,REVOLUTION>Y ,PRACTICE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,C>LO ,CAFI]O 

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,WE ALL AGREE ON ! NE$ = REVOLUTION>Y PROPAG&A1 BUT 
ONE MU/ DI/+UI% ! AB/RACT PROPAG&A ( ! IDEA1 
:I* IS MADE ?R\< BOOKS1 NEWSPAP]S & SPEE*ES1 FROM ! 
REAL PROPAG&A ( DE$S :I*1 ?\< REQUIR+ ! COOP]ATION ( ! WRITT5 & SPOK5 WORD1 IS ESS5TIALLY DIFF]5T FROM 
! =M]1 BO? AT ITS ROOT -- S9CE IT IS F\ND$ ON ! ACTUAL 
POSITION 9 :I* ! PEOPLE F9D !MSELVES -- & ?R\<\T 
ITS DEVELOPM5T -- S9CE ITS ESS5TIAL MANIFE/ATION IS ! DE$1 ! 
MAT]IAL ACTION ?AT IS ALONE ABLE TO PROVOKE O!R DE$S4 ,9 ! 
CASE ( ! =M]1 ! IDEA IS =EMO/1 ! CAUSE1 & ! DE$ 
IS AN ACCESSORY1 ! CONSEQU5CE2 9 ! LATT] CASE1 H[EV]1 ! 
DE$ IS =EMO/1 ! CAUSE1 & ! IDEA IS ONLY ! CONSEQU5CE4 
,! TWO SY/EMS >E DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$4 

0,! SMOKE ( ,P>IS =MS ! IDEAS ( ! UNIV]SE60 EXCLAIM$ 
! POET ONE DAY1.<#a.> UNAW>E ( ! EXT5T TO :I* ON ?IS OCCASION HE WAS PROPHETIC4 ,! S]I\S1 S5SIBLE ,ANGLO-,SAXON CRITIC 
HE>TILY LAU<$ AT ?IS ,GALLIC P>ADOX BETWE5 ONE MUG ( BE] 
& ANO!R2 BUT ! LAU<T] FROZE ON HIS LIPS :51 APPALL$1 HE 
DESCRI$ ! H]OIC CITY AS IT ?REW D[N ! BRONZES ( ITS B>B>IC GLORIES ) ITS [N H&S1 HAV+ FIR/ SUBLIMELY SACRIFIC$ 
ITSELF 9 ! FLAMES = A NEW IDEA1 ! H]ALD ( A NEW CIVILIZATION 
AMONG ! PEOPLES ( ! WORLD4 

,! EV5TS ( ! ,COMMUNE IMPLANT$ MILITANT SOCIALISM 9 EV]Y 
CIVILIZ$ L&1 & ! LONG-AWAIT$1 DI/ANT GOAL ( ! PROPAG&I/ WAS REA*$ 9 AN 9/ANT BY ! BRILLIANT FLA% ( EV5TS4 

,:AT W\LD ! ,9T]NATIONAL BE TODAY )\T ! ,COMMUNE8 
,:AT NIHILISM W\LD HAVE BE5 )\T T]ROR1 ,*RI/IANITY 
)\T ! BLOOD%$ ( ,GOLGO?A3 ?REE MORE OBSCURE SECTS ON 
! FACE ( ! E>?4 

,9 ,ITALY ! ATTEMPTS ?AT HAVE BE5 MADE S]VE AS AN 9TRODUCTION TO ! /UDY ( ,M>X' BOOK2 AFT] ! EV5TS AT ,B5EV5TO1 
ONE BOOKSELL] 9 ,NAPLES WAS =C$ TO F9D MANY MORE COPIES 
9 ORD] TO SATISFY ! DEM&2 & WE DO NOT KN[ IF ABRIDG+ 
?AT WORK 9 ,ITALIAN DID MORE TO PUBLICIZE IT ?AN BY P>TICIPAT+ 
9 ! V>I\S ATTEMPTS4 

