,:Y ,I ,AM AN ,EXPROPRIATIONI/ 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,L\ISA ,S>AH ,BEV+TON 

,TEXT 3 

,I ADVOCATE & ,I LOOK =W>D TO :OLESALE EXPROPRIATION BECAUSE ,I DO NOT BELIEVE !RE IS ANY SU* ?+ AS A RI<T TO PROP]TY1 & BECAUSE ,I HOLD ?AT IT IS DISA/R\S1 NAY1 FATAL1 TO ! WELF>E ( ALL 9DIVIDUALS COMPOS+ ! COMMUNITY1 TO HAVE TO REGULATE !IR LIVES & AFFAIRS 9 ACCORDANCE ) A FICTITI\S AB/RACTION :I* HAS NO W>RANT & NO BASIS 9 ! NATURAL LAWS ( LIFE4 ,I DESIRE UNIV]SAL EXPROPRIATION1 NOT M]ELY BECAUSE ! P[] ?AT PROP]TY-HOLD+ GIVES TO MAN OV] MAN IS 9 WRONG H&S1 & CONSEQU5TLY ABUS$1 BUT BECAUSE IT SEEMS CLE> TO ME ?AT PROP]TY-HOLD+ IS ALL ABUSE 9 ITSELF1 & ?AT TO HOLD PROP]TY IS TO MAKE WRONG USE ( ANYONE'S H&S AT ALL4 ,I DESIRE TO SEE ! BOTTOM KNOCK$ \T ( ! NOXI\S PROP]TY IDEA ITSELF1 = GOOD & ALL4 

0,! LOVE ( MONEY IS ! ROOT ( ALL EVIL40 ,:Y8 ,BECAUSE ! LOVE ( MONEY IS ! LOVE ( DOM9ATION4 ,PROP]TY IS GOV]NM5T4 ,PROP]TY - ?AT IS1 ! PROHIBITIVE CU/ODY BY P>TICUL> P]SONS ( ANY P>T ( ! G5]AL RES\RCES - CANNOT BE %[N TO HAVE ANY VALUE AT ALL = ANY ONE1 M]ELY AS 0[N]10 EXCEPT ! P[] IT GIVES HIM OV] ! FACULTIES & LIB]TIES ( HIS FELL[-CREATURES4 ,& ?IS IS A FALSE VALUE1 AN ILLUSION4 ,IT IS A CRAZE TO BELIEVE ?AT Y\ >E NECESS>ILY BETT] (F - ! RI*] OR ! FRE] - ?R\< DOM9AT+ Y\R FELL[S BY D9T ( KEEP+ PROHIBITIVE CU/ODY ( :AT MAY BE ( GREAT] S]VICE 79TR9SIC VALUE7 TO !M ?AN TO Y\RSELF4 

