THE PROTOCOLS OF THE LEARNED ELDERS OF ZION

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface Introduction Who are the Elders? Visiting The Protocols Protocol I Protocol II Protocol III Protocol IV Protocol V Protocol VI Protocol VII Protocol VIII Protocol I+ Protocol + Protocol +I Protocol +II Protocol +III Protocol +IV Protocol +V Protocol +VI Protocol +VII Protocol +VIII Protocol +I+ Protocol ++ Protocol ++I Protocol ++II Protocol ++III Protocol ++IV The Basic !octrine Econo"ic Wars #ethods of Con$uest #aterialis" %e&lace %eligion !es&otis" and #odern Progress Ta'e(O)er Techni$ue World(Wide Wars Pro)isional *o)ern"ent %e(education Pre&aring for Po,er The Totalitarian State Control of the Press !istractions Assault on %eligion %uthless Su&&ression Brain,ashing A-use of Authorit. Arrest of O&&onents %ulers and Peo&le Financial Progra""e Loans and Credit Po,er of *old Instilling O-edience /ualities of the %uler

PREFACE
(Translated by Victor E !arsden" The author of this translation of the fa"ous Protocols ,as hi"self a )icti" of the %e)olution0 1e had li)ed for "an. .ears in %ussia and ,as "arried to a %ussian lad.0 A"ong his other acti)ities in %ussia he had -een for a nu"-er of .ears a %ussian Corres&ondent of the !ORNIN# POST2 a &osition ,hich he occu&ied ,hen the %e)olution -ro'e out2 and his )i)id descri&tions of e)ents in %ussia ,ill still -e in the recollection of "an. of the readers of that 3ournal0 Naturall. he ,as singled out for the anger of the So)iet0 On the da. that Ca$tain Cro%ie ,as "urdered -. 3e,s2 Victor !arsden ,as arrested and thro,n into the Peter&Pa'l Prison2 e4&ecting e)er. da. to ha)e his na"e called out for e4ecution0 This2 ho,e)er2 he esca&ed2 and e)entuall. he ,as allo,ed to return to En(land )er. "uch of a ,rec' in -odil. health0 1o,e)er2 he reco)ered under treat"ent and the de)oted care of his ,ife and friends0 One of the first things he undertoo'2 as soon as he ,as a-le2 ,as this translation of the Protocols0 !r !arsden ,as e"inentl. ,ell $ualified for the ,or'0 1is inti"ate ac$uaintance ,ith %ussia2 %ussian life and the %ussian language on the one hand2 and his "aster. of a terse literar. English st.le on the other2 &laced hi" in a &osition of ad)antage ,hich fe, others could clai"0 The conse$uence is that ,e ha)e in his )ersion an e"inentl. reada-le ,or'2 and though the su-5ect("atter is so"e,hat for"less2 #r0 #arsden6s literar. touch re)eals the thread running through the t,ent.(four Protocols. It "a. -e said ,ith truth that this ,or' ,as carried out at the cost of #r0 #arsden6s o,n life6s -lood0 1e told the ,riter of this Preface that he could not stand "ore than an hour at a ti"e of his ,or' on it in the )ritis* !'se'%2 as the dia-olical s&irit of the "atter ,hich he ,as o-liged to turn into English "ade hi" &ositi)el. ill0 #r0 #arsden6s connection ,ith the !ORNIN# POST ,as not se)ered -. his return to En(land2 and he ,as ,ell enough to acce&t the &ost of s&ecial corres&ondent of that 5ournal in the suite of H R H + the Prince o, -ales on his E"&ire tour0 Fro" this he returned ,ith the Prince2 a&&arentl. in "uch -etter health2 -ut ,ithin a fe, da.s of his landing he ,as ta'en suddenl. ill2 and died after a )er. -rief illness0 #a. this ,or' -e his cro,ning "onu"ent7 In it he has &erfor"ed an i""ense ser)ice to the English( s&ea'ing ,orld2 and there can -e little dou-t that it ,ill ta'e its &lace in the first ran' of the English )ersions of "THE PROTOCOLS of the Meetings of the LEARNED ELDERS OF ZION."

INTROD.CTION Of the Protocols the"sel)es little need -e said in the ,a. of introduction0 The -oo' in ,hich the. are e"-odied ,as &u-lished -. Ser(yei Nil's in %ussia in 89:;0 A co&. of this is in the )ritis* !'se'% -earing the date of its rece&tion2 August 8:2 89:<0 All co&ies that ,ere 'no,n to e4ist in R'ssia ,ere destro.ed in the /erens0y re(i%e2 and under his successors the &ossession of a co&. -. an.one in So)iet land ,as a cri"e sufficient to ensure the o,ner6s of -eing shot on sight0 The fact is in itself sufficient &roof of the genuineness of the Protocols0 The 3e,ish 5ournals2 of course2 sa. that the. are a forger.2 lea)ing it to -e understood that Pro,essor Nil's2 ,ho e"-odied the" in a ,or' of his o,n2 had concocted the" for his o,n &ur&oses0 !r Henry Ford+ in an inter)ie, &u-lished in the Ne1 2or0 -ORLD2 Fe-ruar. 8=th2 89>82 &ut the case for Nil's tersel. and con)incingl. thus? The onl. state"ent I care to "a'e a-out the PROTOCOLS is that the. fit in ,ith ,hat is going on0 The. are si4teen .ears old2 and the. ha)e fitted the ,orld situation u& to this ti"e0 THE2 FIT IT NO-0 Indeed the. do7 The ,ord "Protocol" signifies a &recis gu""ed on to the front of a docu"ent2 a draft of a docu"ent2 "inutes of &roceedings0 In this instance2 "Protocol" "eans "inutes of the &roceedings of the !eetin(s o, t*e Learned Elders o, Zion 0 These Protocols gi)e the su-stance of addresses deli)ered to the inner"ost circle of the R'lers o, Zion The. re)eal the con)erted &lan of action of the 3e1is* Nation de)elo&ed through the ages and edited -. the Elders the"sel)es u& to date0 Parts and su""aries of the &lan ha)e -een &u-lished fro" ti"e to ti"e during the centuries as the secrets of the Elders ha)e lea'ed out0 The clai" of the 3e1s that the Protocols are forgeries is in itself an ad"ission of their genuineness2 for the. NEVER ATTE!PT TO ANS-ER THE FACTS corres&onding to the THREATS ,hich the Protocols contain2 and2 indeed2 the corres&ondence -et,een &ro&hec. and fulfill"ent is too glaring to -e set aside or o-scured0 This the 3e1s ,ell 'no, and therefore e)ade0 The &resu"&tion is strong that the Protocols ,ere issued2 or reissued2 at the First Zionist Con(ress held at )asle in 8@9= under the &residenc. of the Father of #odern Aionis"2 the late T*eodore Her4l There has -een recentl. &u-lished a )olu"e of Her4l5s 6Diaries+6 a translation of so"e &assages ,hich a&&eared in the 3E-ISH CHRONICLE of 3ul. 8B2 89>>0 Her4l gi)es an account of his first )isit to En(land in 8@9;2 and his con)ersation ,ith Colonel #olds%id2 a 3e1 -rought u& as a C*ristian+ an officer in the English Ar".2 and at heart a 3e, Nationalist all the ti"e0 #olds%id suggested to Her4l that the -est ,a. of e4&ro&riating the English aristocrac.2 and so destro.ing their &o,er to &rotect the &eo&le of En(land against 3e, do"ination2 ,as to &ut e4cessi)e ta4es on the land0 Her4l thought this an e4cellent idea2 and it is no, to -e found definitel. e"-odied in Protocol VI7 The a-o)e e4tract fro" Her4l5s DIAR2 is an e4tre"el. significant -it of e)idence -earing on the e4istence of the 3e1 -orld Plot and authenticit. of the Protocols, -ut an. reader of intelligence ,ill -e a-le fro" his o,n 'no,ledge of recent histor. and fro" his o,n e4&erience to confir" the genuineness of e)er. line of the"2 and it is in the light of this LIVIN* co""ent that all readers are in)ited to stud. !r !arsden5s translation of this terri-l. inhu"an docu"ent0 And here is another )er. significant circu"stance0 The &resent successor of Her4l2 as leader of the Zionist "o)e"ent2 Dr -ei4%ann2 $uoted one of these sa.ings at the send(off -an$uet gi)en to C*ie, Rabbi Hert4 on Octo-er <2 89>:0 The C*ie, Rabbi ,as on the &oint of lea)ing for 1IS E"&ire tour of

H R H 2 the Prince of Wales0 And this is the sa.ing of the Sages ,hich Dr -ei4%ann $uoted? "A beneficent protection which God has instituted in the life of the Jew is that He has dispersed him all over the world." C3E-ISH #.ARDIAN+ Oct0 @2 89>:0D No, co"&are this ,ith the last clause of -ut one of Protocol 8I *od has granted to us2 1is Chosen Peo&le2 the gift of dis&ersion2 and fro" this2 ,hich a&&ears to all e.es to -e our ,ea'ness2 has co"e forth all our strength2 ,hich has no, -rought us to the threshold of so)ereignt. o)er all the ,orld0 The re"ar'a-le corres&ondence -et,een these &assages &ro)es se)eral things0 It &ro)es that the Learned Elders e4ist0 It &ro)es that Dr -ei4%ann 'no,s all a-out the"0 It &ro)es that the desire for a "National Home" in Palestine is onl. ca"ouflage and an infinitesi"al &art of the 3e,6s real o-5ect0 It &ro)es that the 3e,s of the ,orld ha)e no intention of settling in Palestine or an. se&arate countr.2 and that their annual &ra.er that the. "a. all "eet "Next Year in Jerusalem" is "erel. a &iece of their characteristic "a'e(-elie)e0 It also de"onstrates that the 3e1s are no, a ,orld "enace2 and that the Aryan races ,ill ha)e to do"icile the" &er"anentl. out of E'ro$e

-HO ARE THE ELDERS9

This is a secret ,hich has not -een re)ealed0 The. are the 1idden hand0 The. are not the " oard of !eputies" Cthe 3e1is* Parlia%ent in En(landD or the ""niversal #sraelite Alliance" ,hich sits in Paris0 But the late -alter Rat*ena' of the All(e%einer Electricitaets #esellsc*a,t has thro,n a little light on the su-5ect and dou-tless he ,as in &ossession of their na"es2 -eing2 in all li'elihood2 one of the chief leaders hi"self0 Writing in the -IENER FREIE PRESSE2 !ece"-er >B2 898>2 he said? Three hundred "en2 each of ,ho" 'no,s all the others2 go)ern the fate of the Euro&ean continent2 and the. elect their successors fro" their entourage0 In the .ear 8@BB2 on the e)e of the 3e1is* Re:ol'tion of 8@B@2 )en;a%in Disraeli+ ,hose real na"e ,as Israel2 and ,ho ,as a "damped," or -a&tiEed 3e,2 &u-lished his no)el2 CONIN#S)22 in ,hich occurs this o"inous &assage? The ,orld is go)erned -. )er. different &ersonages fro" ,hat is i"agined -. those ,ho are not -ehind the scenes0 And he ,ent on to sho, that these &ersonages ,ere all 3e1s No, that Pro)idence has -rought to the light of da. these secret Protocols all "en "a. clearl. see the hidden &ersonages s&ecified -. Disraeli at ,or' -ehind the scenes of all the *o)ern"ents0 This re)elation entails on all ,hite &eo&les the gra)e res&onsi-ilit. of e4a"ining and re)ising A. FOND their attitude to,ards the %ace and Nation ,hich -oasts of its sur)i)al o)er all E"&ires0 Notes I & 6A(ent'r6 and 6T*e Political 6 There are t,o ,ords in this translation ,hich are unusual2 the ,ord 6A#ENT.R6 and 6$olitical6 used as a su-stanti)e2 A#ENT.R a&&ears to -e a ,ord ado&ted fro" the original and it "eans the ,hole -od. of agents and agencies "ade use of -. the Elders2 ,hether "e"-ers of the tri-e or their *entile tools0 B. "the Political" !r !arsden "eans2 not e4actl. the "bod$ politic" -ut the entire "achiner. of &olitics0 Notes II & T*e Sy%bolic Sna0e o, 3'dais% Protocol ### o&ens ,ith a reference to the Sy%bolic Sna0e of 3'dais%0 In his E$ilo('e to the <=>? Edition o, t*e Protocols2 Nil's gi)es the follo,ing interesting account of this s."-ol? According to the records of secret 3e1is* Zionis%+ Solo%on and other 3e,ish learned "en alread.2 in 9>9 B0C02 thought out a sche"e in theor. for a &eaceful con$uest of the ,hole uni)erse -. Zion0 As histor. de)elo&ed2 this sche"e ,as ,or'ed out in detail and co"&leted -. "en ,ho ,ere su-se$uentl. initiated in this $uestion0 These learned "en decided -. &eaceful "eans to con$uer the ,orld for Zion ,ith the sl.ness of the Sy%bolic Sna0e2 ,hose head ,as to re&resent those ,ho ha)e -een initiated into the &lans of the 3e,ish ad"inistration2 and the -od. of the Sna0e to re&resent the 3e1is* $eo$le ( the ad"inistration ,as al,a.s 'e&t secret2 EVEN FRO! THE 3E-ISH NATION ITSELF As this Sna0e &enetrated into the hearts of the nations ,hich it encountered it under"ined and de)oured all the non(3e,ish &o,er of these States0 It is foretold that the Sna0e has still to finish its ,or'2 strictl. adhering to the designed &lan2 until the course ,hich it has to run is closed -. the return of its head to