,NOT ONLY1 !N1 >E IDEAS BORN FROM DE$S1 !Y ALSO NE$ DE$S 
9 ORD] TO DEVELOP1 TO ! PO9T ?AT !Y CAN 9SPIRE O!R DE$S4 

,NOT)/&+ ?IS1 ! COOP]ATION ( ! WRITT5 & SPOK5 
WORD IS /ILL NECESS>Y ALONG ) DE$S1 AS WE HAVE ALREADY SAID4 
,REC\NT+ DE$S1 EXAM9+ !M1 CRITICIZ+ !M1 E/ABLI%+ ! L9KS BETWE5 !M & DEMON/RAT+ ! CONNECTION OR 
9SPIRATIONAL CONCEPT ?AT LIES BEH9D !M -- IS A MEANS :I* IS 
NECESS>Y IF !Y >E TO BE ( VALUE4 ,AP>T FROM ?IS1 EXAM9+ 
SOCIAL CONDITIONS1 CRITICIZ+ !M & =MULAT+ ! ASPIRATIONS ( ! PEOPLE ALL REQUIRE ! USE ( ! SPOK5 & WRITT5 
WORD1 JU/ AS ACTION REQUIRES ! USE ( >MS4 ,BUT ALL ! SPEAK+ 
& WRIT+ BY REVOLUTION>Y PROPAG&I/S MU/ ALWAYS HAVE A 
DE$ AS ITS PO9T ( DEP>TURE & ANO!R DE$ AS ! PO9T TO 
AIM AT2 & ONE MU/ ALWAYS GO FROM ONE PO9T TO ! NEXT BY ! 
MUNDANE PA? ( ! CONCRETE1 )\T ALL[+ ONESELF TO DEVIATE 
9TO ]UDITION1 SOPHI/RY OR ! C[>DICE ( HYPOCRISY4 

,! SUFF]+ MAN ALWAYS UND]/&S ! WORDS1 DE$S & EV5 
! SMALLE/ GE/URE ( ONE :O SUFF]S LIKE HIM BETT] ?AN ANY 
O!R4 ,IF ONE WRET* BEHOLDS O!R 9FURIAT$ WRET*ES PICK+ UP 
/ONES1 HE WILL /RAI<T AWAY SAY3 0,!Y >E GO+ TO /ONE !IR 
BOSSES604 ,BUT NO1 SOME DOCTR9AIRE1 SOPHI/ OR HYPOCRITE IS B\ND 
TO APPE> & TELL US ?AT !Y DO NOT WANT TO HURT ANYONE1 & 
DEMON/RATE ) !IR ,A "4 ,B "7 ,C ?AT ?OSE WRET*ES ) !IR 
/ONES CAN HAVE NO O!R 9T5TION ?AN ?AT ( 5RI*+ ! 
CIVILIZ$ WORLD ) SOME NEW >*ITECTURAL MONUM5T4 ,?9K 
H[ MANY /RANGE 9T]PRETATIONS ( ! ,COMMUNE WE HAVE BE5 
GIV5 BY ]UDITION1 SOPHI/RY & HYPOCRISY4 ,9/EAD1 ?OSE :O 
SUFF]1 ?OSE :OM ?AT SUDD5 FLA% & ! E*O ( ?AT NAME 
/RUCK FROM AF>1 SIMPLE & /RAI<T=W>D 9 !IR OP9IONS1 
HAD ONLY ONE WORD = IT3 ,COMMUNISM4 ,?US WAS ! ,COMMUNE 
9T]PRET$ BY SOME ,CALABRIAN PEASANTS1 :O HAD OV]HE>D ! 
T]RIFI$ EXCLAMATIONS FROM ! M\?S ( !IR BOSSES3 ?US WE 
\RSELVES HAVE HE>D IT EXPLA9$ SO MANY TIMES BY M5 ( ! 
PEOPLE FROM S\!RN ,ITALY4 ,! PEOPLE'S 9T]PRETATION IS ALWAYS 
! TRUE/ 9 SU* CASES1 BECAUSE ! PEOPLE1 SURE 9 !IR FEEL+S1 
DO NOT LET !MSELVES BE TURN$ ASIDE BY FACTS OR *>ACT]S ( 
SECOND>Y IMPORTANCE1 :OM ! DOCTR9AIRES1 ! SOPHI/S OR 
! SANCTIMONI\S CONSID] ( PRIM>Y IMPORTANCE1 BUT IMM$IATELY RECOGNIZE ! TRUE PRIM>Y AG5T1 ! TRUE DRIV+ =CE4 
,9 ! EV5T ?AT WAS ! ,COMMUNE1 ! CROSSFIRE ( CANNON1 ! 
ELECTIONS1 ! F$]ALI/ PR9CIPLE1 & SO ON1 >E ALL ACCESSORY FACTORS ?AT CANNOT SWAY ! PEOPLE'S OP9ION1 :I* SEES ONLY O!R 
OPPRESS$ PEOPLE RIS+ UP AGA9/ !IR OPPRESSORS 9 ORD] TO 
EMANCIPATE !MSELVES1 & EXPLA9S ! EV5T ) A WORD ?AT1 
9 !IR OP9ION1 EXPRESSES ! TRUE MEANS ( EMANCIPATION4 

