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,BE=E ANSW]+ ! 9QUIRY PROP\ND$ TO ME1 IT W]E WELL TO FIR/ DEF9E T]MS4 ,9 ONE S5SE :OEV] DESIRES A RADICAL *ANGE 9 \R SOCIAL CONDITIONS1 :O ADVOCATES PR9CIPLES AT UTT] V>IANCE ) ?OSE N[ MA9TA9+1 MAY BE SAID TO BE A ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/2 9 ?IS S5SE ! ,QUAK]S W]E RELIGI\S REVOLUTIONI/S4 ,BUT ! ACCEPT$ MEAN+ ( ! T]M DOES NOT EMBRACE REVOLUTION & EVOLUTION AS ID5TICAL WORDS1 BUT ASCRIBES TO ! =M] ACTIVE RESI/ANCE BY OV]T ACTS TO ! P[]S ?AT BE4 ,IT IS 9 ?IS S5SE ?AT ! T]M IS H]E US$1 & ,I AT ONCE PROCE$ TO GIVE SOME ( ! *IEF REASONS :Y ,I DEF5D SU* A C\RSE & >RAY MYSELF ) ?OSE :O DO NOT MAKE ! ASS]TION ( PR9CIPLE SUBORD9ATE TO ! L9ES ( LEGALITY AS LAID D[N BY !IR 5EMIES4 

#a4 ,HI/ORICAL PROGRESS HAS BE5 ALONG !SE L9ES4 ,CIVILIZATION CONSI/S 9 ! CON/ANT MODIFICATION ( PA/ MILITANT DIRECTION1 & ! EVILS AGA9/ :I* WE PROTE/ >E 9C>NAT$ 9 9/ITUTIONS4 ,!SE BE+ FIX$1 BUTTRESS$ BY LAWS REQUIR+ COMPULSORY ACQUIESC5CE UND] P5ALTIES1 CAN ONLY BE *ANG$ BY >\S+ A S5TIM5T SUFFICI5T TO SECURE !IR MODIFICATION4 ,BUT H[EV] MODIFI$1 FIXITY AGA9 RESULTS1 PROTE/ BECOMES SOCIAL BLASPHEMY1 A B>RI] IS SET UP AGA9/ FUR!R ADVANCE1 & RE=M BECOMES AN UPHILL EF=T AGA9/ E/ABLI%$ ORD]1 :I* EV] T5DS TO REPRESS AGITATION AS DANG]\S4 ,! QUE/ION H]EUPON >ISES1 IF E/ABLI%$ ORD] BE NOT ACCEPT$ TO ITS LOGICAL EXCLUSION ( ALL *ANGE1 AS 9 ,ASIATIC DESPOTISM1 H[ CAN SU* S5TIM5T BE BE/ >\S$8 

