,! ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY 

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,AU?OR 3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG 

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,COPYRI<T3 ,R&OM ,H\SE1 #a#i#g#b1 ,I,S,B,N_/,I,S,S,N3 #b#b#d#e#i#f4 ,PR9T$ ) ! P]MISSION ( ,R&OM ,H\SE4 ,LUXEMBURG ,9T]NET ,>*IVE 7M>XI/S4ORG7 #b#d4 

,ALL ! WAY FROM ! ,DEUTS*E ,TAGESZEITUNG1 ,DIE ,VOSSIS*E & ,VORW>TS TO ! 9DEP5D5T ,FREIHEIT1 FROM ,REV5TL[1 ,]ZB]G] & ,S*EIDEMANN TO ,HAASE & ,KAUTSKY1 COMES A UNANIM\S CALL = A NATIONAL ASSEMBLY4 ,& AT ! SAME TIME !RE IS A UNANIM\S CRY ( FE> AT ! IDEA ( ! P[] BE+ 9 ! H&S ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 

,ALL ! 'PEOPLE'1 ! :OLE 'NATION'1 >E TO BE CALL$ UPON TO DECIDE BY MAJORITY RESOLUTION ! FUR!R FATE ( ! REVOLUTION4 

,?IS SLOGAN IS A MATT] ( C\RSE TO ! OP5 & 9SIDI\S AG5TS ( ! RUL+ CLASSES4 ,WE %ALL DISCUSS NEI!R 9 ! NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NOR AB\T ! NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ) ! W>D]S ( ! CAPITALI/S' SAFES4 

,BUT EV5 9DEP5D5T LEAD]S >E JO9+ ! RANKS ( ! W>D]S ( CAPITAL 9 ?IS DECISIVE QUE/ION4 

,9 ?IS WAY1 AS ,HILF]D+ /ATES 9 ,FREIHEIT1 !Y WANT TO SP>E !MSELVES ! REVOLUTION1 ! USE ( =CE1 ! CIVIL W> ) ALL ITS HORRORS4 ,PETIT-B\RGEOIS ILLUSIONS6 ,!Y IMAG9E ?AT ! MI<TIE/ REVOLUTION S9CE ! BEG9N+ ( MANK9D WILL DEVELOP 9 SU* A =M ?AT ! V>I\S SOCIAL CLASSES WILL COME TOGE!R1 5GAGE 9 A PLEASANT1 CALM & 'DIGNIFI$' DISCUSSION ) EA* O!R1 & WILL AFT]W>DS HOLD A VOTE1 P]HAPS EV5 ONE ) A FAM\S 'DIVISION'4 ,:5 ! CAPITALI/ CLASS SEES ?AT IT IS 9 ! M9ORITY1 IT1 AS A WELL-DISCIPL9$ P>LIAM5T>Y P>TY1 WILL DECL>E ) A SI<1 ,!RES NO?+ WE CAN DO6 ,WE SEE ?AT WE >E \TVOT$4 ,ALL RI<T1 WE %ALL SUBMIT & H& OV] ALL \R L&S1 FACTORIES1 M9ES1 ALL \R FIRE-PRO( SAFES & \R H&SOME PR(ITS TO ! WORK]S 444 

,9DE$1 ! SPECIES EMBODI$ BY ,LAM>T9E1 ,G>NI] ,PAGES1 ,L$RU ,ROLL91 NAMELY ! SPECIES ( PETIT-B\RGEOIS ILLUSIONI/S & BABBL]S ( #a#h#d#h1 HAS NOT DI$ \T2 IT HAS REAPPE>$ - )\T ! LU/] & TAL5T & ALLURE ( NEWNESS - 9 A BOR+-P$ANTIC-S*OL>LY ,G]MAN $ITION WRITT5 BY ,KAUTSKY1 ,HILF]D+ & ,HAASE4 

,!SE PR(\ND ,M>XI/S HAVE =GOTT5 ! ABC ( SOCIALISM4 

,!Y HAVE =GOTT5 ?AT ! B\RGEOISIE IS NOT A P>LIAM5T>Y P>TY1 BUT A RUL+ CLASS 9 POSSESSION ( ALL ! MEANS ( ECONOMIC & SOCIAL P[]4 

