,B\RGEOIS 9FLU5CES ON AN>*ISM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LUIGI ,FABBRI 

,TEXT 3 

,VIOL5T ,LIT]ATURE & ,AN>*ISM 

,9 ORD] TO AVOID MISUND]/&+S1 WE FIR/ NE$ TO CL>IFY \R T]MS4 ,!RE IS NO !ORY ( 0VIOL5T AN>*ISM40 ,AN>*ISM IS A COMB9ATION ( SOCIAL DOCTR9ES :I* HAVE AS A COMMON BASIS ! ELIM9ATION ( CO]CIVE1 HUMAN-OV]-HUMAN AU?ORITY2 & ! MAJORITY ( ITS P>TISANS REPUDIATE ALL =MS ( VIOL5CE & CONSID] IT LEGITIMATE ONLY AS A =M ( SELF-DEF5SE4 ,BUT1 AS !RE IS NO PRECISE L9E SEP>AT+ DEF5SE & (F5SE1 & AS ! CONCEPT ( DEF5SE CAN BE UND]/OOD 9 V]Y DIV]SE WAYS1 !RE APPE> FROM TIME TO TIME VIOL5T ACTS1 COMMITT$ BY AN>*I/S AS A =M ( 9DIVIDUAL REBELLION1 DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! LIVES ( HEADS ( /ATE & ! REPRES5TATIVES ( ! RUL+ CLASS4 

,WE'LL CLASSIFY !SE MANIFE/ATIONS ( 9DIVIDUAL VIOL5CE AS 0VIOL5T AN>*ISM10 & ?IS SOLELY = ! SAKE ( CONV5I5CE1 NOT BECAUSE ! NAME REFLECTS ! REALITY4 ,9 FACT1 ALL POLITICAL MOVEM5TS1 ) NO EXCEPTIONS1 HAVE HAD P]IODS 9 :I* VIOL5T ACTS ( REBELLION W]E COMMITT$ 9 !IR NAMES-G5]ALLY :5 !SE MOVEM5TS F\ND !MSELVES AT A PO9T ( EXTREME OPPOSITION TO ! DOM9ANT POLITICAL OR SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS4 ,AT PRES5T1 ! MOVEM5T :I* F9DS ITSELF1 OR APPE>S TO F9D ITSELF1 9 ! =EFRONT & 9 ABSOLUTE OPPOSITION TO ! DOM9ANT 9/ITUTIONS IS AN>*ISM2 IT'S LOGICAL !N ?AT MANIFE/ATIONS ( VIOL5CE AGA9/ !SE DOM9ANT 9/ITUTIONS ASSUME ! NAME & C]TA9 'SPECIAL *>ACT]I/ICS ( AN>*ISM4 

,HAV+ SAID ?IS1 ,I WANT TO MAKE BRIEF NOTE ( SOME?+ :I* APPE>S TO HAVE GONE UNNOTIC$3 ! 9FLU5CE ( LIT]ATURE UPON MANIFE/ATIONS ( VIOL5T REBELLION1 & ! 9FLU5CE IT RECEIVES FROM SU* ACTS4 

,NATURALLY1 ,I'LL LEAVE TO ONE SIDE CLASSIC LIT]ATURE1 ?\< Y\'LL C]TA9LY F9D JU/IFICATION = POLITICAL CRIMES 9 ,CIC]O1 ! BIBLE1 ,%AKESPE>E1 ,ALFI]I1 & 9 ALL ! HI/ORICAL WORKS PASS$ FROM H& TO H& 9 Y\?4 ,9 ! /ORIES ( ,JUDI? 9 ! BIBLE1 & ,BRUTUS 9 ANCI5T HI/ORY1 EV5 ) ,ORS9I & ,AGESILAO ,MILANO 9 MODEM HI/ORY1 ONE F9DS A :OLE S]IES ( POLITICAL CRIMES = :I* HI/ORIANS & POETS HAVE MADE AT TIMES UNJU/IFI$ APOLOGIES4 

,BUT ,I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ( !SE CRIMES1 BECAUSE TO DO SO W\LD C>RY ME TOO F> AFIELD1 BECAUSE IT W\LD NOT BE DIFFICULT TO SEE 9 !M ! PLAY ( DIV]SE CIRCUM/ANCES :I* GIVE !M DIV]SE *>ACT]I/ICS4 ,I ONLY WI% TO REF] TO ?AT LIT]ATURE :I* HAS A DIRECT & OP5 RELATION TO ! TYPE ( POLITICAL ACT PRES5TLY *>ACT]IZ$ AS 0AN>*I/40 

,S9CE #a#h#h1 ACTS ( 0VIOL5T AN>*ISM0 HAVE CONT9UALLY OCCURR$1 ) ! L>GE/ NUMB] COM+ 9 ! P]IOD #a#h#i#a-#a#h#i#d1 ESPECIALLY 9 ,FRANCE1 ,SPA91 & ,ITALY1 ,I DON'T KN[ IF ANYONE HAS NOTIC$1 BUT 9 PRECISELY ?IS P]IOD !RE FL\RI%$1 ESPECIALLY 9 ,FRANCE1 S5SATIONALI/ LIT]ATURE :I* DIDN'T %R9K FROM GLORIFY+ TO SEV5? HEAV5 EV]Y VIOL5T 0AN>*I/0 ACT1 9CLUD+ EV5 ! LEA/ UND]/&ABLE 1& JU/IFIABLE2 & ITS LANGUAGE WAS TRULY AN 9/IGATION TO PROPAG&A BY ! DE$4 

,! WRIT]S :O D$ICAT$ !MSELVES TO ?IS TYPE ( VIOL5T LIT]>Y SPORT W]E ALMO/ ALL COMPLETELY \TSIDE ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T2 WRIT]S W]E EXTREMELY R>E 9 :OM LIT]>Y & >TI/IC ADVOCACY CO9CID$ ) A TRUE & NATURAL !ORETICAL P]SUASION1 TO A CONSCI\S ACCEPTANCE ( AN>*I/ DOCTR9ES4 ,ALMO/ ALL ( !M WORK$ 9 !IR PRIVATE & PUBLIC LIVES 9 COMPLETE CONTRADICTION TO ! T]RIBLE ?+S & IDEAS !Y ADVOCAT$ 9 >TICLES1 9 NOVELS1 9 /ORIES1 OR 9 POEMS4 ,IT HAPP5S ) GREAT FREQU5CY ?AT ONE F9DS V]Y VIOL5T 0AN>*I/0 DECL>ATIONS 9 ! WORKS ( WRIT]S :O >E WIDELY KN[N TO BELONG TO P>TIES DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$ TO AN>*ISM4 ,EV5 AMONG ?OSE :O = A MOM5T APPE>$ TO HAVE S]I\SLY EMBRAC$ AN>*I/ IDEAS1 ONLY ONE OR TWO LAT] MA9TA9$ ?AT 9TELLECTUAL DIRECTION4 7,! ONLY ONES L CAN RECALL >E ,MIRBEAU & ,EEKH\D47 ,! O!RS1 AFT] ONLY TWO OR ?REE YE>S1 CAME TO SUPPORT IDEAS TOTALLY CONTR>Y TO ?OSE :I* !Y HAD E>LI] PROMOT$ ) SU* VIRUL5CE4 

,RAVA*OL1 :O EV5 AMONG AN>*I/S IS ! TYPE ( VIOL5T REBEL :O RECEIVES ! LEA/ SYMPA?Y1 F\ND NUM]\S APOLOGI/S AMONG ! LIT]ATI1 FROM ,MIRBEAU TO ,PAUL ,ADAM1 9 LAT] YE>S A MILIT>I/IC MY/IC1 :O SPOKE ( ! T]RIBLE DYNAMIT] 9 ! MO/ P>ADOXICAL WAY POSSIBLE3 0,AT LA/10 TO P>APHRASE ,PAUL ,ADAM1 09 !SE TIMES ( SKEPTICISM & BAS5ESS A SA9T HAS BE5 BORN TO US40 ,BUT HE WASN'T A SA9T LIKE ! 0SA9T ( ,FOGAZZ>O0 = :OM TODAY ,PAUL ,ADAM MI<T BE 9CL9$ TO WRITE AN APOLOGY4 ,! MO/ CURI\S ?+ IS ?AT ! LIT]>Y TYPES HAD A PROP5SITY TO MO/ APPROVE ?OSE ACTS ( REBELLION :I* AN>*I/ MILITANTS LEA/ APPROV$ ( BECAUSE ( !IR EXTREMELY OBVI\S ANTISOCIAL *>ACT]4 

,:O DOESN'T REMEMB] ! 9HUMAN EXPRESSION1 ES!TICALLY PLEAS+ ?\< IT MAY HAVE BE51 ( ,LAUR5T ,TAILHADE 7:O LAT] BECAME A MILIT>I/IC NATIONALI/7 AT A BANQUET GIV5 BY 0,LA ,PLUME01 ! NOTABLE ,P>ISIAN 9TELLECTUAL P]IODICAL1 DUR+ ! EPIDEMIC ( DYNAMITE EXPLOSIONS 9 #a#h#i#c8 ,AT ?AT BANQUET = POETS & WRIT]S1 ,TAILHADE1 9 REF]5CE TO BOMB+ ATTACKS1 SP\T$ ! WELL KN[N PHRASE2 0,:AT MATT] ! VICTIMS IF ! GE/URE IS BEAUTIFUL80 ,NE$LESS TO SAY1 AN>*I/ MILITANTS DISAPPROV$ ( ?IS ES!TIC !ORY ( VIOL5CE 9 ! NAME ( !IR PHILOSOPHY & MOVEM5T2 BUT ! PHRASE WAS SPOK5 & HAD ITS EFFECT4 

,! NATIONALI/ ,MAURICE ,B>RES1 :O HAD WRITT5 A M>K$LY 9DIVIDUALI/ NOVEL1 ,L',5NEMI DES LOIS .<0,! ,5EMY ( ! ,LAW0.>1 :I* AN>*I/S CIRCULAT$ AS PROPAG&A1 WROTE AN >TICLE %ORTLY AFT] ! DECAPITATION ( ,EMILE ,H5RY 7:OSE ACT WAS SEV]ELY JUDG$ BY ,ELISEE ,RECLUS7 FILL$ ) ADMIRATION & 5?USIASM4 ,I DON'T D>E TO REPRODUCE EV5 A SMALL FRAGM5T ( IT BECAUSE 9 ,ITALY C]TA9 ?+S CAN'T BE SAID1 EV5 UND] ! AUSPICES ( LIT]>Y DOCUM5TATION2 BUT :OEV] WANTS TO SATISFY HIS CURIOSITY CAN READ ! 0,J\RNAL0 ( ,P>IS1 ,MAY #b#h1 #ahid & COME AWAY FULLY 5LI<T5$ ON ! MATT]4 

,9 REG>D TO ,VAILLANT1 :O WAS AN AN>*I/ :O ?REW A BOMB 9 ! ,FR5* P>LIAM5T1 WE CAN'T =GET :AT WAS WRITT5 ! DAY AFT] HIS EXECUTION BY ,FRANCOIS ,COPPEE1 ! CELEBRAT$ NATIONALI/ POET1 AN ALLY & C&IDATE ( ! CL]ICS3 0,AFT] HAV+ READ ! DETAILS ( ! DECAPITATION ( ,VAILLANT1 ,I HAVE REMA9$ P5SIVE 444 ,DESPITE MYSELF1 ANO!R SPECTACLE HAS SURG$ BRUSQUELY BE=E MY SPIRIT4 ,I'VE SE5 A GR\P ( M5 & WOM5 PRESS+ ONE AGA9/ ANO!R 9 ! MIDDLE ( A CIRCUS1 UND] ! GAZE ( ! MULTITUDE1 :ILE FROM ALL SIDES ( ! IMM5SE AMPHI!AT] RO>$ ! FE>FUL CRY3 ',TO ! LIONS6'2 & NE> ! GR\P ! LION KEEP]S OP5 ! CAGE ( ! BEA/S4 ,OH6 ,P>DON ME SUBLIME *RI/IANS ( ! ]A ( P]SECUTION1 Y\ :O DI$ TO AFFIRM \R SWEET FAI? ( SACRIFICE & GOODNESS1 P>DON ME ?AT ,I BR+ Y\R MEMORY BE=E ! MELAN*OLY M5 ( \R TIMES6 444 BUT 9 ! EYES ( ! AN>*I/ WALK+ TO ! GUILLOT9E %9$1 OH PA961 ! SAME FLAME ( 9TREPID MADNESS :I* ILLUM9AT$ Y\R EYES60 

,SOME?+ SIMIL> W\LD BE SAID LAT] 9 REG>D TO ASSASS9S BY ! CELEBRAT$ PSY*OLOGI/ & LIT]ATUS ,H5RI ,LEYRET 9 ! BOOK ,5 PLE9 FAUB\RG .<0,ON ! ,\TSKIRTS0.>4 ,NOT MU* LAT] ,LEYRET GA!R$ 9 A VOLUME & PRES5T$ TO ! PUBLIC ! S5T5CES ( ! 0GOOD JUDGE0 ,MAGNAUD4 ,I C\LD GO MU* FUR!R 9 REPRODUC+ 5?USIA/IC DEF5SES ( & APOLOGIES = AN>*I/ VIOL5CE BY WRIT]S SU* AS ,$W>D ,CONTE1 ,SEV]9E1 .<,LUCI5.> ,DESCAVES1 .<,VICTOR.> ,B>RUC&1 ETC4 

,AT ! 5D ( #ahig ! DRAMA ,LES ,MAUVAIS B]G]S .<0,! ,BAD ,%EPH]DS0.>1 BY ,OCTAVE ,MIRBEAU1 9 :I* ! MO/ VIOL5T & REVOLUTION>Y RHETORIC FL[$ 9 RIV]S1 WAS PRODUC$ 9 ,P>IS4 ,IT WAS RECEIV$ ) GREAT 5?USIASM BY ! 9TELLECTUALS ( ?AT CITY4 ,AS ON ! EVE ( ! TAK+ ( ! ,BA/ILLE1 :5 ! SYCOPHANT POETS & ! QUE5 H]SELF1 ! LIT]ATI & ALL ! 9TELLIG5T SPIRITS ( ! >I/OCRACY & NOBILITY 5?US$ OV] ! BRILLIANT P>ADOXES ( ! ,5CYCLOP$I/S1 & ! FA%IONABLE LADIES VOLUNT>ILY L5T !MSELVES TO RECIT+ ! BIT+ SATIRE ( ,BEAUM>*AIS & DELI<T$ 9 ! AN>*I/IC FANTASIES ( ,RABELAIS1 SO ! B\RGEOIS 9TELLECTUALS ( \R DAY DELI<T 9 IMM]S+ !MSELVES 9 POETRY & 9 EXAGG]AT+ ! EXPLOSIONS ( ANG] :I* AT TIMES SPR+ FROM ! PR(\ND MY/]IES ( HUMAN SUFF]+4 

,EMILE ,ZOLA HIMSELF1 AFT] HAV+ 5T]$ ! FRAY ) A W>N+ %OT1 HIS ,G]M9AL1 A GLOOMY NOVEL ( DE/RUCTION1 GLORIFI$ AN>*I/S 9 ,P>IS1 & EV5 POETICIZ$ ! FIGURE ( ,SALVAT1 ! DYNAMIT]1 9 :OSE *>ACT] IT'S EASY TO RECOGNIZE -- PA9T$ AS EV5 MORE VIOL5T ?AN HE ACTUALLY WAS -- ,VAILLANT4 ,READ ,MELEE ,SOCIALE1 BY ,CLEM5CEAU1 ,PAGES ,R\GES1 BY ,SEV]9E1 ,S\S LE SAB]1 BY ,JEAN ,AJALB]T1 ,SOLEIL DES ,MORTS1 BY ,MAUCLAIR1 ,*ANSON DES ,GUEUX & ,LES ,BLASPHEMES1 BY ,JEAN ,RI*EP91 & ,IDYLLES ,DIABOLIQUES1 BY ,ADOLPHE ,RETTE2 LEAF ?R\< >I/OCRATIC LIT]>Y MAGAZ9ES LIKE 0,M]CURE DE ,FRANCE01 0,LA ,PLUME01 0,LA ,REVUE BLAN*E01 0,5TRETI5S POLITIQUES ET LITT]AIRES0 & Y\'LL F9D1 9 PROSE OR POETRY1 9 >T CRITICISM AS 9 !AT] & BOOK REVIEWS1 LIT]>Y EXPRESSIONS ( SU* VIOL5CE ?AT Y\'D NEV] F9D !M 9 ACTUAL AN>*I/ MAGAZ9ES1 JU/ AS Y\'D NEV] HE> !M ON ! LIPS ( ACTUAL AN>*I/S4 

