT !IR EASE AT ! =MULA--0,TO 
 EA* ACCORD+ TO HIS NE$S0 !SE GREAT 
 ECONOMI/S DISCOV] ?AT !Y HAVE =GOTT5 
 SOME?+1 ! NE$S ( ! PRODUC]S1 :I* !Y N[  
 ADMIT4 ,ONLY IT IS = ! ,/ATE TO E/IMATE !M1 
 = ! ,/ATE TO V]IFY IF ! NE$S >E NOT 
 DISPROPORTIONATE TO ! WORK4 

,! ,/ATE WILL DOLE \T *>ITY4 ,!NCE TO ! 
 ,5GLI% POOR-LAW & ! WORKH\SE IS BUT A /EP4 

,!RE IS BUT A DEGREE1 BECAUSE EV5 ?IS 
 /EPMO!R ( A SOCIETY AGA9/ :OM WE >E 9 REVOLT 
 HAS ALSO BE5 COMPELL$ TO TEMP] H] 9DIVIDUALI/ 
 PR9CIPLES2 %E1 TOO1 HAS HAD TO MAKE CONCESSIONS 9 
 A COMMUNI/ DIRECTION & UND] ! SAME =M ( 
 *>ITY4 

  

,%E1 TOO1 DI/RIBUTES HALFP5NY D9N]S TO PREV5T !  
 PILLAG+ ( H] %OPS2 BUILDS HOSPITAL--(T5 
 V]Y BAD ONES1 ?\< SOMETIMES SPL5DID 
 ONES--TO PREV5T ! RAVAGES ( CONTAGI\S 
 DISEASES4 ,%E1 TOO1 AFT] HAV+ PAID ! H\RS ( 
 LABOR1 %ELT]S ! *ILDR5 ( ?OSE %E HAS WRECK$4 
 ,%E TAKES !IR NE$S 9TO CONSID]ATION & DOLES 
 \T *>ITY4 

,POV]TY1 WE HAVE SAID ELSE:]E1 WAS ! PRIM>Y 
 CAUSE ( WEAL?4 ,IT WAS POV]TY ?AT CREAT$ ! 
 FIR/ CAPITALI/2 BECAUSE1 BE=E ACCUMULAT+ 
 0SURPLUS VALUE10 ( :I* WE HE> SO MU*1 M5 HAD TO 
 BE SUFFICI5TLY DE/ITUTE TO CONS5T TO SELL !IR 
 LABOR1 SO AS NOT TO DIE ( HUNG]4 ,IT WAS POV]TY 
 ?AT MADE CAPITALI/S4 ,& IF ! NUMB] ( POOR 
 RAPIDLY 9CREAS$ DUR+ ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES1 IT WAS DUE 
 TO ! 9VASIONS & W>S ?AT FOLL[$ ! F\ND+ 
 ( ,/ATES1 & TO ! 9CREASE ( RI*ES RESULT+ 
 FROM ! EXPLOITATION ( ! ,EA/1 ?AT TORE ! 
 BONDS ASUND] :I* ONCE UNIT$ AGR>IAN & 
 URBAN COMMUNITIES1 & TAU<T !M TO PROCLAIM 
 ! PR9CIPLE ( WAGES1 SO DE> TO EXPLOIT]S1 9/EAD 
 ( ! SOLID>ITY !Y =M]LY PRACTIC$4 

,& IT IS ?IS PR9CIPLE ?AT IS TO SPR+ FROM 
 A REVOLUTION :I* M5 D>E TO CALL BY ! NAME 
 ( ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION1 A NAME SO CLE> TO ! />V$1 
 ! OPPRESS$1 & ! SUFF]]S8 

,IT CAN NEV] BE4 ,= ! DAY ON :I* OLD 
 9/ITUTIONS WILL FALL UND] ! PROLET>IAN AX1 VOICES 
 WILL CRY \T3 0,BREAD1 %ELT]1 EASE = ALL60 ,& 
 ?OSE VOICES WILL BE LI/5$ TO2 ! PEOPLE WILL SAY3 
 0,LET US BEG9 BY ALLAY+ \R ?IR/ = LIFE1 = 

 HAPP9ESS1 = LIB]TY1 ?AT WE HAVE NEV] QU5*$4 
 ,& :5 WE %ALL HAVE TA/$ ( ?IS JOY WE WILL 
 SET TO WORK TO DEMOLI% ! LA/ VE/IGES ( MIDDLE-CLASS 
 RULE1 ITS MORALITY DRAWN FROM ACC\NT-BOOKS1 
 ITS 'DEBIT & CR$IT' PHILOSOPHY1 ITS 'M9E & 
 Y\RS' 9/ITUTIONS4 ',9 DEMOLI%+ WE %ALL BUILD1' 
 AS ,PR\DHON SAID2 & WE %ALL BUILD 9 ! NAME ( 
 ,COMMUNISM & ,AN>*Y40 

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