,9 ! SAME MANN]1 ! PEOPLE ADMIRE ! NIHILI/S & HOLD !M 
9 E/EEM AS ! BE/ REVOLUTION>IES BECAUSE !Y WANT TO DE/ROY 
EV]Y?+2 !N ALONG COME ! DOCTR9AIRES1 ! SOPHI/S OR ! 
SANCTIMONI\S1 :O BEG9 A LONG PHILOLOGICAL1 PHILOSOPHICAL & 
HI/ORICAL DISS]TATION3 !Y SPEAK ( ! ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE1 
! POPUL> P>TY1 ! V>I\S CLUBS1 & SO ON1 & SO =?1 & 
AFT] DISCRIM9AT+1 DI/+UI%+1 DIVID+ & SUBDIVID+ 
EV]Y?+1 CONCLUDE BY PROV+ TO US1 ) ! USUAL ,A "4 ,B "7 ,C1 
?AT !RE >E NO MORE NIHILI/S4 ,9 ! MEANTIME ! PEOPLE1 :O 
HAVE LOOK$ ON OP5-M\!D )\T UND]/&+ A WORD1 
HE> ! EXPLOSION ( ! BOMB ?AT KILLS ! EMP]OR & CRY \T 
AS ONE3 ,LONG LIVE ! NIHILI/S6 ,& !Y >E RI<T1 !IR JUDGM5T 
IS MU* MORE CORRECT ?AN ?AT ( ! DOCTR9AIRES1 ! SOPHI/S OR 
! SANCTIMONI\S4 ,! PEOPLE SEE ONLY A DE$3 9 ,RUSSIA !RE IS 
AN 5ORM\S MASS ( OPPRESS$ PEOPLE :O SUFF] ALL ! ILLS 9 ! 
WORLD ONE CAN SUFF]2 !Y CALL ! REBELS AGA9/ ?IS OPPRESSION 
NIHILI/S1 & LIKE TRUE NIHILI/S !Y ACT BY TAK+ UP >MS AGA9/ 
& KILL+ !IR OPPRESSORS3 SO LONG LIVE ! NIHILI/S1 9DE$6 

,! PEOPLE MAY AT TIMES BE WRONG AS F> AS =M IS CONC]N$4 ,BUT 
! DOCTR9AIRES1 SOPHI/S & SANCTIMONI\S >E ALWAYS WRONG AS 
F> AS !IR V]Y IDEAS >E CONC]N$4 ,! =M] EXPRESS1 9 AN 
9CORRECT =M1 AN OP9ION ?AT IS MU* MORE CORRECT ?AN ! LATT]'S1 ALBEIT 9 A CORRECT =M4 ,! MO/ PRECISE ?\<T ACCORD+ 
TO PHILOLOGY1 PHILOSOPHY & HI/ORY1 CAN SOMETIMES BE ABSOLUTELY 
FALSE1 BECAUSE ! TRU? IS (T5 F\ND 9 ! 9TR9SIC & NOT 9 
! EXTR9SIC -- 9 O!R WORDS IT IS F\ND NOT 9 :AT HAS BE51 BUT 
9 :AT %\LD HAVE BE51 NOT 9 ! MAT]IAL1 EVID5T TRIUMPH1 
BUT 9 ! MORAL OR HIDD5 TRIUMPH4 