Zion and until2 -. this "eans2 the Sna0e has co"&leted its round of E'ro$e and has encircled it ( and until2 -. dint of enchaining E'ro$e2 it has enco"&assed the ,hole ,orld0 This it is to acco"&lish -. using e)er. endea)or to su-due the other countries-. an ECONO!ICAL CON@.EST0 The return of the head of the Sna0e to Zion can onl. -e acco"&lished after the &o,er of all the So:erei(n of E'ro$e has -een laid lo,2 that is to sa.2 ,hen -. "eans of econo"ic crises and ,holesale destruction effected e)er.,here2 there shall ha)e -een -rought a-out a s&iritual de"oraliEation and a "oral corru&tion2 chiefl. ,ith the assistance of 3e,ish ,o"en "as$uerading as French2 Italians2 etc00 These are the surest s&readers of licentiousness into the li)es of the leading "en at the heads of nations0 A "a& of the course of the Sy%bolic Sna0e is sho,n as follo,s? ( Its first stage in E'ro$e ,as in B>9 B0C0 in #reece2 ,here2 a-out the ti"e of Pericles2 the Sna'e first started eating into the &o,er of that countr.0 The second stage ,as in Ro%e in the ti"e of A'('st's+ a-out <9 B0C00 The third in !adrid in the ti"e of C*arles V2 in A0!0 8;;>0 The fourth in Paris a-out 8=9:2 in the ti"e of Lo'is 8VI0 The fifth in London fro" 8@8B on,ards Cafter the do,nfall of Na$oleonD0 The si4th in )erlin in 8@=8 after the Franco&Pr'ssian 1ar0 The se)enth in St Petersb'r(2 o)er ,hich is dra,n the head of the Sna'e under the date of 8@@80 FThis Sna'e is no, -eing dra,n through the A%ericas and in the .nited States o, A%erica2 it is -een &artiall. identified as the Counsel on Foreign %elations C C F R D and the Tri(Lateral Co""ission G0 All these States ,hich the Sna'e tra)ersed ha)e had the foundations of their constitutions sha'en2 #er%any2 ,ith its a&&arent &o,er2 for"ing no e4ce&tion to the rule0 In econo"ic conditions2 En(land and #er%any are s&ared2 -ut onl. till the con$uest of R'ssia is acco"&lished -. the Sna'e2 on ,hich at &resent Fi0e02 89:;G all its efforts are concentrated0 The further course of the Sna'e is not sho,n on this "a&2 -ut arro,s indicate its ne4t "o)e"ent to,ards !osco1+ /ie,t and Odessa0 It is no, ,ell 'no,n to us to ,hat e4tent the latter cities for" the centuries of the "ilitant 3e,ish race0 Constantino$le is sho,n as the last stage of the Sna'e6s course -efore it reaches 3er'sale%0 CThis "a& ,as dra,n .ears -efore the occurrence of the 62o'n( T'r06 ( i0e02 3e1is* & Re:ol'tion in T'r0eyD0 den0 Notes III0 ( The ter" "Go$im," "eaning Gentile or non%Jews, is used throughout the Protocols and is retained -. #r0 #ars0

PROTOCOLS OF THE !EETIN#S OF THE LEARNED ELDERS OF ZION

PROTOCOL No <
< 0000Putting aside fine &hrases ,e shall s&ea' of the significance of each thought? -. co"&arisons and deductions ,e shall thro, light u&on surrounding facts0 A What I a" a-out to set forth2 then2 is our s.ste" fro" the t,o &oints of )ie,2 that of oursel)es and that of the #O2I! Fi0e02 non( 3e,sG0 B It "ust -e noted that "en ,ith -ad instincts are "ore in nu"-er than the good2 and therefore the -est results in go)erning the" are attained -. )iolence and terrorisation2 and not -. acade"ic discussions0 E)er. "an ai"s at &o,er2 e)er.one ,ould li'e to -eco"e a dictator if onl. he could2 and rare indeed are the "en ,ho ,ould not -e ,illing to sacrifice the ,elfare of all for the sa'e of securing their o,n ,elfare0 C What has restrained the -easts of &re. ,ho are called "en? What has ser)ed for their guidance hitherto? ? In the -eginnings of the structure of societ.2 the. ,ere su-5ected to -rutal and -lind forceH after ,ords ( to La,2 ,hich is the sa"e force2 onl. disguised0 I dra, the conclusion that -. the la, of nature right lies in force0 D Political freedo" is an idea -ut not a fact0 This idea one "ust 'no, ho, to a&&l. ,hene)er it a&&ears necessar. ,ith this -ait of an idea to attract the "asses of the &eo&le to one6s &art. for the &ur&ose of crushing another ,ho is in authorit.0 This tas' is rendered easier of the o&&onent has hi"self -een infected ,ith the idea of freedo"2 SO&CALLED LI)ERALIS!2 and2 for the sa'e of an idea2 is ,illing to .ield so"e of his &o,er0 It is &recisel. here that the triu"&h of our theor. a&&earsH the slac'ened reins of go)ern"ent are i""ediatel.2 -. the la, of life2 caught u& and gathered together -. a ne, hand2 -ecause the -lind "ight of the nation cannot for one single da. e4ist ,ithout guidance2 and the ne, authorit. "erel. fits into the &lace of the old alread. ,ea'ened -. li-eralis"0

#OLD
E In our da. the &o,er ,hich has re&laced that of the rulers ,ho ,ere li-eral is the &o,er of *old0 Ti"e ,as ,hen Faith ruled0 The idea of freedo" is i"&ossi-le of realiEation -ecause no one 'no,s ho, to use it ,ith "oderation0 It is enough to hand o)er a &eo&le to self(go)ern"ent for a certain length of ti"e for that &eo&le to -e turned into a disorganiEed "o-0 Fro" that "o"ent on ,e get internecine strife ,hich soon de)elo&s into -attles -et,een classes2 in the "idst of ,hich States -urn do,n and their i"&ortance is reduced to that of a hea& of ashes0 F Whether a State e4hausts itself in its o,n con)ulsions2 ,hether its internal discord -rings it under the &o,er of e4ternal foes ( in an. case it can -e accounted irretrie)a-le lost? IT IS IN O.R PO-ER The des&otis" of Ca&ital2 ,hich is entirel. in our hands2 reaches out to it a stra, that the State2 ,ill.( nill.2 "ust ta'e hold of? if not ( it goes to the -otto"0 = Should an.one of a li-eral "ind sa. that such reflections as the a-o)e are i""oral2 I ,ould &ut the follo,ing $uestions? If e)er. State has t,o foes and if in regard to the e4ternal foe it is allo,ed and not considered i""oral to use e)er. "anner and art of conflict2 as for e4a"&le to 'ee& the ene". in ignorance of &lans of attac' and defense2 to attac' hi" -. night or in su&erior nu"-ers2 then in ,hat

,a. can the sa"e "eans in regard to a ,orse foe2 the destro.er of the structure of societ. and the co""on,eal2 -e called i""oral and not &er"issi-le? <> Is it &ossi-le for an. sound logical "ind to ho&e ,ith an. success to guide cro,ds -. the aid of reasona-le counsels and argu"ents2 ,hen an. o-5ection or contradiction2 senseless though it "a. -e2 can -e "ade and ,hen such o-5ection "a. find "ore fa)or ,ith the &eo&le2 ,hose &o,ers of reasoning are su&erficial? #en in "asses and the "en of the "asses2 -eing guided solel. -. &ett. &assions2 &altr. -eliefs2 traditions and senti"ental theore"s2 fall a &re. to &art. dissension2 ,hich hinders an. 'ind of agree"ent e)en on the -asis of a &erfectl. reasona-le argu"ent0 E)er. resolution of a cro,d de&ends u&on a chance or &ac'ed "a5orit.2 ,hich2 in its ignorance of &olitical secrets2 &uts forth so"e ridiculous resolution that la.s in the ad"inistration a seed of anarch.0 << The &olitical has nothing in co""on ,ith the "oral0 The ruler ,ho is go)erned -. the "oral is not a s'illed &olitician2 and is therefore unsta-le on his throne0 1e ,ho ,ishes to rule "ust ha)e recourse -oth to cunning and to "a'e(-elie)e0 *reat national $ualities2 li'e fran'ness and honest.2 are )ices in &olitics2 for the. -ring do,n rulers fro" their thrones "ore effecti)el. and "ore certainl. than the "ost &o,erful ene".0 Such $ualities "ust -e the attri-utes of the 'ingdo"s of the #O2I!+ -ut ,e "ust in no ,ise -e guided -. the"0

RI#HT IS !I#HT
<A Our right lies in force0 The ,ord "ri&ht" is an a-stract thought and &ro)ed -. nothing0 The ,ord "eans no "ore than? Give me what # want in order that thereb$ # ma$ have a proof that # am stron&er than $ou. <B Where does right -egin? Where does it end? <C In an. State in ,hich there is a -ad organiEation of authorit.2 an i"&ersonalit. of la,s and of the rulers ,ho ha)e lost their &ersonalit. a"id the flood of rights e)er "ulti&l.ing out of liberalis%2 I find a ne, right ( to attac' -. the right of the strong2 and to scatter to the ,inds all e4isting forces of order and regulation2 to reconstruct all institutions and to -eco"e the so)ereign lord of those ,ho ha)e left to us the rights of their &o,er -. la.ing the" do,n )oluntaril. in their liberalis% <? Our &o,er in the &resent tottering condition of all for"s of &o,er ,ill -e "ore in)inci-le than an. other2 -ecause it ,ill re"ain in)isi-le until the "o"ent ,hen it has gained such strength that no cunning can an. longer under"ine it0 <D Out of the te"&orar. e)il ,e are no, co"&elled to co""it ,ill e"erge the good of an unsha'a-le rule2 ,hich ,ill restore the regular course of the "achiner. of the national life2 -rought to naught -. liberalis% The result 5ustifies the "eans0 Let us2 ho,e)er2 in our &lans2 direct our attention not so "uch to ,hat is good and "oral as to ,hat is necessar. and useful0 <E Before us is a &lan in ,hich is laid do,n strategicall. the line fro" ,hich ,e cannot de)iate ,ithout running the ris' of seeing the la-or of "an. centuries -rought to naught0 <F In order to ela-orate satisfactor. for"s of action it is necessar. to ha)e regard to the rascalit.2 the slac'ness2 the insta-ilit. of the "o-2 its lac' of ca&acit. to understand and res&ect the conditions of its o,n life2 or its o,n ,elfare0 It "ust -e understood that the "ight of a "o- is -lind2 senseless and un( reasoning force e)er at the "erc. of a suggestion fro" an. side0 The -lind cannot lead the -lind ,ithout -ringing the" into the a-.ssH conse$uentl.2 "e"-ers of the "o-2 u&starts fro" the &eo&le e)en though the. should -e as a genius for ,isdo"2 .et ha)ing no understanding of the &olitical2 cannot co"e for,ard as leaders of the "o- ,ithout -ringing the ,hole nation to ruin0 <= Onl. one trained fro" childhood for inde&endent rule can ha)e understanding of the ,ords that can

-e "ade u& of the &olitical al&ha-et0 A> A &eo&le left to itself2 i0e02 to u&starts fro" its "idst2 -rings itself to ruin -. &art. dissensions e4cited -. the &ursuit of &o,er and honors and the disorders arising therefro"0 Is it &ossi-le for the "asses of the &eo&le cal"l. and ,ithout &ett. 5ealousies to for" 5udg"ent2 to deal ,ith the affairs of the countr.2 ,hich cannot -e "i4ed u& ,ith &ersonal interest? Can the. defend the"sel)es fro" an e4ternal foe? It is unthin'a-leH for a &lan -ro'en u& into as "an. &arts as there are heads in the "o-2 loses all ho"ogeneit.2 and there-. -eco"es unintelligi-le and i"&ossi-le of e4ecution0

-E ARE DESPOTS
A<0 It is onl. ,ith a des&otic ruler that &lans can -e ela-orated e4tensi)el. and clearl. in such a ,a. as to distri-ute the ,hole &ro&erl. a"ong the se)eral &arts of the "achiner. of the State? fro" this the conclusion is ine)ita-le that a satisfactor. for" of go)ern"ent for an. countr. is one that concentrates in the hands of one res&onsi-le &erson0 Without an a-solute des&otis" there can -e no e4istence for ci)iliEation ,hich is carried on not -. the "asses -ut -. their guide2 ,hosoe)er that &erson "a. -e0 The "o- is sa)age2 and dis&la.s its sa)ager. at e)er. o&&ortunit.0 The "o"ent the "o- seiEes freedo" in its hands it $uic'l. turns to anarch.2 ,hich in itself is the highest degree of sa)ager.0 AA Behold the alcoholic ani"als2 -e"used ,ith drin'2 the right to an i""oderate use of ,hich co"es along ,ith freedo"0 It is not for us and ours to ,al' that road0 The &eo&les of the #O2I! are -e"used ,ith alcoholic li$uorsH their .outh has gro,n stu&id on classicis" and fro" earl. i""oralit.2 into ,hich it has -een inducted -. our s&ecial agents ( -. tutors2 lac'e.s2 go)ernesses in the houses of the ,ealth.2 -. cler's and others2 -. our ,o"en in the &laces of dissi&ation fre$uented -. the #O2I! In the nu"-er of these last I count also the so(called "societ$ ladies," )oluntar. follo,ers of the others in corru&tion and lu4ur.0 AB Our countersign is ( Force and #a'e(-elie)e0 Onl. force con$uers in &olitical affairs2 es&eciall. if it -e concealed in the talents essential to states"en0 Violence "ust -e the &rinci&le2 and cunning and "a'e(-elie)e the rule for go)ern"ents ,hich do not ,ant to la. do,n their cro,ns at the feet of agents of so"e ne, &o,er0 This e)il is the one and onl. "eans to attain the end2 the good0 Therefore ,e "ust not sto& at -ri-er.2 deceit and treacher. ,hen the. should ser)e to,ards the attain"ent of our end0 In &olitics one "ust 'no, ho, to seiEe the &ro&ert. of others ,ithout hesitation if -. it ,e secure su-"ission and so)ereignt.0 AC Our State2 "arching along the &ath of &eaceful con$uest2 has the right to re&lace the horrors of ,ar -. less noticea-le and "ore satisfactor. sentences of death2 necessar. to "aintain the terror ,hich tends to &roduce -lind su-"ission0 3ust -ut "erciless se)erit. is the greatest factor of strength in the State? not onl. for the sa'e of gain -ut also in the na"e of dut.2 for the sa'e of )ictor.2 ,e "ust 'ee& to the &rogra""e of )iolence and "a'e(-elie)e0 The doctrine of s$uaring accounts is &recisel. as strong as the "eans of ,hich it "a'es use0 Therefore it is not so "uch -. the "eans the"sel)es as -. the doctrine of se)erit. that ,e shall triu"&h and -ring all go)ern"ents into su-5ection to our su&er( go)ern"ent0 It is enough for the" to 'no, that ,e are too "erciless for all diso-edience to cease0