,NO TRUE1 NATURE-BAS$ TITLE TO PROP]TY AS M]ELY SU* CAN BE %[N TO EXI/4 ,P]HAPS EV5 SOME ,AN>*I/S WILL DEMUR TO ?IS4 ,! BELIEF /ILL L+]S ?AT !RE IS SU* A ?+ AS A MAN'S NATURAL RI<T TO 0[N10 TO HAVE ! PROHIBITIVE CU/ODY & DISPOSAL (1 :ATEV] HIS 9DU/RY OR SKILL MAY HAVE PRODUC$ OR CON/RUCT$ \T ( ! RAW MAT]IAL PROVID$ BY ,NATURE4 0,!RE IS ONE TRUE TITLE TO PROP]TY - TO CU/ODY ( SUP]FLUITY - & ?AT IS ! ,LABOR TITLE20 SO SAY MANY4 ,IT IS A DELUSION4 ,!RE CAN BE NO SU* ?+ AS A NATURAL TITLE TO :AT IS AFT] ALL AN >TIFICIAL & M]ELY NOM9AL RELATION BETWE5 A MAN & HIS PRODUCT2 A RELATION HAV+ NO BASIS 9 REALITY4 ,?AT :I* AT ! \TSET IS NOT ANYBODY'S CANNOT BE MADE ANYBODY'S BY MANIPULATION4 ,?IS IS NOT A M]E METAPHYSICAL QUIBBLE4 ,HE :O PRODUCES ANY?+ USEFUL HAS1 O!R ?+S EQUAL1 A FIR/ COM]'S ECONOMIC RI<T TO USE1 CONSUME1 OR 5JOY IT1 UP TO ! LIMIT ( HIS [N ABILITY TO DO SO4 ,YET ?IS USE ( HIS PRODUCT IS NOT :AT ! WORLD SPECIALLY MEANS BY [N]%IP4 ,?IS IS NOT ! CURS$ ?+ ?AT KEEPS ! WORLD POOR & SQUALID & SORDID4 ,[N]%IP BEG9S TO BE TALK$ ( 7H]E DISPUT$1 !RE 5=C$7 JU/ :]E ! NATURAL RELATION ( A MAN TO M5'S WEAL? LEAVES (F - JU/ :]E ! LIMIT ( ABILITY TO USE OR 5JOY HAS BE5 FULLY REA*$4 ,?IS NATURAL LIMIT ONCE OV]/EPP$ !RE IS NO O!R NATURAL LIMIT TO BE F\ND EV] AGA91 TILL REVOLUTION SETS ONE4 ,! MOM5T ?AT [N]%IP1 M]ELY AS [N]%IP1 BEG9S TO BE /ICKL$ =1 !N1 NO MATT] :AT ITS 0TITLE0 MAY BE1 PROP]TY WILL BE ABLE & EAG] TO DEF5D ITSELF BY MEANS ( LAW2 IT WILL 0GOV]N10 & 5SURE TO ! [N] ! OPPORTUNITIES ( BECOM+ 9DEF9ITELY RI*] & RI*]1 ) ! NECESS>Y RESULT ?AT ! NON-[N] MU/ BECOME EV] POOR] & POOR]4 ,NO?+ MORE /ABLE ?AN CONV5TIONAL CONCESSION ORIG9ALLY PLAC$ OR LEFT 9 ! H&S ( 9DIVIDUALS1 :E!R PRODUC]S OR NOT1 ANY P[] OV] ?AT P>T ( WEAL? :I* REMA9S AFT] SATISFACTION ( REQUIREM5T - :I* ! 9DIVIDUAL CANNOT USE1 & HIS FELL[S >E 9 WANT (4 ,CONV5TIONS REMA9 UNQUE/ION$ UNTIL SOME LURK+ HURTFULNESS 9 !M COMES \T AS A GL>+ SOCIAL EVIL1 & !N1 :E!R BACK$ BY GOV]NM5T OR NOT1 ! /RUGGLE OR !IR DISPLACEM5T BEG9S1 & !IR DOOM IS FIX$4 

,AS TO ! MOD]N CRY1 0! PRODUCT TO ! PRODUC]10 IT IS SURELY ALL RI<T ECONOMICALLY & E?ICALLY1 SO F> AS IT GOES4 ,BUT DIRECTLY IT IS 9SI/$ ON ?AT 0! :OLE ( ! PRODUCT BELONGS TO ! PRODUC] AS HIS PROP]TY0 7TO USE1 WA/E1 SELL1 OR HO>D AT HIS PLEASURE7 & DIRECTLY IT IS 9S9UAT$ ?AT HUMAN FACULTIES & ! WEAL? ! FACULTIES 7HELP TO7 W9 >E ( EQUAL 9VIOLABILITY1 !N WE >E FACE TO FACE ) ! WOR/ ( SOCIAL SUP]/ITIONS ONCE MORE4 ,! PROP]TY HOLD] WILL REMA9 DOM9ATOR1 ! PROP]TY-HOLD+ CLASS WILL REMA9 ! DOM9AT+ CLASS & ITS WEAPON1 ! ,GOV]NM5T1 WILL REMA9 9 EXI/5CE UNTIL ! IDEA ?AT ?+S OR PRIVILEGES CAN 0BELONG0 TO P]SONS OR GR\PS ( P]SONS1 IS SE5 = ! FIGM5T IT ACTUALLY IS4 ,GOV]NM5T IS ONLY ANO!R NAME = PROP]TY4 ,Y\ CAN MAKE ,GOV]NM5T HOP FROM ONE LEG TO ANO!R1 & ON ! /&+ LEG HOP FROM ONE PO9T TO ANO!R4 ,BUT IT WILL W9K AT Y\ & EVADE Y\1 SO LONG AS ,PROP]TY EXI/S4 ,Y\ CAN ALT] ,PROP]TY'S TITLE2 :AT WAS ,/R5G? ( ,>MS ONE DAY BECAME ,9H]ITANCE NEXT2 !N ,PUR*ASE4 ,TOMORR[ P]HAPS IT WILL BE ,LABOR4 ,! POISON IS 9 IT /ILL4 ,IT CA/S A %AD[ /ILL1 ON ONE OR ANO!R SIDE ( ITSELF1 - ! D>K %AD[ ( ,MAMMON'S 0LAWS40 ,IT ABSOLUTELY NE$S ,GOV]NM5T1 TO BE ALT]NATELY ITS PROTECTOR & ITS TOOL1 SO LONG AS UND] ANY =M IT REMA9S A RECOGNIZ$ 9/ITUTION4 

