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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

',:5 Y\ CAN SAY 9 ALL TRU? & ) Y\R :OLE HE>T3 0,MY ,LORD1 MY ,GOD1 DO ) ME AS Y\ WILL01 ONLY !N WILL Y\ FREE Y\RSELF FROM SLAV]Y & BECOME COMPLETELY FREE4 

,A FREE MAN IS ONLY MA/] ( :AT HE CAN MA/] )\T IMP$IM5T4 ,& ! ONLY ?+ WE >E 5TIRELY FREE TO MA/] )\T IMP$IM5T IS \RSELVES4 ,!RE=E1 IF Y\ SEE A P]SON WI%+ TO CONTROL NOT HIMSELF BUT O!RS1 Y\ KN[ ?AT HE IS NOT FREE3 HE HAS BECOME A SLAVE ( HIS DESIRE TO DOM9ATE PEOPLE4' 7,EPICTETUS7 

,BUT :AT CAN ! HUNDR$S1 ?\S&S1 LET US SAY HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( 9SIGNIFICANT1 P[]LESS1 ISOLAT$ PEOPLE DO AGA9/ ! VA/ NUMB] ( M5 :O >E B\ND TO ! ,/ATE & EQUIPP$ ) ALL ! P[]FUL WEAPONS ( VIOL5CE8 ,! /RUGGLE SEEMS NOT ONLY UNEQUAL BUT IMPOSSIBLE1 & YET ! \TCOME ( ?IS /RUGGLE IS AS LITTLE 9 D\BT AS ! \TCOME BETWE5 ! /RUGGLE BETWE5 ! D>KNESS ( NI<T & ! LI<T ( DAWN4 

,ONE ( ?OSE Y\NG M5 IMPRISON$ = REFUS+ MILIT>Y S]VICE WROTE ! FOLL[+3 

',SOMETIMES ,I GET ! *ANCE ( TALK+ TO ! SOLDI]S FROM ! GU>DROOM & ,I ALWAYS SMILE S9C]ELY :5 !Y SAY TO ME3 0,HEY LAD1 IT'S NO GOOD SP5D+ ! :OLE ( Y\R Y\? 9 PRISON40 

0,IT'S ALL RI<T4 ,ISN'T ! 5D ! SAME = EV]YONE80 ,I REPLY TO !M4 

0,WELL ?AT MAY BE SO1 BUT IT W\LDN'T BE SO BAD IF Y\'D S]VE 9 ! REGIM5T40 

0,BUT MY LIFE H]E IS MORE PEACEFUL ?AN Y\RS 9 ! REGIM5T10 ,I SAY4 

0,SO IT MAY BE4 ,BUT IT'S NO GOOD = Y\4 ,Y\'VE SP5T F\R YE>S H]E & IF Y\'D BE5 9 ! >MY Y\'D HAVE BE5 HOME LONG AGO4 ,GOODNESS KN[S :5 Y\'LL GO FREE N[10 !Y SAY IRONICALLY1 LAU<+ AT ME4 

0,WELL SUPPOSE ,I'M ALL RI<T H]E10 ,I SAY4 ,!Y %AKE !IR HEADS & GIVE IT SOME ?\<T4 0,IT'S ODD40 

',! SAME K9D ( CONV]SATION GOES ON BETWE5 MYSELF & MY CELLMATES1 :O >E SOLDI]S4 ,ONE ,JEWI% SOLDI] SAYS TO ME3 0,IT'S A/ONI%+4 ,Y\ PUT UP ) SO MU* YET Y\'RE ALWAYS *E]FUL & AL]T40 

',& :5 ANY ONE ( MY CELLMATES />TS FEEL+ DISPIRIT$ & DEPRESS$ ! O!RS SAY TO HIM3 0,LOOK AT Y\4 ,BE=E Y\'VE HAD TIME TO SIT D[N Y\ />T P9+4 ,LOOK AT ! OLD DAD H]E 7AS !Y CALL ME ON ACC\NT ( MY LITTLE BE>D71 LOOK H[ LONG HE'S BE5 H]E & HE /ILL KEEPS *E]FUL60 