,E/ABLI%$ ORD]1 BE+ AN 9/ITUT$ FIXITY1 EXCLUDES RE=M1 & :OEV] ADVOCATES *ANGE BY ?AT V]Y ACT BECOMES AN 5EMY TO IT4 ,HE MAY SEEK TO BE 0PRACTICAL0 & COMPROMISE BY ONLY URG+ A SLI<T MODIFICATION1 BUT PR9CIPLE CANNOT4 ,EV]Y *ANGE 9VOLV$ 9 SOCIAL PROGRESS ILLU/RATES ! FOLLY FIXITY = EV]-*ANG+ HUMAN NE$S2 H5CE DISCONT5T GA9S GR\ND1 FAI? IS WEAK5$1 UNTIL AT LA/1 ! B>RI]S REMA9+ IMMOVABLE1 ?AT :I* AT FIR/ HAD BIR? AS AN IDEA 9 ! BRA9 ( ! RE=M] WORKS D[N TO ! MUSCLES ( ! LESS !ORETICAL & OV]T ACTS RESULT4 ,P[] IS BY ITS V]Y ESS5CE /ATION>Y2 IT DEPRECATES RE=M AS A WEAK5+ ( ITS POSITION2 H5CE1 9 ALL AGES GOV]NM5TS T5D TO >RE/ SOCIAL GR[?4 ,! PHRASE 0WISE GOV]NM5T0 CAN ONLY BE APPLI$ TO SUP]NATURAL DIRECTION1 :I* DOES NOT OBTA9 9 /ATE C\NCILS4 ,! WISE/ GOV]NM5T IS ?AT :I* BUT RESPONDS READIE/ TO ! DEM& TO :I* ITS [N E/ABLI%M5T HAD GIV5 BIR?1 & = ?IS REASON WILL YIELD ONLY AS =C$ BY FE> TO GIVE SOME?+ RA!R ?AN RISK LOS+ ALL4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 RE=M IS ! EXPRESSION ( PROGRESS2 GOV]NM5T ! 9/ITUTION ( :AT TIME EV] DET]M9ES TO BE 9FANTILE CONDITIONS4 ,! ONE POSSESSES ! FLUIDITY ( WAT]1 EV] SEEK+ ?R\< ! MUTUALITY ( 7ATOMIC7 9T]E/S FREE SCOPE TO >RANGE RELATIONS 9 EV5 FL[2 ! O!R1 ! DAM ]ECT$ BE=E ITS C\RSE & AGA9/ :I* ! RIS+ WAT]S1 CON/ANTLY PRESS+ ) 9CREAS+ MOM5TUM1 CALL \T REPRESSIVE MEASURES = SAFETY1 BE=E GA!R+ DANG] LEADS TO SLUICEWAYS TO RELIEVE IMM$IATE FE>1 SAID SLUICEWAYS BE+ KN[N 9 HI/ORY AS RE=MS4 ,AS ALL WISDOM COMES BUT BY EXP]I5CE1 & GOV]NM5T NOT POSSESS+ PRESCI5CE1 WE MI<T AS WELL PR$ICATE WISDOM TO ! DAM1 & SAY ?AT ! 0WISE0 DAM W\LD EV] KEEP JU/ AHEAD ( ! FL[+ WAT]S2 9 O!R WORDS TO CEASE TO BE :AT ! WORD 0DAM0 IMPLIES4 

#b4 ,ACTIVE RESI/ANCE IS ! ESS5TIAL ELEM5T ( HUMAN NATURE4 ,UPON ! ACCEPT$ AXIOM ?AT 0SELF-PRES]VATION IS ! FIR/ LAW ( NATURE0 ! :OLE >GUM5T MI<T BE RE/$4 ,9 NATURE RI<TS >E MI<TS1 BE+ ! EX]CISE ( ?AT :I* IS NECESS>Y = SELF-MA9T5ANCE2 ! RI<T ( ONE FI% TO PREY UPON ANO!R BE+ ITS MI<T4 ,9 SOCIAL LIFE SELF-PRES]VATION IS SE5 BE/ MA9TA9$ :]E RI<TS >E REG>D$ AS EQUAL4 ,H5CE1 9 DEM&+ C]TA9 RI<TS WE >E BUT NEGATIVELY ASS]T+ ?AT \R EQUAL RI<TS >E BE+ ABRIDG$4 ,SO 9 RESI/ANCE TO AGGRESSION1 TO CURTAILM5T ( EQUAL RI<TS 7TO /ILL USE ?AT WORD :I* IS AFT] ALL BUT ! EXPRESSION ( ! NECESS>Y CONDITIONS ( EXI/5CE71 WE >E BUT EX]CIS+ SELF-ASS]TION1 ASS]T+ SELF-PRES]VATION )9 ! L9ES ( EQUAL FRE$OM4 ,! DEM& = RE=M1 LIKE ?AT = RI<TS1 IS BUT PROTE/1 CALL$ \T BY D5IAL ( FREE SCOPE TO MUTUAL ACTION4 ,MY RI<T TO LIFE IS ?AT ( FREE SCOPE TO MA9TA9 EXI/5CE1 :ILE ! SOCIAL ORGANISM DET]M9ES ?IS TO BE )9 ! L9ES ( EQUAL FRE$OM4 

