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,AU?OR 3 ,ELISEE ,RECLUS 

,TAGS 3 LIFE1 COMRADES1 REVOLUTION>Y1 SACRIFICE1 JU/ICE1 SOLID>ITY1 KN[L$GE1 IDEAS1 POOR1 #a#i#a4 

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 ,DE> COMRADES1  

 ,WE HAVE AN +RA9$ HABIT ( EXAGG]AT+ BO? \R /R5G?S & \R WEAKNESS4 ,DUR+ REVOLUTION>Y P]IODS1 IT SEEMS ?AT \R MO/ M9OR ACTIONS HAVE 9CALCULABLY GREAT CONSEQU5CES4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 DUR+ TIMES ( /AGNATION1 ?\< WE MAY BE TOTALLY D$ICAT$ TO \R WORK1 \R 5TIRE LIVES SEEM B>R5 & USELESS1 & WE MAY EV5 FEEL SWEPT AWAY BY ! W9DS ( REACTION4  

 ,:AT !N %\LD WE DO TO MA9TA9 \R 9TELLECTUAL VIGOR1 \R MORAL 5]GY1 & \R FAI? 9 ! GOOD FI<T8  

 ,Y\ COME TO ME HOP+ TO DRAW ON MY LONG EXP]I5CE ( PEOPLE & ?+S4 ,SO1 AS AN ELD]LY P]SON ,I GIVE Y\ ! FOLL[+ ADVICE3  

 ,DO NOT QU>REL OR DEAL 9 P]SONALITIES4  ,LI/5 TO O!R PEOPLE'S >GUM5TS BE=E Y\ PRES5T Y\R [N4 ,LE>N H[ TO REMA9 SIL5T & REFLECT4 ,DON'T TRY TO GET ! BETT] 9 AN >GUM5T AT ! EXP5SE ( Y\R [N S9C]ITY4  

 ,/UDY ) DISCRETION & P]SEV]ANCE4 ,GREAT 5?USIASM & D$ICATION TO ! PO9T ( RISK+ ONE'S LIFE >E NOT ! ONLY WAYS ( S]V+ A CAUSE4 ,IT IS EASI] TO SACRIFICE ONE'S LIFE ?AN TO MAKE ONE'S :OLE LIFE AN $UCATION = O!RS4 ,! CONSCI\S REVOLUTION>Y IS NOT ONLY A P]SON ONLY ( FEEL+1 BUT ALSO ONE ( REASON1 = :OM EV]Y EF=T TO PROMOTE JU/ICE & SOLID>ITY RE/S ON PRECISE KN[L$GE & ON A COMPREH5SIVE UND]/&+ ( HI/ORY1 SOCIOLOGY1 & BIOLOGY4 ,SU* A P]SON CAN 9CORPORATE HIS P]SONAL IDEAS 9TO ! L>G] CONTEXT ( ! HUMAN SCI5CES1 & IS SU/A9$ 9 ! /RUGGLE BY ! IMM5SE P[] HE GA9S ?R\< HIS BROAD KN[L$GE4  

 ,AVOID OV]SPECIALIZATION4 ,SIDE NEI!R ) NATIONS NOR ) P>TIES .<NI AUX PATRIES NI AUX P>TIS.>4 ,BE NEI!R ,RUSSIANS1 ,POLES NOR ,SLAVS4 ,RA!R1 BE M5 ( TRU?1 FREE FROM ANY ?\<TS ( P>TICUL> 9T]E/S1 & FROM SPECULATIVE IDEAS CONC]N+ ! NATURE ( PEOPLES1 :E!R ,*9ESE1 ,AFRICANS1 OR ,EUROPEANS4 ,! PATRIOT ALWAYS 5DS UP HAT+ ! =EIGN]1 & LOSES ! S5SE ( JU/ICE ?AT ONCE K9DL$ HIS 5?USIASM4  

 ,AWAY ) ALL BOSSES1 LEAD]S1 & ?OSE :O TREAT LANGUAGE AS IF IT W]E ,SACR$ ,SCRIPTURE4 ,REJECT SU* IDOLATRY & VALUE ! WORDS EV5 ( Y\R CLOSE/ FRI5D OR ! WISE/ PR(ESSOR ONLY = ! TRU? ?AT Y\ F9D 9 !M4 ,IF1 HAV+ LI/5$1 Y\ /ILL HAVE SOME D\BTS1 TURN 9W>D T[>D Y\R [N M9D & REEXAM9E ! MATT] BE=E MAK+ A F9AL JUDGM5T4  

 ,SO Y\ %\LD REJECT EV]Y AU?ORITY1 BUT ALSO COMMIT Y\RSELF TO A DEEP RESPECT = ALL S9C]E CONVICTIONS4 ,LIVE Y\R [N LIFE1 BUT ALSO ALL[ O!RS ! COMPLETE FRE$OM TO LIVE !IRS4  

 ,IF Y\ ?R[ Y\RSELF 9TO ! CONFLICT TO SACRIFICE Y\RSELF ON BEHALF ( ! HUMILIAT$ & ! D[NTRODD51 ?AT IS A V]Y GOOD ?+1 MY COMPANIONS4 ,FACE DEA? NOBLY4 ,IF Y\ PREF] TO TAKE ON SL[ & PATI5T WORK ON BEHALF ( A BETT] FUTURE1 ?AT IS AN EV5 BETT] ?+4 ,MAKE IT ! GOAL ( EV]Y 9/ANT ( A G5]\S LIFE4 ,BUT IF Y\ *OOSE TO REMA9 POOR AMONG ! POOR1 9 COMPLETE SOLID>ITY ) ?OSE :O SUFF]1 MAY Y\R LIFE %9E =? AS A B5EFIC5T LI<T1 A P]FECT EXAMPLE1 A FRUITFUL LESSON = ALL6  

 ,GREET+S1 COMRADES4 
 ,ELISEE ,RECLUS4  

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