-E SHALL END LI)ERT2

A? Far -ac' in ancient ti"es ,e ,ere the first to cr. a"ong the "asses of the &eo&le the ,ords "'ibert$, ()ualit$, *raternit$," ,ords "an. ti"es re&eated since these da.s -. stu&id &oll( &arrots ,ho2 fro" all sides around2 fle, do,n u&on these -aits and ,ith the" carried a,a. the ,ell(-eing of the ,orld2 true freedo" of the indi)idual2 for"erl. so ,ell guarded against the &ressure of the "o-0 The ,ould(-e ,ise "en of the #O2I!2 the intellectuals2 could not "a'e an.thing out of the uttered

,ords in their a-stractednessH did not see that in nature there is no e$ualit.2 cannot -e freedo"? that Nature herself has esta-lished ine$ualit. of "inds2 of characters2 and ca&acities2 5ust as i""uta-l. as she has esta-lished su-ordination to her la,s? ne)er sto&&ed to thin' that the "o- is a -lind thing2 that u&starts elected fro" a"ong it to -ear rule are2 in regard to the &olitical2 the sa"e -lind "en as the "oitself2 that the ade&t2 though he -e a fool2 can .et rule2 ,hereas the non(ade&t2 e)en if he ,ere a genius2 understands nothing in the &olitical ( to all those things the #O2I! &aid no regardH .et all the ti"e it ,as -ased u&on these things that d.nastic rule rested? the father &assed on to the son a 'no,ledge of the course of &olitical affairs in such ,ise that none should 'no, it -ut "e"-ers of the d.nast. and none could -etra. it to the go)erned0 As ti"e ,ent on2 the "eaning of the d.nastic transference of the true &osition of affairs in the &olitical ,as lost2 and this aided the success of our cause0 AD In all corners of the earth the ,ords "'ibert$, ()ualit$, *raternit$," -rought to our ran's2 than's to our -lind agents2 ,hole legions ,ho -ore our -anners ,ith enthusias"0 And all the ti"e these ,ords ,ere can'er(,or"s at ,or' -oring into the ,ell(-eing of the #O2I!2 &utting an end e)er.,here to &eace2 $uiet2 solidarit. and destro.ing all the foundations of the #O2A States As .ou ,ill see later2 this hel&ed us to our triu"&h? it ga)e us the &ossi-ilit.2 a"ong other things2 of getting into our hands the "aster card ( the destruction of the &ri)ileges2 or in other ,ords of the )er. e4istence of the aristocrac. of the #O2I!2 that class ,hich ,as the onl. defense &eo&les and countries had against us0 On the ruins of the eternal and genealogical aristocrac. of the #O2I! ,e ha)e set u& the aristocrac. of our educated class headed -. the aristocrac. of "one.0 The $ualifications for this aristocrac. ,e ha)e esta-lished in ,ealth2 ,hich is de&endent u&on us2 and in 'no,ledge2 for ,hich our learned elders &ro)ide the "oti)e force0 AE Our triu"&h has -een rendered easier -. the fact that in our relations ,ith the "en2 ,ho" ,e ,anted2 ,e ha)e al,a.s ,or'ed u&on the "ost sensiti)e chords of the hu"an "ind2 u&on the cash account2 u&on the cu&idit.2 u&on the insatia-ilit. for "aterial needs of "anH and each one of these hu"an ,ea'nesses2 ta'en alone2 is sufficient to &aral.Ee initiati)e2 for it hands o)er the ,ill of "en to the dis&osition of hi" ,ho has -ought their acti)ities0 AF The a-straction of freedo" has ena-led us to &ersuade the "o- in all countries that their go)ern"ent is nothing -ut the ste,ard of the &eo&le ,ho are the o,ners of the countr.2 and that the ste,ard "a. -e re&laced li'e a ,orn(out glo)e0 A= It is this &ossi-ilit. of re&lacing the re&resentati)es of the &eo&le ,hich has &laced at our dis&osal2 and2 as it ,ere2 gi)en us the &o,er of a&&oint"ent0

PROTOCOL No A
< It is indis&ensa-le for our &ur&ose that ,ars2 so far as &ossi-le2 should not result in territorial gains? ,ar ,ill thus -e -rought on to the econo"ic ground2 ,here the nations ,ill not fail to &ercei)e in the assistance ,e gi)e the strength of our &redo"inance2 and this state of things ,ill &ut -oth sides at the "erc. of our international A#ENT.RG ,hich &ossesses "illions of e.es e)er on the ,atch and unha"&ered -. an. li"itations ,hatsoe)er0 Our international rights ,ill then ,i&e out national rights2 in the &ro&er sense of right2 and ,ill rule the nations &recisel. as the ci)il la, of States rules the relations of their su-5ects a"ong the"sel)es0 A The ad"inistrators2 ,ho" ,e shall choose fro" a"ong the &u-lic2 ,ith strict regard to their ca&acities for ser)ile o-edience2 ,ill not -e &ersons trained in the arts of go)ern"ent2 and ,ill therefore easil. -eco"e &a,ns in our ga"e in the hands of "en of learning and genius ,ho ,ill -e their ad)isers2 s&ecialists -red and reared fro" earl. childhood to rule the affairs of the ,hole ,orld0 As is ,ell 'no,n to .ou2 these s&ecialists of ours ha)e -een dra,ing to fit the" for rule the infor"ation the. need fro" our &olitical &lans fro" the lessons of histor.2 fro" o-ser)ations "ade of the e)ents of e)er. "o"ent as it &asses0 The #O2I! are not guided -. &ractical use of un&re5udiced historical o-ser)ation2 -ut -. theoretical routine ,ithout an. critical regard for conse$uent results0 We need not2 therefore2 ta'e an. account of the" ( let the" a"use the"sel)es until the hour stri'es2 or li)e on ho&es of ne, for"s of enter&rising &asti"e2 or on the "e"ories of all the. ha)e en5o.ed0 For the" let that &la. the &rinci&al &art ,hich ,e ha)e &ersuaded the" to acce&t as the dictates of science Ctheor.D0 It is ,ith this o-5ect in )ie, that ,e are constantl.2 -. "eans of our &ress2 arousing a -lind confidence in these theories0 The intellectuals of the #O2I! ,ill &uff the"sel)es u& ,ith their 'no,ledges and ,ithout an. logical )erification of the" ,ill &ut into effect all the infor"ation a)aila-le fro" science2 ,hich our A#ENT.R s&ecialists ha)e cunningl. &ieced together for the &ur&ose of educating their "inds in the direction ,e ,ant0

DESTR.CTIVE ED.CATION
B !o not su&&ose for a "o"ent that these state"ents are e"&t. ,ords? thin' carefull. of the successes ,e arranged for Dar1inis%+ !arHis%+ Niet4sc*e&is% To us 3e1s+ at an. rate2 it should -e &lain to see ,hat a disintegrating i"&ortance these directi)es ha)e had u&on the "inds of the #O2I! C It is indis&ensa-le for us to ta'e account of the thoughts2 characters2 tendencies of the nations in order to a)oid "a'ing sli&s in the &olitical and in the direction of ad"inistrati)e affairs0 The triu"&h of our s.ste" of ,hich the co"&onent &arts of the "achiner. "a. -e )ariousl. dis&osed according to the te"&era"ent of the &eo&les "et on our ,a.2 ,ill fail of success if the &ractical a&&lication of it -e not -ased u&on a su""ing u& of the lessons of the &ast in the light of the &resent0 ? In the hands of the States of to(da. there is a great force that creates the "o)e"ent of thought in the &eo&le2 and that is the Press0 The &art &la.ed -. the Press is to 'ee& &ointing our re$uire"ents su&&osed to -e indis&ensa-le2 to gi)e )oice to the co"&laints of the &eo&le2 to e4&ress and to create discontent0 It is in the Press that the triu"&h of freedo" of s&eech finds its incarnation0 But the #O2I! States ha)e not 'no,n ho, to "a'e use of this forceH and it has fallen into our hands0 Through the Press ,e ha)e gained the &o,er to influence ,hile re"aining oursel)es in the shadeH than's to the Press ,e ha)e got the #OLD in our hands2 not,ithstanding that ,e ha)e had to gather it out of the oceans of -lood and tears0 But it has &aid us2 though ,e ha)e sacrificed "an. of our &eo&le0 Each )icti" on our side is ,orth in the sight of #od a thousand #O2I!

PROTOCOL No B
< To(da. I "a. tell .ou that our goal is no, onl. a fe, ste&s off0 There re"ains a s"all s&ace to cross and the ,hole long &ath ,e ha)e trodden is read. no, to close its c.cle of the Sy%bolic Sna0e+ -. ,hich ,e s."-oliEe our &eo&le0 When this ring closes2 all the States o, E'ro$e ,ill -e loc'ed in its coil as in a &o,erful )ice0 A The constitution scales of these da.s ,ill shortl. -rea' do,n2 for ,e ha)e esta-lished the" ,ith a certain lac' of accurate -alance in order that the. "a. oscillate incessantl. until the. ,ear through the &i)ot on ,hich the. turn0 The #O2I! are under the i"&ression that the. ha)e ,elded the" sufficientl. strong and the. ha)e all along 'e&t on e4&ecting that the scales ,ould co"e into e$uili-riu"0 But the &i)ots ( the 'ings on their thrones ( are he""ed in -. their re&resentati)es2 ,ho &la. the fool2 distraught ,ith their o,n uncontrolled and irres&onsi-le &o,er0 This &o,er the. o,e to the terror ,hich has -een -reathed into the &alaces0 As the. ha)e no "eans of getting at their &eo&le2 into their )er. "idst2 the 'ings on their thrones are no longer a-le to co"e to ter"s ,ith the" and so strengthen the"sel)es against see'ers after &o,er0 We ha)e "ade a gulf -et,een the far(seeing So)ereign Po,er and the -lind force of the &eo&le so that -oth ha)e lost all "eaning2 for li'e the -lind "an and his stic'2 -oth are &o,erless a&art0 B In order to incite see'ers after &o,er to a "isuse of &o,er ,e ha)e set all forces in o&&osition one to another2 -rea'ing u& their liberal tendencies to,ards inde&endence0 To this end ,e ha)e stirred u& e)er. for" of enter&rise2 ,e ha)e ar"ed all &arties2 ,e ha)e set u& authorit. as a target for e)er. a"-ition0 Of States ,e ha)e "ade gladiatorial arenas ,here a lot of confused issues contend 0000 A little "ore2 and disorders and -an'ru&tc. ,ill -e uni)ersal 0000 C Ba--lers2 ine4hausti-le2 ha)e turned into oratorical contests the sittings of Parlia"ent and Ad"inistrati)e Boards0 Bold 5ournalists and unscru&ulous &a"&hleteers dail. fall u&on e4ecuti)e officials0 A-uses of &o,er ,ill &ut the final touch in &re&aring all institutions for their o)erthro, and e)er.thing ,ill fl. s'.,ard under the -lo,s of the "addened "o-0

POVERT2 O.R -EAPON

? All &eo&le are chained do,n to hea). toil -. &o)ert. "ore fir"l. than e)er0 The. ,ere chained -. sla)er. and serfdo"H fro" these2 one ,a. and another2 the. "ight free the"sel)es0 These could -e settled ,ith2 -ut fro" ,ant the. ,ill ne)er get a,a.0 We ha)e included in the constitution such rights as to the "asses a&&ear fictitious and not actual rights0 All these so(called "Peoples +i&hts" can e4ist onl. in idea2 an idea ,hich can ne)er -e realiEed in &ractical life0 What is it to the &roletariat la-orer2 -o,ed dou-le o)er his hea). toil2 crushed -. his lot in life2 if tal'ers get the right to -a--le2 if 5ournalists get the right to scri--le an. nonsense side -. side ,ith good stuff2 once the &roletariat has no other &rofit out of the constitution sa)e onl. those &itiful cru"-s ,hich ,e fling the" fro" our ta-le in return for their )oting in fa)or of ,hat ,e dictate2 in fa)or of the "en ,e &lace in &o,er2 the ser)ants of our A#ENT.R 000 %e&u-lican rights for a &oor "an are no "ore than a -itter &iece of iron.2 for the necessit. he is under of toiling al"ost all da. gi)es hi" no &resent use of the"2 -ut the other hand ro-s hi" of all guarantee of regular and certain earnings -. "a'ing hi" de&endent on stri'es -. his co"rades or loc'outs -. his "asters0

