Transcribing the Past

    Expropriation An Essay by Kropotkin  Published in La Revolte in 1886  Translated by Henry Glasse  No Social problem is more important for Revolutionists than that which deals with the expropriation of the rich in favour of the people, and the appropriation of all wealth by the latter. We invite all our comrades to study this problem under all its aspects, and to disenss it unceasingly, in view of its realization, which must sooner or later force itself upon us, as the definite success or temporary failure of the Revolution depends upon the manner in which this expropriation is applied. As a matter of fact, no Socialist can doubt that any revolutionary effort is condemned in advance if, it does not correspond with the interests of the great majority, and find means for satisfying its requirements. It is not enough to have a noble id al: man cannot live on great thoughts and lofty discourses alone; he requires bread; the stomach has more rights than even the b...

  Available on Kindle   Please support via ko-fi   The Libertarian Society by Georges Bastien Some Words on Georges Bastien This pamphlet was written in 1926 by Georges Bastien. Bastien (1885-1940) was a French Anarcho-syndicalist, that is he combined his Anarchist beliefs with Syndicalism. Syndicalism is the name of a school of socialism that views the building of revolutionary unions amongst the working class as the key to creating a revolutionary movement strong enough to supplant capitalism and begin the construction of a better world. Syndicalism, which literally translates into English as Trade Unionism, -from the Romance languages shared name for Labour Unions which is a Syndicate- traces its origins to the 19 th century socialist movement. Its early strongholds being the nations of France, Spain and Italy. In France, Syndicalism first rose to prominence with the creation of the Confederation Generale du Travail the General Confederation of Work (CGT)...