,AT ! PRES5T H\R ! NOTION ?AT IT IS ONLY ! EXI/+ TITLE TO POSSESSION & NOT ! 9/ITUTION ( PROP]TY ITSELF :I* CRIES = ABOLITION IS FRAU<T ) SOCIAL DANG]4 ,I AM V]Y SURE 9DE$ ?AT 9 A COMMUNITY REGULAT$ 9 RECOGNITION ( 9DIVIDUAL [N]%IP1 OR EV5 /ATE [N]%IP 7VIRTUAL [N]%IP BY A C5TRAL COMPANY ( (FICIALS71 EV]Y CITIZ5 WILL BE LESS FREE1 LESS HAPPY1 LESS A MAN1 ?AN MI<T BE AS A MEMB] ( A COMMUNITY :]E FREE ACCESS TO PRODUCTS ( 9DU/RY %\LD HAVE BECOME ! UNIV]SAL RULE4 ,RECIPROCALLY FREE ACCESS ( 9DIVIDUALS TO P]SONALLY SUP]FLU\S PRODUCTS ( 9DIVIDUAL 9DU/RY1 RECIPROCALLY FREE ACCESS ( DI/RICTS TO ! LOCALLY SUP]FLU\S PRODUCTS ( LOCAL 9DU/RY - ?IS IS :AT WE WANT = ! WEAL & SOLID>ITY2 PEACE ( \R LIVES AS A WORLD FULL ( FRI5DS4 

,I SEE AS MU* DANG] 9 TAK+ PROP]TY FROM ONE CLASS ONLY TO GIVE IT ANO!R1 AS 9 TAK+ ,GOV]NM5T \T ( ! H&S ( ONE CLASS ONLY TO GIVE IT TO ANO!R4 ,NAY1 IT IS ! ID5TICAL DANG] UND] ANO!R NAME4 ,! PROHIBITIVE CU/ODY ( SUP]FLU\S WEAL?1 AS N[ MA9TA9$ 9 ! CASE ( L&LORDS & CAPITALI/S1 ALL ,SOCIALI/S SEE TO BE EVIL4 ,TO L& ?IS PROHIBITIVE CU/ODY 9 ! H&S ( AN (FICIAL CLASS1 AS W\LD BE VIRTUALLY DONE UND] 0,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY10 ALL ,AN>*I/S SEE TO BE EVIL4 ,BUT TO SAY TO ! PRODUC]3 0,:ATEV] P]SONAL SUP]FLUITY Y\ BY ! USE ( Y\R P]SONAL FACULTIES UNE>? OR CON/RUCT IS !RE=E 0Y\RS10 TO )OLD AT PLEASURE FROM ! IMM$IATE USE ( ?OSE TO :OM IT W\LD BE IMM$IATELY S]VICEABLE40 - ?IS IS NOT G5]ALLY SE5 TO BE AN EVIL4 ,YET IT IS ONLY TO CONV5TIONALLY MAKE ! PRODUC] A DICTATOR ( T]MS TO HIS FELL[ M51 & TO LEAVE ! BROAD GATE ?AT LEADS TO DE/RUCTION WID] OP5 ?AN EV]4 ,LET US CEASE TO TRADE1 & LE>N TO TRU/4 ,LET ME HAVE FREE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY & MAT]IAL = ! CON/RUCTIVE OR PRODUCTIVE1 EX]CISE ( ANY FACULTIES ,I MAY POSSESS1 & !N ,J4 ,K4 & ,L4 ONLY DO ME A S]VICE 9 COM+ & MAK+ FREE USE ( SO MU* ( MY PRODUCT AS REMA9S USELESS TO MYSELF4 ,( C\RSE ?IS IS AN EXTREME POSITION1 BUT IT IS ONE ON :I* ,NATURE SMILES 9 ! CASE ( COMMUNITIES ( 9TELLIG5T DUMB CREATURES1 & ,I AM UTOPIAN 5\< TO BELIEVE ?AT WE WORD-BEFOGG$ HUMANS HAVE NOT YET SO F> SPOIL$ \R [N IMPULSES & RU9$ \R [N *ANCES AS TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE OR EV5 V]Y DIFFICULT TO ORGANIZE FREELY ON !SE L9ES4 ,?AT IS1 AFT] ONCE ! EXI/+ CRUEL SY/EM %ALL HAVE BE5 P>ALYZ$ OR BROK5 UP4 ,IT NE$S ?AT WE MAKE UP \R M9DS TO 9QUIRE LESS ANXI\SLY :AT IS 0WISE & PRUD5T10 & BE QUICK] 9 RESPONSE TO ! SIMPLE DICTATES ( COMMON S5SE & GOODWILL AS !Y PRES5T !MSELVES FROM DAY TO DAY & FROM H\R TO H\R4 