-E S.PPORT CO!!.NIS!
D The &eo&le2 under our guidance2 ha)e annihilated the aristocrac.2 ,ho ,ere their one and onl. defense and foster( "other for the sa'e of their o,n ad)antage ,hich is inse&ara-l. -ound u& ,ith the ,ell(-eing of the &eo&le0 No,ada.s2 ,ith the destruction of the aristocrac.2 the &eo&le ha)e fallen into

the gri&s of "erciless "one.(grinding scoundrels ,ho ha)e laid a &itiless and cruel .o'e u&on the nec's of the ,or'ers0 E We a&&ear on the scene as alleged sa)iours of the ,or'er fro" this o&&ression ,hen ,e &ro&ose to hi" to enter the ran's of our fighting forces ( Socialists2 Anarchists2 Co""unists ( to ,ho" ,e al,a.s gi)e su&&ort in accordance ,ith an alleged -rotherl. rule Cof the solidarit. of all hu"anit.D of our SOCIAL !ASONR2 The aristocrac.2 ,hich en5o.ed -. la, the la-or of the ,or'ers2 ,as interested in seeing that the ,or'ers ,ere ,ell fed2 health.2 and strong0 We are interested in 5ust the o&&osite ( in the di"inution2 the /ILLIN# O.T OF THE #O2I! Our &o,er is in the chronic shortness of food and &h.sical ,ea'ness of the ,or'er -ecause -. all that this i"&lies he is "ade the sla)e of our ,ill2 and he ,ill not find in his o,n authorities either strength or energ. to set against our ,ill0 1unger creates the right of ca&ital to rule the ,or'er "ore surel. than it ,as gi)en to the aristocrac. -. the legal authorit. of 'ings0 F B. ,ant and the en). and hatred ,hich it engenders ,e shall "o)e the "o-s and ,ith their hands ,e shall ,i&e out all those ,ho hinder us on our ,a.0 = -HEN THE HO.R STRI/ES FOR O.R SOVEREI#N LORD OF ALL THE -ORLD TO )E CRO-NED IT IS THESE SA!E HANDS -HICH -ILL S-EEP A-A2 EVER2THIN# THAT !I#HT )E A HINDRANCE THERETO CThe Bi-lical "Anti%,hrist- D <> The #O2I! ha)e lost the ha-it of thin'ing unless &ro"&ted -. the suggestions of our s&ecialists0 Therefore the. do not see the urgent necessit. of ,hat ,e2 ,hen our 'ingdo" co"es2 shall ado&t at once2 na"el. this2 that IT IS ESSENTIAL TO TEACH IN NATIONAL SCHOOLS ONE SI!PLE+ TR.E PIECE OF /NO-LED#E+ THE )ASIS OF ALL /NO-LED#E & THE /NO-LED#E OF THE STR.CT.RE OF H.!AN LIFE+ OF SOCIAL E8ISTENCE+ -HICH RE@.IRES DIVISION OF LA)OR+ AND+ CONSE@.ENTL2+ THE DIVISION OF !EN INTO CLASSES AND CONDITIONS It is essential for all to 'no, that O-IN# TO DIFFERENCE IN THE O)3ECTS OF H.!AN ACTIVIT2 THERE CANNOT )E AN2 E@.ALIT2+ that he2 ,ho -. an. act of his co"&ro"ises a ,hole class2 cannot -e e$uall. res&onsi-le -efore the la, ,ith hi" ,ho affects no one -ut onl. his o,n honor0 The true 'no,ledge of the structure of societ.2 into the secrets of ,hich ,e do not ad"it the #O2I!+ ,ould de"onstrate to all "en that the &ositions and ,or' "ust -e 'e&t ,ithin a certain circle2 that the. "a. not -eco"e a source of hu"an suffering2 arising fro" an education ,hich does not corres&ond ,ith the ,or' ,hich indi)iduals are called u&on to do0 After a thorough stud. of this 'no,ledge2 the &eo&les ,ill )oluntaril. su-"it to authorit. and acce&t such &osition as is a&&ointed the" in the State0 In the &resent state of 'no,ledge and the direction ,e ha)e gi)en to its de)elo&"ent of the &eo&le2 -lindl. -elie)ing things in &rint ( cherishes ( than's to &ro"&tings intended to "islead and to its o,n ignorance ( a -lind hatred to,ards all conditions ,hich it considers a-o)e itself2 for it has no understanding of the "eaning of class and condition0

3E-S -ILL )E SAFE

<< THIS HATRED -ILL )E STILL F.RTHER !A#NIFIED )2 THE EFFECTS o, an ECONO!IC CRISES+ ,hich ,ill sto& dealing on the e4changes and -ring industr. to a standstill0 We shall create -. all the secret su-terranean "ethods o&en to us and ,ith the aid of gold2 ,hich is all in our hands2 A .NIVERSAL ECONO!IC CRISES -HERE)2 -E SHALL THRO- .PON THE STREETS -HOLE !O)S OF -OR/ERS SI!.LTANEO.SL2 IN ALL THE CO.NTRIES OF E.ROPE These "o-s ,ill rush delightedl. to shed the -lood of those ,ho"2 in the si"&licit. of their ignorance2 the. ha)e en)ied fro" their cradles2 and ,hose &ro&ert. the. ,ill then -e a-le to loot0 <A 6O.RS6 THE2 -ILL NOT TO.CH+ )ECA.SE THE !O!ENT OF ATTAC/ -ILL )E /NO-N TO .S AND -E SHALL TA/E !EAS.RES TO PROTECT O.R O-N

<B We ha)e de"onstrated that &rogress ,ill -ring all the #O2I! to the so)ereignt. of reason0 Our des&otis" ,ill -e &recisel. thatH for it ,ill 'no, ho,2 -. ,ise se)erities2 to &acificate all unrest2 to cauteriEe liberalis% out of all institutions0 <C When the &o&ulace has seen that all sorts of concessions and indulgences are .ielded it2 in the sa"e na"e of freedo" it has i"agined itself to -e so)ereign lord and has stor"ed its ,a. to &o,er2 -ut2 naturall. li'e e)er. other -lind "an2 it has co"e u&on a host of stu"-ling -loc's0 IT HAS R.SHED TO FIND A #.IDE+ IT HAS NEVER HAD THE SENSE TO RET.RN TO THE FOR!ER STATE and it has laid do,n its &leni&otentiar. &o,ers at O.R feet0 %e"e"-er the Frenc* Re:ol'tion2 to ,hich it ,as ,e ,ho ga)e the na"e of "Great"? the secrets of its &re&arations are ,ell 'no,n to us for it ,as ,holl. the ,or' of our hands0 <? E)er since that ti"e ,e ha)e -een leading the &eo&les fro" one disenchant"ent to another2 so that in the end the. should turn also fro" us in fa)or of that /IN#&DESPOT OF THE )LOOD OF ZION+ -HO! -E ARE PREPARIN# FOR THE -ORLD <D At the &resent da. ,e are2 as an international force2 in)inci-le2 -ecause if attac'ed -. so"e ,e are su&&orted -. other States0 It is the -otto"less rascalit. of the #O2I! &eo&les2 ,ho cra,l on their -ellies to force2 -ut are "erciless to,ards ,ea'ness2 uns&aring to faults and indulgent to cri"es2 un,illing to -ear the contradictions of a free social s.ste" -ut &atient unto "art.rdo" under the )iolence of a -old des&otis" ( it is those $ualities ,hich are aiding us to inde&endence0 Fro" the &re"ier( dictators of the &resent da.2 the #O2I! &eo&les suffer &atientl. and -ear such a-uses as for the least of the" the. ,ould ha)e -eheaded t,ent. 'ings0 <E What is the e4&lanation of this &heno"enon2 this curious inconse$uence of the "asses of the &eo&les in their attitude to,ards ,hat ,ould a&&ear to -e e)ents of the sa"e order? <F It is e4&lained -. the fact that these dictators ,his&er to the &eo&les through their agents that through these a-uses the. are inflicting in5ur. on the States ,ith the highest &ur&ose ( to secure the ,elfare of the &eo&les2 the international -rotherhood of the" all2 their solidarit. and e$ualit. of rights0 Naturall. the. do not tell the &eo&les that this unification "ust -e acco"&lished onl. under our so)ereign rule0 <= And thus the &eo&le conde"n the u&right and ac$uit the guilt.2 &ersuaded e)er "ore and "ore that it can do ,hatsoe)er it ,ishes0 Than's to this state of things2 the &eo&le are destro.ing e)er. 'ind of sta-ilit. and creating disorders at e)er. ste&0 A> The ,ord "freedom" -rings out the co""unities of "en to fight against e)er. 'ind of force2 against e)er. 'ind of authorit. e)en against #od and the la,s of nature0 For this reason ,e2 ,hen ,e co"e into our 'ingdo"2 shall ha)e to erase this ,ord fro" the le4icon of life as i"&l.ing a &rinci&le of -rute force ,hich turns "o-s into -loodthirst. -easts0 A< These -easts2 it is true2 fall aslee& again e)er. ti"e ,hen the. ha)e drun' their fill of -lood2 and at such ti"e can easil. -e ri)eted into their chains0 But if the. -e not gi)en -lood the. ,ill not slee& and continue to struggle0

PROTOCOL No C
< E)er. re&u-lic &asses through se)eral stages0 The first of these is co"&rised in the earl. da.s of "ad raging -. the -lind "o-2 tossed hither and thither2 right and left? the second is de"agog. fro" ,hich is -orn anarch.2 and that leads ine)ita-l. to des&otis" ( not an. longer legal and o)ert2 and therefore res&onsi-le des&otis"2 -ut to unseen and secretl. hidden2 .et ne)ertheless sensi-l. felt des&otis" in the hands of so"e secret organiEation or other2 ,hose acts are the "ore unscru&ulous inas"uch as it ,or's -ehind a screen2 -ehind the -ac's of all sorts of agents2 the changing of ,ho" not onl. does not in5uriousl. affect -ut actuall. aids the secret force -. sa)ing it2 than's to continual changes2 fro" the necessit. of e4&anding its resources on the re,arding of long ser)ices0 A Who and ,hat is in a &osition to o)erthro, an in)isi-le force? And this is &recisel. ,hat our force is0 #ENTILE %asonry -lindl. ser)es as a screen for us and our o-5ects2 -ut the &lan of action of our force2 e)en its )er. a-iding(&lace2 re"ains for the ,hole &eo&le an un'no,n ".ster.0

-E SHALL DESTRO2 #OD

B But e)en freedo" "ight -e har"less and ha)e its &lace in the State econo". ,ithout in5ur. to the ,ell(-eing of the &eo&les if it rested u&on the foundation of faith in *od2 u&on the -rotherhood of hu"anit.2 unconnected ,ith the conce&tion of e$ualit.2 ,hich is negati)ed -. the )er. la,s of creation2 for the. ha)e esta-lished su-ordination0 With such a faith as this a &eo&le "ight -e go)erned -. a ,ardshi& of &arishes2 and ,ould ,al' contentedl. and hu"-l. under the guiding hand of its s&iritual &astor su-"itting to the dis&ositions of *od u&on earth0 This is the reason ,h. IT IS INDISPENSA)LE FOR .S TO .NDER!INE ALL FAITH+ TO TEAR O.T OF THE !IND OF THE "GOYIM" THE VER2 PRINCIPLE OF #OD&HEAD AND THE SPIRIT+ AND TO P.T IN ITS PLACE ARITH!ETICAL CALC.LATIONS AND !ATERIAL NEEDS C In order to gi)e the #O2I! no ti"e to thin' and ta'e note2 their "inds "ust -e di)erted to,ards industr. and trade0 Thus2 all the nations ,ill -e s,allo,ed u& in the &ursuit of gain and in the race for it ,ill not ta'e note of their co""on foe0 But again2 in order that freedo" "a. once for all disintegrate and ruin the co""unities of the #O2I!+ ,e "ust &ut industr. on a s&eculati)e -asis? the result of this ,ill -e that ,hat is ,ithdra,n fro" the land -. industr. ,ill sli& through the hands and &ass into s&eculation2 that is2 to our classes0 ? The intensified struggle for su&eriorit. and shoc's deli)ered to econo"ic life ,ill create2 na.2 ha)e alread. created2 disenchanted2 cold and heartless co""unities0 Such co""unities ,ill foster a strong a)ersion to,ards the higher &olitical and to,ards religion0 Their onl. guide is gain2 that is *old2 ,hich the. ,ill erect into a )erita-le cult2 for the sa'e of those "aterial delights ,hich it can gi)e0 Then ,ill the hour stri'e ,hen2 not for the sa'e of attaining the good2 not e)en to ,in ,ealth2 -ut solel. out of hatred to,ards the &ri)ileged2 the lo,er classes of the #O2I! ,ill follo, our lead against our ri)als for &o,er2 the intellectuals of the #O2I!

PROTOCOL No ?
< What for" of ad"inistrati)e rule can -e gi)en to co""unities in ,hich corru&tion has &enetrated e)er.,here2 co""unities ,here riches are attained onl. -. the cle)er sur&rise tactics of se"i( s,indling tric'sH ,here loseness reigns? ,here "oralit. is "aintained -. &enal "easures and harsh la,s -ut not -. )oluntaril. acce&ted &rinci&les? ,here the feelings to,ards faith and countr. are o-ligated -. cos"o&olitan con)ictions? What for" of rule is to -e gi)en to these co""unities if not that des&otis" ,hich I shall descri-e to .ou later? We shall create an intensified centraliEation of go)ern"ent in order to gri& in our hands all the forces of the co""unit.0 We shall regulate "echanicall. all the actions of the &olitical life of our su-5ects -. ne, la,s0 These la,s ,ill ,ithdra, one -. one all the indulgences and li-erties ,hich ha)e -een &er"itted -. the #O2I!2 and our 'ingdo" ,ill -e distinguished -. a des&otis" of such "agnificent &ro&ortions as to -e at an. "o"ent and in e)er. &lace in a &osition to ,i&e out an. #O2I! ,ho o&&ose us -. deed or ,ord0 A We shall -e told that such a des&otis" as I s&ea' of is not consistent ,ith the &rogress of these da.s2 -ut I ,ill &ro)e to .ou that is is0 B In the ti"es ,hen the &eo&les loo'ed u&on 'ings on their thrones as on a &ure "anifestation of the ,ill of #od2 the. su-"itted ,ithout a "ur"ur to the des&otic &o,er of 'ings? -ut fro" the da. ,hen ,e insinuated into their "inds the conce&tion of their o,n rights the. -egan to regard the occu&ants of thrones as "ere ordinar. "ortals0 The hol. unction of the Lord5s Anointed has fallen fro" the heads of 'ings in the e.es of the &eo&le2 and ,hen ,e also ro--ed the" of their faith in #od the "ight of &o,er ,as flung u&on the streets into the &lace of &u-lic &ro&rietorshi& and ,as seiEed -. us0

