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This review, though it opposed Proudhon's views, shielded him. Treated as a savant by M. Blanqui, the author was not prosecuted. He was always grateful to MM. Blanqui and Vivien for their handsome conduct in the matter. THIS REVIEW THOUGH IT OPPOSED PRUDENCE VIEWS SHIELDED HIM TREATED AS A SAVANT BY MONSIEUR BRONQUI THE AUTHOR WAS NOT PROSECUTED HE WAS ALWAYS GRATEFUL TO MONSIEUR BLANQUIS AND VIVIERE FOR THEIR HANDSOME CONDUCT IN THE MATTER
s of his own; but is not the very foundation of ancient Jewish law to be found in its condemnation of usurious interest and its denial of the right of personal appropriation of land? The first memoir on property appeared in 1840, under the title, "What is Property? or an Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of Government." Proudhon dedicated it, in a letter which served as the preface, to the Academy of Besancon. The latter, finding itself brought to trial by its pensioner, took the affair to heart, and evoked it, says Sainte Beuve, with all possible haste. The pension narrowly escaped being immediately withdrawn from the bold defender of the principle of equality of conditions. M. Vivien, then Minister of Justice, who was earnestly solicited to prosecute the author, wished first to obtain the opinion of the economist, Blanqui, a member of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences. Proudhon having presented to this academy a copy of his book, M. Blanqui was appointed to review it. ANY IDEAS OF HIS OWN BUT IS IT NOT THE VERY FOUNDATION OF ANCIENT JEWISH LAW TO BE FOUND IN ITS CONDEMNATION OF USURIOUS INTEREST AND ITS DENIAL OF THE RIGHT OF PERSONAL APPROPRIATION OF LAND THE FIRST MEMOIR ON PROPERTY APPEARED IN EIGHTEEN FORTY UNDER THE TITLE WHAT IS PROPERTY OR AN INQUIRY INTO THE PRINCIPLE OF RIGHT AND OF GOVERNMENT PRUDON DEDICATED IT IN A LETTER WHICH SERVED AS THE PREFACE TO THE ACADEMY OF BOSON THE LATTER FINDING ITSELF BROUGHT TO TRIAL BY ITS PENSIONER TOOK THE AFFAIR TO HEART AND EVOKED IT SAYS SAINT BIRF WITH ALL POSSIBLE HASTE THE PENSION NARROWLY ESCAPED BEING IMMEDIATELY WITHDRAWN FROM THE BOLD DEFENDER OF THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY OF CONDITIONS MONSIEUR VIVIERS THEN MINISTER OF JUSTICE WHO WAS EARNESTLY SOLICITED TO PROSECUTE THE AUTHOR WISHED FIRST TO OBTAIN THE OPINION OF THE ECONOMIST BRONQUI A MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF MORAL AND POLITICAL SCIENCES PRUDENT HAVING PRESENTED TO THIS ACADEMY A COPY OF HIS BOOK MONSIEUR BRONQUI WAS APPOINTED TO REVIEW IT
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