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This distinction, which is constantly met with throughout the three memoirs, contained already, in germ, the idea which gave birth to the "System of Economical Contradictions," which appeared in 1846, the idea of antinomy or contre loi. THIS DISTINCTION WHICH IS CONSTANTLY MET WITH THROUGHOUT THE THREE MEMOIRS CONTAINED ALREADY IN GERM THE IDEA WHICH GAVE BIRTH TO THE SYSTEM OF ECONOMICAL CONTRADICTIONS WHICH APPEARED IN EIGHTEEN FORTY SIX THE IDEA OF ANTONYMY OR CONTRLOI
to demonstrate that the pursuit of equality of conditions is the true principle of right and of government. In the "Letter to M. Blanqui," he passes in review the numerous and varied methods by which this principle gradually becomes realized in all societies, especially in modern society. In 1842, a third memoir appeared, entitled, "A Notice to Proprietors, or a Letter to M. Victor Considerant, Editor of 'La Phalange,' in Reply to a Defence of Property." Here the influence of Adam Smith manifested itself, and was frankly admitted. Did not Adam Smith find, in the principle of equality, the first of all the laws which govern wages? There are other laws, undoubtedly; but Proudhon considers them all as springing from the principle of property, as he defined it in his first memoir. Thus, in humanity, there are two principles,--one which leads us to equality, another which separates us from it. By the former, we treat each other as associates; by the latter, as strangers, not to say enemies. RST MEMOIR TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THE PURSUIT OF EQUALITY OF CONDITIONS IS THE TRUE PRINCIPLE OF RIGHT AND OF GOVERNMENT IN THE LETTER TO MONSIEUR BLANQUIS HE PASSES IN REVIEW THE NUMEROUS AND VARIED METHODS BY WHICH THIS PRINCIPLE GRADUALLY BECOMES REALIZED IN ALL SOCIETIES ESPECIALLY IN MODERN SOCIETY IN EIGHTEEN FORTY TWO A THIRD MEMOIR APPEARED ENTITLED A NOTICE TO PROPRIETORS OR A LETTER TO MONSIEUR VICTOR CONSIDERENT EDITOR OF LA FALANCHE IN REPLY TO A DEFENCE OF PROPERTY HERE THE INFLUENCE OF ADAM SMITH MANIFESTED ITSELF AND WAS FRANKLY ADMITTED DID NOT ADAM SMITH FIND IN THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY THE FIRST OF ALL THE LAWS WHICH GOVERN WAGES THERE ARE OTHER LAWS UNDOUBTEDLY BUT PRUDENT CONSIDERS THEM ALL AS SPRINGING FROM THE PRINCIPLE OF PROPERTY AS HE DEFINED IT IN HIS FIRST MEMOIR THUS IN HUMANITY THERE ARE TWO PRINCIPLES ONE WHICH LEADS US TO EQUALITY ANOTHER WHICH SEPARATES US FROM IT BY THE FORMER WE TREAT EACH OTHER AS ASSOCIATES BY THE LATTER AS STRANGERS NOT TO SAY ENEMIES
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