,H5CE1 ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/1 F9D ! PLA/ICITY ( FREE CONTRACT D5I$ BY ! FIXITY ( /ATUS1 TO USE ,SP5C]'S T]MS1 ! ASS]TION ( ! FIR/ LOGICALLY D5IES REG>D = ! SECOND1 :I* BE+ F\ND$ UPON LAW LEADS US TO CRY1 0,?ROTTLE ! LAW60 OR COMPROMISE = TEMPOR>Y ADVANTAGE1 :I* IS EV] 9CIPI5T SUICIDE4 ,SELF-PRES]VATION DEM&S ACTIVE RESI/ANCE 9 PHYSICAL EXI/5CE TO :ATEV] ?REAT5S OR CURTAILS IT2 9 SOCIAL LIFE FRE$OM ( CONTRACT BE+ ! ESS5TIAL CONDITION1 :ATEV] PREV5TS ?IS DIRECTLY 9VADES & CALLS 9TO ACTION ALL ! FUNCTIONS NECESS>Y TO MA9TA9 LIFE4 ,SU* RESI/ANCE IS DEF5SIVE1 SELF-PRES]VATIVE1 = ! LAW ( EQUAL FRE$OM POSIT+ CONTRACT AS ! ESS5TIAL CONDITION ( SOCIAL EXI/5CE1 ITS LIMITS >E DEF9$4 

#c4 ,PASSIVE RESI/ANCE IS BUT A !ORETICAL ILLUSION ( 0RA9B[ *AS]S40 ,H[EV] BEAUTIFUL 9 !ORY IT NEV] OBTA9S 9 PRACTICE4 ,UND] FREE CONDITIONS1 OR ON SOME O!R PLANET1 IT MI<T HOLD GOOD2 BUT UND] PRES5T CONDITIONS1 AS SET =? 9 ! FIR/ P>T ( ?IS >TICLE1 IT W\LD EI!R BE ! PASSIVE BLEAT ( ! %EEP TO ! ATTACK ( ! RAV5\S WORLD1 OR PREV5T$ FROM MAT]IALIZ+ BY APPEALS TO AMBITION OR CUPIDITY FROM ?AT F\NT ( FAVORS--,GOV]NM5T4 ,WE SEE ?IS ILLU/RAT$ 9 ! 0,NO ,R5T0 MOVEM5T 9 ,IREL&4 ,! S*EME WAS BO? WELL CONCEIV$ & ORGANIZ$1 BUT ORGANIZATION EV] 9VOLVES V>IANCE1 & ! ,IRI% W]E FOOL$ 9TO LOOK+ TO AN ,5GLI% ,P>LIAM5T = ,IRI% JU/ICE1 & !Y HAVE ATTA9$--,BALF\R6 ,G>RISON WAS A CONSI/5T1 PASSIVE RESI/ANT2 BUT 9 LAUN*+ A REVOLUTION>Y IDEA ,G>RISON'S BRA9 LOGICALLY L$ TO ,JOHN ,BR[N'S MUSCLES2 IT WAS ! CONNECTION ( P>5T & (FSPR+4 ,! ?R[+ A C>GO ( TEA 9TO ,BO/ON H>BOR 9T5SIFI$ FEEL+1 & ,LEX+TON & ,BUNK] ,HILL FOLL[$4 ,9 ,IREL& ACTIVE RESI/ANCE 7IT W\LD BE BUT IRONY TO ALLUDE TO ,RUSSIA7 HAS ACCOMPLI%$ MORE ?AN ALL ! ELOQU5CE WA/$ 9 ,P>LIAM5T4 ,GLAD/ONE ADMITT$ ?AT ! ,CL]K5WELL EXPLOSION DISE/ABLI%$ ! ,IRI% ,*UR*4 ,! REC5T BRUTAL \TRAGE 9 ,TIPP]>Y HAS CALL$ =? A /ORM ( 9DIGNATION & ! >M$ CON/ABUL>Y LAU<4 ,! JUDICI\S PRES5T ( A GOOD-SIZE BOMB1 & =TUNATELY SCORES ( ,IRI%M5 N[ KN[ H[ TO PREP>E IT1 W\LD *ANGE ?AT LAU< 9TO CON/]NATION & FE>1 & ?\< SCORES ( !M W]E HURL$ TO %EOL IT W\LD /ILL BE )9 ! LIMITS ( SELF-PRES]VATION4 ,ALL ?AT P>LIAM5T>Y AGITATION HAS ACCOMPLI%$ = ,IREL& HAS BE5 BECAUSE ( ! >\S$ ?\<T [+ TO ! DYNAMITE H9TS GIV5 AT ,LONDON1 ,LIV]POOL1 ,GLASG[1 ETC4 