,IT'S UND]/&ABLE ?AT ! LIT]ATI CAME TO VOICE EXPRESSIONS 9 SU* CONTRADICTION TO !IR ACTUAL BELIEFS4 ,! >TI/ SE>*ES = BEAUTY OV] USEFULNESS 9 AN ATTITUDE2 BECAUSE ( ?IS APPROA* ?AT :I* ! SOCIAL AN>*I/ CAN UND]/& BUT NOT APPROVE >\SES 5?USIAM 9 ! POET OR WRIT]4 ,! ACT ( REBELLION = :I* COMPLETE ACC\NT ( ITS EFFECTS IS NOT TAK5 IS MORALLY CONDEMNABLE LIKE ANY O!R ACT ( CRUELTY1 EV5 ?\< COMMITT$ ) ! BE/ ( 9T5TIONS2 ! ACT ( A SURGEON :O CUTS (F A LEG :5 ONLY ! AMPUTATION ( A TOE IS NECESS>Y W\LD BE SIMIL>LY REPREH5SIBLE4 ,BUT !SE TYPES ( SOCIAL & HUMANE CONSID]ATIONS1 !SE DI/9CTIONS1 >E SCORN$ BY 9DIVIDUALS :O LOVE REBELLION NOT = ITS OBJECTIVES1 BUT = ITS [N SAKE & = ITS ES!TIC BEAUTY4 

,!SE 9DIVIDUALS >E ABOVE ALL >TI/S & WRIT]S $UCAT$ 9 ! S*OOL ( ,NIETZS*E 7:O WAS NEV] AN AN>*I/7 :O LOOK UPON ALL ACTIONS1 H[EV] TRAGIC OR SUBLIME !Y MI<T BE1 SOLELY FROM AN ES!TIC PO9T ( VIEW & DISREG>D CONCEPTS SU* AS GOOD & BAD1 USEFUL & H>MFUL4 

,( AN>*I/ ?\<T !Y'VE GLIMPS$ NO?+ BEYOND 9DIVIDUAL EMANCIPATION2 !Y'VE NEGLECT$ ! SOCIAL PROBLEM1 ?AT IS1 ! HUMANIT>IAN SIDE ( AN>*ISM4 ,9 ?AT WAY !Y'VE COME TO CONCEIVE ( AN IMPLACABLE 0AN>*Y0 9 :I* ONE CAN WOR%IP AN ,EMILE ,H5RY1 BUT ALONG ) HIM A ,PASSATORE1 A ,N]O1 OR AN ,EZZEL9O DA ,ROMANO4 ,IT %\LD BE UND]/OOD ?AT ACTS BY SU* 9DIVIDUALS HAVE IMPORTANCE SOLELY BECAUSE PROSE & POETRY1 DRAMA OR ! NOVEL1 ! P5 OR ! BRU%1 F9D 9 !M A S\RCE ( BEAUTY & =M4 ,IT'S WELL KN[N H[ MU* ! LOVE ( A BEAUTIFUL PHRASE1 AN ORIG9AL EXPRESSION OR A VIBRANT V]SE CAN FALSIFY & DE=M ! 9NATE & TRUE ?\<TS ( A WRIT]4 ,LEOP>DI1 :O POETICALLY CRI$3 0,TO >MS1 TAKE !M UP H]E10 WAS 9 PRACTICE LITTLE DISPOS$ & HAD LITTLE APTITUDE TO ACTUALLY TAKE !M UP4 LIKE ,PAUL ,ADAM HE W\LD HAVE CALL$ ANYONE CRAZY :O W\LD HAVE ASK$ HIM 9 S]I\SNESS IF HE APPROV$ ( ! COLD-BLOOD$ MURD] ( A H]MIT BY ,RAVA*OL 7:OM1 H[EV]1 HE QUALIFI$ AS A 0SA9T074 

,9 ! APPRECIATION ( A DE$ ! ES!TIC ELEM5T IS COMPLETELY DIFF]5T ?AN ! SOCIAL & POLITICAL ELEM5T4 ,WELL !N1 TO A DOCTR9E 7AN>*ISM7 :I* IS BAS$ 9 SCI5TIFIC REASON+ & :I* IS EM95TLY SOCIO-POLITICAL1 !Y ]RONE\SLY ATTRIBUTE ?AT P>ADOXICAL ES!TIC :I* IS SOLELY & PURELY APPLICABLE TO POETRY & >T4 ,9 ALL !ORIES ( R5OVATION & REVOLUTION >T & POETRY >E C]TA9LY FACTORS ( V]Y SECOND>Y IMPORTANCE1 & NEV]1 ABSOLUTELY NEV]1 %\LD !Y IMPOSE !MSELVES ON OR HAVE ! RI<T TO GUIDE 9DIVIDUAL OR COLLECTIVE ACTION SOLELY = ! SAKE ( ES!TIC EFFECTS4 

,9DEP5D5TLY ( ! 9H]5T WOR? ( AN IDEA1 >T SEIZES IT & EMBELLI%ES IT AT :IM1 EV5 AT ! RISK ( TOTALLY ALT]+ IT 9 SE>* ( NEW =MS ( EXPRESSION4 ,IT'S ! FATE ( ALL NEW & AUDACI\S IDEAS -- :I*1 BY !IR NATURE1 L5D !MSELVES TO >TI/IC FANTASY4 ,! HI/ORY ( LIT]ATURE IS PRO( ?AT >T IS BY NATURE REBELLI\S & 9NOVATIVE4 ,ALL ! POETS1 ALL ! NOVELI/S1 ALL ! DRAMATI/S1 W]E ORIG9ALLY REBELS1 EV5 ?\< !Y LAT] EX*ANG$ !IR BOHEMIAN G>B = ! FROCK ( ! ACADEMIC OR ! C\RTESAN4 

,BUT1 RETURN+ TO ! SUBJECT1 ,I'LL REPEAT ?AT !RE IS M9IMAL OR NO RELATION1 \TSIDE ( C]TA9 EXPRESSIONS & >TI/IC =MS1 BETWE5 ! SOCIAL AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ) ITS SOCIOLOGIC & POLITICAL BASES & ! FL\RI%+ ( 0AN>*I/0 LIT]ATURE2 & Y\'LL F9D ! PRO( 9 ?AT AN>*I/ MILITANTS >E FREQU5TLY SCI5TI/S & PHILOSOPH]S1 & ONLY 9 R>E CASES WRIT]S & POETS4 .<,?IS IS C]TA9LY NOT ! CASE TODAY4.> ,AS WE HAVE SE51 APOLOGI/S = AN>*I/ VIOL5CE HAVE (T5 BE5 POLITICAL REACTION>IES4 ,& NOT)/&+ ! FACT ?AT = A MOM5T !Y CALL !MSELVES AN>*I/S1 SOON] OR LAT] !Y'LL RETURN TO ANO!R CAMP & BECOME NATIONALI/S LIKE ,PAUL ,ADAM1 MILIT>I/S LIKE ,TAILHADE1 OR SOCIALI/S LIKE ,MAUCLAIR4 

,IF IT'S TRUE ?AT >T IS ! EXPRESSION ( LIFE 9 A PLEAS+ =M1 PRES5T DAY LIT]ATURE1 SO SATURAT$ ) ! AN>*I/ SPIRIT1 IS A CONSEQU5CE ( ! SOCIAL SITUATION 9 :I* WE F9D \RSELVES & ( ! REBELLI\S P]IOD 9 :I* WE LIVE4 

,BUT 9 !IR TURN C]TA9 TYPES ( VIOL5T 0AN>*I/0 LIT]ATURE EX]CISE AN 9FLU5CE UPON ! MOVEM5T :I* WE CANNOT NEGLECT TO EXAM9E4 ,! P>ADOXICAL ES!TICS ( ?IS LIT]ATURE HAVE HAD 5ORM\S REP]CUSSIONS 9 ! AN>*I/ WORLD 9 ?AT !Y HAVE CONTRIBUT$ MU* TO ! OCCULTATION ( ! SOCIALI/ & HUMANIT>IAN ASPECTS ( AN>*ISM & HAVE ALSO 9FLU5C$ NOT A LITTLE ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! T]RORI/ T5D5CY4 

,BUT LET ?IS BE UND]/OOD3 ,I'M DEAL+ ) SOME?+ SPECIFIC1 & ,I DO NOT PRET5D ?AT WE %\LD PUT ! BRAKES ON >T & LIT]ATURE EV5 ) ! GOAL ( DEF5D+ SOCIETY OR ( IMPROV+ ! C\RSE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T4 

,LET ME RECALL AN 9CID5T4 ,:5 ,EMILE ,H5RY ?REW A BOMB 9TO A CAFE 9 #a#h#i#d1 ALMO/ ALL ( ! AN>*I/S ,I !N KNEW REALIZ$ ?AT IT WAS AN ILLOGICAL & USELESSLY CRUEL ACT1 & !Y DIDN'T HIDE !IR DISGU/ & DISAPPROVAL ( IT4 ,BUT DUR+ ! C\RSE ( HIS TRIAL ,H5RY GAVE HIS CELEBRAT$ SELF-DEF5SE1 :I* IS A TRUE LIT]>Y JEWEL -ADMITT$ EV5 BY ,LOMBROSO HIMSELF .<,CES>E ,LOMBROSO1 A REACTION>Y CRIM9OLOGI/.> -- & AFT] HIS DECAPITATION SO MANY NON-AN>*I/ WRIT]S PRAIS$ ! EXECUT$ MAN1 HIS LOGIC & HIS +5UITY1 ?AT ! OP9ION ( ! AN>*I/S *ANG$ 7G5]ALLY1 AT ANY RATE71 & ,H5RY'S ACT F\ND APOLOGI/S & IMITATORS4 ,AS CAN BE SE51 ! LIT]>Y ES!TIC 9 ! 5D IGNOR$ ! SOCIAL ASPECT1 OR1 MORE ACCURATELY1 ! ANTISOCIAL ASPECT1 ( ! ACT1 & ! ACTUAL AN>*I/ DOCTR9E HAD NO?+ TO BE ?ANKFUL = 9 ! SLI<T S]VICE L5T IT BY LIT]ATURE4 

,?IS TYPE ( LIT]ATURE IS ! BE/ T]RORI/ PROPAG&A1 A PROPAG&A = :I* ONE W\LD SE>* 9 VA91 9 ANY ( ! PUBLICATIONS1 BOOKS1 PAMPHLETS & P]IODICALS :I* >E ! TRUE EXPRESSION ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,:O DOESN'T REMEMB]1 TO CITE JU/ ONE MORE CASE1 ! MAGNIFIC5T >TICLE BY ,RA/IGNAC AB\T ,ANGIOLILLO 7PUBLI%$ 9 ! CONS]VATIVE 0,TRIBUNA0 9 ,ROME78 ,DESPITE ! FACT ?AT ! AU?OR 9 ?IS CASE /AT$ MANY TRU?S1 TO !SE HE ADD$ MANY MISCONCEPTIONS1 & ,]RICO ,MALATE/A1 :O IS COMMONLY ?\<T TO BE ONE ( ! MO/ VIOL5T AN>*I/S1 BUT 9 REALITY IS ONE ( ! MO/ CALM & REASONABLE1 5T]$ ! FRAY TO COMBAT !SE MI/AK5 IDEAS4 ,DUE TO ! 9FLU5CE ( ?IS TYPE ( VIOL5T LIT]ATURE1 & = NO O!R REASON1 !RE WAS NO LACK ( A P]SON TO PUT 9 PRACTICE ONE ( ! MO/ VIOL5T 9VECTIVES WRITT5 BY ! POET ,RAPIS>DI AFT] IT WAS PR9T$ 9 SEV]AL ISSUES ( ! T]RORI/ P]IODICAL 0,P5SI]O E ,D9AMITE0 .<,?\<T & ,DYNAMITE.>2 & ?IS P]SON WAS A CULTUR$ & COM=TABLE ,SICILIAN Y\? :O SUFF]$ #ab YE>S 9 PRISON BECAUSE ( IT4 ,:AT A WA/E4 

,C]TA9LY ,RA/IGNAC1 LIKE ,RAPIS>DI1 C\LD PROTE/1 & HAVE REASON TO1 AGA9/ ACCUSATIONS ( COMPLICITY1 EV5 ?\< 9DIRECT4 ,BUT ?IS DOESN'T CONTRADICT MY CLAIM ?AT LIT]>Y & >TI/IC SUGGE/ION CAN BE -- & ,I'M NOT ! FIR/ TO SAY ?IS -- ! DET]M9ANT NOT ONLY ( C]TA9 ALREADY ACCOMPLI%$ ACTS1 BUT ALSO ( ! M5TAL DIRECTION ( 0AN>*I/0 T]RORI/S :O HAVE NEV] APPRECIAT$ ! 9DUCTIONS ( ,RECLUS OR ,KROPOTK91 OR ! SKELETAL BUT HUMANIT>IAN LOGIC ( ,MALATE/A4 

,B\RGEOIS ,9FLU5CES ON ,AN>*ISM 

,WE SAID 9 ! PREC$+ *APT] ?AT B\RGEOIS LIT]ATURE1 ?AT LIT]ATURE :I* F9DS 9 AN>*ISM REASON = A NEW & VIOL5T ES!TIC ATTITUDE1 UND\BT$LY CONTRIBUTES TO PRODUC+ AN 9DIVIDUALI/ & ANTISOCIAL M5TALITY 9 AN>*I/S4 

,! LIT]ATI & >TI/S1 )\T BO!R+ TO CONSID] :E!R IT CAN BE APPLI$ TO EV]YDAY LIFE1 HAVE F\ND AN ELEM5T ( BEAUTY 9 ! ACTS ( 9DIVIDUALS :O1 ) ! P[] ( !IR 9TELLIG5CE & ) SOV]EIGN DISREG>D = !IR [N LIVES & ! LIVES ( O!RS1 PUT !MSELVES1 ) A VIOL5T ACT ( REBELLION1 \TSIDE ! COMMON RUN ( HUMANITY4 ,= !SE >TI/S & WRIT]S1 ! BEAUTY ( ! GE/URE TAKES ! PLACE ( SOCIAL UTILITY1 ) :I* !Y DON'T CONC]N !MSELVES4 ,SO1 !Y'VE IDEALIZ$ ! FIGURE ( ! AN>*I/ DYNAMIT] BECAUSE EV5 9 ITS MO/ TRAGIC MANIFE/ATIONS IT PRES5TS UND5IABLE *>ACT]I/ICS ( ORIG9ALITY & ATTRACTIV5ESS4 ,?IS LIT]>Y & >TI/IC IDEALIZATION HAS EX]CIS$ ITS 9FLU5CE AMONG MANY AN>*I/S1 :O1 = LACK ( KN[L$GE1 OR UNFAMILI>ITY ) REASON & LOGIC1 OR BY TEMP]AM5T1 HAVE TAK5 IT AS PROPAGATION ( IDEAS EV5 ?\< IT'S NO?+ MORE ?AN AN >TI/IC MANIFE/ATION4 

,9 C]TA9 AN>*I/ CIRCLES1 ! MO/ IMPULSIVE & ! LEA/ KN[L$GEABLE1 IT HAS NOT BE5 UND]/OOD ?AT !SE WRIT]S1 :O SEEM TO COMPETE 9 EMITT+ ! MO/ EXTRAVAGANT P>ADOXES1 HAVE NO DOCTR9AL OR !ORETICAL AN>*I/ CONVICTIONS4 ,!Y MAKE APOLOGIES = ,RAVA*OL & ,EMILE ,H5RY 9 ! SAME MANN] ?AT 9 O!R TIMES !Y W\LD HAVE MADE APOLOGIES = HI<WAY ROBB]S4 ,!RE CAN BE NO D\BT ?AT ! B&IT :O ASSAULTS & KILLS A TRAVEL] PROVIDES A MORE USEFUL LIT]>Y SUBJECT ?AN ! PETTY ?IEF OR ! PICKPOCKET 9 ! /REETS2 ! FIR/ CAN PROVIDE ! SUBJECT = A DRAMA OR NOVEL1 :ILE ! SECOND SOLELY L5DS ITSELF TO COM$Y OR F>CE4 ,NO SANE 9DIVIDUAL1 H[EV]1 CAN D5Y ?AT ! AMBU%+ B&IT IS A ?\S& TIMES WORSE ?AN ! PETTY ?IEF4 

,!SE LIT]>Y POSEURS1 P]HAPS )\T 9T5D+ IT1 (F5D FALL5 AN>*I/S EV5 9 ! EULOGIES !Y MAKE TO !M1 BECAUSE !IR EULOGIES DRAW !IR =CE & MOTIVE PRECISELY FROM ?AT :I*1 ACCORD+ TO AN>*I/ PR9CIPLES1 IS PA9FUL & DEPLORABLE EV5 ?\< P]HAPS A HI/ORICAL NECESSITY4 ,! B\RGEOIS M5TALITY SEES 9 !M .<AN>*I/ T]RORI/S.> AN ATTITUDE :I* LAT] DIFFUSES 9 ! AN>*I/ MILIEU & T5DS TO =M A .<B\RGEOIS.> M5TALITY !RE LIKE ITSELF4 

,SIMIL>LY1 AMONG ! B\RGEOISIE Y\'LL F9D MORE =GIV5ESS = ! MURD]] :O TAKES A LIFE FROM ! HUMAN COMMUNITY ?AN = ! ?IEF :O1 9 ! LA/ ANALYSIS1 TAKES NO?+ FROM ! VITAL PATRIMONY ( SOCIETY1 BUT SIMPLY *ANGES ! PLACE & [N]%IP ( ?+S4 ,EQUALLY1 *ANG+ ! T]MS & SETT+ ASIDE 9JURI\S COMP>ISONS1 !RE >E SOME AN>*I/S :O VALUE ?OSE :O KILL 9 A MOM5T ( VIOL5T REBELLION MU* MORE ?AN !Y VALUE ! OBSCURE MILITANT :O ?R\< A LIFE ( CON/ANT WORK PRODUCES MU* MORE RADICAL *ANGES 9 CONSCI\SNESS & 9 EV5TS4 

