_Suggestions of the beginnings of anarchistic philosophy and of the history of the development of anarchy—The contemporary French Encyclopedists, Pierre Kropotkine, Elisée Reclus, and Jean Grave—The introductory chapter of Jean Grave’s_ L’Anarchie: son But, ses Moyens, _selected as the best exposition of the French anarchistic doctrine—Current misconceptions of anarchy—The rational bases of anarchy—The reasons for its opposition to laws and to governments—The anarchistic ideal_ “l’individu libre dans l’humanité libre.”—_Development of the physical, intellectual, and moral nature of the individual necessary to attain this ideal—Freedom to satisfy all physical, intellectual, and moral needs a necessity—The freedom of the soil the first prerequisite, after that the freedom of the domain of knowledge and art—Anarchy frankly international—Its demands for absolute liberty in the domain of thought as in that of deeds—Its utopianism denied._ II. The Oral Propaganda of Anarchy 25 _The simplest, most natural form of propaganda, telling one’s faith to one’s neighbours—The group the unit of public oral propaganda—Characteristics of the group, its meetings, its statistics, its autonomy—Federations and congresses—Communication between groups—Union meetings of groups—Anarchist mass-meetings_—Punchs-conférences and soupes-conférences—Ballades de propagande—Déjeuners végétariens—_Amateur theatricals—The_ Maison du Peuple—Soirée familiale—_The_ trimardeur—_The_ chanson _as a means of propaganda, with examples of revolutionary chansons._ III. The Written Propaganda of Anarchy 61 _The anarchist press,_ Le Journal du Peuple, Les Plébéiennes, Le Libertaire—_Jean Grave and_ Les Temps Nouveaux—_The press as a means of intercommunication between the_ camarades, _the_ trimardeurs, _and the groups_—L’Education Libertaire—_Amateur papers—Ephemeral character of the anarchist press_—Le Père Peinard _and its editors—Anarchist almanacks—Financial difficulties of the anarchist press and methods of raising funds—Difficulties encountered in publication and circulation_—“Les Lois Scélérates”—_Placards and fliers—Paul Robin and his system of_ éducation intégrale—Le Collège Libertaire—_The study of the masters and of their forerunners and disciples—Popular editions of great writers who tend towards anarchy—Violent brochures._ IV. The Propaganda of Anarchy by Example 91