War Is The Usual Condition Of Europe.

Anarchism (from The Gr. , And , Contrary To Authority), The Name Given To A Principle Or Theory Of Life And Conduct Under Which Society Is Conceived Without Government Harmony In Such A Society Being Obtained, Not By Submission To Law, Or By Obedience To Any Authority, But By Free Agreements Concluded Between The Various Groups, Territorial And Professional, Freely Constituted For The Sake Of Production And Consumption, As Also For The Satisfaction Of The Infinite Variety Of Needs And Aspirations Of A Civilized Being.

But How Do European Railways Manage Without Them? How Do They Continue To Convey Millions Of Travellers And Mountains Of Luggage Across A Continent? If Companies Owning Railways Have Been Able To Agree, Why Should Railway Workers, Who Would Take Possession Of Railways, Not Agree Likewise? And If The Petersburg-warsaw Company And That Of Paris-belfort Can Act In Harmony, Without Giving Themselves The Luxury Of A Common Commander, Why, In The Midst Of Our Societies, Consisting Of Groups Of Free Workers, Should We Need A Government?

Freedom Of The Press, Freedom Of Association, The Inviolability Of Domicile, And All The Rest Of The Rights Of Man Are Respected So Long As No One Tries To Use Them Against The Privileged Class. On The Day They Are Launched Against The Privileged They Are Overthrown.

A National Movement, Which Does Not Include In Its Platform The Demand For An Economical Change Advantageous To The Masses Has No Chance Of Success Unless Supported By Foreign Aid.

It Is Only By The Abolition Of The State, By The Conquest Of Perfect Liberty By The Individual, By Free Agreement, Association, And Absolute Free Federation That We Can Reach Communism — The Possession In Common Of Our Social Inheritance, And The Production In Common Of All Riches.