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title: 'The Famous Speeches of the Eight Chicago Anarchists in Court (1886)'
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# [The Famous Speeches of the Eight Chicago Anarchists in Court (1886)](https://samisdat.in/blog/chicago-anarchists-1886)

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# August Spies & Michel Schwab & Oscar Neebe & Adolph Fischer & Louis Lingg & George Engel & Samuel Fielden & Albert R. Parsons

## 📙🇺🇸⚖️ The Famous Speeches of the Eight Chicago Anarchists in Court (1886)

A blog with some notes and highlights from the book:

- Download [The Famous Speeches of the Eight Chicago Anarchists in Court (1886)](https://samisdat.in/books/famous-speeches-of-the-eight-chicago-anarchists-in-court-1886)

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> Albert R Parsons: The chattel slave of the past - the wage slave of today; what is the difference? The master selected under chattel slavery his own slaves. Under the wage slavery system THE WAGE SLAVE SELECTS HIS MASTER.

![Image 85 - 85_1192183677813436416.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/chicago-anarchists/1192183677813436416-EIt8uu5XsAA24RN.jpg?g-16018011)

> If a man has a right, he has a right, whether that right is denied by a million or one...

![Image 86 - 86_1192183691319099392.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/chicago-anarchists/1192183691319099392-EIt8ve8WwAAxpYh.jpg?g-16018011)
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The Natural Man Is A Happy Man

He is virtuous and right; truly so. Whoever violates the rights of another, sooner or later punishes himself. Nature is inexorable. From her penalty there is no escape.

![Image 90 - 90_1192183702165569538.jpg](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/chicago-anarchists/1192183702165569538-EIt8wSKWsAA5iFE.jpg?g-16018011)
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> Michel Schwab: What is anarchy?

![Michel Schwab: What is anarchy?](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/chicago-anarchists/EIt9PShXUAAkxyJ.jpg?g-16018011)

> Louis Lingg: Anarchy means no domination or AUTHORITY OF ONE MAN OVER ANOTHER.

![Louis Lingg: Anarchy means no domination or AUTHORITY OF ONE MAN OVER ANOTHER.](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/chicago-anarchists/1192184245185400834-EIt9P7HXkAYmEBY.jpg?g-16018011)

> August Spies: "The contemplated murder of eight men, whose only crime is that they have DARED TO SPEAK THE TRUTH...

![August Spies: "The contemplated murder of eight men, whose only crime is that they have DARED TO SPEAK THE TRUTH...](https://samisdat.in/user/pages/04.blog/chicago-anarchists/1192184381944795136-EIt9X38XYAAbAb2.jpg?g-16018011)

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