,!SE G5TLEM5 ,JUNK]S & CAPITALI/S WILL REMA9 QUIET ONLY SO LONG AS ! REVOLUTION>Y GOV]NM5T IS CONT5T TO :ITEWA% OV] CAPITALI/ WAGE RELATION%IPS4 ,!Y WILL BE GOOD ONLY SO LONG AS ! REVOLUTION IS GOOD1 ?AT IS1 LONG AS ! VITAL N]VE1 ! >T]Y ( B\RGEOIS CLASS PILE - CAPITALI/IC PRIVATE PROP]TY1 WAGE RELATION%IPS1 PR(IT - >E LEFT UNDI/URB$4 

,IF PR(IT IS CALL$ TO ACC\NT1 IF PRIVATE PROP]TY IS TO BE DONE AWAY )1 !N ?IS IS GO+ TOO F>4 

,TODAY'S IDYLL 9 :I* WOLVES & %EEP1 TIG]S & LAMBS1 GRAZE PEACEFULLY SIDE BY SIDE1 AS 9 ,NOAH'S ,>K1 WILL UNTIL ! M9UTE ?AT REAL SOCIALISM BEG9S TO BE PUT AUTO PRACTICE4 

,! MOM5T ! GREAT ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY DECIDES TO REALIZE SOCIALISM FULLY & COMPLETELY1 TO EXTIRPATE ! RULE ( CAPITALISM ROOT & BRAN*1 AT ?AT MOM5T ! /RUGGLE BEG9S4 ,ONCE ! B\RGEOISIE IS T\*$ 9 ! HE>T - & ITS HE>T BEATS FROM )9 A FIRE-PRO( SAFE - IT WILL FI<T A LIFE-&-DEA? BATTLE = ITS RULE & WILL DEVELOP ?\S&S ( OP5 & COV]T ME?ODS ( RESI/ANCE AGA9/ ! SOCIALI/ MEASURES4 

,ALL ?IS IS 9EVITABLE4 ,ALL ?IS MU/ BE F\<T ?R\<1 W>D$ (F1 BEAT5 D[N - ) OR )\T ! ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY4 ,! 'CIVIL W>' :I* SOME HAVE ANXI\SLY TRI$ TO BANI% FROM ! REVOLUTION CANNOT BE DISPELL$4 ,= CIVIL W> IS ONLY ANO!R NAME = CLASS /RUGGLE1 & ! NOTION ( IMPLEM5T+ SOCIALISM )\T A CLASS /RUGGLE1 BY MEANS ( A MAJORITY P>LIAM5T>Y DECISION1 IS A RIDICUL\S PETIT-B\RGEOIS ILLUSION4 

,:AT IS GA9$1 !N1 ) ?IS C[>DLY DET\R CALL$ ! ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY8 ,! B\RGEOISIE'S POSITION IS /R5G!N$2 ! PROLET>IAT IS WEAK5$ & CONFUS$ BY EMPTY ILLUSIONS2 TIME & 5]GY >E DISSIPAT$ & LO/ 9 'DISCUSSIONS' BETWE5 ! WOLF & ! LAMB2 9 A WORD1 ONE PLAYS 9TO ! H&S ( ALL ?OSE ELEM5TS :OSE 9T5T IS TO DEFRAUD ! PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION ( ITS SOCIALI/ GOALS & TO EMASCULATE IT 9TO A B\RGEOIS DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION4 

,BUT ! QUE/ION ( ! ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY IS NOT A QUE/ION ( OPPORTUNITY1 NOT A QUE/ION ( ! GREAT] 'CONV5I5CE'4 ,IT IS A QUE/ION ( PR9CIPLE1 A QUE/ION ( ! SOCIALI/S' KN[L$GE ( !MSELVES & ( ! LIMITATIONS ( ! REVOLUTION4 

,! FIR/ DECISIVE /EP 9 ! GREAT ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION WAS TAK5 9 ,JULY #a#g#h#i1 :5 ! ?REE SEP>ATE ,E/ATES COMB9$ 9 A JO9T ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY4 ,?IS DECISION LEFT ITS /AMP UPON ! :OLE FUTURE C\RSE ( EV5TS2 IT WAS ! SYMBOL ( ! VICTORY ( A NEW B\RGEOIS SOCIAL ORD] OV] ! M$IEVAL-FEUDAL SOCIETY ( ,E/ATES4 