!ASSES LED )2 LIES

C #oreo)er2 the art of directing "asses and indi)iduals -. "eans of cle)erl. "ani&ulated theor. and )er-itage2 -. regulations of life in co""on and all sorts of other $uir's2 in all ,hich the #O2I! understand nothing2 -elongs li'e,ise to the s&ecialists of our ad"inistrati)e -rain0 %eared on anal.sis2 o-ser)ation2 on delicacies of fine calculation2 in this s&ecies of s'ill ,e ha)e no ri)als2 an. "ore than ,e ha)e either in the dra,ing u& of &lans of &olitical actions and solidarit.0 In this res&ect the 3es'its alone "ight ha)e co"&ared ,ith us2 -ut ,e ha)e contri)ed to discredit the" in the e.es of the unthin'ing "o- as an o)ert organiEation2 ,hile ,e oursel)es all the ,hile ha)e 'e&t our secret organiEation in the shade0 1o,e)er2 it is &ro-a-l. all the sa"e to the ,orld ,ho is its so)ereign lord2 ,hether the head of Cat*olicis% or our des&ot of the -lood of Zion7 But to us2 the C*osen Peo$le2 it is )er. far fro" -eing a "atter of indifference0 ? FOR A TI!E PERHAPS -E !I#HT )E S.CCESSF.LL2 DEALT -ITH )2 A COALITION OF THE 6#O2I!6 OF ALL THE -ORLDI -ut fro" this danger ,e are secured -. the discord e4isting a"ong the" ,hose roots are so dee&l. seated that the. can ne)er no, -e &luc'ed u&0 We ha)e set one against another the &ersonal and national rec'onings of the #O2I!2 religious and race hatreds2 ,hich ,e ha)e fostered into a huge gro,th in the course of the &ast t,ent. centuries0 This is the reason ,h. there is not one State ,hich ,ould an.,here recei)e su&&ort if it ,ere to raise its ar"2 for e)er. one of the" "ust -ear in "ind that an. agree"ent against us ,ould -e un&rofita-le to itself0 We are too strong ( there is no e)ading our &o,er0 THE NATIONS CANNOT CO!E TO EVEN AN INCONSIDERA)LE PRIVATE A#REE!ENT -ITHO.T O.R SECRETL2 HAVIN# A HAND IN IT D PER !E RE#ES RE#NANT "#t is throu&h me that .in&s rei&n." And it ,as said -. the &ro&hets that ,e ,ere chosen -. #od 1i"self to rule o)er the ,hole earth0 #od has endo,ed us ,ith genius that ,e "a. -e e$ual to our tas'0 Were genius in the o&&osite ca"& it ,ould still struggle against us2

-ut e)en so2 a ne,co"er is no "atch for the old(esta-lished settler? the struggle ,ould -e "erciless -et,een us2 such a fight as the ,orld has ne)er seen0 A.e2 and the genius on their side ,ould ha)e arri)ed too late0 All the ,heels of the "achiner. of all States go -. the force of the engine2 ,hich is in our hands2 and that engine of the "achiner. of States is ( *old0 The science of &olitical econo". in)ented -. our learned elders has for long &ast -een gi)ing ro.al &restige to ca&ital0

!ONOPOL2 CAPITAL
E Ca&ital2 if it is to co(o&erate untra""eled2 "ust -e free to esta-lish a "ono&ol. of industr. and trade? this is alread. -eing &ut in e4ecution -. an unseen hand in all $uarters of the ,orld0 This freedo" ,ill gi)e &olitical force to those engaged in industr.2 and that ,ill hel& to o&&ress the &eo&le0 No,ada.s it is "ore i"&ortant to disar" the &eo&les than to lead the" into ,ar? "ore i"&ortant to use for our ad)antage the &assions ,hich ha)e -urst into fla"es than to $uench their fire? "ore i"&ortant to eradicate the"0 THE PRINCIPLE O)3ECT OF O.R DIRECTORATE CONSISTS IN THISI TO DE)ILITATE THE P.)LIC !IND )2 CRITICIS!G TO LEAD IT A-A2 FRO! SERIO.S REFLECTIONS CALC.LATED TO ARO.SE RESISTANCEG TO DISTRACT THE FORCES OF THE !IND TO-ARDS A SHA! FI#HT OF E!PT2 CLO@.ENCE F In all ages the &eo&le of the ,orld2 e$uall. ,ith indi)iduals2 ha)e acce&ted ,ords for deeds2 for THE2 ARE CONTENT -ITH A SHO- and rarel. &ause to note2 in the &u-lic arena2 ,hether &ro"ises are follo,ed -. &erfor"ance0 Therefore ,e shall esta-lish sho, institutions ,hich ,ill gi)e elo$uent &roof of their -enefit to &rogress0 = We shall assu"e to oursel)es the li-eral &h.siogno". of all &arties2 of all directions2 and ,e shall gi)e that &h.siogno". a VOICE IN ORATORS -HO -ILL SPEA/ SO !.CH THAT THE2 -ILL E8HA.ST THE PATIENCE OF THEIR HEARERS AND PROD.CE AN A)HORRENCE OF ORATOR2 <> IN ORDER TO P.T P.)LIC OPINION INTO O.R HANDS -E !.ST )RIN# IT INTO A STATE OF )E-ILDER!ENT )2 #IVIN# E8PRESSION FRO! ALL SIDES TO SO !AN2 CONTRADICTOR2 OPINIONS AND FOR S.CH LEN#TH OF TI!E AS -ILL S.FFICE TO !A/E THE "GOYIM" LOSE THEIR HEADS IN THE LA)2RINTH AND CO!E TO SEE THAT THE )EST THIN# IS TO HAVE NO OPINION OF AN2 /IND IN !ATTERS POLITICAL+ ,hich it is not gi)en to the &u-lic to understand2 -ecause the. are understood onl. -. hi" ,ho guides the &u-lic0 This is the first secret0 << The second secret re$uisite for the success of our go)ern"ent is co"&rised in the follo,ing? To "ulti&l. to such an e4tent national failings2 ha-its2 &assions2 conditions of ci)il life2 that it ,ill -e i"&ossi-le for an.one to 'no, ,here he is in the resulting chaos2 so that the &eo&le in conse$uence ,ill fail to understand one another0 This "easure ,ill also ser)e us in another ,a.2 na"el.2 to so, discord in all &arties2 to dislocate all collecti)e forces ,hich are still un,illing to su-"it to us2 and to discourage an. 'ind of &ersonal initiati)e ,hich "ight in an. degree hinder our affair0 THERE IS NOTHIN# !ORE DAN#ERO.S THAN PERSONAL INITIATIVEI if it has genius -ehind it2 such initiati)e can do "ore than can -e done -. "illions of &eo&le a"ong ,ho" ,e ha)e so,n discord0 We "ust so direct the education of the #O2I! co""unities that ,hene)er the. co"e u&on a "atter re$uiring initiati)e the. "a. dro& their hands in des&airing i"&otence0 The strain ,hich results fro" freedo" of actions sa&s the forces ,hen it "eets ,ith the freedo" of another0 Fro" this collision arise gra)e "oral shoc's2 disenchant"ents2 failures0 )2 ALL THESE !EANS -E SHALL SO -EAR DO-N THE 6#O2I!6 THAT THE2 -ILL )E CO!PELLED TO OFFER .S INTERNATIONAL PO-ER OF A NAT.RE THAT )2 ITS POSITION -ILL ENA)LE .S -ITHO.T AN2 VIOLENCE #RAD.ALL2 TO A)SOR) ALL THE STATE FORCES OF

THE -ORLD AND TO FOR! A S.PER&#OVERN!ENT F(uropean ,ommon /ar0et-G0 In &lace of the rulers of to(da. ,e shall set u& a -oge. ,hich ,ill -e called the Su&er(*o)ern"ent Ad"inistration0 Its hands ,ill reach out in all directions li'e ni&&ers and its organiEation ,ill -e of such colossal di"ensions that it cannot fail to su-due all the nations of the ,orld0

PROTOCOL No D
< We shall soon -egin to esta-lish huge "ono&olies2 reser)oirs of colossal riches2 u&on ,hich e)en2 large fortunes of the #O2I! ,ill de&end to such an e4tent that the. ,ill go to the -otto" together ,ith the credit of the States on the da. after the &olitical s"ash 000 A Iou gentle"en here &resent ,ho are econo"ists2 5ust stri'e an esti"ate of the significance of this co"-ination7 000 B In e)er. &ossi-le ,a. ,e "ust de)elo& the significance of our Su&er(*o)ern"ent -. re&resenting it as the Protector and Benefactor of all those ,ho )oluntaril. su-"it to us0 C The aristocrac. of the #O2I! as a &olitical force2 is dead ( We need not ta'e it into accountH -ut as landed &ro&rietors the. can still -e har"ful to us fro" the fact that the. are self(sufficing in the resources u&on ,hich the. li)e0 It is essential therefore for us at ,hate)er cost to de&ri)e the" of their land0 This o-5ect ,ill -e -est attained -. increasing the -urdens u&on landed &ro&ert. ( in loading lands ,ith de-ts0 These "easures ,ill chec' land( holding and 'ee& it in a state of hu"-le and un(conditional su-"ission0 ? The aristocrats of the #O2I!+ -eing hereditaril. inca&a-le of contenting the"sel)es ,ith little2 ,ill ra&idl. -urn u& and fiEEle out0

-E SHALL ENSLAVE #ENTILES

D At the sa"e ti"e ,e "ust intensi)el. &atroniEe trade and industr.2 -ut2 first and fore"ost2 s&eculation2 the &art &la.ed -. ,hich is to &ro)ide a counter&oise to industr.? the a-sence of s&eculati)e industr. ,ill "ulti&l. ca&ital in &ri)ate hands and ,ill ser)e to restore agriculture -. freeing the land fro" inde-tedness to the land -an's0 What ,e ,ant is that industr. should drain off fro" the land -oth la-or and ca&ital and -. "eans of s&eculation transfer into our hands all the "one. of the ,orld2 and there-. thro, all the #O2I! into the ran's of the &roletariat0 Then the #O2I! ,ill -o, do,n -efore us2 if for no other reason -ut to get the right to e4ist0 E To co"&lete the ruin of the industr. of the #O2I! ,e shall -ring to the assistance of s&eculation the lu4ur. ,hich ,e ha)e de)elo&ed a"ong the #O2I!+ that greed. de"and for lu4ur. ,hich is s,allo,ing u& e)er.thing0 -E SHALL RAISE THE RATE OF -A#ES -HICH+ HO-EVER+ -ILL NOT )RIN# AN2 ADVANTA#E TO THE -OR/ERS+ FOR+ AT THE SA!E TI!E+ -E SHALL PROD.CE A RISE IN PRICES OF THE FIRST NECESSARIES OF LIFE+ ALLE#IN# THAT IT ARISES FRO! THE DECLINE OF A#RIC.LT.RE AND CATTLE& )REEDIN#I -E SHALL F.RTHER .NDER!INE ARTF.LL2 AND DEEPL2 SO.RCES OF PROD.CTION+ )2 ACC.STO!IN# THE -OR/ERS TO ANARCH2 AND TO DR.N/ENNESS AND SIDE )2 SIDE THERE-ITH TA/IN# ALL !EAS.RE TO E8TIRPATE FRO! THE FACE OF THE EARTH ALL THE ED.CATED FORCES OF THE "GOYIM." F IN ORDER THAT THE TR.E !EANIN# OF THIN#S !A2 NOT STRI/E THE "GOYIM" )EFORE THE PROPER TI!E -E SHALL !AS/ IT .NDER AN ALLE#ED ARDENT DESIRE TO SERVE THE -OR/IN# CLASSES AND THE #REAT PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONO!2 A)O.T -HICH O.R ECONO!IC THEORIES ARE CARR2IN# ON AN ENER#ETIC PROPA#ANDA

PROTOCOL No E
< The intensification of ar"a"ents2 the increase of &olice forces ( are all essential for the co"&letion of the afore"entioned &lans0 What ,e ha)e to get at is that there should -e in all the States of the ,orld2 -esides oursel)es2 onl. the "asses of the &roletariat2 a fe, "illionaires de)oted to our interests2 &olice and soldiers0 A Throughout all E'ro$e2 and -. "eans of relations ,ith E'ro$e2 in other continents also2 ,e "ust create fer"ents2 discords and hostilit.0 Therein ,e gain a dou-le ad)antage0 In the first &lace ,e 'ee& in chec' all countries2 for the. ,ill 'no, that ,e ha)e the &o,er ,hene)er ,e li'e to create disorders or to restore order0 All these countries are accusto"ed to see in us an indis&ensa-le force of coercion0 In the second &lace2 -. our intrigues ,e shall tangle u& all the threads ,hich ,e ha)e stretched into the ca-inets of all States -. "eans of the &olitical2 -. econo"ic treaties2 or loan o-ligations0 In order to succeed in this ,e "ust use great cunning and &enetration during negotiations and agree"ents2 -ut2 as regards ,hat is called the "official lan&ua&e," ,e shall 'ee& to the o&&osite tactics and assu"e the "as' of honest. and co"&lacenc.0 In this ,a. the &eo&les and go)ern"ents of the #O2I!2 ,ho" ,e ha)e taught to loo' onl. at the outside ,hate)er ,e &resent to their notice2 ,ill still continue to acce&t us as the -enefactors and sa)iours of the hu"an race0

.NIVERSAL -AR
B We "ust -e in a &osition to res&ond to e)er. act of o&&osition -. ,ar ,ith the neigh-ors of that countr. ,hich dares to o&&ose us? -ut if these neigh-ors should also )enture to stand collecti)el. together against us2 then ,e "ust offer resistance -. a uni)ersal ,ar0 C The &rinci&al factor of success in the &olitical is the secrec. of its underta'ings? the ,ord should not agree ,ith the deeds of the di&lo"at0 ? We "ust co"&el the go)ern"ents of the #O2I! to ta'e action in the direction fa)ored -. our ,idel. concei)ed &lan2 alread. a&&roaching the desired consu""ation2 -. ,hat ,e shall re&resent as &u-lic o&inion2 secretl. &ro"oted -. us through the "eans of that so(called "Great Power" ( THE PRESS+ -HICH+ -ITH A FE- E8CEPTIONS THAT !A2 )E DISRE#ARDED+ IS ALREAD2 ENTIREL2 IN O.R HANDS