,I'LL REPEAT :AT ,I'VE SAID AT O!R TIMES3 AN>*I/S >5'T ,TOL/OYANS -- !Y RECOGNIZE ?AT VIOL5CE 7:I* IS ALWAYS AN UGLY ?+1 BE IT 9DIVIDUAL OR COLLECTIVE7 IS FREQU5TLY NECESS>Y1 & ?AT NO ONE %\LD CONDEMN ?OSE :O HAVE SACRIFIC$ !IR LIVES TO ?IS NECESSITY4 ,BUT WE'RE NOT DEAL+ ) ?IS1 BUT ) ! T5D5CY1 D]IV$ FROM B\RGEOIS 9FLU5CES1 ( IGNOR+ GOALS & MAK+ ACTIONS ! PRIMORDIAL PREOCCUPATION4 

,ACCORD+ TO MY UND]/&+1 ?OSE AN>*I/S :O PLACE AN OV]RID+ IMPORTANCE ON ACTS ( REBELLION >E P]HAPS REVOLUTION>IES & AN>*I/S1 BUT !Y'RE MU* MORE REVOLUTION>Y ?AN !Y >E AN>*I/4 ,I'VE KN[N MANY AN>*I/S :O BO!R !MSELVES LITTLE OR NOT AT ALL ) AN>*I/ !ORY & DON'T EV5 TRY TO LE>N AB\T IT1 BUT >E FLAM+ REVOLUTION>IES :OSE CRITIQUES & PROPAG&A HAVE NO 5D O!R ?AN ! REVOLUTION>Y1 ?AT ( REBELLION = REBELLION'S SAKE4 ,& ' ! MORE FI]Y & ! MORE 9TRANSIG5T !Y >E1 ! SOON] !Y AB&ON \R CAMP & CROSS TO ?AT ( ! LAW-BAS$ & AU?ORIT>IAN P>TIES-!IR FAI? 9 A RAPIDLY APPROA*+ REVOLUTION EVAPORATES ?R\< CONTACT ) REALITY & !IR 5]GY IS DISSIPAT$ 9 F> TOO VIOL5T CONFLICTS 9 !IR SOCIAL SURR\ND+S4 

,! 9FLU5CE ( B\RGEOIS IDEOLOGY UPON !SE 9DIVIDUALS IS UND5IABLE4 ,! MAXIMAL IMPORTANCE CONC$$ TO AN ACT ( VIOL5CE OR REBELLION IS ! DAU<T] ( ! MAXIMAL IMPORTANCE CONC$$ BY B\RGEOIS POLITICAL DOCTR9E TO A FEW 0GREAT M50 9 COMP>ISON ) ?AT CONC$$ TO SOCIETY AS A :OLE4 ,& ?IS P]NICI\S 9FLU5CE ANNIHILATES 9 MANY AN>*I/S ! S5SE ( RELATIVITY ?R\< :I* WE ACCORD EV]Y?+ ITS ACTUAL IMPORTANCE1 SO ?AT NO REVOLUTION>Y ME?OD WILL BE DISC>D$ A PRIORI1 BUT EA* WILL BE CONSID]$ 9 RELATION TO ! DESIR$ 5D )\T CONFUS+ ITS SPECIAL *>ACT]1 FUNCTIONS & EFFECTS4 

,WE HAVE !N DET]M9$ TWO =MS ( B\RGEOIS 9FLU5CE ON AN>*ISM3 ONE :I* %[S ITSELF 9 ! GREAT IMPORTANCE ATTA*$ TO REVOLUTION>Y ACTS RA!R ?AN TO ! GOALS SU* ACTS \<T TO HAVE2 ! O!R IS ?AT ( DECAD5T B\RGEOIS LIT]ATURE ( REC5T TIMES :I* IDEALIZES ! MO/ ANTISOCIAL =MS ( 9DIVIDUAL REBELLION4 ,!RE IS V]Y LITTLE SEP>ATION BETWE5 !SE TWO =MS1 & BECAUSE ( ?IS ,I HAVE NOT BE5 ABLE TO CONSID] !M SEP>ATELY4 

,! B\RGEOISIE HAVE EX]CIS$ AN EXTRAORD9>Y 9FLU5CE UPON AN>*ISM :5 IT HAS TAK5 UPON ITSELF ! MISSION ( PRODUC+ AN>*I/ PROPAG&A4 ,:ILE IT APPE>S A P>ADOX1 IT'S TRUE ?AT MU* AN>*I/ PROPAG&A HAS BE5 PRODUC$ BY ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ?\<1 :AT !Y'VE PRODUC$ HAS BE5 TOTALLY USELESS TO ! SPREAD ( TRULY LIB]T>IAN IDEAS2 BUT ?AT DOESN'T ALT] ! FACT ?AT !Y HAVE ZEAL\SLY DESIR$ TO ATTRIBUTE TO ! 5TIRE AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ! EFFECTS ( ?IS SPURI\S PROPAG&A4 

,9 TIMES ( ! WOR/ P]SECUTION ( AN>*I/S1 IT HAPP5S ?AT ALL ( ! M>G9ALIZ$ PEOPLE ( PRES5T DAY SOCIETY1 & AMONG !M MANY CRIM9ALS1 COME TO S]I\SLY BELIEVE ?AT AN>*Y IS AS DESCRIB$ 9 B\RGEOIS PAP]S1 ?AT IS1 SOME?+ V]Y WELL ADAPT$ TO !IR ANTISOCIAL HABITS4 ,?\< = DIFF]5T REASONS1 IT'S A FACT ?AT !SE 9DIVIDUALS F9D !MSELVES1 LIKE AN>*I/S1 9 A /ATE ( CONT9U\S REBELLION AGA9/ CON/ITUT$ AU?ORITY2 ?AT GIVES RISE TO ?IS MI/AK5 P]CEPTION & 5C\RAGES IT4 ,9 JAIL & 9 =C$ EXILE WE'VE COME 9 CONTACT MANY TIMES ) COMMON CRIM9ALS :O CALL !MSELVES AN>*I/S1 )\T1 NATURALLY1 HAV+ EV] READ A S+LE AN>*I/ P]IODICAL OR PAMPHLET1 & HAV+ NEV] HE>D AN>*Y SPOK5 ( \TSIDE ( ! B\RGEOIS PRESS4 

,& SO !Y BELIEVE ?AT AN>*Y IS PRECISELY ?AT :I* IS DESCRIB$ 9 ! MO/ CONDEMNATORY REACTION>Y P]IODICALS1 & AS SU* !Y APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE ( IT4 ,?9K AB\T IT-TO ?OSE :O APPROVE1 ! TYPE ( AN>*Y ?AT W\LD HAVE TO BE6 ,I RECALL KN[+ A MAN 9 JAIL CONVICT$ ( 4 COMMON CRIMES1 AN 9TELLIG5T =G] & A POET TO BOOT1 :O S]I\SLY BELIEV$ HIMSELF TO BE AN AN>*I/ & SAID SO TO HIS JUDGES4 ,ONE ( !SE ASK$ HIM H[ HE MANAG$ TO JU/IFY HIS CRIMES 9 LI<T ( ! IDEAS HE CLAIM$ TO PR(ESS4 ,HE RESPOND$3 0,?AT :I* Y\ CALL CRIME IS A PR9CIPLE ( AN>*Y4 ,:5 ALL M5 DELIV] !MSELVES TO UNBRIDL$ DEL9QU5CY 7!SE >E HIS EXACT WORDS71 !N WILL COME OR WILL BE AN>*Y40 ,AS CAN BE SE51 HE EMBRAC$ AN>*Y1 BUT 9 ! S5SE GIV5 9 B\RGEOIS DICTION>IES1 9 ! S5SE ( DISORD]1 CONFUSION1 *AOS4 

,?IS B\RGEOIS PROPAG&A ALSO HAS ITS EFFECTS EV5 AMONG ?OSE :O WANT NO?+ TO DO ) AN>*I/S4 ,9 ! HOLD+ TANKS 9 ,NAPLES ,I 5C\NT]$ SOME CAMORRI/AS .<MEMB]S ( ! ,NEAPOLITAN MAFIA.> :O BELIEV$ ?AT ! AN>*I/S TRULY CON/ITUT$ A SOCIETY ( EVIL-DO]S1 &1 AS SU*1 W]E WOR?Y ( BE+ AT ! SIDE ( ! 0HONORABLE SOCIETY ( ! CAMORRA40 ,9 ,TREMITI1 ?AT CITY ( EXILE1 ,I WAS TOLD ( A MODE/ BANQUET ( AN>*I/S & SOCIALI/S TO :I* TWO OR ?REE CAMORRI/AS W]E 9VIT$ -- ! ONLY NONPOLITICAL EXILES ON ! ISL& -- \T ( SIMPLE HUMAN DEC5CY HAV+ NO?+ TO DO ) POLITICS2 & :5 !Y >RIV$ AT ! TOA/1 & TO GREAT SURPRISE1 ONE ( ! CAMORRI/AS RAIS$ HIS CUP TO ! UNION ( 0! ?REE P>TIES3 CAMORRA1 AN>*I/S1 & SOCIALI/S0 -- AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5T6 

,! TOA/ WAS RECEIV$ ) UPRO>I\S LAU<T]1 AS IT'S COMMONLY KN[N ?AT ! CAMORRA EASILY ALLIES ITSELF ) ! GOV]NM5T & AGA9/ ! SOCIALI/S & AN>*I/S4 ,BUT ?IS %[S US H[ ! M5TALITY ( COMMON CRIM9ALS HAS COME TO ACCEPT AS TRUE AN>*Y ?AT :I* IS CIRCULAT$ BY PAP]S ON ! TAKE FROM ! POLICE4 ,?IS TREA*]\S PROPAG&A EXPLA9S :Y 9 ! P]IOD #ahhi TO #ahid WE HAVE SE5 SO MANY 9/ANCES 9 :I* ?IEVES & COMMON =G]S HAVE DECL>$ !MSELVES AN>*I/S1 GIV+ !IR ACTS A PSEUDO-POLITICAL GLOSS4 ,!Y READ ?AT AN>*Y WAS ! IDEAL ( ?IEVES ( MURD]]S & !Y SAID TO !MSELVES3 0,I'M A ?IEF1 !RE=E1 ,I'M AN AN>*I/40 

,?IS ALSO EXPLA9S ! FACT1 :I* SO IMPRESS$ ,LOMBROSO1 ?AT MANY COMMON CRIM9ALS DECL>E !MSELVES AN>*I/S UPON BE+ 9C>C]AT$ -- BUT NOT BE=E1 NOTE IT WELL4 ,:5 !Y FEEL ! HEEL ( AU?ORITY ON !IR BACKS1 !Y ?9K ( ! AN>*I/S1 :O 9 !IR M9DS >E ! MO/ T]RIBLE CRIM9ALS DUE TO !IR HATR$ ( AU?ORITY1 & :5 !Y 5T] !IR CELLS !Y GRAB ! FIR/ NAIL :I* FALLS 9TO !IR H&S & WRITE ON ! WALL1 0! PAP] ( DEL9QU5TS01 0,VIVA L'AN>*IA60 

,BUT ?IS PH5OM5ON DOESN'T LA/ LONG4 ,!Y SOON REALIZE ?AT BY CALL+ !MSELVES AN>*I/S !Y RUN A GREAT] RISK ?AN !Y RUN ROBB+ & MURD]+1 ?AT ! AN>*I/ GLOSS 9FLU5CES ! TRIBUNALS TO 9CREASE !IR PUNI%M5T )\T DIM9I%+ ! ANTIPA?Y !IR ACTS >\SE4 ,ADDITIONALLY1 !Y'VE F\ND 9 ! MAJORITY ( AN>*I/S A GLACIAL 9DIFF]5CE & AN EXTRAORD9>Y DI/RU/ T[>D !IR IMPROVIS$ CONV]SATIONS AB\T 0! IDEA0 -- :5 SOMEONE OR O!R DOESN'T ?UMP !M2 & !N !Y QUIT CALL+ !MSELVES AN>*I/S4 

,TRACES ( ?IS B\RGEOIS PROPAG&A1 H[EV]1 P]SI/ AMONG ACTUAL AN>*I/S4 ,SOME HAVE TAK5 ! SOPHISMS ( SOME G5IAL DEL9QU5T S]I\SLY & HAVE 5D$ UP !ORIZ+ AB\T ! LEGITIMACY ( !FT OR ( C\NT]FEIT+ MONEY4 ,O!RS HAVE GONE 9 SE>* ( EXT5UAT+ CIRCUM/ANCES1 TALK+ ( 0ROBB]Y = ! PURPOSE ( PROPAG&A10 ?US PRODUC+ ! PH5OM5A ( ,P9I & ,RAVA*OL4 ,!SE TWO W]E S9C]E M51 BUT = ?IS W]E NO LESS VICTIMS ( ! SOPHI/RY :I* IS ! (FSPR+ ( ! P]V]SE PROPAG&A ( ! P]IODICALS & ( B\RGEOIS CALUMNY4 ,! EXCEPTION HAS NEV] BE5 ! RULE1 BECAUSE ?OSE AN>*I/S :O 9 GOOD FAI? ACCEPT$ ! IDEA ( ROBB]Y1 W]E NEV] 9 PRACTICE CAPABLE ( /EAL+ SO MU* AS A NE$LE2 :ILE ?OSE :O TRULY 5GAG$ 9 ROBB]Y GU>D$ !MSELVES WELL FROM DO+ IT 0= PROPAG&A0 & SOON QUIT CALL+ !MSELVES AN>*I/S -- & CONT9U$ BE+ ORD9>Y ?IEVES4 

,?IS T5D5CY HAS BE5 DISAPPE>+ AMONG AN>*I/S4 ,BUT ABOVE ALL IT %[S :AT WAS POSSIBLE DUE TO AN 9FLU5CE COMPLETELY B\RGEOIS 9 ORIG9 -- AN 9FLU5CE BR\<T AB\T BY A CAMPAIGN ( LIES & P]SECUTION AGA9/ AN>*I/S4 0,! AN>*I/S10 !Y SAY1 0WANT TO SNAT* PROP]TY FROM ?OSE :O POSSESS IT1 & = ?AT REASON1 AN>*I/S >E ?IEVES40 

,IT'S NOT SURPRIS+1 !N1 ?AT SOME :O CALL OR BELIEVE !MSELVES AN>*I/S -- ABOVE ALL ?OSE :O HAVE ONLY HE>D AN>*ISM SPOK5 ( BY ?OSE :O DEFAME IT -- ,I REPEAT1 IT'S NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT SOME1 ESPECIALLY UN$UCAT$ OR IMPULSIVE 9DIVIDUALS1 OR ?OSE DEFICI5T 9 REASON+ CAPACITY1 HAVE BELIEV$ & ADMITT$ ALL ! ABSURDITIES PROPAGAT$ AB\T AN>*ISM4 ,BUT :O CAN D5Y ?AT IF !Y'RE DECEIV+ !MSELVES1 ?AT ! RESPONSIBILITY LIES ) ! BAD FAI? ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 GIV5 ?AT !RE IS NO?+ 9 AN>*I/ DOCTR9ES OR PROGRAMS ?AT CAN JU/IFY SU* AB]RATIONS & DEVIATIONS8 ,9 ! 5D WE'D SAY ?AT IT APPE>S AN EXAGG]ATION1 EV5 TO ?OSE :O HAVE NEV] LIV$ 9 ! AN>*I/ AMBI5T1 ?AT MANY W\LD BECOME AN>*I/S DUE TO ! MISLEAD+ PROPAG&A FROM B\RGEOIS WRIT]S & J\RNALI/S4 

,! M9DS ( M51 ESPECIALLY ( ! Y\NG1 ?IR/+ = ! MY/]I\S & EXTRAORD9>Y1 ALL[ !MSELVES TO BE EASILY DRAGG$ BY ! PASSION = ! NEW T[>D ?AT :I*1 :5 COOLLY EXAM9$ 9 ! CALM :I* FOLL[S 9ITIAL 5?USIASM1 IS ABSOLUTELY & DEF9ITIVELY REPUDIAT$4 ,?IS FEV] = NEW ?+S1 ?IS AUDACI\S SPIRIT1 ?IS ZEAL = ! EXTRAORD9>Y HAS BR\<T TO ! AN>*I/ RANKS ! MO/ EXAGG]AT$LY IMPRESSIONABLE TYPES1 & AT ! SAME TIME1 ! MO/ EMPTY HEAD$ & FRIVOL\S TYPES1 P]SONS :O >E NOT REPELL$ BY ! ABSURD1 BUT :O1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 5GAGE 9 IT4 ,!Y >E ATTRACT$ TO PROJECTS & IDEAS PRECISELY BECAUSE !Y >E ABSURD1 & SO AN>*ISM COMES TO BE KN[N PRECISELY = ! ILLOGICAL *>ACT] & RIDICUL\SNESS :I* IGNORANCE & B\RGEOIS CALUMNY HAVE ATTRIBUT$ TO AN>*I/ DOCTR9ES4 