,9 ! SAME WAY1 ! SYMBOL ( ! NEW SOCIALI/ SOCIAL ORD] BORNE BY ! PRES5T PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION1 ! SYMBOL ( ! CLASS *>ACT] ( ITS TRUE TASK1 & ( ! CLASS *>ACT] ( ! POLITICAL ORGAN :I* IS MEANT TO EXECUTE ?IS TASK1 IS3 ! WORK]S' C\NCIL1 BAS$ ON REPRES5TATION ( ! URBAN & RURAL PROLET>IAT4 

,! ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY IS AN \TMOD$ LEGACY ( B\RGEOIS REVOLUTIONS1 AN EMPTY %ELL1 A REQUISITE FROM ! TIME ( PETIT-B\RGEOIS ILLUSIONS ( A 'UNIT$ PEOPLE' & ( ! 'LIB]TY1 EQUALITY1 FRAT]NITY' ( ! B\RGEOIS ,/ATE4 

,TO RESORT TO ! ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY TODAY IS CONSCI\SLY OR UNCONSCI\SLY TO TURN ! REVOLUTION BACK TO ! HI/ORICAL /AGE ( B\RGEOIS REVOLUTIONS2 ANYONE ADVOCAT+ IT IS A SECRET AG5T ( ! B\RGEOISIE OR AN UNCONSCI\S SPOKESMAN ( PETIT-B\RGEOIS IDEOLOGY4 

,! /RUGGLE = ! ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY IS C>RI$ ON UND] ! W>-CRY ( 'DEMOCRACY OR DICTATOR%IP'4 ,EV5 SOCIALI/ LEAD]S OB$I5TLY ADOPT !SE SLOGANS ( C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y DEMAGOGUES )\T NOTIC+ ?AT ?IS ALT]NATIVE IS A DEMAGOGIC FALSIFICATION4 

,TODAY IT IS NOT A QUE/ION ( DEMOCRACY OR DICTATOR%IP4 ,! QUE/ION ?AT HI/ORY HAS PLAC$ ON ! AG5DA IS3 B\RGEOIS DEMOCRACY OR SOCIALI/ DEMOCRACY8 ,= ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT IS DEMOCRACY 9 A SOCIALI/ S5SE4 ,IT IS NOT A MATT] ( BOMBS1 C\PS D'ETAT1 RIOTS OR 'AN>*Y'1 AS ! AG5TS ( CAPITALI/ PR(IT DI%ONE/LY MAKE \T2 RA!R IT IS ! USE ( ALL ! MEANS ( POLITICAL P[] TO REALIZE SOCIALISM1 TO EXPROPRIATE ! CAPITALI/ CLASS - 9 ! 9T]E/S & ?R\< ! WILL ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MAJORITY ( ! PROLET>IAT1 ?AT IS1 9 ! SPIRIT ( SOCIALI/ DEMOCRACY4 

,)\T ! CONSCI\S WILL & ACTION ( ! MAJORITY ( ! PROLET>IAT1 !RE CAN BE NO SOCIALISM4 ,9 ORD] TO 9T5SIFY ?IS CONSCI\SNESS1 TO /EEL ?IS WILL1 TO ORGANIZE ?IS ACTION1 A CLASS ORGAN IS NECESS>Y3 A NATIONAL C\NCIL ( ! URBAN & RURAL PROLET>IANS4 

,! CONVOCATION ( SU* A REPRES5TATIVE BODY ( LABOR 9 PLACE ( ! TRADITIONAL ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY ( !B\RGEOIS REVOLUTIONS IS 9 ITSELF AN ACT ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE1 A BREAK ) ! HI/ORICAL PA/ ( B\RGEOIS SOCIETY1 A P[]FUL ME?OD ( >\S+ ! PROLET>IAN MASSES1 A FIR/ OP5 & ABRUPT DECL>ATION ( W> AGA9/ CAPITALISM4 

,NO EVASIONS1 NO AMBIGUITIES - ! DIE MU/ BE CA/4 ,YE/]DAY P>LIAM5T>Y CRET9ISM WAS A WEAKNESS2 TODAY IT IS AN AMBIGUITY2 TOMORR[ IT WILL BE A BETRAYAL ( SOCIALISM4 

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