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,$ITOR 3 ,*>LOTTE ,WILSON 

,TAGS 3 MEMB]S ( ! SOCIALI/ LEAGUE1 MAJORITY OR M9ORITY1 =M ( ASSOCIATION1 REFUS$ TO SUBMIT1 YIELD+ TO AU?ORITY1 ABSOLUTE FRE$OM1 SOCIALI/ LEAGUE1 COMMON WEAL1 AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S1 UNCONV]T$ MAJORITY4 

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 ,DE> ,COMRADE1-,A NUMB] ( ! MEMB]S ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE H]E1 >E GREATLY 9T]E/$ 9 ! DISCUSSION ?AT BAG REC5TLY APPE>$ 9 ,COMMONWEAL CONC]N+ ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! PR9CIPLES ( ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNISM & ?OSE ( UNQUALIFI$ ,COMMUNISM OR ,SOCIALISM4 ,WE HAVE LONG BE5 ANXI\S TO UND]/& CLE>LY & DEF9ITIVELY :AT ?AT DIFF]5CE IS4  

 ,! /ATEM5T ( PR9CIPLES CONTA9$ 9 ! TWO LETT]S ( ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 7,MAY #ah & ,AUGU/ #a#g7 APPE>S TO US TO FULLY EMBRACE ALL ! COMMUNISM & LIB]TY ?AT IS NE$FUL & 9DE$ POSSIBLE AMONG M54 ,KN[+1 H[EV]1 ?AT !RE >E MANY BRAVE & HI<LY GIFT$ M5 :O CALL !MSELVES ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S 9 DI/9CTION TO ?OSE :O LIKE ! MEMB]S ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE CALL !MSELVES SIMPLY ,COMMUNI/S OR ,SOCIALI/S2 & KN[+ ?AT ,FRE$OM IS PUBLI%$ *IEFLY ) ! VIEW ( MAK+ ! DI/9CTION ( PR9CIPLE BETWE5 !M MANIFE/1 ,I HAVE BE5 ASK$ TO PUT ! FOLL[+ QU]IES TO Y\ SO ?AT WE MAY BETT] UND]/& EA* O!R3  

 #a4 ,H[1 SAY 9 ,5GL&1 W\LD ,AN>*I/S SEEK TO SUPPLANT ! EXI/+ /ATE ( SOCIETY8 ,W\LD !Y WAIT TILL !Y HAD CONV]T$ ALL ! PEOPLE1 OR A MAJORITY ONLY1 OR M]ELY AN EFFECTIVE M9ORITY2 & IF BE=E ALL W]E CONV]T$1 H[ W\LD !Y PROPOSE TO DEAL ) ! UNCONV]T$ MAJORITY OR M9ORITY :O REFUS$ TO SUBMIT8  

 #b4 ,IS NOT ! VOLUNT>Y SUBMISSION ( A M9ORITY TO A MAJORITY1 OR A MAJORITY TO A M9ORITY = ! SAKE ( ! COMMON WEAL1 REALLY A REF9$ OR DISGUIS$ ME?OD ( YIELD+ TO AU?ORITY OR COMPULSION8 ,IF = EXAMPLE1 ,I W]E TO FEEL CON/RA9$ VOLUNT>ILY TO DO OR TO REFRA9 FROM DO+ ANY?+ 9 AN ,AN>*I/ COMMUNITY = ! SAKE ( ! COMMON GOOD OR TO PREV5T DISORD]2 W\LD ,I NOT BE ACT+ FROM ! SAME IMPULSE AS A ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRAT :O = A SIMIL> REASON YIELD$ TO ! AU?ORITY ( ! ,/ATE3 & W\LD NOT ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 US REALLY BE ONE-NOT ( PR9CIPLE1 BUT M]ELY ( ! =M ( EFFECT+ ! SAME 5D8 ,I DO NOT BELIEVE ?AT A SY/EM ( ,/ATE ,SOCIALISM OR ,/ATE ,COMMUNISM IS :AT WE %\LD SEEK TO E/ABLI%1 NOT BECAUSE4 IT IS NECESS>ILY OPPOS$ TO FRE$OM1 BUT BECAUSE IT IS ! MO/ CUMBR\S =M ( ASSOCIATION = ! COMMON WEAL1 & ONE NOT CALCULAT$ TO SECURE ! GREATE/ AM\NT ( P]SONAL FRE$OM4 ,ABSOLUTE FRE$OM1 H[EV]1 ,I BELIEVE4 ) COMRADE ,MORRIS1 TO BE IMPOSSIBLE AMONG M52 M5 9 SOCIETY CAN BE NO MORE ABSOLUTELY SOCIALLY FREE ?AN ! BRA91 HE>T & LUNGS1 OR ! CORPUSCLES ( ! BLOOD CAN BE ABSOLUTELY PHYSICALLY FREE 9 ! LIV+ BODY4  