,!SE P]SONS >E ! ELEM5TS :O CONTRIBUTE MO/ TO DISCR$IT+ ! AN>*I/ IDEAL1 BECAUSE FROM ?IS IDEAL !Y EXTRAPOLATE AN 9F9ITY ( FALSE & RIDICUL\S RAMIFICATIONS1 GROSS ]RORS1 DEVIATIONS & DEG5]ATIONS1 BELIEV+ ?AT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 !Y'RE DEF5D+ 0PURE0 AN>*ISM4 ,!SE 9DIVIDUALS H>DLY 5T] ! WORLD ( AN>*ISM :5 !Y REALIZE ?AT AN>*ISM AS CONCEIV$ BY AN>*I/ PHILOSOPH]S1 ECONOMI/S1 & SOCIOLOGI/S IS V]Y DIFF]5T ?AT ?AT :I* !Y BELIEVE 9 & LE>N$ TO LOVE ?R\< READ+ ! DECEPTIVE WRIT+S ( B\RGEOIS WRIT]S4 ,!Y DISCOV] ?AT ! MOVEM5T FOLL[S A C\RSE F> DIFF]5T ?AN !Y HAD IMAG9$2 9 %ORT1 !Y OBS]VE ?AT !Y HAVE BE=E !M AN IDEA1 A PROGRAM :I* IS COMPLETELY ORGANIC1 COH]5T1 POSITIVE & POSSIBLE -- BECAUSE IT WAS CONCEIV$ ) ! APPRECIATION ( ! RELATIVITY ( ?+S1 )\T :I* LIFE BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE4 ,! S]I\S1 POSITIVE1 & LOGICAL *>ACT] ( AN>*ISM IRRITATES !M1 & !Y F9D QUICK COM=T BY JO9+ ?AT AMORPH\S MASS :I* DOESN'T KN[ :AT IT WANTS OR :AT IT ?9KS1 BUT IS REL5TLESS 9 DEMOLI%+ & DISCR$IT+ EV]Y?+ S]I\S & GOOD ?AT O!RS DO1 & 9 EMPLOY+ ! ABUSIVE & AU?ORIT>IAN LANGUAGE PROP] TO ITS TEMP]AM5T & ! B\RGEOIS ORIG9 ( ITS M5TAL /ATE4 

,& EV5 :5 !IR IDEAS & CRITIQUES >E ORIG9ALLY JU/IFI$1 !Y EXAGG]ATE & DE=M !M 9 SU* A MANN] ?AT A DECL>$ 5EMY C\LD NOT DO WORSE4 ,!Y'RE LIKE ?OSE :O SEE ?AT ! BAK]S >E BADLY BAK+ BREAD & !N MA9TA9 ?AT IT'S NECESS>Y TO DE/ROY ! OV5S1 OR ?OSE :O BECOME CONV9C$ ?AT A PIECE ( >ID GR\ND NE$S WAT] & !N UND]TAKE TO FLOOD IT ) A RIV]4 

,NONE ( !SE 9DIVIDUALS W\LD HAVE COME TO \R CAMP BUT = ! ATTRACTION EX]CIS$ UPON !M BY PHONY1 B\RGEOIS 0AN>*I/0 PROPAG&A4 ,! 5TIRE B\RGEOIS CAMPAIGN ( 9VECTIVE1 CALUMNY & PURE 9V5TION ACTS AS A MIRROR = ALL ( !SE M>G9ALIZ$ TYPES -- M>G9ALIZ$ 9TELLECTUALLY1 MAT]IALLY1 PSY*OLOGICALLY1 & PHYSIOLOGICALLY -- :O ALWAYS ALIGN !MSELVES ) ! ABSURD1 ! UNUSUAL1 ! T]RIBLE1 & ! ILLOGICAL4 

,TO BE CONV9C$ ( ?IS1 IT SUFFICES TO HAVE ! PATI5CE TO LEAF ?R\< COLLECTIONS ( TWO OR ?REE ( ! MO/ RESPECTABLE1 (FICIALLY ACCEPTABLE P]IODICALS ( #ae OR #b YE>S AGO4 ,IT SUFFICES1 LIKEWISE1 TO LEAF ?R\< ALL ( ! OCCASIONAL LIT]ATURE FROM ?AT P]IOD :I* REF]S TO AN>*I/S & AN>*ISM & IS NOT ( AN>*I/ ORIG91 BUT 9/EAD EMANATES FROM B\RGEOIS1 POLICE1 & EV5 SUPPOS$LY SCI5TIFIC CIRCLES4 ,MAGAZ9ES & NEWSPAP]S1 CONS]VATIVE & DEMOCRATIC1 HAVE 9V5T$ & SPOK5 A ?\S& VICI\S LIES AB\T US4 

,:O DOESN'T REMEMB] ,I MI/]I DELL',AN>*IA .<0,MY/]IES ( ,AN>*Y0.>1 WRITT5 BY AN UNSCRUPUL\S HACK8 ,!RE IS NO UNBELIEVABLE /ORY NOT ATTRIBUT$ TO AN>*I/S1 BE IT 9 NOVELS1 BOOKS MAGAZ9ES1 OR PRE/IGI\S NEWSPAP]S4 ,! DESIRE TO SATISFY ! PUBLIC APPETITE = NEW & /RANGE ?+S BR+S NOVELI/S1 J\RNALI/S1 & PSEUDO-SCI5TI/S TO 9V5T A :IRLW9D ( A ?\S& DEMONS1 & TO FREQU5TLY ATTRIBUTE TO AN>*I/S1 ) FULL KN[L$GE ( ! DAMAGE ?IS CAUSES1 GREAT] /R5G? ?AN REALLY EXI/S -- 9CR$IBLY 9FLAT$ NUMB]S1 & MEANS & ME?ODS AN>*I/S HAVE NEV] HAD 9 !IR H&S4 ,IF ?IS DOES1 FROM A C]TA9 PO9T ( VIEW1 ATTRACT ! MO/ UNCONSCI\S TYPE ( SYMPA?IZ]1 IT ALSO GIVES A GLOSS ( V]ACITY TO ALL ( ! RIDICUL\S IDEAS & ALL ( ! CRUEL 9T5TIONS ATTRIBUT$ TO AN>*I/S4 ,9 ! 5D1 ,MY/]IES ( ,AN>*Y APPE>$ A TRUE HI/ORY TO ! M9DS ( MANY4 

,BECAUSE ( ! FANTA/IC WAY 9 :I* B\RGEOIS WRIT]S & J\RNALI/S PRES5T ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 IT FREQU5TLY OCCURS ?AT AFT] SOME?+ HAPP5S :I* WAS 9T]E/+ & WOR?:ILE1 OR AT LEA/ C\LD ELICIT SOME ADMIRATION1 !RE FREQU5TLY FOLL[ MANY MORBID FANTASIES2 & A LOT ( CRAZIES1 A LOT ( LOS]S 9 ! SOCIAL /RUGGLE1 BECOME ATTRACT$ TO AN>*ISM 9 A MANN] SIMIL> TO ?AT 9 :I* AT C]TA9 PLACES & 9 C]TA9 PRIMITIVE M5TALITIES ! FIGURE ( A ,TIBURZI OR A ,MUSSOL9O1 R5[N$ B&ITS1 BECOME ATTRACTIVE BECAUSE ( !IR AT TIMES IMAG9>Y ACTS4 ,! VICTIMS MO/ TORM5T$ BY SOCIAL 9JU/ICE CAN EASILY BE BR\<T TO APPROVE1 ?R\< REACTION & REV5GE1 ( ! BELLICOSE & BLOODY *>ACT] B\RGEOIS WRIT]S ASSIGN TO ! AN>*I/4 

,H[ MANY TIMES ?OSE 0CONV]T$0 BY ! B\RGEOIS PRESS HAVE COME TO ME & ASK$ :AT !Y HAVE TO DO TO BE ADMITT$ TO ! 0SECT10 & IF !Y'LL 5C\NT] ANY DIFFICULTY PRES5T+ !MSELVES TO ! 0SOCIETY ( AN>*I/S06 ,& :5 ,I ASK !M :AT !Y BELIEVE AN>*I/S >E1 !Y RESPOND3 0,?OSE :O DESIRE TO KILL ! RI* & ?OSE :O RULE 9 ORD] TO DI/RIBUTE !IR WEAL? & RULE SO ?AT EV]YONE WILL HAVE A LITTLE40 ,AH6 ,C]TA9LY !Y HAV5'T READ ! PAMPHLETS ( ,MALATE/A1 NOR ! BOOKS ( ,KROPOTK91 NOR ! WRIT+S ( ,MALATO2 !Y'VE SIMPLY READ ! /UPIDITIES 9 ! 0,TRIBUNA0 OR 9 0,OSS]VATORE ,ROMANO0 .<(FICIAL ,VATICAN NEWSPAP].>4 

,?IS IMPRESSIONABLE PSY*OLOGICAL /ATE ( ! DISPOSSESS$ WAS V]Y WELL DESCRIB$ BY ,H5RY ,LEYRET 9 A /UDY ( ! \TSKIRTS ( ,P>IS4 ,DUR+ A P]IOD ( AN>*I/ T]ROR1 ACCORD+ TO ,LEYRET1 ! PEOPLE ( ! DI/RICT FELT DRAGG$ BY ! 5ORM\SLY DISA/R\S CONDITIONS 9 :I* !Y LIV$ & BY ! SPECTACLE ( ! BANK+ SC&ALS1 TO SYMPA?IZE ) ! MO/ VIOL5T AN>*I/S4 0,?AT :I* IS AN>*ISM1 ?AT :I* IS WOR?:ILE1 ! PUBLIC KN[S NO?+1 OR EV5 LESS1 AB\T4 ,AN>*I/S >E CONSID]$ FROM A S+LE1 SPECIAL ANGLE1 ) ALL ( US BE+ COMP>$ ) ,VAILLANT1 :O1 IT'S UND5IABLE1 >\SES A C]TA9 SYMPA?Y ?R\< BE+ GUILLOT9$2 ?AT BR+S ! PUBLIC TO ACCEPT CONSPIRACY !ORIES 444 ,! PEOPLE DELI<T 9 A MY/]Y & >E MORE 5AMOR$ ( A P]SON :5 HE APPE>S CLOAK$ 9 AN OCCULT P[]1 9 ?IS CASE ATTRIBUT+ TO ! AN>*I/S A =MIDABLE SECRET ORGANIZATION 444 0 7,H5RI ,LEYRET1 ,5 PLE9 FAUB\RG1 P4 #b#e#g74 

,& ?IS MY/]I\S ?+ :I* S$UC$ ! MO/ MIS]ABLE PEOPLE WAS DESCRIB$ AS 0AN>*ISM0 9 ! POPUL> PRESS1 :I* WAS FILL$1 9 ?AT TIME AS ALWAYS1 ) FANTA/IC /ORIES ( FRI<TFUL AN>*I/ MEET+S1 ( HORRIBLE PLOTS1 ( CODES1 ( DATES1 ( FALSE & DI/ORT$ NAMES1 & ALL ( ?IS DESIGN$ TO CALL ! ATT5TION ( ! PUBLIC TO AN>*ISM4 ,P]HAPS1 :O KN[S1 FROM A C]TA9 PO9T ( VIEW1 ?IS MI<T HAVE BE5 = ! BE/ BECAUSE IT PROVOK$ 9T]E/ 9 & DISCUSSION AB\T AN>*ISM4 ,BUT ?IS SLI<T POT5TIAL B5EFIT -- A B5EFIT :I*1 9CID5TALLY1 C\LD HAVE BE5 OBTA9$ BY SIMPLY TELL+ ! TRU? & PRES5T+ ! FACTS1 :I* 9 !MSELVES >E 9T]E/+ 5\< -- REMA9S NEUTRALIZ$ BY ALL ( ! CONFUSION & DI/ORTION ( IDEAS :I* HAVE BE5 CREAT$ 9 ! AN>*I/ CAMP4 

,IT IS TRUE ?AT ?OSE :O COME TO US ATTRACT$ BY ! CLAMOR ( ?IS MISLEAD+ B\RGEOIS PROPAG&A C]TA9LY IMPROVE !IR IDEAS & ?R[ \T MU* *AFF !Y =M]LY TOOK = :EAT2 BUT IT'S ALSO TRUE1 UN=TUNATELY1 ?AT DUE TO ! TEMP]AM5T :I* PR$ISPOS$ !M TO RESPOND TO B\RGEOIS PROPAG&A1 RESIDUES ( B\RGEOIS 9FLU5CE REMA9 9 !M4 ,AMONG ?OSE :O TAKE A MI/AK5 M5TAL DIRECTION1 !RE >E FEW :O KN[ H[1 OR >E /RONG 5\<1 TO RECTIFY IT4 

,& SO WE HAVE ?OSE :O COME TO \R RANKS 9 ! SPIRIT ( REPRISAL1 BECAUSE ( ! HATR$ S[N 9 !IR HE>TS BY MIS]Y & HOPELESSNESS1 :O COME PRECISELY BECAUSE !Y BELIEVE ?AT AN>*Y IS ! SPIRIT ( VIOL5T REPRISAL & V5GEANCE DESCRIB$ BY ! B\RGEOISIE2 & !Y HAVE REFUS$ TO ACCEPT ! TRUE CONCEPTION ( AN>*ISM1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ! NEGATION ( VIOL5CE & ! SUBLIMITY ( LOVE AS ! F\NDATION ( SOLID>ITY4 ,TO !SE 9DIVIDUALS AN>*ISM HAS CONT9U$ TO BE VIOL5CE1 ! BOMB1 ! DAGG]1 ?R\< A /RANGE CONFUSION ( CAUSE & EFFECT1 ( MEANS & 5DS2 & SO TRUE IS ?IS ?AT :5 ,P>SONS DECL>$ ?AT AN>*ISM IS NOT VIOL5CE1 & ,MALATE/A DECL>$ ?AT AN>*ISM IS NOT ! BOMB1 ALMO/ ALL ( !SE PEOPLE TOOK !M = R5EGADES4 ,!RE >E MANY :O /RONGLY WI% TO CORRECT !SE ]RORS1 !SE VILE B\RGEOIS DI/ORTIONS1 :O REMEMB] ?AT AN>*ISM IS NOT ! IDEALIZATION ( V5GEANCE1 ?AT ! REVOLUTION ! AN>*I/S WANT IS A REVOLUTION ( LOVE1 NOT ( HATE1 ?AT VIOL5CE %\LD BE CONSID]$ AS A MORTAL V5OM :I* IS ONLY EMPLOYABLE AS A C\NT]-V5OM IMPOS$ BY ! NECESSITIES ( ! /RUGGLE1 & NOT BY ! DESIRE TO CAUSE DAMAGE4 ,?OSE :O HOLD !SE IDEAS1 EV5 ?\< !Y >E ! MO/ SELFLESS1 >E CALL$ VILE & C[>DLY BY ?OSE :OSE BRA9S >E 9FECT$ ) ! B\RGEOIS !ORY ?AT AS AN IRON LAW VIOL5CE %\LD BE EMPLOY$4 

,AN>*Y IS ! IDEAL ( ABOLI%+ ! VIOL5T & CO]CIVE AU?ORITY ( HUMAN BE+ OV] HUMAN BE+ 9 EV]Y SPH]E1 BE IT ECONOMIC1 RELIGI\S1 OR POLITICAL4 ,TO BE AN AN>*I/ IT SUFFICES TO EMBRACE ?IS IDEA & 9 CONSEQU5CE TO WORK AS MU* AS POSSIBLE TO PROPAGATE ! CONCEPT ?AT ONLY ! DIRECT & REVOLUTION>Y ACTION ( ! PEOPLE CAN LEAD TO A COMPLETE SOCIAL & ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION4 ,ALL :O N\RI% !SE S5TIM5TS1 :O HOLD !SE IDEAS & /RUGGLE & SPREAD !M >E 9DUBITABLY AN>*I/S1 EV5 ?\< !IR MORAL S5SE F9DS REPUGNANT SOME OR O!R ACT ( REBELLION OR V5GEANCE COMMITT$ BY SOMEONE :O CALLS HIMSELF AN AN>*I/1 OR EV5 :5 !Y'RE CONV9C$ ?AT ALL ACTS ( 9DIVIDUAL REBELLION >E PREJUDICIAL TO ! CAUSE4 ,!SE 9DIVIDUALS CAN BE MI/AK5 9 !IR OP9IONS1 BUT ?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT !Y'RE NOT COH]5T1 CONV9C$1 & CONSCI\S AN>*I/S4 