PROTOCOL No F
< We "ust ar" oursel)es ,ith all the ,ea&ons ,hich our o&&onents "ight e"&lo. against us0 We "ust search out in the )er. finest shades of e4&ression and the 'nott. &oints of the le4icon of la, 5ustification for those cases ,here ,e shall ha)e to &ronounce 5udg"ents that "ight a&&ear a-nor"all. audacious and un5ust2 for it is i"&ortant that these resolutions should -e set forth in e4&ressions that shall see" to -e the "ost e4alted "oral &rinci&les cast into legal for"0 Our directorate "ust surround itself ,ith all these forces of ci)iliEation a"ong ,hich it ,ill ha)e to ,or'0 It ,ill surround itself ,ith &u-licists2 &ractical 5urists2 ad"inistrators2 di&lo"ats and2 finall.2 ,ith &ersons &re&ared -. a s&ecial su&er(educational training IN O.R SPECIAL SCHOOLS F+hode 1cholers-G0 These &ersons ,ill ha)e consonance of all the secrets of the social structure2 the. ,ill 'no, all the languages that can -e "ade u& -. &olitical al&ha-ets and ,ordsH the. ,ill -e "ade ac$uainted ,ith the ,hole underside of hu"an nature2 ,ith all its sensiti)e chords on ,hich the. ,ill ha)e to &la.0 These chords are the cast of "ind of the #O2I!2 their tendencies2 short(co"ings2 )ices and $ualities2 the &articularities of classes and conditions0 Needless to sa. that the talented assistants of authorit.2 of ,ho" I s&ea'2 ,ill -e ta'en not fro" a"ong the #O2I!+ ,ho are accusto"ed to &erfor" their ad"inistrati)e ,or' ,ithout gi)ing the"sel)es the trou-le to thin' ,hat its ai" is2 and ne)er consider ,hat it is needed for0 The ad"inistrators of the #O2I! sign &a&ers ,ithout reading the"2 and the. ser)e either for "ercenar. reasons or fro" a"-ition0 A We shall surround our go)ern"ent ,ith a ,hole ,orld of econo"ists0 That is the reason ,h. econo"ic sciences for" the &rinci&al su-5ect of the teaching gi)en to the 3e,s0 Around us again ,ill -e a ,hole constellation of -an'ers2 industrialists2 ca&italists and ( THE !AIN THIN# ( !ILLIONAIRES+ )ECA.SE IN S.)STANCE EVER2THIN# -ILL )E SETTLED )2 THE @.ESTION OF FI#.RES B For a ti"e2 until there ,ill no longer -e an. ris' in entrusting res&onsi-le &osts in our State to our -rother(3e,s2 ,e shall &ut the" in the hands of &ersons ,hose &ast and re&utation are such that -et,een the" and the &eo&le lies an a-.ss2 &ersons ,ho2 in case of diso-edience to our instructions2 "ust face cri"inal charges or disa&&ear ( this in order to "a'e the" defend our interests to their last gas&0

PROTOCOL No =
< In a&&l.ing our &rinci&les let attention -e &aid to the character of the &eo&le in ,hose countr. .ou li)e and actH a general2 identical a&&lication of the"2 until such ti"e as the &eo&le shall ha)e -een re( educated to our &attern2 cannot ha)e success0 But -. a&&roaching their a&&lication cautiousl. .ou ,ill see that not a decade ,ill &ass -efore the "ost stu--orn character ,ill change and ,e shall add a ne, &eo&le to the ran's of those alread. su-dued -. us0 A The ,ords of the li-eral2 ,hich are in effect the ,ords of our "asonic ,atch,ord2 na"el.2 "'ibert$, ()ualit$, *raternit$," ,ill2 ,hen ,e co"e into our 'ingdo"2 -e changed -. us into ,ords no longer of a ,atch,ord2 -ut onl. an e4&ression of idealis"2 na"el.2 into "2he ri&ht of libert$, the dut$ of e)ualit$, the ideal of brotherhood." That is ho, ,e shall &ut it2 ( and so ,e shall catch the -ull -. the horns 000 DE FACTO ,e ha)e alread. ,i&ed out e)er. 'ind of rule e4ce&t our o,n2 although DE 3.RE there still re"ain a good "an. of the"0 No,ada.s2 if an. States raise a &rotest against us it is onl. PRO FOR!A at our discretion and -. our direction2 for THEIR ANTI&SE!ITIS! IS INDISPENSA)LE TO .S FOR THE !ANA#E!ENT OF O.R LESSER )RETHREN I ,ill not enter into further e4&lanations2 for this "atter has for"ed the su-5ect of re&eated discussions a"ongst us0

3E-ISH S.PER&STATE
B For us there are not chec's to li"it the range of our acti)it.0 Our Su&er(*o)ern"ent su-sists in e4tra(legal conditions ,hich are descri-ed in the acce&ted ter"inolog. -. the energetic and forci-le ,ord ( !ictatorshi&0 I a" in a &osition to tell .ou ,ith a clear conscience that at the &ro&er ti"e ,e2 the la,(gi)ers2 shall e4ecute 5udg"ent and sentence2 ,e shall sla. and ,e shall s&are2 ,e2 as head of all our troo&s2 are "ounted on the steed of the leader0 We rule -. force of ,ill2 -ecause in our hands are the frag"ents of a once &o,erful &art.2 no, )an$uished -. us0 AND THE -EAPONS IN O.R HANDS ARE LI!ITLESS A!)ITIONS+ ).RNIN# #REEDINESS+ !ERCILESS VEN#EANCE+ HATREDS AND !ALICE C IT IS FRO! .S THAT THE ALL&EN#.LFIN# TERROR PROCEEDS -E HAVE IN O.R SERVICE PERSONS OF ALL OPINIONS+ OF ALL DOCTRINES+ RESTORATIN# !ONARCHISTS+ DE!A#O#.ES+ SOCIALISTS+ CO!!.NISTS+ AND .TOPIAN DREA!ERS OF EVER2 /IND We ha)e harnessed the" all to the tas'? EACH ONE OF THE! ON HIS O-N ACCO.NT IS )ORIN# A-A2 AT THE LAST RE!NANTS OF A.THORIT2+ IS STRIVIN# TO OVERTHRO- ALL ESTA)LISHED FOR! OF ORDER B. these acts all States are in tortureH the. e4hort to tran$uilit.2 are read. to sacrifice e)er.thing for &eace? ).T -E -ILL NOT #IVE THE! PEACE .NTIL THE2 OPENL2 AC/NO-LED#E O.R INTERNATIONAL S.PER&#OVERN!ENT+ AND -ITH S.)!ISSIVENESS F(uropean ,ommon /ar0et-G0 ? The &eo&le ha)e raised a ho,l a-out the necessit. of settling the $uestion of Socialis% -. ,a. of an international agree"ent0 DIVISION INTO FRACTIONAL PARTIES HAS #IVEN THE! INTO O.R HANDS+ FOR+ IN ORDER TO CARR2 ON A CONTESTED STR.##LE ONE !.ST HAVE !ONE2+ AND THE !ONE2 IS ALL IN O.R HANDS D We "ight ha)e reason to a&&rehend a union -et,een the "clear%si&hted" force of the #O2 'ings on their thrones and the "blind" force of the #O2 "o-s2 -ut ,e ha)e ta'en all the needful "easure against an. such &ossi-ilit.? -et,een the one and the other force ,e ha)e erected a -ul,ar' in the sha&e of a "utual terror -et,een the"0 In this ,a. the -lind force of the &eo&le re"ains our su&&ort and ,e2 and ,e onl.2 shall &ro)ide the" ,ith a leader and2 of course2 direct the" along the road that leads to our

goal0 E In order that the hand of the -lind "o- "a. not free itself fro" our guiding hand2 ,e "ust e)er. no, and then enter into close co""union ,ith it2 if not actuall. in &erson2 at an. rate through so"e of the "ost trust. of our -rethren0 When ,e are ac'no,ledged as the onl. authorit. ,e shall discuss ,ith the &eo&le &ersonall. on the "ar'et2 &laces2 and ,e shall instruct the" on $uestings of the &olitical in such ,ise as "a. turn the" in the direction that suits us0 F Who is going to )erif. ,hat is taught in the )illage schools? But ,hat an en)o. of the go)ern"ent or a 'ing on his throne hi"self "a. sa. cannot -ut -eco"e i""ediatel. 'no,n to the ,hole State2 for it ,ill -e s&read a-road -. the )oice of the &eo&le0 = In order to annihilate the institutions of the #O2I! -efore it is ti"e ,e ha)e touched the" ,ith craft and delicac.2 and ha)e ta'en hold of the ends of the s&rings ,hich "o)e their "echanis"0 These s&rings la. in a strict -ut 5ust sense of orderH ,e ha)e re&laced the" -. the chaotic license of liberalis%0 We ha)e got our hands into the ad"inistration of the la,2 into the conduct of elections2 into the &ress2 into li-ert. of the &erson2 ).T PRINCIPALL2 INTO ED.CATION AND TRAININ# AS )EIN# THE CORNERSTONES OF A FREE E8ISTENCE

CHRISTIAN 2O.TH DESTRO2ED

<> -E HAVE FOOLED+ )E!.SED AND CORR.PTED THE 2O.TH OF THE 6#O2I!6 )2 REARIN# THE! IN PRINCIPLES AND THEORIES -HICH ARE /NO-N TO .S TO )E FALSE ALTHO.#H IT IS THAT THE2 HAVE )EEN INC.LCATED <<0 A-o)e the e4isting la,s ,ithout su-stantiall. altering the"2 and -. "erel. t,isting the" into contradictions of inter&retations2 ,e ha)e erected so"ething grandiose in the ,a. of results0 These results found e4&ression in the fact that the INTERPRETATIONS !AS/ED THE LA-I after,ards the. entirel. hid the" fro" the e.es of the go)ern"ents o,ing to the i"&ossi-ilit. of "a'ing an.thing out of the tangled ,e- of legislation0 <A This is the origin of the theor. of course of ar-itration0 <B Iou "a. sa. that the #O2I! ,ill rise u&on us2 ar"s in hand2 if the. guess ,hat is going on -efore the ti"e co"esH -ut in the West ,e ha)e against this a "anoeu)re of such a&&alling terror that the )er. stoutest hearts $uail ( the undergrounds2 "etro&olitans2 those su-terranean corridors ,hich2 -efore the ti"e co"es2 ,ill -e dri)en under all the ca&itals and fro" ,hence those ca&itals ,ill -e -lo,n into the air ,ith all their organiEations and archi)es0

PROTOCOL No <>
< To(da. I -egin ,ith a re&etition of ,hat I said -efore2 and I )E# 2O. TO )EAR IN !IND THAT #OVERN!ENTS AND PEOPLE ARE CONTENT IN THE POLITICAL -ITH O.TSIDE APPEARANCES And ho,2 indeed2 are the #O2I! to &ercei)e the underl.ing "eaning of things ,hen their re&resentati)es gi)e the -est of their energies to en5o.ing the"sel)es? For our &olic. it is of the greatest i"&ortance to ta'e cogniEance of this detailH it ,ill -e of assistance to us ,hen ,e co"e to consider the di)ision of authorit. of &ro&ert.2 of the d,elling2 of ta4ation 3the idea of concealed taxesD2 of the refle4 force of the la,s0 All these $uestions are such as ought not to -e touched u&on directl. and o&enl. -efore the &eo&le0 In cases ,here it is indis&ensa-le to touch u&on the" the. "ust not -e categoricall. na"ed2 it "ust "erel. -e declared ,ithout detailed e4&osition that the &rinci&les of conte"&orar. la, are ac'no,ledged -. us0 The reason of 'ee&ing silence in this res&ect is that -. not na"ing a &rinci&le ,e lea)e oursel)es freedo" of action2 to dro& this or that out of it ,ithout attracting noticeH if the. ,ere all categoricall. na"ed the. ,ould all a&&ear to ha)e -een alread. gi)en0 A The "o- cherishes a s&ecial affection and res&ect for the geniuses of &olitical &o,er and acce&ts all their deeds of )iolence ,ith the ad"iring res&onse? "rascall$, well, $es, it is rascall$, but it4s clever5 ... a tric0, if $ou li0e, but how craftil$ pla$ed, how ma&nificentl$ done, what impudent audacit$5" 000

O.R #OAL & -ORLD PO-ER

B We count u&on attracting all nations to the tas' of erecting the ne, funda"ental structure2 the &ro5ect for ,hich has -een dra,n u& -. us0 This is ,h.2 -efore e)er.thing2 it is indis&ensa-le for us to ar" oursel)es and to store u& in oursel)es that a-solutel. rec'less audacit. and irresisti-le "ight of the s&irit ,hich in the &erson of our acti)e ,or'ers ,ill -rea' do,n all hindrances on our ,a.0 C -HEN -E HAVE ACCO!PLISHED O.R CO.P D5ETAT -E SHALL SA2 THEN TO THE VARIO.S PEOPLESI "EVERYTHING HAS GONE TERRI LY ADLY! ALL HAVE EEN "ORN O#T "ITH S#FFERING. "E ARE DESTROYING THE CA#SES OF YO#R TORMENT $ NATIONALITIES! FRONTIERS! DIFFERENCES OF COINAGES. YO# ARE AT LI ERTY! OF CO#RSE! TO PRONO#NCE SENTENCE #PON #S! #T CAN IT POSSI LY E A %#ST ONE IF IT IS CONFIRMED Y YO# EFORE YO# MA&E ANY TRIAL OF "HAT "E ARE OFFERING YO#." THEN -ILL THE !O) E8ALT .S AND )EAR .S .P IN THEIR HANDS IN A .NANI!O.S TRI.!PH OF HOPES AND E8PECTATIONS VOTIN#+ -HICH -E HAVE !ADE THE INSTR.!ENT -HICH -ILL SET .S ON THE THRONE OF THE -ORLD )2 TEACHIN# EVEN THE VER2 S!ALLEST .NITS OF !E!)ERS OF THE H.!AN RACE TO VOTE )2 !EANS OF !EETIN#S AND A#REE!ENTS )2 #RO.PS+ -ILL THEN HAVE SERVED ITS P.RPOSES AND -ILL PLA2 ITS PART THEN FOR THE LAST TI!E )2 A .NANI!IT2 OF DESIRE TO !A/E CLOSE AC@.AINTANCE -ITH .S )EFORE CONDE!NIN# .S ? TO SEC.RE THIS -E !.ST HAVE EVER2)OD2 VOTE -ITHO.T DISTINCTION OF CLASSES AND @.ALIFICATIONS+ in order to esta-lish an a-solute "a5orit.2 ,hich cannot -e got fro" the educated &ro&ertied classes0 In this ,a.2 -. inculcating in all a sense of self(i"&ortance2 ,e shall destro. a"ong the #O2I! the i"&ortance of the fa"il. and its educational )alue and re"o)e the &ossi-ilit. of indi)idual "inds s&litting off2 for the "o-2 handled -. us2 ,ill not let the" co"e to the front nor e)en gi)e the" a hearingH it is accusto"ed to listen to us onl. ,ho &a. it for o-edience and attention0 In this ,a. ,e shall create a -lind2 "ight. force ,hich ,ill ne)er -e in a &osition to "o)e in an. direction ,ithout the guidance of our agents set at its head -. us as leaders of the "o-0 The &eo&le ,ill su-"it to this regi"e -ecause it ,ill 'no, that u&on these leaders ,ill de&end its

earnings2 gratifications and the recei&t of all 'inds of -enefits0 D A sche"e of go)ern"ent should co"e read. "ade fro" one -rain2 -ecause it ,ill ne)er -e clinched fir"l. if it is allo,ed to -e s&lit into fractional &arts in the "inds of "an.0 It is allo,a-le2 therefore2 for us to ha)e cogniEance of the sche"e of action -ut not to discuss it lest ,e distur- its artfulness2 the interde&endence of its co"&onent &arts2 the &ractical force of the secret "eaning of each clause0 To discuss and "a'e alterations in a la-or of this 'ind -. "eans of nu"erous )otings is to i"&ress u&on it the sta"& of all ratiocinations and "isunderstandings ,hich ha)e failed to &enetrate the de&th and ne4us of its &lottings0 We ,ant our sche"es to -e forci-le and suita-l. concocted0 Therefore -E O.#HT NOT TO FLIN# THE -OR/ OF #ENI.S OF O.R #.IDE to the fangs of the "o- or e)en of a select co"&an.0 E These sche"es ,ill not turn e4isting institutions u&side do,n 5ust .et0 The. ,ill onl. effect changes in their econo". and conse$uentl. in the ,hole co"-ined "o)e"ent of their &rogress2 ,hich ,ill thus -e directed along the &aths laid do,n in our sche"es0