',& ?US1 BIT BY BIT ! CONV]SATION BUILDS UP BETWE5 US4 ,WE *ATT] AWAY AB\T NO?+1 OR SOMETIMES AB\T S]I\S MATT]S1 ,GOD1 LIFE1 OR :ATEV] 9T]E/S US4 ,OR ELSE ONE ( US TALKS AB\T HIS LIFE 9 ! C\NTRY & !N H[ GOOD ,I FEEL1 JU/ LI/5+4 ,ON ! :OLE ,I REALLY DON'T DO TOO BADLY H]E4' 

,?IS IS :AT ANO!R WRITES3 

',I C\LD NOT SAY ?AT MY 9N] LIFE IS ALWAYS ! SAME2 !RE >E MOM5TS ( EXHAU/ION & MOM5TS ( JOY4 

',AT ! MOM5T ,I AM FEEL+ F9E1 BUT IT /ILL TAKES A LOT ( C\RAGE TO LOOK TRIUMPHANTLY AT ALL ! ?+S ?AT CON/ANTLY HAPP5 9 PRISON LIFE4 ,Y\ TRY TO P5ETRATE TO ! DEP?S ( ?+S & TO P]SUADE Y\RSELF ?AT ALL ?IS IS BUT A MOM5T 9 TIME1 & Y\ HAVE BE5 GIV5 MORE /R5G? ?AN IS NE$$ 9 ! SITUATION1 & !N JOY LI<TS UP Y\R HE>T AGA9 & Y\ =GET AB\T EV]Y?+ ?AT HAS HAPP5$4 ,?US LIFE CONT9UES 9 ?IS 9N] /RUGGLE4' 

,& A ?IRD WRITES3 

',I WAS TRI$ ON #bh ,M>* & S5T5C$ TO FIVE YE>S1 FIVE MON?S & SIX DAYS 9 PRISON4 ,Y\ W\LD NOT BELIEVE H[ RELIEV$ & *E]FUL ,I FELT AFT] ! TRIAL3 IT WAS LIKE ! RELIEF ONE FEELS AFT] A HEAVY BURD5 HAS BE5 REMOV$4 ,I FELT SO LI<!>T$ & BOLD AFT] ! TRIAL1 ,I WI% ,I C\LD FEEL AS GOOD =EV]6' 

,ON ! O!R H& ! SPIRITUAL /ATE ( ?OSE :O EMPLOY VIOL5CE1 SUBMIT TO IT1 & P>TICIPATE 9 IT IS COMPLETELY DIFF]5T4 ,9/EAD ( EXP]I5C+ ! NATURAL & 9H]5T FEEL+ ( LOVE = !IR FELL[ M51 ALL !SE MILLIONS ( PEOPLE C>RY ONLY FEEL+S ( HATR$1 BLAME & FE> T[>DS ALL HUMANITY1 ) ! EXCEPTION ( ! SMALL CIRCLE ( LIKE-M9D$ PEOPLE TO :I* !Y BELONG4 ,!Y SUPPRESS ALL !IR HUMAN FEEL+S TO SU* AN EXT5T ?AT MURD]+ FELL[ M5 SEEMS TO !M TO BE A NECESS>Y CONDITION ( WELL-BE+ 9 LIFE4 

',Y\ TALK ( ! CRUELTY ( EXECUTIONS1 BUT :AT ELSE CAN WE DO ) ! SC\NDRELS1' SAY CONS]VATIVE-M9D$ PEOPLE TODAY 9 ,RUSSIA4 ',9 ,FRANCE ?+S ONLY CALM$ D[N AFT] !Y HAD CUT (F GOODNESS KN[S H[ MANY HEADS4 ,LET !M /OP MAK+ & ?R[+ BOMBS & WE WILL /OP HANG+ !M4' 