,BUT 9 SU* CASES1 H[ %ALL WE RECOGNIZE ! REVOLUTION>Y TRU? 
9 ORD] TO PROPAGATE IT8 

,BY FOLL[+ ! PEOPLE'S FEEL+S & ?\<TS1 :I* BECOME 
\R FEEL+S & ?\<TS2 BY FOLL[+1 C>EFULLY & )\T 
9T]RUPTION1 ! C\RSES ( ! ONLY PR(ESSOR ( REVOLUTION>Y PHILOSOPHY3 ! PEOPLE4 ,WE WILL ?US BE ABLE TO SPEAK !IR 
LANGUAGE & =MULATE !IR ASPIRATIONS 9 ORD] TO C>RY \T 
EFFECTIVE PROPAG&A ) ! SPOK5 & WRITT5 WORD4 ,9 O!R 
WORDS1 :OEV] SPEAKS OR WRITES = REVOLUTION>Y PROPAG&A 
MU/ CONSID] HIMSELF NO MORE NOR LESS LIKE ! WORK+S ( A 
F\NTA91 :OSE PURPOSE IS TO SPURT ! WAT] ?AT IS F$ TO IT BY 
! PEOPLE AS HI< AS POSSIBLE1 WAT] :I* IS DE/9$ TO RETURN 
TO ! PEOPLE !MSELVES4 

,IF ?IS IS ! WAT]1 !N IT CAN TRULY BE CALL$ A FONS MIRABILIS1 ONE 
:I* WILL QU5* ! ?IR/ ( ! Y\? :O SEEK IDEALS & AT 
:OM ?IS WRITT5 OR SPOK5 PROPAG&A IS PR9CIPALLY DIRECT$4 
,! POPUL> MASSES1 IF 9DE$ !Y CAN READ & HAVE ! TIME 
& ! DESIRE TO READ1 DO NOT 9 G5]AL ALL[ !MSELVES TO BE 
SWAY$ BY WORDS1 ONLY BY DE$S4 

0,! PROPAG&A WE SPOKE AB\T DEVELOPS AMONG A SIGNIFICANT NUMB] ( Y\?S ! KN[L$GE ( ! RI<TS ?AT ,NATURE ACCORDS EV]Y 
MAN2 & AS SOON AS ! PEOPLE HURRY TO RISE UP1 SC\RG$ BY !IR 
SORR[S1 UNSURE ( :]E TO DIRECT !IR ATTACKS & H[ TO %ADE !IR 
DESIRES1 !SE Y\?S WILL BECOME ORATORS ( CIRCUM/ANCE & WILL NOT 
TAKE LONG TO MAKE ! PEOPLE UND]/& :AT ! DOCTR9AIRES C\LD 
NEV] HOPE TO DO 9 A C5TURY ( CALM & A ?\S& VOLUMES4 ,IT IS NOT 
REQUIR$ ( !SE ORATORS TO HAVE A PR(\ND KN[L$GE ( DOCTR9E 
AT ?IS /AGE1 BUT /R5G? ( *>ACT] :I* WILL 5ABLE !M NOT TO 
RETREAT 9 ! FACE ( ! UNKN[N CONSEQU5CES ( ! PR9CIPLES ?AT 
!Y PROCLAIM4 ,WOE IF !Y DRAW NE> TO ! CONTEMPTIBLE RANKS ( 
! SO-CALL$ MOD]ATES6 ,DESC5D+ TO EV5 ! SMALLE/ TRANSACTION 
IS TO REPUDIATE ! REVOLUTION4 ,:5 ! AIM IS NOT ! TRIUMPH ( A 
SECT OR ( ONE CLASS ( CITIZ5S1 ANY MOD]ATION1 :ATEV] IT MAY BE1 
SEV]S ! N]VE 5DS ( ! REVOLUTION & KILLS IT40.<#b.> 

,MOD]ATION IS LIMITATION1 R$UCTION1 DIM9UTION1 TRANSACTION4 

0,MOD]ATION GIVES NO DEF5SE TO ?OSE :O D>E2 PUBLIC OP9ION IS 
READY TO FAVOR HE :O DIRECTS HIS ATTACKS ) GREAT] BOLDNESS1 :O 
IS ?US FREE1 FRANK1 PASSIONATE 9 HIS WORDS40.<#c.> 