,!RE >E1 = EXAMPLE1 VEGET>IAN AN>*I/S :O 9CLUDE 9 !IR BELIEFS VEGET>IANISM2 BUT GOOD GOD1 IT W\LD BE V]Y /RANGE IF !SE PEOPLE W\LD MA9TA9 ?AT ?OSE :O >E NOT VEGET>IANS >E NOT TRUE AN>*I/S4 ,IT'S EQUALLY /RANGE ?AT !RE >E ?OSE :O MA9TA9 ?AT PEOPLE :O DO NOT APPROVE ( OR FEEL SYMPA?Y = VIOL5T 9DIVIDUAL DE$S >E NOT AN>*I/S4 ,PROPAG&A BY ! DE$ CAN BE USEFUL OR H>MFUL4 BUT IT IS NOT 9TEGRAL TO AN>*I/ DOCTR9E2 IT IS SIMPLY A ME?OD ( /RUGGLE :I* CAN BE DISCUSS$1 ADMITT$ 9 :OLE OR 9 P>T1 OR EXCLUD$ COMPLETELY2 BUT IT DOES NOT CON/ITUTE AN >TICLE ( FAI? 7TO AVAIL MYSELF ( A ,CA?OLIC PHRASE7 )\T :I* !RE IS NO SALVATION1 )\T :I* ONE CANNOT BE AN AN>*I/4 ,?OSE :O BELIEVE ! CONTR>Y & PAPALLY EXCOMMUNICATE O!RS1 SIMPLY BECAUSE !Y DON'T FEEL AN OV]RID+ SYMPA?Y = ,RAVA*OL OR = ,EMILE ,H5RY1 >E VICTIMS ( ! VILE PROPAG&A ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 UPON :OSE WORD !Y ACTUALLY BELIEVE ?AT AN>*ISM IS VIOL5CE4 ,UN=TUNATELY WE /ILL HAVE A LOT ( !SE MYOPIC 9TELLECTS 9 \R CAMP 444 ,BUT B\RGEOIS 9FLU5CE DOESN'T 5D ) ! QUE/ION ( VIOL5CE1 :I* HAS SO DIVID$ \R 5]GIES & UPON :I* ,I'VE EXP\ND$ SO LONG BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT1 & TO :I* ,I'LL RETURN LAT]4 

,P]HAPS SOMEONE WILL RECALL MY POLEMIC ) \R FRI5D ,ZAVATT]O AB\T ! FAMILY & LOVE 9 FUTURE SOCIETY4 ,I NOT$ !N ?AT AMONG MANY AN>*I/S !RE IS A DEPLORABLE T5D5CY TO ACCEPT AS !IR [N !ORY EV]Y?+1 OR AT LEA/ MU*1 ?AT ! B\RGEOISIE HAVE 9V5T$ 9 ORD] TO COMBAT AN>*ISM4 ,WE'VE ALREADY SE5 H[ ?IS HAS OCCURR$ ) ! QUE/ION ( VIOL5CE4 ,IT HAS OCCURR$ EQUALLY ) ! QUE/ION ( SEXUAL RELATIONS4 

,9 ORD] TO DISCR$IT US1 B\RGEOIS WRIT]S1 US+ AS A PRETEXT \R CRITICISM ( ! PRES5T DAY FAMILY'S AU?ORIT>IAN NATURE & ! DOM9ATION ( WOM5 BY M51 HAVE D$UC$ ?AT WE WANT ! ABOLITION ( ! FAMILY1 &1 BECAUSE ( ?AT1 ?AT WE WANT WOM5 9 COMMON1 PROMISCUITY1 *ILDR5 )\T KN[N FA!RS1 9CE/U\S RELATIONS1 SEXUAL VIOL5CE1 & EV]Y?+ ELSE ?AT IS ! MO/ SAVAGE1 & AT ! SAME TIME1 ! MO/ RIDICUL\S ?+ IMAG9ABLE4 ,9 REALITY1 AN>*I/ DOCTR9E1 FROM ! FIR/1 HAS DONE NO?+ O!R ?AN URGE ! PURIFICATION ( AFFECTIONS FROM ALL 9TRUSIONS & =EIGN SANCTIONS1 BE !SE LEGISLATIVE OR CL]ICAL1 POLITICAL OR RELIGI\S2 & ALONG ) ?IS1 ! EMANCIPATION ( WOM51 !IR BE+ FREE & EQUAL TO M51 & ! FRE$OM TO LOVE )\T ! CO]CION ( ECONOMIC NECESSITY OR ANY O!R AU?ORITY EXT]NAL TO LOVE ITSELF-9 A WORD1 ! R$EMPTION ( ! FAMILY1 RE/OR$ TO ITS NATURAL BASES3 RECIPROCAL LOVE & ! FRE$OM TO *OOSE4 

,I DON'T WANT TO SAY ?AT ?IS HEAL?Y CONCEPT ( LOVE & ! FAMILY HAS BE5 REPUDIAT$ BY AN>*I/S4 ,I DON'T WANT TO ACCEPT ! BRUTAL1 VILIFY+ B\RGEOIS CONCEPT -- TOTALLY ! OPPOSITE4 ,BUT ?IS B\RGEOIS CALUMNY /ILL EX]CISES A C]TA9 9FLU5CE4 ,EV5 ?\< ! IMM5SE MAJORITY ( AN>*I/S HOLD TO TRUE CONCEPT ( FREE LOVE BAS$ UPON ! FREE UNION1 WE HAV5'T LACK$ FROM TIME TO TIME ?OSE :O1 KN[+ ! B\RGEOIS CRITIQUES1 HAVE CONFUS$ FRE$OM TO LOVE ) PROMISCUITY4 

,EV5 ?\< IT'S DISGUIS$1 ?IS AMORPH\S !ORY ( LOVE HAS A B\RGEOIS ORIG94 ,IT'S A CONSEQU5CE ( ! MANIA ( MANY REVOLUTION>IES :O EMBRACE AS OPTIMAL ?AT :I* CONS]VATIVES BATTLE ) HORROR1 EV5 ?\< ! CONS]VATIVES ATTRIBUTE !SE ?+S TO US = DE/RUCTIVE 5DS4 

,! SAME ?+ HAS HAPP5$ 9 REG>D TO ORGANIZATION4 ,AN>*I/S HAVE ALWAYS MA9TA9$ ?AT LIFE IS NOT POSSIBLE )\T ASSOCIATION & SOLID>ITY1 & ?AT /RUGGLE & REVOLUTION >E NOT POSSIBLE )\T A PREEXI/+ ORGANIZATION ( REVOLUTION>IES4 ,BUT IT'S MORE CONV5I5T = B\RGEOIS WRIT]S TO PA9T US AS PROMOT]S ( AN>*Y 9 ! S5SE ( CONFUSION1 *AOS2 & !Y COMM5CE TO SAY ?AT WE'RE AG5TS ( *AOS1 5EMIES ( ALL ORGANIZATION4 ,& ) ?AT !Y DIS9T] ,NIETZS*E & !N ,/IRN]4 ,MANY AN>*I/S SWALL[ ! BAIT & 9 S]I\SNESS BECOME PROMOT]S ( *AOS1 ,/IRN]ITES1 ,NIETZS*EANS1 & O!R SIMIL> ABSURDITIES4 ,!Y REJECT ORGANIZATION1 SOLID>ITY1 & SOCIALISM2 SOME EV5 5D UP SANCTIFY+ PRIVATE PROP]TY1 & 9 ?IS MANN] 5D UP PLAY+ ! GAME ( ! B\RGEOIS 9DIVIDUALI/4 ,!IR IDEAS BECOME1 TO USE ! PHRASE ( ,FILIPPO,TURATI1 ! EXAGG]ATION ( B\RGEOIS 9DIVIDUALISM4 

,! ORIG9 ( ?IS MANIA TO ACCEPT AS GOOD EV]Y?+ :I* \R 5EMIES BELIEVE BAD CAN BE F\ND 9 EV]Y HUMAN SPIRIT -- CONTRADICTION & CONTRA/3 0,MY 5EMY BELIEVES ?AT ?IS IS BAD1 BUT AS MY 5EMY IS NEV] RI<T1 ?AT :I* HE BELIEVES BAD IS1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 AN EXCELL5T ?+40 ,!RE >E MANY MORE ?AN WE W\LD ?9K1 ESPECIALLY AMONG REVOLUTION>IES1 :O MAKE ?IS EQUATION1 :I* BY *ANCE CAN BE CORRECT AT TIMES1 BUT :I* 9 ITSELF IS EXTREMELY MISLEAD+4 

0,AH6 ,Y\ CALL US EVILDO]S8 ,WELL !N1 YES1 WE >E EVILDO]S60 ,H[ MANY TIMES ?IS PHRASE HAS SLI!R$ FROM ! LIPS ( SOME AN>*I/S -- !Y EV5 HAVE A 0HYMN ( ! EVILDO]S40 ,TO A DEGREE ?IS CAN PASS & EV5 APPE> AS A BEAUTIFUL GE/URE ( DEFIANCE TO ! 5EMY4 ,BUT ONE CANNOT ADMIT 9 S]I\SNESS ?AT AN>*I/S >E EVILDO]S444 ,BUT ON ! CONTR>Y1 BY =CE ( REPEAT+ ?IS P>ADOX1 SOME 5D UP TAK+ IT AS DEMON/RAT$ TRU?4 0,QUOD ]AT DEMO/R&UM60 !N TRIUMPHANTLY EXCLAIM ! B\RGEOISIE1 :O1 AFT] CALL+ US ?IEVES1 >SONI/S1 5EMIES ( ! FAMILY1 & EVILDO]S1 HE> ) SATISFACTION ! EXCLAMATION ( ?IS P>ADOX1 EV5 ?\< IT'S ONLY A GE/URE ( DEFIANCE4 ,IT'S NECESS>Y1 !N1 TO AVOID ?IS & NOT TO BECOME TOO 5AMOR$ ( P>ADOXES4 

,WE W\LD DO BETT] TO SEEK :AT PLEASES US 9DEP5D5TLY ( :AT \R 5EMIES DO4 ,:AT IS BE/ = US TO DO IS TO PROPAGATE \R IDEAS )\T CONSID]+ :E!R ! B\RGEOISIE AGREE OR DISAGREE ) US4 

,TO SUM UP1 WE %\LD 5SURE ?AT \R MOVEM5T TRAVELS ITS [N ROAD1 9DEP5D5T ( ! DIRECT OR 9DIRECT 9FLU5CE ( B\RGEOIS CALUMNY & IDEOLOGY1 9DEP5D5TLY1 BE IT 9 ! POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE S5SE1 ( ! CONDUCT ( ! CONS]VATIVES4 ,& WE'LL BE DO+ REVOLUTION>Y & EM95TLY LIB]T>IAN WORK1 9 ?AT LIB]T>IAN !ORY %[S US ?AT WE %\LD EMANCIPATE \RSELVES SOCIALLY & 9DIVIDUALLY ( ALL 9FLU5CES :I* DO NOT D]IVE FROM & DO NOT RESPOND DIRECTLY TO \R [N 9T]E/S1 TO \R LIB]TY1 & TO \R DESIRES4 

,AN>*I/S & ! ,USE ( ,VIOL5CE 

,WE'LL QUICKLY DISCUSS ! V]BAL 0VIOL5CE0 CURR5TLY MU* 9 VOGUE AMONG REVOLUTION>Y FACTIONS1 ESPECIALLY ?AT TYPE ( V]BAL ABUSE :I* HAS ! DEM]IT ( WA/+ & DE=M+ IDEAS1 ( DIVID+ PEOPLE & S[+ RANCOR1 ( ?R[+ UP F5CES BETWE5 ?OSE :O1 IT W\LD SEEM1 W\LD O!RWISE BE 9 ACCORD4 ,?IS VIOL5T-S\ND+ PROPAG&A & POLEMIC IS MORE PA9FUL ?AT ! CUT ( A KNIFE :5 IT'S US$ AGA9/ COMRADES2 & :5 IT'S US$ AGA9/ OPPON5TS IT HAS PRECISELY ! OPPOSITE EFFECT ( ?AT 9T5D$4 ,IT CAUSES ! PUBLIC TO BE ALI5AT$ FROM \R IDEAS & ]ECTS A WALL :I* SEP>ATES US & :I* R$UCES US TO BE+ ET]NAL DREAM]S4 

,I'LL N[ OCCUPY MYSELF ) ! QUE/ION ( VIOL5CE -- NOT ONLY ( ! V]BAL V>IETY -- 9 RELATION TO AN>*ISM & ! REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! B\RGEOISIE & ! /ATE4 

,SPEAK+ ( ! V]BAL DEG5]ATION ( ONE SECTOR ( AN>*ISM 7OR :AT PASSES = AN>*ISM7 UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ! B\RGEOISIE :I* 9FLU5CES C]TA9 SUFF]+ SPIRITS TO ACCEPT EV]Y?+ ! B\RGEOISIE WI% BELIEV$ AB\T AN>*ISM -- ,I HAVE REASON TO REPEAT ?AT :I* ,I'VE /AT$ 9 MANY O!R PLACES & :I* ,I'LL NEV] TIRE ( REPEAT+3 ,AN>*Y IS ! NEGATION ( VIOL5CE1 & ITS F9AL OBJECT IS PEACE AMONG HUMAN BE+S4 ,IF ,I HAV5'T EMPLOY$ EXACTLY !SE WORDS 9 O!R PLACES1 ! S5TIM5T IS ID5TICAL4 

,AN>*Y IS ! NEGATION ( AU?ORITY1 9ASMU* AS IT'S POSSIBLE TO ELIM9ATE IT 9 HUMAN SOCIETY4 ,AN AN>*IC SOCIETY WILL ONLY BE POSSIBLE :5 NO P]SON WILL BE ABLE TO1 OR HAVE ! MEANS TO1 MAKE ANY O!R 4 P]SON1 EXCEPT ?R\< P]SUASION1 DO :AT !Y DO NOT WANT TO DO4 ,WE CAN'T =ESEE IF ! ELIM9ATION ( MORAL AU?ORITY WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE 9 ! NE> FUTURE4 ,P]HAPS IT'S NOT POSSIBLE ?AT IT WILL TOTALLY DISAPPE>1 & ,I DON'T EV5 KN[ IF IT'S DESIRABLE ?AT IT TOTALLY DISAPPE> -- BUT IT WILL C]TA9LY DIM9I% 9 PROPORTION TO ! IMPORTANCE & ELEVATION ( 9DIVIDUAL CONSCI5CE 9 EV]Y SECTOR ( SOCIETY4 

,!RE IS A C]TA9 AU?ORITY :I* COMES FROM EXP]I5CE OR FROM SCI5CE :I* IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO DISMISS & :I* IT W\LD BE CRAZY TO DISMISS1 JU/ AS IT W\LD BE CRAZY = A SICK P]SON TO REBEL AGA9/ M$ICAL AU?ORITY'S ME?ODS ( CUR+ ILLNESS1 = A BRICKLAY] NOT TO FOLL[ ! >*ITECT'S PLANS 9 BUILD+ A H\SE1 OR = A M>9] NOT TO FOLL[ ! PILOT'S 9/RUCTIONS 9 NAVIGAT+ A %IP4 ,! SICK P]SON1 ! BRICKLAY]1 & ! M>9] VOLUNT>ILY OBEY ! DOCTOR1 ! >*ITECT1 & ! PILOT BECAUSE !Y HAVE FREELY ACCEPT$ TE*NICAL DIRECTION FROM !M4 ,WELL !N1 :5 A SOCIETY IS E/ABLI%$ 9 :I* !RE >E NO =MS ( AU?ORITY O!R ?AN ?OSE ( TE*NIQUE1 SCI5CE1 & MORAL 9FLU5CE1 NO ONE C\LD D5Y ?AT IT'S AN AN>*I/ SOCIETY4 

,WE'RE NOT PLAY+ ) WORDS4 ,I 9T5D TO SPEAK ( ACTUAL VIOL5CE1 ?AT ( MAT]IAL =CE US$ AGA9/ A P]SON OR P]SONS VIOLAT+ OR R$UC+ !IR FRE$OM1 AGA9/ !IR WILL7S7 & CAUS+ DAMAGE OR PA9 -- OR SIMPLY ! ?REAT TO USE SU* =CE4 ,IT CAN'T BE SAID ?AT WE'LL EV] SECURE P]FECT AN>*Y & P]FECT SOCIAL PEACE -- S9CE NO?+ 9 ?IS WORLD IS P]FECT -- BUT IT'S UND5IABLE ?AT ! ABS5CE ( CO]CIVE VIOL5CE IS ! S9E QUA NON = AN>*I/ SOCIAL ORGANIZATION4 

,NATURALLY !N1 VIOL5CE W\LD ONLY BE POSSIBLE & NECESS>Y AS A =M ( SELF-DEF5SE AGA9/ ANTISOCIAL VIOL5CE \TSIDE ( ! FREELY ACCEPT$ SOCIAL PACT1 VIOL5CE 9T5D$ TO VIOLATE ! LIB]TY & ! TRANQUILITY ( ! PEOPLE4 ,! SUSPICI\S & ?OSE :O TURN A DEAF E> TO ! T]M 0SOCIAL PACT0 WILL CRY TO HI< HEAV5 -- AS IF WE SOCIAL AN>*I/S WANT TO E/ABLI% A /ATE OR AN OBLIGATORY SY/EM ( LIV+ = EV]YONE4 ,?IS IS TOTALLY MI/AK54 ,]RICO ,MALATE/A1 9 HIS PAMPHLET ,FRA ,CONTAD9I .<0,BETWE5 ,PEASANTS0.> \TL9$ ! QUE/ION 9 ! FOLL[+ T]MS3 

0,9 !SE MATT]S10 SAID ,GEORGE1 ONE ( ! *>ACT]S 9 ! DIALOGUE1 0:AT WE WANT TO DO BY MEANS ( =CE IS TO PUT 9 COMMON [N]%IP ! PRIM>Y MAT]IALS ( ! SOIL1 ! 9/RUM5TS ( LABOR1 BUILD+S1 & ALL EXI/+ RI*ES4 ,REG>D+ ! MEANS ( ORGANIZ+ PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUT+ PRODUCTS1 ! PEOPLE WILL DO :AT !Y WANT444 ,ONE CAN =ESEE ALMO/ ) C]TA9TY ?AT 9 SOME PLACES COMMUNISM WILL BE E/ABLI%$1 9 O!RS COLLECTIVISM1 9 O!RS P]HAPS DIFF]5T SY/EMS2 & LAT]1 :5 ! RESULTS ( ! V>I\S SY/EMS HAVE BE5 SE5 & WEI<$1 ?AT :I* APPE>S BE/ WILL BE COMMONLY ADOPT$4 ,:AT IS ESS5TIAL IS ?AT NO ONE ATTEMPTS TO COMM& ! RE/1 NOR APPROPRIATES TO !MSELVES ! L& & ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION4 ,WE MU/ BE AL]T TO ?IS 9 ORD] TO IMP$E IT IF IT />TS TO OCCUR4440 

