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The Republican - Softcover

C. G. Harding

 
9780371785782: The Republican

Synopsis

The Republican by C. G. Harding is a radical, transnational compilation from The Republican (London, 1848), uniting Chartist and democratic aims with solidarity for oppressed peoples across Europe. The tone is militant yet exhortatory, blending polemic, exhortation, and poetry to mobilize workers and friends of liberty. The core program demands universal suffrage and political equality, elevating the People’s Charter as the essential instrument for rights and social progress, and urging active, peaceful self-organization—education, publication, discussion, petitions, tract distribution, and public speaking. It critiques oligarchic rule, defends a democratic route as the sure path to leadership and harmony, and warns against hereditary monarchy and entrenched aristocracy. International solidarity is emphasized, with support for Poland and Polish patriots, and attention to Swiss republicanism, Spain, Italy, Austria, Denmark, and Portugal as part of a broad call for justice. War is rejected in favor of justice-driven peace; disarmament is envisioned alongside human rights. The work compiles essays, speeches, poems, and memorials by figures such as Linton, Mazzini, Lamartine, and Polish democrats, to persuade readers toward universal suffrage and reform.

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