 #c4 ,MAY NOT A NUMB] ( M5 CONSI/5T ) ,AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES VOLUNT>ILY ELECT OR COMMISSION SOME ONE MA9 TO DIRECT !M 9 AN UND]TAK+ ) P[] TO SAY :O %ALL DO ?IS & :O %ALL DO ?AT8 & IF SO1 MAY NOT A COMMUNE OR NATION 9 A SIMIL> WAY VOLUNT>ILY COMMISSION ONE MAN OR A NUMB] ( M5 TO DIRECT C]TA9 COMMUNAL ,( NATIONAL AFFAIRS = A GIV5 P]IOD2 & W\LD ! P[] ?US VOLUNT>ILY DELEGAT$ BY ! PEOPLE1 BECOME OPPRESSIVE :5 EX]CIS$8  

 ,LET ME SAY ?AT ,I DO NOT BELIEVE A WISE PEOPLE W\LD C>E TO DELEGATE !IR P[] 9 ?IS WAY MORE ?AN WAS FELT TO BE REALLY NECESS>Y2 ON ! O!R H&1 ,I FAIL TO SEE B[ ANY =M ( ASSOCIATION ?AT PREV5T$ ! PEOPLE FROM DELEGAT+ !IR P[]1 OR PREV5T$ !M FROM VOLUNT>ILY LIMIT+ !IR 9DIVIDUAL 9CL9ATIONS OR CAPRICES1 C\LD 9 ANY S5SE BE E/EEM$ A =M ( ASSOCIATION 9 :I* !RE WAS ANY REAL1 NOT TO SAY ABSOLUTE1 FRE$OM4  

 ,I TRU/1 COMRADE4 WE MAY EX*ANGE4 A FEW WORDS 9 A FRI5DLY DISCUSSION UPON ! ABOVE & MAYBE O!R PO9TS4 ,!RE IS NO 0ION1 ,I ?9K1 = ANY ILL-NATURE TO >ISE BETWE5 ,COMMUNI/ ,AN>*I/S & ,SOCIALI/S 9 ! MEANTIME-& ,I TRU/ !RE NEV] WILL BE4 ,I CAN SAY = MYSELF & = MANY MEMB]S ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,LEAGUE H]E1 ?AT WE W\LD NOT HESITATE TO DECL>E \RSELVES ,COMMUNI/ ,AN>*I/S IF WE4 FELT CONV9C$ ?AT ,COMMUNI/ ,AN>*ISM AS DI/9CT FROM ,COMMUNISM WAS A BETT] & A POSSIBLE IDEAL4  

 -,Y\RS FRAT]NALLY1 ,J4 ,BRUCE ,GLASI] #be ,CR[N ,/REET1 ,GLASG[1 ,AUG4 #a#f1 #a#h#h#i4  

 ,WE >E GLAD TO RECEIVE ! ABOVE LETT] FROM \R ,GLASG[ COMRADE1 & WE HOPE IT WILL LEAD TO ! CLE>+ UP ( SOME ( ! PO9TS ( DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ! ,COMMUNI/S ( ! ,SOCIALI/S ,LEAGUE1 :O HAVE NO POLITICAL IDEAL1 & ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/S :OSE POLITICAL IDEAL IS CLE>LY DEF9$ AS OPPOS$ TO ?AT ( ! ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS1 ALSO CLE>LY DEF9$4 ,WE HAVE 5DEAVOR$ 9 ! FOLL[+ REPLIES TO CONF9E \RSELVES AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE TO ! QU]IES PUT 9 \R COMRADE'S LETT]1 & WE ,LOPE HE WILL NOT HESITATE TO LET US HAVE FUR!R QUE/IONS CALCULAT$ TO CLE> AWAY ! MI/ FROM BE=E \R EYES4  

