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Stephen Pearl Andrews, “The Science of Universology” (1877–1879) (I–XII)

November 27, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

For the merely preliminary statement of what universology is, the reader is referred to the last half of my reply to Mr. Tucker (Index August 10). That statement will enable the reader to know about the subject. But to know about a thing is one thing, and to know the thing itself is quite another thing. I am now to undertake to enable one to know universology itself in some measure,—still, however, a very primary, and incipient sense; to give to the reader that insight at least which will enable him to judge whether it is the kind of thing which it would interest him to pursue further, by the study of the more extended expositions contained in books published and to be published on the subject. I must, at the same time, however, occupy a portion of the very limited space which I feel is assigned to me, in simple declaration of the true nature and immense scope and value of the new sciento-philosophy.

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Stephen Pearl Andrews, “The Baby World” (1855)

November 26, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

The big houses are going to be built. The Baby World is going to exist. The grand Domestic Revolution is going to take place. The tiny coffins will no longer be made and hid away in the dark tombs. The little gravestones will no longer be planted in the graveyards; and the voice heard in Rama, Rachel weeping for her children because they were not, will forever cease to be heard.

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Ricardo Mella, “Tolerancia e intransigencia” (1889)

November 26, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

Todas las escuelas, todas las doctrinas, todos los sistemas así políticos como religiosos han minados constantemente pardos tendencias bien opuestas, la tolerancia y la intransigencia. Generalmente el fanatismo por las ideas y ciertos temperamentos violentos han sido la base principal de la intransigencia. Las conciencias verdaderamente libres, la bondad de carácter han sido con frecuencia los acicates de la tolerancia.

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Constitutions and Organic Bases of the Pantarchy and New Catholic Church (1860)

November 25, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] “Anarchist Church, Anarchist State… Anarchist Inquistion?“ “Stephen Pearl Andrews’ New Catholic Church” (1861) Stephen Pearl Andrews, “The Pantarchy Defined—The Word and the Thing” (1873) Stephen Pearl Andrews, “A Short Method with the Infallibility of the Pope” (1876) Stephen Pearl Andrews’ “New Rendering of Ten Commandments” “Statism: It’s not just for dentists anymore…” (1882) [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] CONSTITUTION OR ORGANIC BASIS OF THE PANTARCHY ____ ARTICLE I. The Pantarchy is a new spiritual Government for the world, including a new Church and a new State, with all other Subordinate Institutions, Educational, Informational, Honorary, etc., […]

Sébastien Faure, “Twelve Proofs of the Non-Existence of God” (1908)

November 20, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

Can any sensible and thoughtful man be found who could accept the existence of this God—of whom we speak as if he was not shrouded in any mystery, as if we were ignorant of nothing about him, as if we had penetrated all his thought and as if we had received all his confidences: “He has done this and done that, and then this and then that. He has said this and that, and then again that. He has acted and spoken with this aim and for that reason. He desires this thing, but he forbids this other thing. He will reward these actions and punish those others. And he has done this and wants that because he is infinitely wise, infinitely just, infinitely powerful, infinitely good”?

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Félix Frenay, “The Law” (1864) (FR/EN)

November 6, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

It is truly interesting to observe that over the course of the centuries that history allows us to nous survey, the human mind, in its slow, but continual march, while undermining institutions, beliefs and prejudices, while attacking all the abominations, has always made one exception. Indeed, when all the religions have fallen or totter on their foundations, one alone will remain upright and solid… and that is the law.

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Short Statements on the Anarchist Entente (1928–1929)

November 5, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

Pas un sou, Pas une ligne, Pas un auditeur Pour les besognes de mésentente anarchiste. Not one penny, Not one line, Not one listener For the drudge-work of anarchist discord. L’en dehors 7 no. 140 (fin Juillet 1928): 4. La possibilité. dans le milieu anarchiste, entre individualistes ou communistes, de s’associer pour le but qui leur plait, selon le contrat qui leur agrée, sans s’immiscer dans le fonctionnement ou la nature des autres associations anarchistes, gt sans qu’on entrave la propagande en faveur de leurs associations, voilà ce qu’implique : L’ENTENTE ANARCHISTE. The possibility in the anarchist milieu, of association […]

E. Armand, “The Anarchist Entente—A Concrete Proposal” (1928)

November 5, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

Let us recognize it frankly and make our mea culpa. The rivalries between tendencies, circles and organizers have poisoned anarchism. There is a means of putting an end to that lamentable state of things, and it is the conclusion of a pact between the newspapers favorable to the reconciliation of the different tendencies of anarchism, by the terms of which they will promise to insert no polemic that is hurtful, abusive or malign, tending to undervalue, harm, prejudice or hinder the development and action of every group, social circle, organizer and publication adhering to the pact. I am convinced that the day when this contract is finalized and held in earnest, something will have changed in the anarchist world.

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Hector Morel, “Nationalities Considered from the Point of View of Liberty” (1862)

November 4, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

If there are words that we have used and abused, which we use and abuse every day, they are unquestionably the words nation and homeland. Everything in society which aims to muzzle and exploit the people, to paralyze and hold back the development of human intelligence, is always and invariably advanced in the name of the homeland: Laws and regulations, ordinances and decrees, scaffolds and prisons, police and gendarmes, etc., etc., all this hideous paraphernalia of chains and slavery, of plunder and misery, of exploitation and servitude, has only been invented, only exists, in the interest of the good order and internal security of nations.

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Juan Francisco Moncaleano, “Historia del Primer Anarquista” (1913) (ES/EN)

November 1, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] Historia del Primer Anarquista La noche era negra, el viento azotaba furiosamente las puertas y ventanas de los soberbios palacios, las nubes vomitaban agua las explosiones del cielo en tempestad, alumbraban mi camino, las últimas tabernas cerraban su hediondas bocas, y los pordioseros buscaban un refugio seguro contra las inclemencias de la noche. Anheloso de llegar á mi casa apuraba el paso, cuando de un obscuro callejón salio un hombre á mi encuentro,—Salud camarada—dijo acercándose á mi. Salud, le respondí, un tanto inquieto por este inesperado encuentro. Dos explosiones del cielo alumbraron detalladamente al personaje, […]