,! :OLE C5TURY HAS BE5 *>ACT]IZ$ BY ! DISCUSSION ( ECONOMIC QUE/IONS1 YET ?AT !RE WAS A LABOR QUE/ION WAS GRAVELY D5I$ BY /ATESM5 9 #a#h#g#g1 & LIKE LI<TN+ \T ( A CLE> SKY CAME ! LURID GL>E ( ! ,PITTSBURG CONFLAGRATION & ?\S&S BY ITS LI<T BEGAN TO /UDY ! NEW PROBLEM4 ,9 #a#h#h#f1 AN >M$ ATTACK WAS MADE UPON WORKM5 9 PEACEABLE ASSEMBLY AT ,*ICAGO1 & AN 9DIGNANT H& JU/LY RESI/$1 & LO6 ! ,TW5TIE? ,C5TURY IS H]E TO PUBLI% ?IS >TICLE4 ,DO Y\ TELL ME ?AT 9 ALL !SE ACTS & C\NTLESS O!RS ! CO/ WAS TOO GREAT 9 NOBLE LIVES1 9 TE>S %$ & SORR[ FELT8 ,! ,*UR* M\RNS ITS M>TYRS1 YET WI% NOT ?AT !Y HAD BE5 MORE 0DISCREET0 & LIV$ TO VEGETATE 9 PEACEFUL OBSCURITY4 ,! WORLD OV] PATRIOT DEAD >E HELD 9 GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE1 YET IT IS TO ! 0FOLLY0 ( !IR SELF-SACRIFICE ?AT WE >E :AT WE >E4 ,SCAFFOLDS HAVE BE5 ]ECT$ (T51 & 9 ALL GREAT CRISES M5 & WOM5 HAVE BE5 F\ND WILL+ TO GRACE !M4 IS NOT ! :OLE LONG C>E] ( ! PROLET>IAT BUT ! 0,M>TYRDOM ( ,MAN0 /REWN ) :IT5$ BONES1 CEM5T$ ) SCALD+ TE>S WELL+ UP FROM BROK5 HE>TS1 & /A9$ ) ! BLE$+ FEET ( C\NTLESS MILLIONS8 

,EV5TS >E ! TRUE S*OOLMA/]S1 & SM>T+ UND] ! ,:ITE T]ROR :I* YE>LY SACRIFICES ITS MILLIONS ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/ DOES NOT HESITATE TO 9VOKE ! ,R$ T]ROR1 KN[+ ?AT H]E ! WORDS APPLY ?AT 0HE :O LOSE? HIS LIFE %ALL SAVE IT40 ,BUT H[8 ,BY WORDS ( RODOMONTADE8 ,BY 9VIT+ O!RS TO DO BY SIMPLY PREA*+ ! GOSPEL ( DISCONT5T8 ,NO2 BUT BY DE$S4 ,! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/ IS NOT MOV$ BY REV5GE NOR BY M]E IMPULSE4 ,:5 ,ALEX&] ,I,I WAS KILL$1 :5 ,CAV5DI% & ,BURKE W]E S5T TO JUDGM5T1 :5 ,JOHN ,BR[N %OT M5 HE HAD NEV] BE=E MET1 ! WORLD UND]/OOD ! FULL SIGNIFICANCE ( EA* ACT4 ,:5 AN OCCASION >ISES 9 ?IS C\NTRY :]E ! 9T5T IS EQUALLY APP>5T1 ! SOCIAL PROBLEM WILL AGA9/ BE /UDI$ ) /ILL GREAT] 9T]E/1 ?\< EV]Y TELEGRAPH POLE BE MADE A GALL[S4 ,) ?IS 5D 9 VIEW \R EYES >E DRY1 ?\< O!RS MAY WEEP4 ,?\S&S HAVE SI<$ OV] ! FATE ( ,L\IS ,X,V,I,I1 RE>$ 9 LUXURY & SILK-DIAP]$1 & %E TE>S OV] ! SORR[S & DEA? ( HIS PRO/ITUTE MO!R1 BUT W\LD !Y RA!R HAVE HAD ! CONT9UANCE ( ! OLD REGIME8 ,:ATEV] MAY BE ! ANSW] V\*SAF$ TO PRAY]1 IT HAS NEV] TAK5 ! GUISE ( ,LIB]TY4 

,= !SE REASONS ,I1 ) MY COMRADES1 HE>TILY SUBSCRIBE TO ! LA/ WORDS WRITT5 BY ,ALB]T ,R4 ,P>SONS1 9 HIS LETT] TO ME A FEW H\RS BE=E HIS UN=GOTT5 DEA?3 0,HAIL TO ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION60 

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