 #a4 ,AN>*I/S DO NOT SEEK TO IMPOSE !IR WILL UPON O!RS1 SO ?AT !RE W\LD BE NO QUE/ION ( !IR DEAL+ ) >T UNCONV]T$ MAJORITY OR M9ORITY :O REFUS$ TO SUBMIT4 ,!Y RECOGNIZE ?AT !RE >E & HAVE BE5 GREAT 9EQUALITIES 9 ! M5TAL DEVELOPM5T ( MAN1 DUE ( C\RSE TO ! VICI\S SOCIAL SY/EMS :I* HAVE PREVAIL$ & FO/]$ 9EQUALITY1 & !Y SEE ?AT A ,GALILEO OR A ,BRUNO MAY BE RI<T 9 HIS VIEWS AL?\< ! :OLE WORLD IS AGA9/ HIM4 ,!RE=E !Y DO NOT BELIEVE 9 RULE ( ANY K9D1 EI!R MAJORITY OR M9ORITY RULE4 ,!Y DO NOT WI% TO RULE & !Y DO NOT WI% TO BE RUL$4 ,BUT !Y MEAN TO RESI/ TYRANNY & ROBB]Y :5EV] !Y >E ABLE TO DO SO & TO P]SUADE O!RS TO DO ! SAME4 ,CO]CION 9 !IR VIEW IS ALWAYS UNJU/IFIABLE1 EV5 IF ! 5D 9 VIEW 9 ! OP9ION ( ! CO]C]S IS GOOD4  ,! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION IS ) !M ! EMANCIPATION ( ! WORK]S FROM ! BURD5S & TYRANNIES ( TO-DAY4 ,EV]Y WORK] !Y HOLD %\LD REVOLT AGA9/ OPPRESSION & ROBB]Y ON HIS [N ACC\NT :5EV] HE HAS ! P[]1 & NUMB]S ( WORK]S %\LD FREELY B& !MSELVES TOGE!R = ! SAME PURPOSE4 ,! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION IS 9EVITABLE4 ,ALL ! =CES ( SOCIETY AT ! PRES5T MOM5T >E UND\BT$LY MOV+ T[>DS GIGANTIC SOCIAL *ANGES1 VIZ41 ! EXPROPRIATION ( ! POSSESS+ CLASSES & ! DE/RUCTION ( AU?ORITY1 :I* ! ,AN>*I/S >E DO+ !IR BE/ TO MAKE CLE> TO ! PEOPLE4 ,! ,AN>*I/ WORK]S AT ! FIR/ OPPORTUNITY WILL 5DEAVOR TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES 9 FREE ASSOCIATIONS1 & ?OSE :O DO NOT C>E TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! FRE$OM & HAPP9ESS ( ! PEOPLE MAY CONT9UE TO SUPPORT ! IDL]S :O N[ LIVE UPON !IR LABOR1 IF !Y *OOSE4 ,AN>*I/S >E 9 NO WAY CONC]N$ AS TO :E!R A MAJORITY OR M9ORITY IS 9 FAVOR ( SU* & SU* A ?+4 ,:AT !Y ?9K AB\T IS :E!R ! =CE OV] AGA9/ !M IS /RONG] ?AN ! =CE ON !IR SIDE & H[ !Y >E TO HOLD !IR [N AGA9/ A /RONG] =CE1 :I* IS BY NO MEANS NECESS>ILY A MAJORITY4  

 #b4 ,WE ALL ( US HAVE TO SUBMIT TO CO]CION AT ! PRES5T TIME1 JU/ 9 ! SAME WAY AS AN UN>M$ MAN HAS TO SUBMIT TO ! RUFFIAN :O HOLDS A PI/OL AT HIS HEAD1 BUT ?AT IS NOT VOLUNT>Y SUBMISSION4 ,:5 A MAJORITY 9 A C]TA9 COMMUNITY DECIDE UPON A C]TA9 C\RSE :I* IS NOT ( ! FIR/ IMPORTANCE1 & ! HELP ( ! M9ORITY IS NECESS>Y1 ! M9ORITY MAY VOLUNT>ILY ACQUIESCE = ! SAKE ( ! COMMON WEAL1 BUT ?AT CANNOT BE CALL$ YIELD+ TO AU?ORITY4 ,IF Y\ W]E TO VOLUNT>ILY REFRA9 FROM DO+ ANY?+ :I* W\LD 9JURE ! COMMUNITY Y\ W\LD NOT BE ACT+ FROM ! SAME IMPULSE AS A MAN :O REFRA9$ BECAUSE ( ! LAW4 ,Y\ W\LD BE US+ Y\R REASON1 ! ,/ATE ,SOCIALI/ W\LD NOT4 ,HE W\LD NOT DI/+UI% BETWE5 BAD LAWS & GOOD 787 OBEY+ ! =M] & DISOBEY+ ! LATT]-HE W\LD OBEY ALL ALIKE BECAUSE IT WAS ! LAW4 ,= EXAMPLE1 IF A MAJORITY ( ! PEOPLE ( ,LONDON W]E TO SAY !RE %ALL BE NO MEET+S 9 ,TRAFALG> ,SQU>E1 A CONSI/5T ,/ATE ,SOCIALI/ W\LD B[ TO ! WILL ( ! MAJORITY1 :]EAS ! ,AN>*I/ W\LD REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE ! DECISION ( ! MAJORITY4 ,HE W\LD USE HIS REASON1 & IF ?AT TOLD HIM HE WAS 9JUR+ NO ONE BY MEET+ 9 ! ,SQU>E1 HE W\LD HOLD HIS MEET+ 9 ! ,SQU>E IF HE WAS /RONG 5\< TO DO SO4  