POISON OF LI)ERALIS!
F Jnder )arious na"es there e4ists in all countries a&&ro4i"atel. one and the sa"e thing0 %e&resentation2 #inistr.2 Senate2 State Council2 Legislati)e and E4ecuti)e Cor&s0 I need not e4&lain to .ou the "echanis" of the relation of these institutions to one another2 -ecause .ou are a,are of all thatH onl. ta'e note of the fact that each of the a-o)e(na"ed institutions corres&onds to so"e i"&ortant function of the State2 and I ,ould -eg .ou to re"ar' that the ,ord "important" I a&&l. not to the institution -ut to the function2 conse$uentl. it is not the institutions ,hich are i"&ortant -ut their functions0 These institutions ha)e di)ided u& a"ong the"sel)es all the functions of go)ern"ent ( ad"inistrati)e2 legislati)e2 e4ecuti)e2 ,herefore the. ha)e co"e to o&erate as do the organs in the hu"an -od.0 If ,e in5ure one &art in the "achiner. of State2 the State falls sic'2 li'e a hu"an -od.2 and 000 ,ill die0 = When ,e introduced into the State organis" the &oison of Liberalis% its ,hole &olitical co"&le4ion under,ent a change0 States ha)e -een seiEed ,ith a "ortal illness ( -lood &oisoning0 All that re"ains is to a,ait the end of their death agon.0 <> Liberalis% &roduced Constit'tional States2 ,hich too' the &lace of ,hat ,as the onl. safeguard of the #O2I!+ na"el.2 !es&otis"H and A CONSTIT.TION+ AS 2O. -ELL /NO-+ IS NOTHIN# ELSE ).T A SCHOOL OF DISCORDS+ "isunderstandings2 $uarrels2 disagree"ents2 fruitless &art. agitations2 &art. ,hi"s ( in a ,ord2 a school of e)er.thing that ser)es to destro. the &ersonalit. of State acti)it.0 THE TRI).NE OF THE 6TAL/ERICS6 HAS+ NO LESS EFFECTIVEL2 THAN THE PRESS+ CONDE!NED THE R.LERS TO INACTIVIT2 AND I!POTENCE+ and there-. rendered the" useless and su&erfluous2 for ,hich reason indeed the. ha)e -een in "an. countries de&osed0 THEN IT -AS THAT THE ERA OF REP.)LICS )ECO!E POSSI)LE OF REALIZATIONG AND THEN IT -AS THAT -E REPLACED THE R.LER )2 A CARICAT.RE OF A #OVERN!ENT & )2 A PRESIDENT+ TA/EN FRO! THE !O)+ FRO! THE !IDST OF O.R P.PPET CREAT.RES+ OR SLAVES This ,as the foundation of the "ine ,hich ,e ha)e laid under the #O2 &eo&le2 I should rather sa.2 under the #O2 &eo&les0

-E NA!E PRESIDENTS
<< In the near future ,e shall esta-lish the res&onsi-ilit. of &residents0 <A B. that ti"e ,e shall -e in a &osition to disregard for"s in carr.ing through "atters for ,hich our i"&ersonal &u&&et ,ill -e res&onsi-le0 What do ,e care if the ran's of those stri)ing for &o,er should

-e thinned2 if there should arise a deadloc' fro" the i"&ossi-ilit. of finding &residents2 a deadloc' ,hich ,ill finall. disorganiEe the countr.? 000 <B In order that our sche"e "a. &roduce this result ,e shall arrange elections in fa)or of such &residents as ha)e in their &ast so"e dar'2 undisco)ered stain2 so"e "Panama" or other ( then the. ,ill -e trust,orth. agents for the acco"&lish"ent of our &lans out of fear of re)elations and fro" the natural desire of e)er.one ,ho has attained &o,er2 na"el.2 the retention of the &ri)ileges2 ad)antages and honor connected ,ith the office of &resident0 The cha"-er of de&uties ,ill &ro)ide co)er for2 ,ill &rotect2 ,ill elect &residents2 -ut ,e shall ta'e fro" it the right to &ro&ose ne,2 or "a'e changes in e4isting la,s2 for this right ,ill -e gi)en -. us to the res&onsi-le &resident2 a &u&&et in our hands0 Naturall.2 the authorit. of the &residents ,ill then -eco"e a target for e)er. &ossi-le for" of attac'2 -ut ,e shall &ro)ide hi" ,ith a "eans of self(defense in the right of an a&&eal to the &eo&le2 for the decision of the &eo&le o)er the heads of their re&resentati)es2 that is to sa.2 an a&&eal to that so"e -lind sla)e of ours ( the "a5orit. of the "o-0 Inde&endentl. of this ,e shall in)est the &resident ,ith the right of declaring a state of ,ar0 We shall 5ustif. this last right on the ground that the &resident as chief of the ,hole ar". of the countr. "ust ha)e it at his dis&osal2 in case of need for the defense of the ne, re&u-lican constitution2 the right to defend ,hich ,ill -elong to hi" as the res&onsi-le re&resentati)e of this constitution0 <C0 It is eas. to understand the" in these conditions the 'e. of the shrine ,ill lie in our hands2 and no one outside oursel)es ,ill an. longer direct the force of legislation0 <? Besides this ,e shall2 ,ith the introduction of the ne, re&u-lican constitution2 ta'e fro" the Cha"-er the right of inter&olation on go)ern"ent "easures2 on the &rete4t of &reser)ing &olitical secrec.2 and2 further2 ,e shall -. the ne, constitution reduce the nu"-er of re&resentati)es to a "ini"u"2 there-. &ro&ortionatel. reducing &olitical &assions and the &assion for &olitics0 If2 ho,e)er2 the. should2 ,hich is hardl. to -e e4&ected2 -urst into fla"e2 e)en in this "ini"u"2 ,e shall nullif. the" -. a stirring a&&eal and a reference to the "a5orit. of the ,hole &eo&le 000 J&on the &resident ,ill de&end the a&&oint"ent of &residents and )ice(&residents of the Cha"-er and the Senate0 Instead of constant sessions of Parlia"ents ,e shall reduce their sittings to a fe, "onths0 #oreo)er2 the &resident2 as chief of the e4ecuti)e &o,er2 ,ill ha)e the right to su""on and dissol)e Parlia"ent2 and2 in the latter case2 to &rolong the ti"e for the a&&oint"ent of a ne, &arlia"entar. asse"-l.0 But in order that the conse$uences of all these acts ,hich in su-stance are illegal2 should not2 &re"aturel. for our &lans2 u&on the res&onsi-ilit. esta-lished -. use of the &resident2 -E SHALL INSTI#ATE !INISTERS AND OTHER OFFICIALS OF THE HI#HER AD!INISTRATION A)O.T THE PRESIDENT TO EVADE HIS DISPOSITIONS )2 TA/IN# !EAS.RES OF THEIR O-N+ for doing ,hich the. ,ill -e "ade the sca&egoats in his &lace 000 This &art ,e es&eciall. reco""end to -e gi)en to -e &la.ed -. the Senate2 the Council of State2 or the Council of #inisters2 -ut not to an indi)idual official0 <D The &resident ,ill2 at our discretion2 inter&ret the sense of such of the e4isting la,s as ad"it of )arious inter&retationH he ,ill further annul the" ,hen ,e indicate to hi" the necessit. to do so2 -esides this2 he ,ill ha)e the right to &ro&ose te"&orar. la,s2 and e)en ne, de&artures in the go)ern"ent constitutional ,or'ing2 the &rete4t -oth for the one and the other -eing the re$uire"ents for the su&re"e ,elfare of the State0

-E SHALL DESTRO2
<E B. such "easure ,e shall o-tain the &o,er of destro.ing little -. little2 ste& -. ste&2 all that at the outset ,hen ,e enter on our rights2 ,e are co"&elled to introduce into the constitutions of States to &re&are for the transition to an i"&erce&ti-le a-olition of e)er. 'ind of constitution2 and then the ti"e

is co"e to turn e)er. for" of go)ern"ent into O.R DESPOTIS! <F The recognition of our des&ot "a. also co"e -efore the destruction of the constitutionH the "o"ent for this recognition ,ill co"e ,hen the &eo&les2 utterl. ,earied -. the irregularities and inco"&etence ( a "atter ,hich ,e shall arrange for ( of their rulers2 ,ill cla"or? "Awa$ with them and &ive us one 0in& over all the earth who will unite us and annihilate the causes of disorders % frontiers, nationalities, reli&ions, 1tate debts % who will &ive us peace and )uiet which we cannot find under our rulers and representatives." <= But .ou .oursel)es &erfectl. ,ell 'no, that TO PROD.CE THE POSSI)ILIT2 OF THE E8PRESSION OF S.CH -ISHES )2 ALL THE NATIONS IT IS INDISPENSA)LE TO TRO.)LE IN ALL CO.NTRIES THE PEOPLE5S RELATIONS -ITH THEIR #OVERN!ENTS SO AS TO .TTERL2 E8HA.ST H.!ANIT2 -ITH DISSENSION+ HATRED+ STR.##LE+ ENV2 AND EVEN )2 THE .SE OF TORT.RE+ )2 STARVATION+ )2 THE INOC.LATION OF DISEASES+ )2 -ANT+ SO THAT THE 6#O2I!6 SEE NO OTHER ISS.E THAN TO TA/E REF.#E IN O.R CO!PLETE SOVEREI#NT2 IN !ONE2 AND IN ALL ELSE A> But if ,e gi)e the nations of the ,orld a -reathing s&ace the "o"ent ,e long for is hardl. li'el. e)er to arri)e0

PROTOCOL No <<
< The State Council has -een2 as it ,ere2 the e"&hatic e4&ression of the authorit. of the ruler? it ,ill -e2 as the "show" &art of the Legislati)e Cor&s2 ,hat "a. -e called the editorial co""ittee of the la,s and decrees of the ruler0 A This2 then2 is the &rogra" of the ne, constitution0 We shall "a'e La,2 %ight and 3ustice (<" in the guise of &ro&osals to the Legislati)e Cor&s2 (A" -. decrees of the &resident under the guise of general regulations2 of orders of the Senate and of resolutions of the State Council in the guise of "inisterial orders2 (B" and in case a suita-le occasion should arise ( in the for" of a re)olution in the State0 B 1a)ing esta-lished a&&ro4i"atel. the !OD.S A#ENDI ,e ,ill occu&. oursel)es ,ith details of those co"-inations -. ,hich ,e ha)e still to co"&lete the re)olution in the course of the "achiner. of State in the direction alread. indicated0 B. these co"-inations I "ean the freedo" of the Press2 the right of association2 freedo" of conscience2 the )oting &rinci&le2 and "an. another that "ust disa&&ear for e)er fro" the "e"or. of "an2 or undergo a radical alteration the da. after the &ro"ulgation of the ne, constitution0 It is onl. at the "o"ent that ,e shall -e a-le at once to announce all our orders2 for2 after,ards2 e)er. noticea-le alteration ,ill -e dangerous2 for the follo,ing reasons? if this alteration -e -rought in ,ith harsh se)erit. and in a sense of se)erit. and li"itations2 it "a. lead to a feeling of des&air caused -. fear of ne, alterations in the sa"e directionH if2 on the other hand2 it -e -rought in a sense of further indulgences it ,ill -e said that ,e ha)e recogniEed our o,n ,rong(doing and this ,ill destro. the &restige of the infalli-ilit. of our authorit.2 or else it ,ill -e said that ,e ha)e -eco"e alar"ed and are co"&elled to sho, a .ielding dis&osition2 for ,hich ,e shall get no than's -ecause it ,ill -e su&&osed to -e co"&ulsor. 000 Both the one and the other are in5urious to the &restige of the ne, constitution0 What ,e ,ant is that fro" the first "o"ent of its &ro"ulgation2 ,hile the &eo&les of the ,orld are still stunned -. the acco"&lished fact of the re)olution2 still in a condition of terror and uncertaint.2 the. should recogniEe once for all that ,e are so strong2 so ine4&ugna-le2 so su&er( a-undantl. filled ,ith &o,er2 that in no case shall ,e ta'e an. account of the"2 and so far fro" &a.ing an. attention to their o&inions or ,ishes2 ,e are read. and a-le to crush ,ith irresisti-le &o,er all e4&ression or "anifestation thereof at e)er. "o"ent and in e)er. &lace2 that ,e ha)e seiEed at once e)er.thing ,e ,anted and shall in no case di)ide our &o,er ,ith the" 000 Then in fear and tre"-ling the. ,ill close their e.es to e)er.thing2 and -e content to a,ait ,hat ,ill -e the end of it all0