,A MAN :O HAS MADE SU* USE ( MAT]IAL ?AT A HAT IS ! RESULT1 HAS MADE A HAT4 ,?AT IS ALL HE HAS MADE4 ,HE HAS NOT MADE A 0RI<T TO PROP]TY0 9 ! HAT1 EI!R = HIMSELF OR ANYBODY ELSE4 ,BE=E ?IS EX]CISE ( HIS FACULTY !RE EXI/$ ! MAT]IALS1 TOOLS1 & HIMSELF4 ,!RE EXI/ N[1 ! TOOLS1 & HIMSELF1 & ! HAT4 ,HE IS RELAT$ TO ! HAT AS ITS PRODUC]1 NOT AS ITS [N]4 ,IF HE HAS NO HAT & WANTS ONE1 ! OBVI\SLY FIT PLACE = ! HAT IS ON HIS HEAD4 ,HE !N BECOMES FUR!R RELAT$ TO ! HAT AS ITS WE>]2 & /ILL ! WORD 0[N]0 REMA9S A T]M )\T SPECIAL MEAN+4 ,BUT SAY ?AT HE ALREADY HAS A HAT & ! FIR/ PASS]BY HAS NONE1 & WANTS ONE1 !N ! FIT PLACE = ONE ( ! HATS IS ON ! PASS]BY'S HEAD4 ,IT S\NDS *ILDI%1 BUT IT'S TRUE4 ,! HATT] HAS NOT PRODUC$1 OV] & ABOVE A HAT1 ANY SU* ID5TICAL ?+ AS A 0RI<T0 TO =BID ! HATLESS MAN TO WE> ! HAT1 AP>T FROM SOME >BITR>Y T]MS ( HIS 7! HATT]'S7 MAK+1 & :I* ! HATLESS MAN1 AS LIKELY AS NOT1 IS UNABLE TO COMPLY ) EXCEPT TO HIS [N DAMAGE4 7,AH1 0DAMAGE10 - HE MU/ PAY DAMAGE1 MU/ HE8 ,SEE H[ 9/9CT LURKS 9 LANGUAGE6 ,REALIZE ! UNHEAL? ( A COMMUNITY RUN ON L9ES1 9 :I* DAMAGE RESULTS TO SOMEONE AT EV]Y TURN ( ITS M9UTE/ :EELS74 