 ,Y\R REM>KS ON ABSOLUTE FRE$OM >E NOT TO ! PO9T4 ,NO ,AN>*I/ HAS EV] SUGGE/$ ?AT ABSOLUTE FRE$OM 9 ! S5SE 9 :I* Y\ DEF9E IT IS POSSIBLE4 ,M5 MU/ OBEY NATURAL LAWS 9 !IR RELATION TO EA* O!R AS WELL AS 9 RELATION TO MATT]1 BUT >TIFICIAL LAW41 7MAN MADE LAWS1 ,ACTS ( ,P>LIAM5T7 >E SELDOM IF EV] 9 ACCORD ) NATURAL LAWS1 & ?AT IS :]E ! DIFFICULTY- COMES 94  

 #c4 ,C]TA9LY A NUMB] ( M5 MAY *OOSE SOME MAN OR A BODY ( M5 TO DIRECT !M 9 SOME DEF9ITE UND]TAK+1 ON ! UND]/&+ ?AT NO CO]CIVE AU?ORITY IS EX]CIS$ OV] !M1 & YET CONSI/5TLY SUPPORT ! ,AN>*I/ ,PR9CIPLE1 BUT 9 MO/ CASES ! COMMON 5D 9 VIEW IS QUITE SUFFICI5T 9 \R OP9ION TO 5SURE ! BE/ RESULT4 ,= 9/ANCE =EM5 >E NECESS>Y N[ BECAUSE EV]Y WORK] 9/9CTIVELY FEELS ?AT HE IS BE+ ROBB$1 & IS C]TA9LY OV]WORK$1 & !RE=E HAS NOT HIS HE>T 9 HIS WORK4 ,HE MU/ BE OV]LOOK$ & DIRECT$ & KEPT TO HIS TASK4 ,! =EMAN IS RA!R A DRIV] ?AN A HELP]4 ,9 A WORK%OP CONDUCT$ ON ,AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES ! WORK W\LD BE -DIVID$ UP BY MUTUAL AGREEM5T & A DRIV] W\LD BE UNNECESS>Y4 0ANY P>TICUL> WORK WAS TOO DIFFICULT = ! MAN :O HAD UND]TAK5 IT TO DO1 BE MI<T ASK HIS B5*-MATE JU/ AS TO-DAY BE MI<T ASK HIS =EMAN AB\T IT4 ,! PRES5T WRIT] WAS ONCE EMPLOY$ 9 A ,SOCIALI/ PR9T+ (FICE :]E ! WORK WAS CONDUCT$ PRETTY WELL ON !SE L9ES4 ,!RE WAS C]TA9LY NO =EMAN 9 ! ORD9>Y S5SE ( ! WORD4 ,!RE WAS A MANAG] :O HAD TO ATT5D TO ! \TSIDE BUS9ESS1 TO PUR*ASE PAP]1 ETC41 TO MAKE & RECEIVE PAYM5TS1 ETC41 BUT ?AT WAS A P>T ( HIS %>E ( ! WORK4 ,HIS 9T]F]5CE ) ! WORK]S WAS PRACTICALLY NIL4 ,!Y >RANG$ AMONG !MSELVES -HAT EA* ONE %\LD DO & ) ! BE/ RESULTS = ALL CONC]N$4  

 ,AS TO ! OPPRESSION ( A C5TRAL BODY !M CAN BE1 NO D\BT AB\T ?AT4 ,! C5TRAL BODY1 H[EV] ADVANC$ 9 VIEWS ITS MEMB]S MAY BE :5 ELECT$ T5DS TO BECOME CONS]VATIVE4 ,!Y TA/E ! =BIDD5 FRUIT1 P[]1 & !IR TA/E = IT GR[S UPON !M TO ! 9JURY ( !IR FELL[S4 ,TAKE ! CASE ( ANY ONE ( \R TRADE UNIONS & Y\ WILL F9D ?AT ! MA9 BODY >E \T ( T\* ) ! EXECUTIVE4 ,BESIDES A FREE COMB9ATION DOES NOT WANT A C5T] TO SECURE COMMON UNIT$ ACTION2 ITS C5T] IS :]E ! GREATE/ ACTIVITY IS4 ,IF IT NE$S TO DELEGATE ANYONE TO DO C]TA9 WORK IT CAN DO SO1 BUT IT CANNOT GIVE ANY 9DIVIDUAL OR NUMB] ( 9DIVIDUALS P[] TO UND]TAKE ! G5]AL DIRECTION ( O!RS )\T 9T]F]+ ) ! G5]AL FRE$OM & ! EFFICI5CY ( ! COMB9ATION4  

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