,& TO ! QUE/IONS ( :AT WE W\LD DO IF SOMEONE OPPOS$ ?AT :I* ! RE/ HAD AGRE$ TO BE 9 ! COMMON 9T]E/1 OR IF SOME VIOLAT$ ! LIB]TIES ( O!RS ) =CE1 OR IF SOME REFUSE TO WORK & PREJUDICE ! 9T]E/S ( ! RE/1 ,MALATE/A RESPONDS3 

0,9 ! WOR/ CASES444 IF !RE W]E ?OSE :O DIDN'T WANT TO WORK1 WE W\LD BE R$UC$ TO ?R[+ !M \T ( ! COMMUNITY :ILE GIV+ !M ! MAT]IALS & TOOLS NECESS>Y = !M TO WORK SEP>ATELY 444 ,!N 7:5 SOMEONE W\LD ATTEMPT TO VIOLATE ! LIB]TY ( O!RS7 NATURALLY IT W\LD BE NECESS>Y TO RESORT TO =CE1 GIV5 ?AT IF IT'S UNJU/ = ! MAJORITY TO OPPRESS ! M9ORITY1 NEI!R IS ! CONTR>Y JU/2 AS M9ORITIES HAVE ! RI<T TO 9SURRECTION1 MAJORITIES HAVE ! RI<T TO SELF-DEF5SE4440 

,9 !SE CASES 9DIVIDUAL LIB]TY IS NOT IGNOR$ BECAUSE 0ALWAYS & 9 ALL >EAS HUMAN BE+S WILL HAVE ! UND5IABLE RI<T TO MAT]IALS & TOOLS ( WORK10 :I* 5ABLE !M1 ( C\RSE TO SEP>ATE4 ,IT %\LD BE UND]/OOD ?AT ! SAME REASON+ IS VALID = M9ORITIES1 :O WILL ALWAYS HAVE ! RI<T TO REBEL AGA9/ A MAJORITY :I* W\LD WI% TO VIOLATE !IR DESIRES & FRE$OM1 S9CE IF ?IS OCCURR$ AN>*Y W\LD EXI/ ONLY 9 NAME1 NOT 9 FACT4 ,BUT EV5 9 ?IS CASE WE W\LD BE DEAL+ ) DEF5SIVE1 NOT (F5SIVE1 VIOL5CE1 ! NECESSITY ( :I* W\LD DEMON/RATE1 9 ! F9AL ANALYSIS1 ?AT AN>*Y HAD NOT YET TRIUMPH$4 

,I HOLD1 9 REF]5CE TO A FUTURE LIB]T>IAN & SOCIALI/ SOCIETY1 ?AT ! M9IMUM POSSIBLE AM\NT ( VIOL5CE %\LD BE US$1 & !N ONLY = DEF5SIVE PURPOSES1 NEV] = (F5SIVE PURPOSES4 ,I'M SPEAK+ ( VIOL5CE DIRECT$ AGA9/ HUMAN BE+S1 GIV5 ?AT ! /RUGGLE = LIFE WILL ALWAYS CONTA9 A C]TA9 AM\NT ( VIOL5CE1 DIRECT$1 IF NOT AGA9/ HUMAN BE+S1 C]TA9LY AGA9/ ! BL9D =CES ( NATURE4 ,AS ,GAU?I]1 ,KROPOTK91 ,LANNESAN & O!RS HAVE %[N1 ! /RUGGLE = LIFE BETWE5 M5 %\LD BE SUPPLANT$ BY ASSOCIATION1 BY MUTUAL AID1 BY ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ NATURE1 9 ORD] ?AT WE OBTA9 ! MAXIMUM AM\NT ( WELL BE+ POSSIBLE4 

,9 REG>D TO ! PA/1 IT WILL BE NECESS>Y TO MAKE A COMPLETE HI/ORICAL /UDY TO DET]M9E :I* 9/ANCES ( SOCIAL VIOL5CE HAVE BE5 B5EFICIAL & :I* HAVE BE5 NOXI\S1 :I* HAVE BE5 USEFUL & :I* HAVE BE5 H>MFUL TO HUMAN WELF>E & PROGRESS4 ,MANY W>S C]TA9LY APPE> TO HAVE HAD B5EFICIAL EFFECTS1 EV5 ?\< W> 9 ITSELF IS AN EVIL ?+4 ,BUT ONE C\LD1 BY /UDY+ !M WELL1 ALSO DISCOV] !IR H>MFUL EFFECTS4 GIV5 ?AT HI/ORICAL EV5TS CANNOT BE ABSOLUTELY DIVID$ BETWE5 GOOD & EVIL1 BETWE5 USEFUL & DAMAG+4 ,BUT WE'LL LEAVE TO ONE SIDE ! PA/1 UPON :I* MY OP9ION1 9 G5]AL1 IS ?AT ! MO/ USEFUL 9/ANCES ( SOCIAL VIOL5CE HAVE BE5 OV]:ELM+LY ?OSE ( ! V>I\S REVOLUTIONS AGA9/ TYRANNIES :I* HAVE POLITICALLY & ECONOMICALLY OPPRESS$ !IR PEOPLES4 

,NO ONE HAS YET PUT 9 D\BT ! UTILITY ( C]TA9 9/ANCES ( 9DIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE VIOL5CE FROM ,H>MODIUS OR ,FELICE ,ORS9I1 FROM ! REBELLION ( ,SP>TACUS -- EV5 ?\< PLAGU$ BY LOOT+S -- TO ! 9F9ITE TWI/S & TURNS ( ! GREAT ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION4 ,BUT1 ,I REPEAT1 WE'LL LEAVE ! PA/ BECAUSE :AT CONC]NS US IS ! PRES5T1 & ESPECIALLY ?AT :I* CONC]NS AN>*ISM4 

,SO1 = 9/ANCE1 CAN IT BE SAID ?AT TODAY VIOL5CE 9 ! /RUGGLE IS ALWAYS CONDEMNABLE8 ,C]TA9LY NOT4 ,A NEWSPAP] 9 ,ROME :I* ASK$ ME AB\T ?IS MATT] OBTA9$ ! RESPONSE -- :I* !Y *OSE NOT TO PR9T -- ?AT WE DO NOT DELIB]ATELY *OOSE VIOL5CE = LOVE ( VIOL5CE ITSELF1 BUT BECAUSE P>TICUL> CONDITIONS ( ! /RUGGLE =CE US TO EMPLOY IT4 ,9 PRES5T DAY SOCIETY1 VIOL5CE IS EV]Y:]E & WE ABSORB ITS 9FLU5CE & PROVOCATION ?R\< EV]Y PORE2 & WE FREQU5TLY MU/ DEV\R 9 ORD] TO AVOID BE+ DEV\R$4 

,?IS IS C]TA9LY A PA9FUL ?+ :I* CONTRADICTS \R AN>*I/ S5TIM5TS4 ,BUT :AT CAN WE DO8 ,WE DO NOT YET HAVE ! P[] TO *OOSE C]TA9 =MS ( SOCIAL LIFE OV] O!RS1 TO *OOSE ! TYPES ( HUMAN RELATIONS MO/ 9 H>MONY ) \R IDEAS4 ,FROM ! MOM5T 9 :I* WE DO NOT WI% TO BE ONLY A S*OOL ( PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION1 BUT ALSO A REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T1 WE MU/ EMPLOY ! ME?ODS DEM&$ ( US BY ! SITUATION & :I* \R ADV]S>IES ACTIONS 9FLU5CE US TO USE1 ME?ODS :I* !Y !MSELVES EMPLOY4 

,9 ?IS S5SE WE CAN SAY ?AT AN>*I/S & REVOLUTION>IES F9D !MSELVES 9 A LEGITIMATE /ATE ( DEF5SE 9 !IR REBELLION AGA9/ OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION4 ,! OPPRESS$ & EXPLOIT$ >E NEV] ! FIR/ TO EMPLOY VIOL5CE1 BECAUSE ! ORIG9AL VIOL5CE COMES FROM ?OSE :O OPPRESS & EXPLOIT -- PRECISELY BECAUSE EXPLOITATION & OPPRESSION >E CONT9U\S =MS ( VIOL5CE F> MORE T]RIBLE ?AN ANY IMPATI5T ACT ( 9DIVIDUAL REBELLION OR EV5 ?AT ( A PEOPLE 9 REBELLION4 ,IT'S COMMON KN[L$GE ?AT EV5 ! BLOODIE/ ( REVOLUTIONS HAS NOT CREAT$ AS MANY VICTIMS AS A S+LE W> ( BRIEF DURATION1 OR EV5 ( A S+LE YE> ( WORK+ CLASS MIS]Y4 

,CAN WE CONCLUDE FROM ?IS ?AT AN>*I/S ALWAYS DISAPPROVE ( VIOL5CE EXCEPT 9 CASES ( SELF-DEF5SE AGA9/ ISOLAT$ & PASS+ P]SONAL OR COLLECTIVE ATTACKS8 ,NOT EV5 9 Y\R DREAMS2 & :OEV] W\LD WI% TO ATTRIBUTE SU* A /UPID IDEA TO US IS IGNORANT & ILL-9T5TION$4 ,BUT IT W\LD ALSO BE IGNORANT & ILL-9T5TION$ TO >GUE ?AT WE'RE ALWAYS & AT ANY CO/ 9 FAVOR ( VIOL5CE4 ,VIOL5CE1 BESIDES BE+ 9 ITSELF 9 CONTRADICTION ) ! PHILOSOPHY ( AN>*ISM1 IS A ?+ :I* SADD5S US BECAUSE IT CAUSES TE>S & PA94 ,IT CAN IMPOSE ITSELF ?R\< NECESSITY1 BUT IF IT W\LD BE UNP>DONABLE WEAKNESS TO CONDEMN IT :5 IT'S NECESS>Y1 IT W\LD ALSO BE REPREH5SIBLE TO EMPLOY IT :5 IT W\LD BE IRRATIONAL1 USELESS1 OR CONTR>Y TO \R 9T]E/S4 

,9 SUM1 & ?IS APPLIES TO ALL REVOLUTION>IES1 WE %\LD NEV] ABDICATE \R [N JUDGM5T4 ,IF WE WANT TO PUBLI% A PAP]1 $IT A PAMPHLET1 ORGANIZE A CONF]5CE OR MEET+1 WE ALWAYS FIR/ MEASURE IF IT'S WOR? ! TR\BLE TO SP5D ! TIME & MONEY1 & WE DECIDE AFFIRMATIVELY :5 WE CONCLUDE ?AT ! PROBABLE RESULTS >E WOR? ! EF=T NECESS>Y TO OBTA9 !M4 ,SO :Y %\LDN'T WE USE ! SAME DECISION-MAK+ PROCESS :5 ! CO/1 AS ,MALATE/A APTLY NOTES1 IS FIGUR$ 9 HUMAN LIVES -- TO SEE IF ?IS CO/ WILL OBTA91 AT ! M9IMUM1 ! SAME OR EQUIVAL5T EFFECT :I* SOME O!R =M ( PROPAG&A W\LD OBTA98 ,C]TA9LY1 9 QUE/IONS ( ?IS TYPE IT'S NOT POSSIBLE TO MAKE A PRECISE MEASUREM5T ( ! PROS & CONS ( ALL ACTS2 BUT 9 ! RELATIVE S5SE ! PREVI\SLY M5TION$ CONSID]ATIONS RETA9 !IR IMPORTANCE3 AS A G5]AL RULE1 REASON %\LD BE PREF]R$ TO *ANCE OR TO ! IRRATIONAL4 

,TO PRES5T AN EXAMPLE1 IF 9 ANY GIV5 MOM5T IT W]E NECESS>Y TO ! TRIUMPH ( A REVOLUTION TO SET FIRE TO A LIBR>Y1 ,I :O LOVE BOOKS W\LD CONSID] IT A CRIME TO OPPOSE ! BURN+1 EV5 ?\< ,I W\LD CONSID] ! FIRE A MIS=TUNE4 ,! VIOL5CE ( ! 9NOVATOR1 NO MATT] H[ IMPLACABLE IT MI<T BE1 IS ALWAYS EMPLOY$ ) LOV+ ?\<T3 0,HE COMPASSIONATELY COMMITS CRUELTIES10 SAYS ,GIOVANNI ,BOVIO4 ,9 EQUAL MANN] LOVE IS ! GUIDE :5 SURG]Y IS P]=M$ UPON A SICK P]SON4 ,BUT :AT W\LD WE SAY ( A SURGEON :O W\LD OP]ATE SIMPLY = ! PLEASURE ( OP]AT+8 

,TO PROVIDE A MORE FITT+ EXAMPLE1 ,9 ,RUSSIA ALL ATTACKS AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5T1 ITS REPRES5TATIVES1 & ITS SUPPORT]S >E CONSID]$ JU/IFI$ EV5 BY \R ADV]S>IES & \R MO/ MOD]ATE P>TISANS -- EV5 :5 9NOC5T PEOPLE >E W\ND$4 ,BUT ! SAME PEOPLE W\LD DISAPPROVE ( !SE ACTS IF !Y W]E BL9DLY COMMITT$ AGA9/ PASS]SBY 9 ! /REET1 !AT] GO]S1 OR PEOPLE SITT+ 9 A CAFE4 

0,! NEW SOCIETY %\LD NOT COMM5CE ) A VILE ACT10 SAID ,NICOLA ,B>BATO 9 HIS MEMORABLE DECL>ATION BE=E A MILIT>Y TRIBUNAL4 ,IT W\LD BE VILE TO S9 ?R\< AN EXCESS ( S5TIM5TALITY :5 REVOLUTION>Y ACTION IS REQUIR$2 BUT IT W\LD LIKEWISE BE MI/AK5 TO HOPE = ! TRIUMPH ( A VIOL5T REVOLUTION GUID$ BY HATE1 :I*1 AS ,MALATE/A PO9T$ \T 9 AN >TICLE TWELVE OR F\RTE5 YE>S AGO1 W\LD CONDUCT US TO A NEW TYRANNY EV5 IF IT COV]$ ITSELF ) ! MANTLE ( AN>*Y4 

,VIOL5T ,LANGUAGE 9 ,POLEMICS & ,PROPAG&A 

,ONE ( ! REASONS REVOLUTION>Y1 & ESPECIALLY AN>*I/1 PROPAG&A IS SO DIFFICULT TO LI/5 TO & IS SO UNP]SUASIVE IS ?AT IT EMPLOYS A =M & LANGUAGE ?AT >E SO ABUSIVE ?AT 9/EAD ( G>N]+ SYMPA?Y1 IT REPELS IT -- ALONG ) ! 9T]E/ ( ?OSE :O LI/5 TO IT4 

,I REMEMB] ! FIR/ TIME ?AT AN>*I/ P]IODICALS FELL B5EA? MY GAZE2 !IR /YLE1 RA!R ?AN P]SUAD+ ME1 (F5D$ ME1 & ,I PROBABLY NEV] W\LD HAVE BECOME AN AN>*I/ IF1 BEYOND READ+ P]IODICALS1 ,I HADN'T HAD MY 9T]E/ P]K$ BY GOOD-NATUR$ DISCUSSION ) A FRI5D & ! ATT5TIVE READ+ ( CALM1 S]I\S1 NONVIRUL5T BOOKS & PAMPHLETS4 ,& ,I ALSO REMEMB] ?AT :AT CALL$ MY ATT5TION TO1 & ELICIT$ MY SYMPA?Y =1 AN>*ISM WAS PRECISELY ! ABUSIVE LANGUAGE ) :I* IT WAS ATTACK$ BY B\RGEOIS WRIT]S ( ALL %ADES DUR+ ! P]IOD #a#h#i#b-#a#h#i#c4 

,9 READ+ ?OSE VIOL5T ATTACKS ,I S5S$ ! WEAKNESS ( ! AU?ORIT>IAN >GUM5TS2 IT WAS PRECISELY ! MIS]ABL5ESS ( ! >GUM5TS AGA9/ AN>*ISM :I* P]SUAD$ ME1 ON ! ONE H&1 ( ! REASONABL5ESS ( LIB]T>IANISM1 & ON ! O!R1 ?AT :5 ! AIM 9 PROPAG&A IS TO CONV9CE RA!R ?AN CRU%1 ?AT ! POOR] ! >GUM5T ! MORE ABUSIVE ! LANGUAGE4 ,S9CE !N1 EV]Y TIME ,I'VE UND]TAK5 A POLEMIC1 ,I'VE NEV] FELT SO C]TA9 ( MYSELF AS :5 ,I'VE BE5 GROSSLY ATTACK$3 0,Y\'RE 5RAG$8 ,IT'S BECAUSE Y\'RE WRONG10 ,I'M WONT TO SAY TO MYSELF :5 ?9K+ ( MY OPPON5T4 

