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Anarchist Encyclopedia: Abdication

January 30, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

Entries from the Anarchist Encyclopedia ABDICATION n. f. L’abdication est l’acte de quelqu’un qui renonce, volontairement ou de force, à quelque chose et, en général, à de hautes fonctions ; on emploie aussi le mot abdication pour désigner l’acte de quelqu’un qui cédant à des considérations d’intérêt, abandonne ses opinions ou fait litière de ses qualités morales. Exemple: abdication de toute dignité. Les politiciens sont les professionnels de ce genre d’abdication (voir apostasie). Voici la liste des principales abdications historiques : abdications de Cincinnatus, qui retourna deux fois à sa charrue (458 et 438 av. J. C.) ; de Sylla […]

Anarchist Encyclopedia: Debacle

January 30, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

Entries from the Anarchist Encyclopedia [one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] DEBACLE n. f. Au sens propre, la débâcle est la conséquence d’une élévation de la température qui, en provoquant le dégel, brise la glace qui recouvre les rivières. Cette rupture partage la glace en une quantité innombrable de glaçons qui, flottant à la dérive, sont parfois très dangereux. Au sens figuré, la « débâcle » est synonyme de déroute, de désordre, de confusion. La « débâcle» d’un gouvernement, c’est-à-dire l’impuissance de celui-ci à faire face à une situation de fait. La « débâcle» d’une armée, c’est-à-dire l’abandon de la lutte […]

Anarchist Encyclopedia: Mutuality (E. Soubeyran)

January 29, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

Entries from the Anarchist Encyclopedia [one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] MUTUALITÉ. s. f. du latin mutuus, mutuel. — Obligation réciproque entre plusieurs individus, en vue de se prêter, dans des occasions déterminées, aide et assistance pour éviter, ou atténuer les conséquences de certaines épreuves. La mutualité se pratique dans les divers systèmes de solidarité créés un peu partout pour adoucir les rigueurs du système social qui accumule toutes les charges sur le travail. L’ensemble des systèmes de sociétés de prévoyance, de solidarité sociale prend le nom de mutualité. Le socialisme rationnel se présente comme une vaste association mutuelle au moyen […]

Anarchist Encyclopedia: Democracy (P. Arshinov)

January 29, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

Entries from the Anarchist Encyclopedia The Anarchist Encyclopedia contains two entries on democracy: an essay of almost 3000 words by Jules Chazoff and this shorter piece by Peter Arshinov. [one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] DÉMOCRATIE. La démocratie est une des formes de la société capitaliste et bourgeoise. La base de la démocratie est le maintien des deux classes opposées de la société moderne : celle du travail et celle du capital, et leur collaboration sur le fondement de la propriété capitaliste privée. L’expression de cette collaboration est le Parlement et le Gouvernement national représentatif. Formellement, la Démocratie proclame la liberté […]

Benjamin R. Tucker, “A Note from Colonel Greene” (1876)

January 20, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] Debates in The Index: [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] A NOTE FROM COLONEL GREENE. Princeton, Mass., Aug. 30, 1876. Editor of The Index:— Inasmuch as the writer of the following letter has been quoted by both Mr. Andrews and myself in our discussion of Proudhon, I send the letter to you, that your readers may know Col. Greene’s opinion upon the matter at issue. After reading my article in The Index of July 13, he wrote me, expressing his thorough approval of my treatment of Mr. Andrews. Upon the appearance of Mr. Andrews’ reply, I […]

Stephen Pearl Andrews, “A Short Method with the Infallibility of the Pope” (1876)

January 20, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] Debates in The Index: [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] A SHORT METHOD WITH THE INFALLIBILITY OF THE POPE. Doubtless, when the Pope is truly fulfilling his function of Supreme Pontifex, of Pontifex Maximus, he is infallible; for it is only when he makes no mistakes that he is fulfilling that function. So every other man, when doing rightly his supreme devoir, is infallible, for the same reason. It is only when a man is off the tripod that he makes mistakes, because to make mistakes is to be off the tripod. Stephen Pearl Andrews. Stephen […]

Stephen Pearl Andrews, “‘Proudhon and His Translator’ Again” (1876)

January 20, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] Debates in The Index: [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] [For The Index.] “PROUDHON AND HIS TRANSLATOR” AGAIN. BY STEPHEN PEARL ANDREWS. In THE INDEX of July 13, 1876, Mr. Ben;. R. Tucker criticizes my criticism of Proudhon, published in a previous issue of THE INDEX (June 22). Permit me to use a small portion of space for a reply. For the most part the tone of Mr. Tucker’s article is elevated and courteous his appreciation of what he approves in mine ample and generous, and his discriminations in behalf of Proudhon full of a devotedness […]

Benjamin R. Tucker, “Proudhon and His Critic” (1876)

January 20, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] Debates in The Index: [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] [For The Index.] PROUDHON AND HIS CRITIC. BY BENJ. R. TUCKER. The student of Proudhon must have laid down The Index of June 22d, containing Stephen Pearl Andrews’ article on “Proudhon and his Translator,” with a feeling of pleasure not unmixed with pain; pleasure at meeting at last with an elaborate and scholarly criticism of this author and his work, dealing in argument rather than ridicule; and pain at finding this same criticism so alloyed with error and careless misstatement as to greatly detract from its […]

Stephen Pearl Andrews, “Proudhon and His Translator” (1876)

January 19, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] Debates in The Index: [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] [For The Index.] PROUDHON AND HIS TRANSLATOR. BY STEPHEN PEARL ANDREWS. Benj. R. Tucker, the business partner and confrère of E. H. Heywood of Princeton, Mass., has translated and published, in an elegant volume of nearly 500 royal octavo pages, the most renowned of the politico-economical works of the justly celebrated P. J. Proudhon. The title of the work in English is: What is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of Government. I am requested to write a review-notice of the work. The […]

Proclamations for 1870

January 16, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[ezcol_1third] EMPEROR NORTON PROJECT: [/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end] April 19, 1870 Norton’s Proclamation. Emperor Norton issued the following proclamation yesterday: Whereas, We, Norton I,. Dei Gratia, Emperor of North America, &c., being desirous of seeing the Central Pacific Railroad completed by having a good solid double track, and also having it warmed by means of heated pipes, so as to melt the snows during the winter, etc. And, whereas, we are in need of all our funds for this and other affairs of a personal nature. And whereas, the China merchants, Koopmanschap & Co. of San Francisco, have for a long time […]