,! HATT]'S PRODUCT IS HIS PRODUCT1 NOT HIS PROP]TY4 ,HIS H&S BELONG TO HIM1 BUT NOT HIS TOOLS4 ,HIS TOOLS >E1 :OEV] MADE !M1 FITLY & JU/LY 9 HIS H&S1 HIS PRODUCT IS ! PRODUCT ( HIS H&S PLUS ! TOOLS :I* O!R H&S HAVE MADE2 & ! SAME JU/ICE & COMMON S5SE :I* IS SATISFI$ BY ! PLAC+ 9 HIS H&S AS NE$+ !M ! TOOLS :I* HE DID NOT MAKE1 BUT :I* HE NE$S & W]E NOT 9 REQUE/ ELSE:]E1 DEM&S ! PLAC+ ( ! NE$$ HAT ON ! HEAD ( ! HATLESS /RANG]4 ,NONE ( US W\LD OBJECT TO ?IS SORT ( ME?OD ( DI/RIBUTION IF WE W]E SURE ?AT \R PLEASURE 9 LIFE DID NOT CONSI/ 9 ! ABUNDANCE ( ?+S :I* WE POSSESS1 BUT 9 ! FITNESS ( SU* ?+S AS WE HAD TO \R REAL NE$S & 5JOYM5TS1 & 9 ! DEGREE ( FRE$OM & 5JOYM5T ( \R P[]S ACCORD$ ITS BY \R FELL[S4 ,BUT WE >E NOT SURE ?AT \R FELL[S W\LD LEAVE US FREE1 W\LD NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE ( US1 IF WE DID NOT =CE !M A LITTLE BY MEANS ( )OLD+ SOME?+ ?AT !Y REQUIRE OR DESIRE UNTIL !Y HAVE FIR/ PAID = IT 9 S]VICE TO \RSELVES4 ,& SO WE /ICKLE = 0[N]%IP0 7UND] ONE TITLE OR ANO!R7 SO ?AT AT A PU% WE MAY HAVE ! :]E)AL TO COMPEL OR TO BRIBE SOMEONE OR O!R TO DO \R BIDD+4 ,IT IS A LOT ( TR\BLE WA/$4 ,IT IS V]Y POOR ECONOMY4 ,NONE ( ?IS IS SURELY NEW1 BUT IT NE$S CON/ANT RE-/ATEM5T1 EV5 AMONG ,AN>*I/S1 BY ?OSE ( US :O SEE ! MO/ VITAL ( ALL SOCIAL QUE/IONS TO BE 9VOLV$ 9 IT4 

0,PROP]TY IS ROBB]Y10 SAID ,PR\DHON4 ,?AT IS NOT ! BOTTOM TRU? AB\T PROP]TY4 ,FRANCOIS ,GUY 9 HIS WORK ON PREJUDICES JU/LY PO9TS \T ?AT ! WORD 0ROBB]Y0 SUBTLY CONNOTES RECOGNITION ( PROP]TY4 ,EXPROPRIATION %\LD1 = ! TRUE & RADICAL ,AN>*I/1 MEAN SOME?+ QUITE DIFF]5T FROM1 SOME?+ MU* MORE ?AN1 ANY M]E RETRIBUTIVE ROBB]Y1 ANY SEIZURE ( POSSESSIONS AS SU*1 ANY USURPATION ( TITLE TO POSSESSION AS SU*4 ,IT %\LD MEAN ! TOTAL SUBV]SION ( EV]Y VE/IGE ( ?IS MO/ SOLID & YET MO/ 9SIDI\S =M ( GOV]NM5T1 & ! F9AL EXPLOSION ( ! IDEA ?AT !RE IS OR CAN BE ANY?+ REAL OR USEFUL 9 PROP]TY HOLD+4 ,EV]Y PRETEXT BY :I* SU* AN IDEA IS /ILL BOL/]$ CAN BE1 & %\LD BE1 BY RU?LESS LOGIC TORN TO PIECES4 ,EV]Y ACTION1 POLITICAL OR SOCIAL1 PURPOS+ TO RE9/ATE CRUEL OLD PRET5SIONS UND] NEW SANCTIONS %\LD BE UNFL9*+LY OPPOS$ TO ! DEA?4 

,I HAVE 9 ?IS >TICLE DONE NO MORE ?AN JU/ /EP ON ! ?RE%OLD ( ! SUBJECT4 ,SPACE DOES NOT N[ ALL[ ME TO JU/IFY ! POSITION4 ,BUT ,I AM AN ,EXPROPRIATIONI/ 9 ! FULLE/ S5SE ?AT CAN BE GIV5 TO ?IS CLUMSY WORD1 BECAUSE ,I REG>D ! PROP]TY IDEA AS A CRAZE - ! V]Y MO/ PE/IL5T DELUSION ?AT ! HUMAN M9D1 TRICK$ BY LANGUAGE HAS EV] HAD ! MIS=TUNE TO 5T]TA94 

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