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Let us shift from France to Germany before we get back to England again, and conclude with a few words about our hopes at the present day. LET US SHIFT FROM FRANCE TO GERMANY BEFORE WE GET BACK TO ENGLAND AGAIN AND CONCLUDE WITH A FEW WORDS ABOUT OUR HOPES AT THE PRESENT DAY
ty on the basis of the freedom of labour, which we call the Commune of Paris of 1871. Whatever mistakes or imprudences were made in this attempt, and all wars blossom thick with such mistakes, I will leave the reactionary enemies of the people’s cause to put forward: the immediate and obvious result was the slaughter of thousands of brave and honest revolutionists at the hands of the respectable classes, the loss in fact of an army for the popular cause: but we may be sure that the results of the Commune will not stop there: to all Socialists that heroic attempt will give hope and ardour in the cause as long as it is to be won; we feel as though the Paris workman had striven to bring the day-dawn for us, and had lifted us the sun’s rim over the horizon, never to set in utter darkness again: of such attempts one must say, that though those who perished in them might have been put in a better place in the battle, yet after all brave men never die for nothing, when they die for principle. ON THE BASIS OF THE FREEDOM OF LABOUR WHICH WE CALL THE COMMUNE OF PARIS OF EIGHTEEN SEVENTY ONE WHATEVER MISTAKES OR IMPRUDENCES WERE MADE IN THIS ATTEMPT AND ALL WAS BLOSSOMED THICK WITH SUCH MISTAKES I WILL LEAVE THE REACTIONARY ENEMIES OF THE PEOPLE'S CAUSE TO PUT FORWARD THE IMMEDIATE AND DUMPHIOUS RESULT WAS THE SLAUGHTER OF THOUSANDS OF BRAVE AND HONEST REVOLUTIONISTS AT THE HANDS OF THE RESPECTABLE CLASSES THE LOSS IN FACT OF AN ARMY FOR THE POPULAR CAUSE BUT WE MAY BE SURE THAT THE RESULTS OF THE COMMUNE WILL NOT STOP THERE TO ALL SOCIALISTS THAT HEROIC ATTEMPT WILL GIVE HOPE AND ARDOUR IN THE CAUSE AS LONG AS IT IS TO BE WON WE FEEL AS THOUGH THE PARIS WORKMEN HAD STRIVEN TO BRING THE DAY DAWN FOR US AND HAD LIFTED US THE SUN'S RIM OVER THE HORIZON NEVER TO SET IN UTTER DARKNESS AGAIN OF SUCH ATTEMPTS ONE MUST SAY THAT THOUGH THOSE WHO PERISHED IN THEM MIGHT HAVE BEEN PUT IN A BETTER PLACE IN THE BATTLE YET AFTER ALL BRAVE MEN NEVER DIE FOR NOTHING WHEN THEY DIE FOR PRINCIPLE
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