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Albert Soubervielle, “Hope” (1924)

August 15, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] ESPOIR Nous nous berçons — ou parfois nous nous grisons — de mots trompeurs qui ne représentent que de vagues abstractions. Nous prétendons ainsi que l’espérance est notre soutien, sinon notre guide, dans l’âpre lutte que nous menons au cours de notre éphémère existence. Et ceux-là mêmes qui considèrent l’espérance comme une chimère ne sont parfois que des désabusés qui, après maints espoirs déçus, doutent de tout et d’eux-mêmes. Mais, à part ces désenchantés de la vie, tous les êtres humains ne voient-ils pas en l’espérance le phare lumineux qui les guide et vers lequel […]

Gaston Leval, “The Path of Anarchism” (1924)

August 15, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] Le chemin de l’anarchisme L’ami Content se livre à la révision de certaines questions concernant l’anarchisme. L’état plutôt languissant de notre mouvement lui inspire une foule de réflexions sur l’orientation qu’il faut lui imprimer, et il les expose avec sincérité, soucieux de rendre service à la diffusion et au triomphe die nos idées, et par conséquent, à la cause de tous les hommes. Cet état d’inquiétude dans lequel il se trouve est partagé sans doute par bien des camarades, et je suis un de ceux-là. Mais, précisément, je suis arrivé, quant à ce que l’intérêt […]

Claude Journet, “Anarchy and the Anarchists” (1924)

August 14, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_half padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] L’Anarchie et les Anarchistes L’idéal anarchiste n’est certes pas nouveau ; mais combien d’individus osèrent s’en réclamer ? Il fut d’ailleurs toujours dangereux de prendre cette étiquette. Les précurseurs, par l’exemple, puis les propagandistes, par la parole et l’écrit, tentèrent de diffuser les nobles vérités de cette philosophie réellement humaine : l’anarchie. Mais ces hommes ne furent jamais appréciés à leur juste valeur ; ils furent, comme tous les sincères, victimes de la haine aveugle de la foule. Mais malgré les calomnies et les persécutions, l’Idée survécût, toujours plus vivace en sa constante lutte contre l’autorité. En certaine période—que […]

L’Œuvre Internationale des Editions anarchistes in “La Revue Anarchiste” (1924-1925)

June 15, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

Every manifestation of anarchist propaganda—by speech, by writing, by action—must therefore have a global impact and a universal significance.

In practice, this is not the case and, as a result, anarchists are only informed about anarchist movement and action in the countries where they live and are little, badly or even completely uneducated about what happens in other countries.

One of the causes of this regrettable state of things — and it is not the least of them — is the diversity of languages.

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E. Armand, The Anarchist Individualist Initiation (1923) (in progress)

December 25, 2017 Shawn P. Wilbur

The translation of E. Armand’s Anarchist Individualist Initiation is ongoing. Completed sections are available here, in English, and on the dual-language pages in French and English. Sections on the first page here have gone through at least one round of correction, verification against the original text and annotation, while sections on subsequent pages may be uncorrected drafts. As the work progresses, links to earlier or later versions of the various sections will be added. Editorial notes have been added in blue text. Related links: E. ARMAND—MAIN PAGE The Anarchist Individualist Initiation (Parallel (FR/EN) text) Notes on “The Anarchist Individualist Initiation” […]

Emma Goldman, Letter to “Freedom” (November-December, 1924)

June 8, 2017 Shawn P. Wilbur

LETTER FROM EMMA GOLDMAN. Dear Comrades,—Ever since I have come to England I wanted to get in touch with you and tell you of my plans for activities in behalf of our ideas. But I have been very busy adjusting myself to the new conditions and meeting people who might be interested in the work 1 have in mind. I am glad to say that my efforts so far have met with greater success than I had expected. The dinner on November 12th brought out a huge gathering of men and women whose interest made me feel very hopeful for […]

Max Nettlau, “Una palabra más sobre la tolerancia mutua y la convivencia” (1924)

December 25, 2016 Shawn P. Wilbur

Una palabra más sobre la tolerancia mutua y la convivencia. Si pasamos revista a la obra intelectual del socialismo de todos los matices desde hace mas de un siglo, nos hallamos frente, al mismo tiempo, de una abundancia de riquezas, y de una gran pobreza. La parte critica es perfecta, las proposiciones para el porvenir, los caminos y los medios son elaborados de mil modos, pero precisamente ese embarazo de riqueza culmina en la debilidad del resultado definitivo, de un fin y de medios sobre les cuales estén de acuerdo todos los socialistas. ¿Cómo podría ser de otro modo, si […]

Voline, “On Synthesis” (1924)

October 29, 2016 Shawn P. Wilbur

On Synthesis I. Legend maintains that Jesus Christ gave no response to the question of Pontius Pilate: “What is truth?” And it is very likely that in these tragic moments he hardly had the heart to concern himself with philosophical arguments. But even if he had had the time and the desire to engage in a controversy concerning the essence of truth, it would not have been easy for him to respond in a definitive manner. Many centuries have passed since then. Humanity has made more than one step toward knowledge of the world. The question of Pontius Pilate […]

Max Nettlau, The duty of radicals toward Soviet Russia (1924)

May 15, 2015 Shawn P. Wilbur

[ezcol_2third] NETTLAU 1970—October 26, 1924 The duty of radicals, particularly libertarians, towards Soviet Russia and towards their own cause. I. A symposium on this subject would elicit very different opinions; mine would be a very negative one on the first part of the question and all my interest goes to the second part. My reasons are about these. During a century of active socialist life of every description unfortunately one important problem was not under serious discussion, namely, what will be done when after a collapse of the capitalist system several forms and shades of socialist thought were confronting each […]