Month: February 2018

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Hammond, Clement Milton (1859-1903)

February 1, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”]   [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] A Clement Hammond Miscellany _____ Clement Milton Hammond was the author of Then And Now: or, The Travels through Time of Miss Josephine D’aujourd’hui as Told by Herself, an anarchist utopian novel serialized in Benjamin R. Tucker’s Liberty, 1886-1885. The texts gathered include other works by and about Hammond. Clement M. Hammond. by Benjamin R. Tucker One of Liberty’s earliest friends and contributors died the other day. Readers of the paper in the early eighties will remember the letters of Josephine,—a forecast of the future that ante-dated Bellamy and […]
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Anarchist Encyclopedia: Cacophony

February 1, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
Entries from the Anarchist Encyclopedia [one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] CACOPHONIE n. f. (du grec kakos, mauvais et phônê, voix). On appelle cacophonie, une rencontre de mots ou de syllabes qui blessent l’oreille. Exemple classique: Ciel, si ceci se sait, etc… Les meilleurs écrivains sont parfois tombés dans la cacophonie. Tel Voltaire écrivant : 
Non, il n’est rien que Nanine n’honore… Par extension on appelle cacophonie un mélange désagréable de sons discordants. Ex. : La Chambre des députés est en général le domaine de la cacophonie. La cacophonie produit toujours une mauvaise impression. Aussi faut-il se garder, dans les discussions, […]
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The Anarchist Encyclopedia — D

February 1, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
THE ANARCHIST ENCYCLOPEDIA: translated entries DANSE Edwin Rothen DARWINISME J. C. DARWINISME Gérard de Lacaze-Duthiers   DEBACLE (FR/EN) DEBACLE n. f. In the literal sense, the debacle is the consequence of a rise in temperature that, by causing a thaw, breaks the ice covering the rivers. This rupture splits the ice into countless blocks, which, drifting on the current, are sometimes very dangerous. In the figurative sense, the “debacle” is a synonym for ruin, disorder and confusion. The “debacle” of a government, that is the government’s powerlessness to cope with an existing situation. The “debacle” of an army, that is […]
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The Anarchist Encyclopedia — C

February 1, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] THE ANARCHIST ENCYCLOPEDIA: Preface A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z translated entries [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] CABAL (FR/EN) CABAL n. We designate by the name of cabal a plot, an intrigue led by the partisans of a doctrine, of a coterie. Ex.: When a politician becomes to powerful, their colleagues, envious of their good fortune, do not fail to mount a cabal against them, pour le faire tomber. Les cabales sont très fréquentes dans […]
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The Anarchist Encyclopedia — B

February 1, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
[ezcol_1third] THE ANARCHIST ENCYCLOPEDIA: translated entries [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end] BABEL (tour de) (FR/EN) BABEL (Tower of). The Tower of Babel was an immense tower that, according to the Bible, the sons of Noah wanted to raise in order to reach the heavens. God then annihilated this mad enterprise by the confusion of tongues. The word Babel or Tower of Babel has entered the language to designate either a gigantic construction, a confused mass of objects, a rash idea or enterprise, or a place where many languages are spoken, etc… ― There have been attempts to identify the Tower of Babel with […]
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The Anarchist Encyclopedia — A

February 1, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
THE ANARCHIST ENCYCLOPEDIA: Preface A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z translated entries ABDICATION (FR/EN) ABDICATION n. Abdication is the act of someone who renounces, voluntarily or through force, something et, in general, high office; the word abdication is also used to designate the act of someone who, yielding to considerations of interest, abandons their opinions or neglects their moral qualities. Example: abdication of all dignity. The politicians are the professionals of this sort of abdication (see apostasy). Here is the […]
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Anarchist Encyclopedia: Abnegation

February 1, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur
Entries from the Anarchist Encyclopedia [one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] ABNEGATION n. f. Renoncement, sacrifice… Exemple : Pour l’avènement d’une humanité meilleure, les anarchistes sont prêts à toutes les abnégations. En effet, la vie du militant révolutionnaire est faite de sacrifices continuels et de cruelles renonciations. Le militant est en butte, lui et les siens, à la misère. Des persécutions de toute sorte s’acharnent sur ses épaules. Sa liberté est toujours compromise et sa vie elle-même est souvent menacée. Mais sa volonté d’abnégation triomphe des obstacles qu’on élève sur sa route. Le découragement lui est inconnu. Pour faire connaître et […]