,& ,I'M PLEAS$ ?AT MY ATTITUDE IS EXHIBIT$ BY ALL ( ! MO/ NOTABLE SCI5TIFIC & CULTURAL AN>*I/S1 & IS DEMON/RAT$ BY ! EFFICACY ( !IR PROPAG&A4 ,PET] ,KROPOTK91 RECALL+ ! F\ND+ ( 0,LA ,REVOLTE01 NOTES3 

0,\R P]IODICAL WAS MOD]ATE 9 =M BUT REVOLUTION>Y 9 SUB/ANCE444 ,! SOCIALI/ P]IODICALS FREQU5TLY T5D TO SUBM]SE !MSELVES 9 A J]EMIAD OV] EXI/+ CONDITIONS 444 MIS]Y & SUFF]+1 ETC41 >E DESCRIB$ 9 VIVID COLORS4 ,9 ORD] TO C\NT] ! DEPRESS+ EFFECT !SE LAM5TATIONS PRODUCE1 !Y !N RECUR TO ! MAGIC ( VIOL5T WORDS1 ) :I* !Y ATTEMPT TO 9CITE !IR READ]S444 ,I BELIEVE1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 ?AT A REVOLUTION>Y P]IODICAL \<T TO D$ICATE ITSELF1 ABOVE ALL1 TO WELCOM+ ! SIGNS :I* EV]Y:]E >E ! PRELUDE TO ! ADV5T ( A NEW ]A1 ! G]M9ATION ( NEW =MS ( SOCIAL LIFE1 ! GR[+ REBELLION AGA9/ ! OLD 9/ITUTIONS 444 ,?AT :I* MAKES ! WORK] FEEL ?AT HIS HE>T BEATS 9 UNISON ) ! HE>T ( HUMANITY ?R\<\T ! 5TIRE WORLD1 ?AT :I* TAKES P>T 9 REBELLION AGA9/ SECUL> 9JU/ICE1 9 ATTEMPTS TO CREATE NEW SOCIAL CONDITIONS 444 ,I HOLD ?AT ?AT %\LD BE ! PRIM>Y MISSION ( A REVOLUTION>Y P]IODICAL40 

,GIV5 ?AT ! OBJECTIVE ( PROPAG&A IS TO P]SUADE1 IT'S NECESS>Y TO KN[ H[ TO EMPLOY APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE4 ,I REMEMB] A ,FR5* AN>*I/ :O 9 >TICLES1 CONF]5CES1 & EV5 9 P]SONAL CONV]SATION1 W\LD BEG9 BY CALL+ HIS ADV]S>IES 0BE/IAL10 BE !Y PRIE/S OR BUS9ESSM51 REPUBLICANS OR SOCIALI/S1 OR EV5 AN>*I/S :O DIDN'T %>E HIS OP9IONS4 ,IMAG9E AN OPPON5T :O TREAT$ US SO GROSSLY4 ,IF ! MATT] DIDN'T 5D 9 A FI/ FI<T1 IT'S AT LEA/ C]TA9 ?AT HE W\LD NEV] P]SUADE US EV5 IF HE HAD ALL ! REASON 9 ! WORLD ON HIS SIDE4 

,%\LD WE !N PUT ON GLOVES TO CONT5D ) \R 5EMIES & ) ?OSE :O DECIEVE ! PUBLIC8 ,C]TA9LY NOT1 BUT IT'S /ILL PREF]ABLE ?AT ABUSE BE EMPLOY$ 9 V]BAL >GUM5TS1 RA!R ?AN 9 NONV]BAL =MS4 ,CLE>LY ! PEOPLE HAVE TO SOME DEGREE OP5$ !IR EYES & HATE ?OSE :O DOM9ATE !M1 SO IT'S NOT NECESS>Y TO BE AFRAID TO SPEAK4 

,9 C]TA9 CIRCUM/ANCES IT W\LD BE VILE & DANG]\S TO QUIET ONE'S 9DIGNATION4 ,BUT TO ALWAYS BE 9DIGNANT1 COME :AT MAY1 EV5 :5 SPEAK+ ( HI/ORICAL MAT]IALISM1 ( 9DIVIDUALISM1 OR ( CONC5TRATION ( CAPITAL1 IS PU]ILE & 9VOLVES ! RISK ?AT \R ADV]S>IES WON'T TAKE US S]I\SLY1 HAV+ BECOME ACCU/OM$ TO HYP]BOLIC WORDS & PHRASES :I* EV5TUALLY LOSE !IR EFFICACY COMPLETELY4 

,I KN[ ( RELATIVELY FREE L&S :]E !RE >E NO OB/ACLES TO WRITT5 PROPAG&A1 :]E ! MO/ UNBRIDL$ FANTASY CAN BE US$ TO ATTACK ! 5TIRE UNIV]SE ) ! MO/ VIOL5T LIT]>Y DYNAMITE & FIREBOMBS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE :O WI%ES TO ATTACK ! 0VILE B\RGEOISIE40 ,! POLICE 9 !SE C\NTRIES HAVE NO CAUSE = AL>M1 BECAUSE ?OSE :O WRITE ) SU* FURY SOON EXHAU/ !IR 5TIRE REP]TOIRE ( H>% RHETORIC & HAVE NO EFFECT UPON !IR READ]S4 ,:AT'S WORSE IS ?AT :5 ! DAY >RIVES 9 :I* IT'S REALLY NECESS>Y TO RAISE ! TONE ( VOICE 9 >TICLES & DISC\RSES1 WRIT]S & ORATORS >E IMPOT5T TO PRODUCE ! SLI<TE/ IMPRESSION UPON A PUBLIC ALREADY TIR$ ( !IR VIRUL5CE4 ,& !N PROPAG&A LOSES ?REE-F\R?S ( ITS VALUE4 

,WE'RE FREQU5TLY /RID5T 9 PROPAG&A NOT TO CONV9CE1 BUT RA!R TO PUT D[N \R ADV]S>IES1 OR TO PRODUCE A 0PRETTY0 LIT]>Y GE/URE4 ,?IS WAS ! CASE ) ,TAILHADE1 :O WROTE ADMIRABLE APOLOGIES 9 PROSE & V]SE = EV]Y PHYSICALLY VIOL5T POLITICAL ATTACK1 BUT :O FOLD$ HIS T5TS AFT] A YE> 9 JAIL & JO9$ ! NATIONALI/ P>TY BECAUSE IT W\LD HAVE HAD BAD CONSEQU5CES = HIM HAD HE CONT9U$ AN>*I/ APOLOGETICS4 

,! 0PRETTY GE/URE0 CAN BE GOOD & USEFUL -- BUT ONLY :5 IT'S DONE ) VALOR & DIGNITY1 :5 ! 9SOL5CE IS OP5LY ?R[N 9 ! FACE ( ! 5EMY & :5 RESPONSIBILITY = IT IS ACCEPT$4 ,!N ! WORD IS MADE FLE% & RESULTS 9 PROPAG&A ( ! DE$4 ,MORE ?AN ONCE WE'VE SE5 ?OSE ?\<T AMONG AN>*I/S TO BE TIMID1 :O :5 PRES5T$ ) ! OCCASION W]E H]OES BE=E BAYONETS OR TRIBUNALS2 &1 9 CONTRA/1 WE'VE SE5 MANY T]RIBLE L\DM\?S BECOME SIL5T :5 DANG] PRES5T$ ITSELF1 OR1 WORSE YET1 BECOME FIGURES ( RIDICULE1 LIKE SOME ( ! MO/ /RID5T $ITORS ( 0,SEMP] ,AVANTI0 ( ,LIVORNO1 & ( 0,ORD9E0 ( ,TUR91 :O 9 ! YE>S #a#h#i#c-#a#h#i#d WROTE ) A DYNAMITE BOMB ON ! $ITOR'S DESK1 BUT :O :5 BR\<T TO TRIAL R5\NC$ AN>*ISM1 CALL$ UPON ! P>I% PRIE/ TO TE/IFY TO !IR GOOD *>ACT]S AFT] DEV\TLY RECIEV+ COMMUNION1 CALL$ !MSELVES EVOLUTION>Y ,SP5C]IAN AN>*I/S1 & O!R ?+S EV5 WORSE4 ,IT'S LESS DAMAG+ :5 ABUSIVE LANGUAGE HAS >TI/IC M]IT OR EMBODIES A SUB/ANTIALLY CORRECT CONCEPT2 BUT 9 ! IMM5SE MAJORITY ( CASES1 ! MO/ ABUSIVE /ATEM5TS >E EXPRESS$ 9 A VOCABUL>Y :I* CAUSES LAU<T] OR PA94 

,NATURALLY1 ! =EGO+ %\LD BE TAK5 ) A GRA9 ( SALT1 S9CE1 UN=TUNATELY1 9 C]TA9 CIRCLES /RID5T LANGUAGE 9 PROPAG&A & POLEMICS HAS BECOME SO HABITUAL ?AT MANY BELIEVE IT 9DISP5SABLE & WILL BE (F5D$ BY MY WORDS4 ,BUT ,I DON'T SPEAK ( !SE VALIANT & LOYAL COMRADES1 OR BETT] SAID1 YES1 ,I AM SPEAK+ ( !M1 BUT 9 ORD] TO CONV9CE !M ( ! =EGO+ FACTS -- ?AT IT'S DAMAG+ TO ! PROPAGATION ( \R IDEAS TO P]SI/ 9 9ADEQUATE ME?ODS1 ME?ODS :I* >E 9JURI\S4 ,IF ?OSE :O READ :AT ,I SAY >E EVOLV$ REASONABLE P]SONS1 IT WON'T BO!R !M ?AT ,I'M POK+ A SORE SPOT4 ,IT WILL UND\BT$LY IRRITATE ?OSE FEW :O KN[ !Y'RE DO+ EVIL WORK = ! UNCONFESSABLE 5DS ( P]SONAL VANITY OR SUCCESS1 OR PSEUDO-REVOLUTION>Y GLORY4 

,! TRU? IS ?AT MANY :O SPEAK L\DLY & /RONGLY ALSO KN[ H[ TO WORK EFFECTIVELY2 & !RE >E ?OSE :O DON'T LIMIT !MSELVES TO US+ MOD]ATE T]MS1 BUT >E ALSO MOD]ATE 9 SUB/ANCE1 9 DE$S4 ,I ADMIRE ! =M] & DEPLORE ! LATT]1 & FEEL CLOS] TO ! FIR/ EV5 ?\< WE MI<T BE SEP>AT$ BY DOCTR9AL OR TACTICAL DIFF]5CES4 ,BUT ! TRU? REMA9S ! SAME -- ?+S %\LD BE DONE KEEP+ ! 5D 9 M9D4 

,! GOAL ( PROPAG&A & POLEMICS IS TO CONV9CE & P]SUADE4 ,WELL !N1 WE CAN'T CONV9CE & WE CAN'T P]SUADE ) ABUSIVE LANGUAGE1 9SULTS1 & 9VECTIVE1 BUT RA!R ) C\RTESY & ! $UCATIONAL EFFECTS ( \R BE>+ & ACTIONS4 ,ONLY :5 A =CE :I* ?REAT5S OR OPPRESSES US PLACES A MAT]IAL OB/ACLE 9 \R PA?1 AN OB/ACLE :I* WE CAN'T OV]COME )\T RESORT+ TO VIOL5CE -- BE IT OPPOSITION TO \R PROPAG&A1 AN OB/ACLE TO \R MOVEM5T1 OR BRUTAL LIMITATION ( \R LIB]TY & WELL-BE+ -- ONLY !N IS VIOL5CE LOGICAL2 BUT !N TO BE 0VIOL5T0 9 WORDS W\LD BE V]Y RIDICUL\S4 ,TO PRES5T AN EXAMPLE1 ,I W\LD SAY ?AT IT'S RIDICUL\S TO ATTEMPT TO CONV9CE PEOPLE ) VIOL5CE1 JU/ AS IT W\LD BE RIDICUL\S TO ATTEMPT TO W9 AN 9SURRECTION ) SIMPLE WRITT5 OR SPOK5 >GUM5TS4 

,9 ACCORD ) :AT ,I'VE SAID BE=E1 NOT ALL ?OSE :O SCREAM MO/ VIOL5TLY >E C[>DS1 JU/ AS NOT ALL ?OSE :O SPEAK MOD]ATELY >E MADE ( ! METAL ( H]OES1 BUT ! DAMAGE TO \R PROPAG&A FROM ! HABITS ( ! =M] >E IMMEASURABLY GREAT] ?AN ! DAMAGE FROM ! HABITS ( ! LATT]4 ,IF TOMORR[1 9 ! MAT]IAL /RUGGLE1 ?OSE :O DO NOT PREA* & PO/URE AS MA*O T\< GUYS W\LD %[ !MSELVES TO BE C[>DS1 IT W\LD BE BAD1 BUT IT W\LD BE AN UNOBS]V$ EVIL4 ,BUT IF ?OSE :O M\? (F AB\T T]RIBLE ?+S1 & ATTRACT ! ANTIPA?Y ( ?OSE :O DISAGREE ) !M1 W\LD %[ !MSELVES TO BE C[>DS1 ! EFFECT W\LD BE DISA/R\S4 ,& ! PEOPLE & \R ADV]S>IES W\LD HAVE PLAUSIBLE REASONS1 AT FIR/ GLANCE1 NOT TO TAKE US S]I\SLY4 

,! TRU? IS ?AT 9 TIMES ( CALM1 ! RUDE WORD :I* IS A MORAL SLAP 9 ! FACE PRACTICALLY BECOMES A NECESSITY :5 WE F9D \RSELVES FAC$ ) A FACT :I* MAKES US 9DIGNANT OR OPPON5TS ( RECOGNIZ$ DI%ONE/Y4 ,BUT ! H>% WORD ( PROTE/ & ! MORAL SLAP 9 ! FACE >E MU* MORE EFFICACI\S ! LESS !Y >E EMPLOY$4 

,TRY1 RA!R1 TO USE LANGUAGE :I* IS MOD]ATE 9 =M1 BUT :I* 9 SUB/ANCE EXPRESSES :AT Y\ WANT TO SAY COMPLETELY & )\T COMPROMISE2 & TRY TO HABITUATE Y\R READ]S TO ! POLITE =M ( ! POLEMIC4 ,!N1 :5 = GOOD REASON Y\ HAVE TO RAISE ! TONE ( Y\R VOICE1 SEE IF Y\ >5'T BETT] UND]/OOD ?AN Y\ W\LD BE IF Y\ CON/ANTLY SCREAM$ LIKE A DEMON4 

,9 PROPAG&A IT'S ALWAYS NECESS>Y TO /RIKE A *ORD :I* RESONATES 9 ! HUMAN HE>T1 & ?IS WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE IF Y\ HABITUATE Y\R SPIRIT TO VIOL5CE4 ,AFT] ! FIR/ IMPRESSION1 HABIT TAKES OV]4 ,IT'S LIKE A P]SON :O IS AT FIR/ 5ORM\SLY IMPRESS$ UPON SIMPLY HE>+ ! DIS*>GE ( A REVOLV]1 BUT LAT] DOESN'T BECOME ! LEA/ BIT AGITAT$ :5 AT A FIR+ RANGE4 ,& WE NE$ TO AGITATE 9CESSANTLY 9 ORD] TO CALL ATT5TION TO \R >GUM5TS4 

,IT C\LD BE OBJECT$1 & ) REASON1 ?AT WE LIVE 9 AN ATMOSPH]E ( SU* VIOL5CE & EVIL ?AT IT'S NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO PRES]VE ! DESIRABLE S]5ITY4 ,NO ONE W\LD DISPUTE ?IS2 MY OBS]VATIONS ONLY HAVE SUGGE/IVE VALUE = ?OSE :O D$ICATE !MSELVES TO PROPAG&A4 ,SIMIL>LY1 IT'S TRUE ?AT !RE >E 9/ITUTIONS & P]SONS T[>D :I* IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO BE TOL]ANT1 T[>D :I* WE HAVE ! SACROSANCT DUTY1 AS \R POET SAYS1 TO COMBAT !M 0)\T RESPECT & )\T C\RTESY40 ,= EXAMPLE1 :5 ONE SPEAKS ( ! GOV]NM5T IT W\LD BE /UPID TO SE>* = EUPHEMISMS4 

,! TRU? IS ?AT :5 ONE SPEAKS BADLY ( TRA%Y PEOPLE IT'S NECESS>Y TO BE V]Y C>EFUL NOT TO ATTRIBUTE ACTIONS TO !M :I* !Y HAVE NOT COMMITT$1 9 ORD] NOT TO GIVE !M A PRETEXT TO PROTE/ & PROCLAIM !IR GOODNESS & HONOR4 ,?R\< EXCESSIVE 9DULG5CE 9 ?IS TYPE ( EXAGG]ATION1 WE'VE GIV5 RISE AMONG \R ADV]S>IES TO ! IRONIC PHRASE1 0,IT'S RA9+4 ,IT'S ! GOV]NM5T'S FAULT60 ,BUT ALL GOV]NM5TS1 EV5 ?\< !Y'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE = ! RA91 CAUSE MU* GRAV] DAMAGE1 & IT'S NOT NECESS>Y TO HAVE FE>S AB\T ATTACK+ !M4 ,ONE CAN NEV] ATTACK GOV]NM5TS1 PRIE/S1 & BOSSES 5\<1 & IF H>% POLEMIC & PROPAG&A IS EMPLOY$ SOLELY AGA9/ !M1 NO?+ NE$ BE SAID1 SAVE :AT ,I'VE ALREADY M5TION$4 

