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The demand for this emancipation of labour is the basis on which all Socialists may unite. THE DEMAND FOR THIS EMANCIPATION OF LABOR IS THE BASIS ON WHICH ALL SOCIALISTS MAY UNITE
the free development of each man’s capacity; and, thirdly, that it aims at getting rid of national rivalry, which in point of fact means a condition of perpetual war, sometimes of the money-bag, sometimes of the bullet, and substituting for this worn-out superstition a system of free communities living in harmonious federation with each other, managing their own affairs by the free consent of their members; yet acknowledging some kind of centre whose function it would be to protect the principle whose practice the communities should carry out; till at last those principles would be recognized by every one always and intuitively, when the last vestiges of centralization would die out. I am well aware that this complete Socialism, which is sometimes called Communism, cannot be realized all at once; society will be changed from its basis when we make the form of robbery called profit impossible by giving labour full and free access to the means of its fructification—i.e., to raw material. EANS THERETO THE FREE DEVELOPMENT OF EACH MAN'S CAPACITY AND THIRDLY THAT IT AIMS AT GETTING RID OF NATIONAL RIVALRY WHICH IN POINT OF FACT MEANS A CONDITION OF PERPETUAL WAR SOMETIMES OF THE MONEY BAG SOMETIMES OF THE BULLET AND SUBSTITUTING FOR THIS WORN OUT SUPERSTITION A SYSTEM OF FREE COMMUNITIES LIVING IN HARMONIOUS FEDERATION WITH EACH OTHER MANAGING THEIR OWN AFFAIRS BY THE FREE CONSENT OF THEIR MEMBERS YET ACKNNOWLEDGING SOME KIND OF CENTRE WHOSE FUNCTION IT WOULD BE TO PROTECT THE PRINCIPLE WHOSE PRACTICE THE COMMUNITIES SHOULD CARRY OUT TILL AT LAST THOSE PRINCIPLES WOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY EVERYONE ALWAYS AND INTUITIVELY WHEN THE LAST VESTIGES OF CENTRALIZATION WOULD DIE OUT I AM WELL AWARE THAT THIS COMPLETE SOCIALISM WHICH IS SOMETIMES CALLED COMMUNISM CANNOT BE REALIZED ALL AT ONCE SOCIETY WILL BE CHANGED FROM ITS BASIS WHEN WE MAKE THE FORM OF ROBBERY CALLED PROFIT IMPOSSIBLE BY GIVING LABOUR FULL AND FREE ACCESS TO THE MEANS OF ITS FRUCTIFICATION THAT IS TOO RAW MATERIAL
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