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To qualify himself, he had to be received as a bachelor of letters, and was obliged to write a letter to the Academy of Besancon. In a phrase of this letter, the terms of which he had to modify, though he absolutely refused to change its spirit, Proudhon expressed his firm resolve to labor for the amelioration of the condition of his brothers, the working men. TO QUALIFY HIMSELF HE HAD TO BE RECEIVED AS A BACHELOR OF LETTERS AND WAS OBLIGED TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE ACADEMY OF POSSANTSO IN A PHRASE OF THIS LETTER THE TERMS OF WHICH HE HAD TO MODIFY THOUGH HE ABSOLUTELY REFUSED TO CHANGE ITS SPIRIT PRUDENT EXPRESSED HIS FIRM RESOLVE TO LABOUR FOR THE AMELIORATION OF THE CONDITION OF HIS BROTHERS THE WORKING MEN
 printing-office in Besancon. His contribution to the partnership consisted, not so much in capital, as in his knowledge of the trade. His partner committing suicide in 1838, Proudhon was obliged to wind up the business, an operation which he did not accomplish as quickly and as easily as he hoped. He was then urged by his friends to enter the ranks of the competitors for the Suard pension. This pension consisted of an income of fifteen hundred francs bequeathed to the Academy of Besancon by Madame Suard, the widow of the academician, to be given once in three years to the young man residing in the department of Doubs, a bachelor of letters or of science, and not possessing a fortune, whom the Academy of Besancon SHOULD DEEM BEST FITTED FOR A LITERARY OR SCIENTIFIC CAREER, OR FOR THE STUDY OF LAW OR OF MEDICINE. The first to win the Suard pension was Gustave Fallot. Mauvais, who was a distinguished astronomer in the Academy of Sciences, was the second. Proudhon aspired to be the third.  PRINTING OFFICE IN BISONSCON HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE PARTNERSHIP CONSISTED NOT SO MUCH IN CAPITAL AS IN HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRADE HIS PARTNER COMMITTING SUICIDE IN EIGHTEEN THIRTY EIGHT PRUDENT WAS OBLIGED TO WIND UP THE BUSINESS AN OPERATION WHICH HE DID NOT ACCOMPLISH AS QUICKLY AND AS EASILY AS HE HOPED HE WAS THEN URGED BY HIS FRIENDS TO ENTER THE RANKS OF THE COMPETITORS FOR THE SUARD OF PENSION THIS PENSION CONSISTED OF AN INCOME OF FIFTEEN HUNDRED FRANCS BEQUEATHED TO THE ACADEMY OF BOSSON SAW BY MADAME SUARD THE WIDOW OF THE ACADEMICIAN TO BE GIVEN ONCE IN THREE YEARS TO THE YOUNG MAN RESIDING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DUS A BACHELOR OF LETTERS OR OF SCIENCE AND NOT POSSESSING A FORTUNE WHOM THE ACADEMY OF POSSONSON SHOULD DEEM BEST FITTED FOR A LITERARY OR SCIENTIFIC CAREER OR FOR THE STUDY OF LAW OR OF MEDICINE THE FIRST TO WIN THAT SAW OUR PENSION WAS GUSTA FELLOW MOUVE WHO WAS A DISTINGUISHED ASTRONOMER IN THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES WAS THE SECOND PRUDENCE ASPIRED TO BE THE THIRD
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