,?IS MAXIM ( ,PISACANE'S IS QUITE CORRECT1 S9CE WE SEE EV]Y DAY 
H[ ALL ! MOD]ATION ( ?OSE SOCIALI/S :O DEM& IT OR ?OSE 
PRACTICAL1 S5SIBLE M51 LEADS ONLY TO ALI5AT+ ! TRU/ & E/EEM ( EV]Y REVOLUTION>Y1 )\T GA9+ ?AT ( ! WEAL?Y4 
,) !IR M9IMUM PROGRAMS1 ! PRODUCT ( !IR LACK ( 
TRU/1 !Y DO NOT FRI<T5 ! SUPPORT]S ( ! PRES5T ORD] 
ANY MORE ?AN US1 BUT !Y R5D] !MSELVES 9COMPREH5SIBLE 
& DI/A/EFUL TO ! PEOPLE1 :O CANNOT F9D 9 !M ! TRUE 
EXPRESSION ( !IR ASPIRATIONS4 

,!RE >E SOME :O1 ?\< WILL+ TO USE \R MEANS1 W\LD 
PREF] TO REJECT \R WORDS SO AS NOT TO FRI<T5 ! MASSES2 ?OSE 
MASSES ( :OM1 JUDG+ FROM :AT HAS ?US F> BE5 SAID & 
WRITT5 BY SOCIALI/S1 !Y HAVE UND]/OOD & RETA9$ ONLY ?AT 
LITTLE ?AT !Y F\ND FRI<T5+4 

,= EXAMPLE1 REG>D+ :AT HAS BE5 WRITT5 ON PROP]TY1 WE BY 
NO MEANS WI% TO ATTRIBUTE ,PR\DHON ) BE+ ! GREATE/ ( 
?OSE :O HAVE DEALT ) ! SUBJECT2 BUT 9 HIS BOOK !RE IS AN 
EXPRESSION :I*1 )\T POSSESS+ ANY GREAT SCI5TIFIC VALUE1 
HAS HAD ! M]IT ( FRI<T5+ ALL ! WEAL?Y ( ! E>? = ! 
SAME REASON AS IT HAS BE5 ACCEPT$ & RETA9$ BY ! PEOPLE4 
,PROP]TY IS !FT6 ,H[ F> ABROAD ?IS CRY HAS TRAVEL$6 ,H[ MU* 
?\<T IT HAS PROVOK$ AMONG ! PEOPLE6 ,H[ MU* ACTION IT 
HAS 9SPIR$6 

,BUT :ILE WE DO ADMIT ?AT AMONG ! MASSES !RE MAY BE SOME 
TIMOR\S PEOPLE1 CAPABLE ( BE+ FRI<T5$ BY \R WORDS1 LET US 
HURRY TO FRI<T5 !M TODAY ) \R SAY+S IF WE WANT !M 
TOMORR[1 :5 IT COMES TO \R DO+S1 TO BE NOT AFRAID ( US BUT 
) US1 TOGE!R /RIK+ FE> 9TO ! COMMON 5EMY4 

,DIM9I%+1 R$UC+ OR LIMIT+ ONE'S PROGRAM MEANS P>LEY+1 COMPROMIS+ ) ! 5EMY1 FURL+ ONE'S FLAG1 DECEIV+ 
! PEOPLE1 R5EG+ ON ! REVOLUTION4 ,9DE$1 ) !SE PROGRAMS ! PEOPLE >E DUP$ BY FAIL+ TO M5TION EI!R ! 
%ORT-T]M OR F9AL 5DS ( \R REVOLUTION1 HID+ ! =?RI<T 
F9AL IDEAL FROM !M1 AS WELL AS ! FIR/ REAL /EP ?AT MU/ BE 
MADE T[>DS IT3 !SE PROGRAMS >E ONLY HALF MEASURES1 ) 
NO BEG9N+ & NO 5D4 

,WE HAVE ALREADY DEL9EAT$ ! ULTIMATE 5D ( \R REVOLUTION3 ,WE 
WILL N[ DEAL ) ITS BEG9N+1 OR IMM$IATE 5D4 

,) REG>D TO PROPAG&A1 WE %ALL CONCLUDE BY SAY+ ?AT \RS 
IS A PROPAG&A ( ACTION ASSI/$ BY ! SPOK5 WORD & BY WRIT+3 IT IS ! PROPAG&A ( DE$S ?AT >E CONNECT$1 ANALYZ$ & 
SYN!SIZ$ BY WRIT+S & ! SPOK5 WORD4 

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