,BUT ! 0VIOL5CE0 ( LANGUAGE 9 POLEMICS & PROPAG&A1 0VIOL5CE0 9 WORD & WRIT+1 :I* AT TIMES HAS SADLY RESULT$ 9 PHYSICAL VIOL5CE AGA9/ P]SONS1 ! 0VIOL5CE0 :I* ,I DEPLORE ABOVE ALL1 IS ?AT :I* IS EMPLOY$ AGA9/ O!R PROGRESSIVE P>TIES1 MORE OR LESS REVOLUTION>Y1 NOT ?AT ?AT MATT]S1 :I* >E COMPOS$ ( ! OPPRESS$ & EXPLOIT$ LIKE \RSELVES1 PEOPLE LIKE US :O DESIRE TO BR+ AB\T POSITIVE *ANGES 9 ! PRES5T SOCIO-POLITICAL SITUATION4 ,?OSE P>TIES :I* ASPIRE TO P[] WILL UND\BT$LY1 :5 !Y A*IEVE IT1 BECOME 5EMIES ( ! AN>*I/S4 ,BUT AS ?IS IS YET DI/ANT1 AS !IR 9T5TIONS CAN BE GOOD & WE W\LD ALSO LIKE TO GET RID ( MANY EVILS :I* !Y WANT TO ELIM9ATE1 & AS WE HAVE MANY 5EMIES 9 COMMON AGA9/ :OM WE MI<T1 P]HAPS1 LAUN* MORE ?AN ONE BATTLE1 IT'S USELESS1 :5 IT'S NOT PREJUDICIAL TO \R 9T]E/S1 TO TREAT !M ABUSIVELY1 GIV5 ?AT :AT N[ DIVIDES US IS A DIFF]5CE ( OP9ION2 & TO TREAT SOMEONE ABUSIVELY BECAUSE S_/HE DOESN'T ?9K OR WORK LIKE US IS A GR& PRESUMPTION1 AN ANTISOCIAL ACT4 

,! PROPAG&A & POLEMICS DIRECT$ AT ELEM5TS ( ! O!R P>TIES %\LD1 9 ORD] TO ATTRACT !M1 P]SUADE !M ( ! WOR?9ESS ( \R REASON+4 ,:AT WE'VE ALREADY SAID ALONG G5]AL L9ES1 ?AT ?OSE :O >E TREAT$ AS EVIL P]SUADE !MSELVES ?AT !Y >E EVIL1 IS V]Y APPLICABLE TO ASSIMILABLE ELEM5TS -- Y\?S1 WORK]S1 ALREADY AWAK5$ M9DS1 ?OSE ALREADY ON ! ROAD TO ! TRU?4 ,! IMPACT ( ABUSE DELAYS !M ON ?IS PA? RA!R ?AN PU%+ !M =W>D4 ,SOME ( !IR LEAD]S MAY BE TREA*]\S1 BUT TELL ME1 >E WE C]TA9 ?AT !RE >5'T P]SONS WORK+ 9 ! SAME MANN] AMONG \RSELVES8 ,%\LD WE ATTACK !M ALL1 GA!R !M ALL 9 ! SAME NET1 :5 :AT WE WANT IS TO ATTACK ?OSE :O WORK TREA*]\SLY1 & NOT EV]YONE 9 ! 5TIRE P>TY8 ,C]TA9LY MANY ( !IR DOCTR9ES >E 9 ]ROR1 BUT TO DEMON/RATE !IR ]ROR IT'S NOT NECESS>Y TO 9SULT !M2 C]TA9 ( !IR ME?ODS >E H>MFUL TO ! REVOLUTION>Y CAUSE1 BUT WORK+ DIFF]5TLY1 9 \R [N MANN]1 & BY US+ EXAMPLE & REASON$ DEMON/RATION1 WE'LL %[ !M ?AT \R ME?ODS >E BETT]4 

,ALL ( ! COMM5TS 9 ?IS PAMPHLET HAVE SUGGE/$ !MSELVES TO ME BECAUSE ( A PH5OM5ON :I* ,I'VE OBS]V$ 9 \R [N CAMP4 ,WE HAVE BECOME SO ACCU/OM$ TO %\T+ AB\T EV]Y?+1 ?AT WE'VE BE5 GRADUALLY LOS+ \R APPRECIATION ( ! VALUE ( WORDS & !IR DIFF]5CES 9 MEAN+4 ,! SAME DEPRECIATIVE ADJECTIVES S]VE EQUALLY TO T> ! PRIE/1 ! MON>*I/1 ! REPUBLICAN1 ! SOCIALI/1 & EV5 ?OSE AN>*I/S :O HAVE ! MIS=TUNE NOT TO ?9K AS WE DO -- & ?IS IS A BASIC DEFECT4 

,)\T WANT+ TO DWELL UPON ! 9NUM]ABLE TIMES ?AT ,I'VE HE>D ! T]MS 0MY/IFI]S10 0CL]ICS10 0CRAZIES10 0C[>DS10 & O!R SIMIL> NICETIES AMONG GOOD COMRADES1 IT WILL SUFFICE TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE ,I'VE F\ND 7& CITE ) DISGU/7 9 A P]IODICAL :I* CALLS ITSELF 0AN>*I/40 ,9 ! LETT]S COLUMN !Y HAVE A CORRESPOND5T CALL$ ,FULANO 7NOT HIS REAL NAME7 :O PROMISES ?AT 0DUR+ ! NEXT CONGRESS ( SOCIAL AN>*I/S 9 ,ROME1 ,I'LL ?R[ A BOMB 9TO !M40 ,?AT W\LD APPE> A JOKE1 A SICK JOKE C]TA9LY1 IF ! 5TIRE P]IODICAL HADN'T BE5 A TE/IMONIAL TO ?AT RANCOR\S1 ALMO/ HATEFUL PHRASE4 

,IT'S A COMMONPLACE ?AT FI<TS >E MO/ COMMON BETWE5 BRO!RS444 & ?AT MAKES A MIS]ABLE BRO!RHOOD4 ,I W\LD URGE AGA9/ !SE SAD & PA9FUL ME?ODS4 ,TO ME1 ! ONLY ADEQUATE ME?OD APPE>S TO BE NOT TO RESORT TO 9SULTS1 OR AT MO/1 LIMIT+ \RSELVES TO EXPOS+ ?OSE :O USE ABUSIVE LANGUAGE OR COME TO S[ CONFUSION & DISCORD 9 \R CAMP4 

,I /ILL BELIEVE ?AT IT W\LD BE BE/ ?AT WE GET TO KN[ EA* O!R & ABOVE ALL TO WORK )\T LOS+ SI<T ( ! FACT ?AT WE HAVE BE=E US \R 5EMY1 \R TRUE 5EMY :O AWAITS ! MOM5T ( \R WEAKNESS 9 ORD] TO ATTACK US4 ,NEV]1 9 ! MANN] ( ?OSE P>TIES 9 :I* ACTION IS ! ONLY REASON = BE+4 C\LD IT BE SAID ) MORE REASON ?AT LAZ9ESS IS ! WOR/ ( ! VICES -- & DISCORD IS ! FIR/4 

,NOT ALWAYS1 ESPECIALLY FROM ?OSE ADEPT AT US+ ! P51 IS ABUSE AGA9/ COMRADES OR AGA9/ \R FRI5DS 9 P>TIES ) SIMIL> 5DS1 ! RUDE/ TYPE1 :I* P]HAPS1 IS NOT ! WOR/4 ,H[ MANY SLA%ES GIV5 ) KN[+ MALIGNITY1 H[ MANY ELEGANT IRONIES1 H[ MU* S>CASM1 H[ MU* RIDICULE WE USE AT TIMES 9 ORD] TO TUMBLE AN ADV]S>Y6 ,!SE WEAPONS >E US$ ESPECIALLY :5 WE KN[ WE'RE NOT RI<T1 :5 \R CONSCI5CES TELL US ?AT WE'RE ATTACK+ SOMEONE :O DOESN'T M]IT IT & 9/EAD DES]VES \R PRAISE4 ,!N1 9 ORD] TO APPE> SUP]IOR1 ! PROPAG&A BECOMES D\BLY DAMAG+1 BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO WE NOT CONV9CE ! P]SON WE ATTACK1 BUT WE ALSO DISGU/ ?OSE :O HOLD HIM OR H] 9 E/EEM4 

,ANO!R GRAVE DEFECT 9 POLEMICIZ+ AGA9/ OR CRITICIZ+ SOMEONE IS ! A PRIORI PRESUMPTION ( BAD FAI?4 ,NATURALLY1 :5 WE DEAL ) SOMEONE :O DOES WORK TREA*]\SLY1 WE %\LDN'T BE AFRAID TO SAY SO4 ,BUT TO TREAT SOMEONE AS DEAL+ 9 BAD FAI?1 IT'S NECESS>Y TO PRES5T PRO( EVID5T TO ANYONE4 ,IT WILL BE 5\< TO PRES5T SU* PRO( TO DECOR\SLY PUT AN 5D TO A POLEMIC4 ,& IF ! PRO( IS NOT SELF-EVID5T & !RE IS NO ABSOLUTE C]TA9TY1 IT W\LD BE AN ]ROR TO BASE A RUDE POLEMIC ON VAGUE & SIMPLE PRESUMPTIONS4 ,IT'S PREF]ABLE1 EV5 ?\< ONE SUSPECTS ! CONTR>Y1 TO SUPPOSE GOOD FAI? 9 ONE'S ADV]S>IES1 :ILE NOT HESITAT+ TO BLA/ !M :5 !IR BAD FAI? LAT] BECOMES EVID5T4 

,9 G5]AL1 :5 ONE DEALS ) PROSELYTIZ+ PROPAG&A OR POLEMICS1 IT'S NECESS>Y TO CON/RUCT ! DISCUSSION UPON A F\NDATION ( MUTUALLY ADMITT$ GOOD FAI?1 GIV5 ?AT ! PURPOSE IS TO CONV9CE ! GREATE/ NUMB] ( LI/5]S :O SYMPA?IZE ) ONE'S OPPON5T4 ,IF ,I DISCUSS ! CONQUE/ ( PUBLIC P[] ) ! HEAD ( A POLITICAL P>TY1 ,I KN[ WELL H[ DIFFICULT IT WILL BE TO CONV9CE HIM1 BUT :AT PRIM>ILY 9T]E/S ME IS TO HAVE ?OSE :O FOLL[ HIM LI/5 TO :AT ,I SAY4 

,ADDITIONALLY1 WE \<T TO TREAT ! IDEAS ( O!RS & !IR P]SONS ) RESPECT :5 WE DISCUSS !M ) PEOPLE WE DON'T KN[4 ,IMAG9E IF WE HAD DISCUSSIONS ) O!R AN>*I/S 9 DI/ANT LOCATIONS4 ,:AT W\LD !Y SAY IF WE TREAT$ !M AS IF !Y W]E FOOLI% & TREA*]\S1 BAS+ \RSELVES UPON AN >BITR>Y 9T]PRETATION ( AN ISOLAT$ EV5T1 OR UPON A FEW PHRASES SPOK5 AB\T US1 OR UPON AN >TICLE 9 A P]IODICAL1 ETC48 ,:AT W\LD !Y SAY IF WE ATTRIBUT$ IDEAS TO !M :I* !Y DIDN'T HAVE1 T5D+ TO ?9K EVIL ( !M RA!R ?AN GOOD8 ,:AT W\LD !Y SAY1 9 SUM1 IF WE TREAT$ !M NOT AS S9C]E COMRADES1 BUT RA!R AS EVILLY 9T5TION$ ADV]S>IES :OM WE WANT TO D5IGRATE & ANNIHILATE8 ,!Y W\LD SAY ?AT WE >E IGNORANT1 MALICI\S1 & 9TOL]ANT PEOPLE :O 9T5D TO /RANGLE ! VOICE ( ?OSE :O DO NOT ?9K AS WE DO4 ,!Y W\LD SAY ?AT WE DESIRE TO DEFAME RA!R ?AN TO CONV9CE !M1 BECAUSE ( AN OV]RID+ SPIRIT ( SUPREMACY & A DESIRE TO DE/ROY !IR REPUTATIONS4 

,& GIV5 ?AT WE'RE SPEAK+ ( ABUSIVE LANGUAGE1 LET'S ALSO SPEAK1 BE=E 5D+ ( ?AT :I* IS DIRECT$ NOT AGA9/ P]SONS1 BUT AGA9/ IDEAS1 & :I* WE CAN T]M 0RHETORICAL VIOL5CE40 

,:5 WE 5GAGE 9 PROPAG&A1 WE HAVE ! CU/OM1 9 ORD] TO CAUSE ! GREATE/ IMPRESSION1 ( SPEAK+ & WRIT+ 9 FIGURATIVE MANN]1 ?R\< MEANS ( CONTRA/1 HYP]BOLE1 SIMILE4 ,IT'S A NATURAL ME?OD & ONE TO :I* WE MU/ RECUR :5 WE'RE DIRECT+ \RSELVES TO P]SONS :O >E UNCULTIVAT$ OR ( SIMPLE SPIRIT1 & AS SU* V]Y IMPRESSIONABLE1 & 9 :OM WE CAN 9CULCATE \R IDEAS MORE4 VIVIDLY & DEEP-SEAT$LY ?R\< IMAG]Y RA!R ?AN ?R\< COLD & MA!MATICAL REASON+4 

,BUT ?IS UTILITY HAS A DANG]4 ,:ILE WE ALL HAVE A NATURAL T5D5CY TO EXAGG]ATE >GUM5TS & IMAGES :5 WRIT+ OR SPEAK+ AB\T ?+S :I* EXCITE US1 ?AT SAME EXAGG]ATION AT TIMES NEUTRALIZES ! EFFECT ( \R WORDS4 ,LET'S BE CLE>4 ,IT APPE>S TO ME ?AT WE AN>*I/S %\LDN'T MAKE TOO MANY DI/9CTIONS3 GOV]NM5TS ?AT >E MON>*IC1 !OCRATIC1 SOCIALI/1 REPUBLICAN1 >E = US ALMO/ EQUAL & WE \<T TO COMBAT !M ALL4 ,BUT IF WE MAKE DI/9CTIONS1 WE %\LDN'T MAKE !M 9 FAVOR ( ! WOR/ =MS ( GOV]NM5T4 

,BECAUSE ( ?IS ONE CAN'T SAY ?AT ! SECUL> LIE IS WORSE ?AN ! RELIGI\S LIE4 ,! RELIGI\S LIE IS ALWAYS ! MO/ POT5T & V5OM\S ( ALL1 9 A MANN] VA/LY MORE DAMAG+ ?AN ?AT ( ! SECUL> LIE1 :I*1 NOT BECAUSE ( 9TR9SIC M]IT1 BUT BECAUSE ( ITS 9H]5T WEAKNESS1 IS LESS V5OM\S4 ,LET ME EXPLA93 ,IF Y\ SUFF] FROM A TOO?A*E2 Y\ C]TA9LY W\LD NOT S]I\SLY CONT5D ?AT IT'S WORSE ?AN AN ATTACK ( APOPLEXY4 ,IT'S DEF9ITELY NOT GOOD TO SUFF] FROM EI!R ( !SE ?+S1 BUT IF SOME DI/9CTION NE$ BE MADE1 FRANKLY1 WE'D PREF] ! TOO?A*E4 ,W\LDN'T Y\ AGREE8 

,H]E IS :AT ,MALATO SAYS 9 REG>D TO ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 >GU+ ) C]TA9 COMRADES :O MA9TA91 BECAUSE ( LOVE ( HYP]BOLE1 ?AT ?+S >E WORSE 9 ,FRANCE ?AN 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,?IS IS AN EXAGG]ATION :I* C>RIES AS CONSEQU5CES DIS9T]E/ 9 ! ,RUSSIAN MOVEM5T & AB/5TION FROM ! PROTE/ C>RI$ ON BY 9TELLECTUALS & WORK]S 9 ,P>IS 9 FAVOR ( ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION>IES4 .<,!SE L9ES W]E WRITT5 BE=E ! ,BOL%EVIKS SEIZ$ CONTROL ( & BETRAY$ ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4.> ,:AT %\LD BE SAID IS ?AT IF ! ,FR5* GOV]NM5T IS MORE LIB]AL ?AN ?AT 9 ,RUSSIA IT'S NOT BY ITS [N M]IT1 BUT BECAUSE ! ,FR5* PEOPLE KNEW H[ TO MAKE A REVOLUTION1 A ,COMMUNE1 & CONSEQU5TLY1 HAVE KN[N H[ TO RESI/ REACTION>Y VIOL5CE4 ,:AT %\LD BE SAID IS3 ,WE DESIRE ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE WILL KN[ :AT TO DO BETT] ?AN ! ,FR5* PEOPLE1 & WILL DO IT BETT]444 

,LET US !N LEAVE TO ONE SIDE USELESS EXAGG]ATIONS1 USELESS ABUSE & FRATRICIDAL POLEMICS1 & LET US WORK T[>D SOME?+ ELSE1 NO MATT] H[ LITTLE IT MAY BE1 9/EAD ( WA/+ TIME FLAPP+ \R JAWS4 

,LUIGI ,FABBRI 

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