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William Bailie in “Liberty” (1891–1906)

January 9, 2019 Shawn P. Wilbur

The series of articles from the pen of William Bailie, begun in this number under the general title of “Problems of Anarchism,” will probably continue for many months and will deal with most of the sociological questions with which the Anarchistic movement is concerned. I have seen but a small part of the manuscript as yet, but, knowing Comrade Bailie as I do and the excellent articles that he has previously written for Liberty, I feel justified in beginning its publication, regardless of any deviations from Liberty’s chosen path that future chapters may show. I do not expect that his views will differ materially from Liberty’s, but in any case Comrade Bailie’s earnestness and ability furnish a perfect guarantee that the differences which may develop will be worth considering.

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Max Nettlau in “Liberty”

December 26, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] Benjamin R. Tucker, “The Literature of Anarchism,” Liberty 13 no. 3 (May, 1897): 4. Benjamin R. Tucker, “On Picket Duty,” Liberty 15 no. 1 (February, 1906): 11. Max Nettlau, “Anarchism in England Fifty Years Ago,” Liberty 15 no. 1 (February, 1906): 44–51. [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] The Literature of Anarchism. A remarkable volume has recently been issued in the French language, valuable to all students of social questions and of especial interest to Anarchists. It is nothing less than a classiﬁed guide to the literature of Anarchism in all countries and tongues, including books, […]

Rachelle Slobodinsky Yarros in “Liberty” (1895)

December 24, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] Rachelle Slobodinsky Yarros was the co-author, with Voltairine de Cleyre, of the dialogue “The Individualist and the Communist,” which appeared in the journal Twentieth Century in 1891. She also produced two dialogues for Liberty, where her husband, Victor Yarros, was a regular contributor. The second dialogue—and the continuation by Benjamin R. Tucker—are imagined responses to the events in Grant Allen’s 1895 novel, The Woman Who Did. [/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] Another Case of Doubting Politician. To the Editor of Liberty: Mr. Labadie’s letter in Liberty a few months ago, in answer to a doubting […]

J. William Lloyd, et al., “White-Flag Anarchism”—A Debate (1894)

December 23, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] J. William Lloyd, “White-Flag Anarchism—A Color Line,” Liberty 10 no. 6 (July 28, 1894): 9. Lizzie M. Holmes, “That ‘Color Line,’” Liberty 10 no. 7 (August 11, 1894): 8. C. J. Zeitinger, “The White Flag” Liberty 10 no. 7 (August 11, 1894): 8. J. William Lloyd, “White Anarchism, Force and Sentiment,” Liberty 10 no. 9 (September 8, 1894): 8. William Bailie, “Away with the Red Flag,” Liberty 10 no. 9 (September 8, 1894): 8–9. E. C. Walker, “Timely Utterance to Sane Thought,” Liberty 10 no. 11 (October 6, 1894): 5. F. D. Tandy, “Reds We […]

John Beverley Robinson in “Liberty”

December 23, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”] John Beverley Robinson: “Consistency,” Liberty 4 no. 25 (July 13, 1887): 8. “A Villain Unmasks,” Liberty 5 no. 5 (October 8, 1887): 6. “A Plea for Non-Resistance,” Liberty 5 no. 14 (February 11, 1888): 5. “Liberty and Aggression,” Liberty 6 no. 12 (February 2, 1889): 4. “The Abolition of Marriage,” Liberty 6 no. 18 (July 20, 1889): 6–7. “Architecture under Nationalism,” Liberty 7 no. 19 (January 10, 1891): 3. “A New Argument against Copyright,” Liberty 8 no. 2 (May 16, 1891): 5. “The Limits of Governmental Interference,” Liberty 8 no. 10 (August 15, 1891): 3–4. […]

William Bailie, “A Mighty Consultation and a Multitude of Diagnoses” (1892)

December 22, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] A Mighty Consultation and a Multitude of Diagnoses. REPORTED BY A JUNIOR STUDENT. The patient lay on the operating table in the theatre of the greatest surgical hospital on earth. The Faculty of every known school, seminary, college. and system of medical science was represented on that floor. Leeches in embryo filled the vast galleries, in a remote corner of which sat your humble servant, alongside his friend Publius, a retired physician of wide experience and renown. So vast was his knowledge that not one amid that wise array but Publius […]

Frederick R. Burton, “Spencer and Proudhon” (1892)

December 22, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] Spencer and Proudhon. To the Editor of Liberty: About a year ago I enjoyed the highly esteemed privilege of a conversation with Mr. Herbert Spencer. That the distinguished philosopher did the lion’s share of the talking was natural and satisfactory. It was evident that he had prepared himself in some measure for the meeting, for he discoursed fluently on three or four topics without so much as a pause for questions. I was pleased to discover from this slight personal contact what I had gathered from so much study of his […]

Adam Anarchist, “The Decalogue as Revised” (1894)

December 21, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

[one_third padding=”0 10px 0 0px”][/one_third][two_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 10px”] The Decalogue as Revised. I. Thou shalt have no gods save Liberty, Reason, and Justice. II. Thou shalt not take unto thee any legal image, for instance, a wife. III. Thou shalt pay no taxes, nor collect them. IV. The Sabbath exists for thee, not thou for it, therefore thou shalt on that as on all other days follow faithfully thy ego’s promptings. V. Honor render to all to whom it is due—mayhap to thy parents. But let not ﬁlial affection blind thee to the fact that the vast majority of […]

Sidney H. Morse, “Liberty and Wealth” (1882)

August 2, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

“Well,” he said, the smile still lingering in the corners of his mouth, “we are in one sense, my friend, a poverty-stricken people. We haven’t any institutions to speak of. All we can boast are certain outgrowths of our needs, which, for the most part, have taken care of themselves. We have, perhaps, an unwritten law, or general understanding, though no one to my knowledge has tried to state it. We all seem to know it when we meet it, and, as yet, have had no dispute about it. It may be said in a general way, however, as a matter of observation, that we are believers in liberty, in justice, in equality, in fraternity, in peace, progress, and in a state of happiness here on earth for one and all. What we mean by all this defines itself as we go along. It is a practical, working belief, we have. When we find an idea won’t work, we don’t decide against it; we let it rest; perhaps, later on, it will work all right. I don’t know as there is much more to say.”

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Clement M. Hammond, “Then and Now” (1884)

February 1, 2018 Shawn P. Wilbur

THEN AND NOW: OR, THE TRAVELS THROUGH TIME OF MISS JOSEPHINE D’AUJOURD’HUI AS TOLD BY HERSELF. [Written by Clement M. Hammond] ____________ “Fortunatus had a Wishing Hat, which when he put on, and wished himself Anywhere, behold he was There. By this means had Fortunatus triumphed over Space, he had annihilated Space; for him there was no Where, but all was Here. Were a Hatter to establish himself in the Wahngasse of Weissnichtwo, and make felts of this sort for all mankind, what a world we should have of it! Still stranger, should, on the opposite side of the […]