,) ! SAME 9HUMAN CRUELTY ! REVOLUTION>Y LEAD]S DEM& & DESIRE ! DEA? ( ! GOV]NM5T1 & ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S & PEASANTS DEM& ! DEA? ( ! CAPITALI/S & L&[N]S4 

,!SE PEOPLE KN[ ?AT !Y >E NOT BEHAV+ AS M5 %\LD BEHAVE1 !Y >E AFRAID1 & TELL LIES & TRY TO BR+ EVIL UPON !MSELVES 9 ORD] NOT TO SEE ! TRU?4 ,!Y /IFLE ! TRU? ?AT EXI/S )9 !M & :I* APPEALS TO !M1 & !Y SUFF]1 UNCEAS+LY1 FROM ! MO/ CRUEL ( ALL TORM5TS3 ! SUFF]+S ( ! S\L4 

,SOME KN[ ?AT !Y >E DO+ SOME?+ ?AT IS NATURAL TO ALL PEOPLE1 :I* CON/ITUTES ! AIM T[>DS :I* HUMANITY IS MOV+ & :I* 9EVITABLY RESULTS 9 GOOD1 BO? = ! 9DIVIDUAL & = ! COLLECTIVITY4 ,O!RS1 AS MU* AS !Y TRY TO HIDE IT FROM !MSELVES1 KN[ ?AT :AT !Y >E DO+ IS UNNATURAL TO MAN & AGA9/ HUMAN NATURE1 & IS SOME?+ FROM :I* HUMANITY IS CONT9UALLY )DRAW+4 ,!Y KN[ ?AT :AT !Y DO CREATES SUFF]+ = ! 9DIVIDUAL1 = ! COLLECTIVITY & MO/ ( ALL = ! P]SON :O IS DO+ IT4 ,ON ! ONE H& IS AW>5ESS ( LACK ( FRE$OM1 FE> & RETIC5CE2 ON ! O!R FRE$OM1 PEACE & HONE/Y4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 LACK ( FAI?1 ON ! O!R1 FAI?2 ON ! ONE H& LIES1 ON ! O!R ! TRU?2 ON ! ONE H& HATR$1 ON ! O!R1 LOVE2 ON ! ONE H& ! AGE-OLD TORM5TS ( ! PA/1 ON ! O!R ! 9CIPI5T JOYS ( ! FUTURE4 ,?US :AT D\BT CAN !RE BE AS TO :I* SIDE VICTORY BELONGS TO8 

,! IRRESI/IBLE TRU? WAS /AT$ BY ! N[ DECEAS$ ,FR5* WRIT] :5 HE WROTE ?IS WOND]FULLY 9SPIR$ LETT]3 ',SPIRITUAL =CE HAS NEV] 5GAG$ MAN1 HAS NEV] EX]T$ SO MU* 9FLU5CE OV] HIM1 AS TODAY4 ,IT HAS1 SO TO SPEAK1 FILL$ ! AIR ! WORLD BREA!S4 ,?OSE FEW 9DIVIDUAL SPIRITS :O LIV$ 9 ISOLATION & WI%$ = SOCIAL REG5]ATION HAVE S\<T IT BIT BY BIT2 !Y HAVE S\<T ONE ANO!R \T1 BECKON$ TO EA* O!R1 APPROA*$ ONE ANO!R1 UNIT$1 UND]/OOD ONE ANO!R & =M$ A GR\P1 A C5T] ( ATTRACTION T[>DS :I* O!R S\LS N[ FLY FROM ! F\R CORN]S ( ! E>?1 JU/ AS L>KS FLY T[>DS A MIRROR4 ,?US !Y HAVE =M$ A G5]AL COLLECTIVE S\L 9 ORD] ?AT ! M5 ( ! FUTURE MAY JO9TLY REALIZE1 CONSCI\SLY & IRRESI/IBLY1 ! IMP5D+ UNION & /EADY PROGRESS ( NATIONS ?AT W]E REC5TLY 5EMIES ( EA* O!R4 ,I F9D & RECOGNIZE ?IS NEW SPIRIT 9 PH5OM5A :I* SEEM MO/ LIKELY TO REFUTE IT4 

',! >M+ ( ALL NATIONS1 ! ?REATS MADE BETWE5 GOV]NM5T LEAD]S1 ! REEM]G5CE ( RACISM1 ! 5MITY BETWE5 FELL[ C\NTRYM51 & EV5 ! PU]ILITY ( ! EV5TS AT ! ,SORBONNE >E REALLY PH5OM5A ?AT LOOK OM9\S BUT AUGUR WELL4 ,!Y >E ! F9AL CONVULSIONS ( SOME?+ ?AT IS AB\T TO PASS4 ,! ILLNESS 9 ?IS 9/ANCE IS ! 5]GETIC ATTEMPTS ( AN ORGANISM TO FREE ITSELF FROM A FATAL ELEM5T4 

',?OSE :O HAVE PR(IT$ & :O HOPE TO PR(IT = EV] MORE FROM ! ]RORS ( ! PA/ >E UNIT+ 9 ORD] TO PREV5T ANY *ANGE4 ,! RESULTS ( ALL ?IS >E ! >MAM5TS1 ?REATS & PROSECUTIONS2 BUT IF Y\ LOOK MORE C>EFULLY Y\ WILL SEE ?AT IT IS ALL SUP]FICIAL4 ,IT IS COLOSSAL BUT EMPTY4 

',! SPIRIT HAS GONE3 IT HAS MOV$ ELSE:]E4 ,ALL !SE MILLIONS ( >M$ M5 :O PRACTICE DAILY 9 PREP>ATION = A UNIV]SAL W> ( EXT9CTION NO LONG] HATE ?OSE :OM !Y MU/ FI<T1 & NOT ONE ( ! LEAD]S HAS ! C\RAGE TO DECL>E W>4 ,RECRIM9ATIONS CAN ALREADY BE HE>D RIS+ UP FROM BEL[ &1 RECOGNIZ+ !IR CLAIM TO JU/ICE ) A GREAT & S9C]E COMPASSION1 SOME?+ ABOVE IS ALREADY BEG9N+ TO RESPOND TO !M4 

',MUTUAL UND]/&+ 9EVITABLY APPROA*ES AT AN APPO9T$ TIME & IT IS F> CLOS] ?AN WE SUPPOSE4 ,I DO NOT KN[ IF ?IS IS BECAUSE ,I AM AB\T TO DEP>T FROM ! WORLD & ! LI<T EMANAT+ FROM BEYOND ! HORIZON HAS ALREADY CL\D$ MY VISION1 BUT ,I BELIEVE \R WORLD IS 5T]+ AN EPO* :]E ! WORDS 0,LOVE ONE ANO!R0 WILL BE ACCEPT$ )\T >GUM5TS AB\T :E!R IT WAS A MAN OR A ,GOD :O SPOKE !M' 7,DUMAS1 FILS74 

,ONLY BY FULFILL+ ! LAW ( LOVE 9 ITS TRUE RA!R ?AN LIMIT$ MEAN+1 I4E4 AS ! SUPREME LAW ?AT DOES NOT ADMIT ANY EXCEPTIONS1 CAN ONE F9D SALVATION FROM ! T]RIBLE1 9CREAS+LY DISA/R\S1 & APP>5TLY HOPELESS SITUATION ( ! ,*RI/IAN NATIONS TODAY4 

7,S\RCE3 ,TRANSLAT$ FROM ,RUSSIAN BY ,E>?LY,FIRE,FLIES & ,WIKIS\RCE47 

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