-E ARE -OLVES
C The #O2I! are a floc' of shee&2 and ,e are their ,ol)es0 And .ou 'no, ,hat ha&&ens ,hen the ,ol)es get hold of the floc'? 0000 ? There is another reason also ,h. the. ,ill close their e.es? for ,e shall 'ee& &ro"ising the" to gi)e -ac' all the li-erties ,e ha)e ta'en a,a. as soon as ,e ha)e $uelled the ene"ies of &eace and ta"ed all &arties 0000 D It is not ,orth to sa. an.thing a-out ho, long a ti"e the. ,ill -e 'e&t ,aiting for this return of their li-erties 0000 E For ,hat &ur&ose then ha)e ,e in)ented this ,hole &olic. and insinuated it into the "inds of the #O2 ,ithout gi)ing the" an. chance to e4a"ine its underl.ing "eaning? For ,hat2 indeed2 if not in order to o-tain in a rounda-out ,a. ,hat is for our scattered tri-e unattaina-le -. the direct road? It is this ,hich has ser)ed as the -asis for our organiEation of SECRET !ASONR2 -HICH IS NOT /NO-N TO+ AND AI!S -HICH ARE NOT EVEN SO !.CH AS S.SPECTED )2+ THESE "GOY" CATTLE+ ATTRACTED )2 .S INTO THE "SHO"" AR!2 OF !ASONIC LOD#ES IN ORDER TO THRO- D.ST IN THE E2ES OF THEIR FELLO-S

F #od has granted to us2 His C*osen Peo$le2 the gift of the dis&ersion2 and in this ,hich a&&ears in all e.es to -e our ,ea'ness2 has co"e forth all our strength2 ,hich has no, -rought us to the threshold of so)ereignt. o)er all the ,orld0 = There no, re"ains not "uch "ore for us to -uild u& u&on the foundation ,e ha)e laid0

PROTOCOL No <A
< The ,ord "freedom," ,hich can -e inter&reted in )arious ,a.s2 is defined -. us as follo,s ( A Freedo" is the right to do ,hat ,hich the la, allo,s0 This inter&retation of the ,ord ,ill at the &ro&er ti"e -e of ser)ice to us2 -ecause all freedo" ,ill thus -e in our hands2 since the la,s ,ill a-olish or create onl. that ,hich is desira-le for us according to the aforesaid &rogra"0 B We shall deal ,ith the &ress in the follo,ing ,a.? ,hat is the &art &la.ed -. the &ress to(da.? It ser)es to e4cite and infla"e those &assions ,hich are needed for our &ur&ose or else it ser)es selfish ends of &arties0 It is often )a&id2 un5ust2 "endacious2 and the "a5orit. of the &u-lic ha)e not the slightest idea ,hat ends the &ress reall. ser)es0 We shall saddle and -ridle it ,ith a tight cur-? ,e shall do the sa"e also ,ith all &roductions of the &rinting &ress2 for ,here ,ould -e the sense of getting rid of the attac's of the &ress if ,e re"ain targets for &a"&hlets and -oo's? The &roduce of &u-licit.2 ,hich no,ada.s is a source of hea). e4&ense o,ing to the necessit. of censoring it2 ,ill -e turned -. us into a )er. lucrati)e source of inco"e to our State? ,e shall la, on it a s&ecial sta"& ta4 and re$uire de&osits of caution("one. -efore &er"itting the esta-lish"ent of an. organ of the &ress or of &rinting officesH these ,ill then ha)e to guarantee our go)ern"ent against an. 'ind of attac' on the &art of the &ress0 For an. atte"&t to attac' us2 if such still -e &ossi-le2 ,e shall inflict fines ,ithout "erc.0 Such "easures as sta"& ta42 de&osit of caution("one. and fines secured -. these de&osits2 ,ill -ring in a huge inco"e to the go)ern"ent0 It is true that &art. organs "ight not s&are "one. for the sa'e of &u-licit.2 -ut these ,e shall shut u& at the second attac' u&on us0 No one shall ,ith i"&unit. la. a finger on the aureole of our go)ern"ent infalli-ilit.0 The &rete4t for sto&&ing an. &u-lication ,ill -e the alleged &lea that it is agitating the &u-lic "ind ,ithout occasion or 5ustification0 I )E# 2O. TO NOTE THAT A!ON# THOSE !A/IN# ATTAC/S .PON .S -ILL ALSO )E OR#ANS ESTA)LISHED )2 .S+ ).T THE2 -ILL ATTAC/ E8CL.SIVEL2 POINTS THAT -E HAVE PRE&DETER!INED TO ALTER

-E CONTROL THE PRESS

C NOT A SIN#LE ANNO.NCE!ENT -ILL REACH THE P.)LIC -ITHO.T O.R CONTROL E)en no, this is alread. -eing attained -. us inas"uch as all ne,s ite"s are recei)ed -. a fe, agencies2 in ,hose offices the. are focused fro" all &arts of the ,orld0 These agencies ,ill then -e alread. entirel. ours and ,ill gi)e &u-licit. onl. to ,hat ,e dictate to the"0 ? If alread. no, ,e ha)e contri)ed to &ossess oursel)es of the "inds of the #O2 co""unities to such an e4tent the the. all co"e near loo'ing u&on the e)ents of the ,orld through the colored glasses of those s&ectacles ,e are setting astride their nosesH if alread. no, there is not a single State ,here there e4ist for us an. -arriers to ad"ittance into ,hat #O2 stu&idit. calls State secrets? ,hat ,ill our &ositions -e then2 ,hen ,e shall -e ac'no,ledged su&re"e lords of the ,orld in the &erson of our 'ing of all the ,orld 0000 D Let us turn again to the F.T.RE OF THE PRINTIN# PRESS E)er. one desirous of -eing a &u-lisher2 li-rarian2 or &rinter2 ,ill -e o-liged to &ro)ide hi"self ,ith the di&lo"a instituted therefore2 ,hich2 in case of an. fault2 ,ill -e i""ediatel. i"&ounded0 With such "easures THE INSTR.!ENT OF THO.#HT -ILL )ECO!E AN ED.CATIVE !EANS ON THE HANDS OF O.R #OVERN!ENT+ -HICH -ILL NO LON#ER ALLO- THE !ASS OF THE NATION TO )E LED ASTRA2 IN )2&-A2S AND FANTASIES A)O.T THE )LESSIN#S OF PRO#RESS Is there an. one of us ,ho does not 'no, that these &hanto" -lessings are the direct roads to foolish i"aginings ,hich gi)e -irth to anarchical relations of "en a"ong the"sel)es and to,ards authorit.2 -ecause &rogress2 or rather the idea of &rogress2 has introduced the conce&tion of

e)er. 'ind of e"anci&ation2 -ut has failed to esta-lish its li"its 0000 All the so(called li-erals are anarchists2 if not in fact2 at an. rate in thought0 E)er. one of the" in hunting after &hanto"s of freedo"2 and falling e4clusi)el. into license2 that is2 into the anarch. of &rotest for the sa'e of &rotest 0000

FREE PRESS DESTRO2ED

E We turn to the &eriodical &ress0 We shall i"&ose on it2 as on all &rinted "atter2 sta"& ta4es &er sheet and de&osits of caution( "one.2 and -oo's of less than K: sheets ,ill &a. dou-le0 We shall rec'on the" as &a"&hlets in order2 on the one hand2 to reduce the nu"-er of "agaEines2 ,hich are the ,orst for" of &rinted &oison2 and2 on the other2 in order that this "easure "a. force ,riters into such length. &roductions that the. ,ill -e little read2 es&eciall. as the. ,ill -e costl.0 At the sa"e ti"e ,hat ,e shall &u-lish oursel)es to influence "ental de)elo&"ent in the direction laid do,n for our &rofit ,ill -e chea& and ,ill -e read )oraciousl.0 The ta4 ,ill -ring )a&id literar. a"-itions ,ithin -ounds and the lia-ilit. to &enalties ,ill "a'e literar. "en de&endent u&on us0 And if there should -e an. found ,ho are desirous of ,riting against us2 the. ,ill not find an. &erson eager to &rint their &roductions in &rint the &u-lisher or &rinter ,ill ha)e to a&&l. to the authorities for &er"ission to do so0 Thus ,e shall 'no, -eforehand of all tric's &re&aring against us and shall nullif. the" -. getting ahead ,ith e4&lanations on the su-5ect treated of0 F Literature and 5ournalis" are t,o of the "ost i"&ortant educati)e forces2 and therefore our go)ern"ent ,ill -eco"e &ro&rietor of the "a5orit. of the 5ournals0 This ,ill neutraliEe the in5urious influence of the &ri)atel.(o,ned &ress and ,ill &ut us in &ossession of a tre"endous influence u&on the &u-lic "ind 0000 If ,e gi)e &er"its for ten 5ournals2 ,e shall oursel)es found thirt.2 and so on in the sa"e &ro&ortion0 This2 ho,e)er2 "ust in no ,ise -e sus&ected -. the &u-lic0 For ,hich reason all 5ournals &u-lished -. us ,ill -e of the "ost o&&osite2 in a&&earance2 tendencies and o&inions2 there-. creating confidence in us and -ringing o)er to us $uite unsus&icious o&&onents2 ,ho ,ill thus fall into our tra& and -e rendered har"less0 = In the front ran' ,ill stand organs of an official character0 The. ,ill al,a.s stand guard o)er our interests2 and therefore their influence ,ill -e co"&arati)el. insignificant0 <> In the second ran' ,ill -e the se"i(official organs2 ,hose &art it ,ill -e to attac' the te&id and indifferent0 << In the third ran' ,e shall set u& our o,n2 to all a&&earance2 off &osition2 ,hich2 in at least one of its organs2 ,ill &resent ,hat loo's li'e the )er. anti&odes to us0 Our real o&&onents at heart ,ill acce&t this si"ulated o&&osition as their o,n and ,ill sho, us their cards0 <A All our ne,s&a&ers ,ill -e of all &ossi-le co"&le4ions ( aristocratic2 re&u-lican2 re)olutionar.2 e)en anarchical ( for so long2 of course2 as the constitution e4ists 0000 Li'e the Indian idol "6ishnu" the. ,ill ha)e a hundred hands2 and e)er. one of the" ,ill ha)e a finger on an. one of the &u-lic o&inions as re$uired0 When a &ulse $uic'ens these hands ,ill lead o&inion in the direction of our ai"s2 for an e4cited &atient loses all &o,er of 5udg"ent and easil. .ields to suggestion0 Those fools ,ho ,ill thin' the. are re&eating the o&inion of a ne,s&a&er of their o,n ca"& ,ill -e re&eating our o&inion or an. o&inion that see"s desira-le for us0 In the )ain -elief that the. are follo,ing the organ of their &art. the. ,ill2 in fact2 follo, the flag ,hich ,e hang out for the"0 <B In order to direct our ne,s&a&er "ilitia in this sense ,e "ust ta'e s&ecial and "inute care in organiEing this "atter0 Jnder the title of central de&art"ent of the &ress ,e shall institute literar. gatherings at ,hich our agents ,ill ,ithout attracting attention issue the orders and ,atch,ords of the da.0 B. discussing andcontro)erting2 -ut al,a.s su&erficiall.2 ,ithout touching the essence of the

"atter2 our organs ,ill carr. on a sha" fight fusillade ,ith the official ne,s&a&ers solel. for the &ur&ose of gi)ing occasion for us to e4&ress oursel)es "ore full. than could ,ell -e done fro" the outset in official announce"ents2 ,hene)er2 of course2 that is to our ad)antage0 <C THESE ATTAC/S .PON .S -ILL ALSO SERVE ANOTHER P.RPOSE+ NA!EL2+ THAT O.R S.)3ECTS -ILL )E CONVINCED TO THE E8ISTENCE OF F.LL FREEDO! OF SPEECH AND SO #IVE O.R A#ENTS AN OCCASION TO AFFIR! THAT ALL OR#ANS -HICH OPPOSE .S ARE E!PT2 )A))LERS+ since the. are inca&a-le of finding an. su-stantial o-5ections to our orders0

ONL2 LIES PRINTED

<? #ethods of organiEation li'e these2 i"&erce&ti-le to the &u-lic e.e -ut a-solutel. sure2 are the -est calculated to succeed in -ringing the attention and the confidence of the &u-lic to the side of our go)ern"ent0 Than's to such "ethods ,e shall -e in a &osition as fro" ti"e to ti"e "a. -e re$uired2 to e4cite or to tran$uilliEe the &u-lic "ind on &olitical $uestions2 to &ersuade or to confuse2 &rinting no, truth2 no, lies2 facts or their contradictions2 according as the. "a. -e ,ell or ill recei)ed2 al,a.s )er. cautiousl. feeling our ground -efore ste&&ing u&on it 0000 -E SHALL HAVE A S.RE TRI.!PH OVER O.R OPPONENTS SINCE THE2 -ILL NOT HAVE AT THEIR DISPOSITION OR#ANS OF THE PRESS IN -HICH THE2 CAN #IVE F.LL AND FINAL E8PRESSION TO THEIR VIE-S o,ing to the aforesaid "ethods of dealing ,ith the &ress0 We shall not e)en need to refute the" e4ce&t )er. su&erficiall.0 <D Trial shots li'e these2 fired -. us in the third ran' of our &ress2 in case of need2 ,ill -e energeticall. refuted -. us in our se"i(official organs0 <E E)en no,ada.s2 alread.2 to ta'e onl. the French &ress2 there are for"s ,hich re)eal "asonic solidarit. in acting on the ,atch,ord? all organs of the &ress are -ound together -. &rofessional secrec.H li'e the augurs of old2 not one of their nu"-ers ,ill gi)e a,a. the secret of his sources of infor"ation unless it -e resol)ed to "a'e announce"ent of the"0 Not one 5ournalist ,ill )enture to -etra. this secret2 for not one of the" is e)er ad"itted to &ractice literature unless his ,hole &ast has so"e disgraceful sore or other 0000 These sores ,ould -e i""ediatel. re)ealed0 So long as the. re"ain the secret of a fe, the &restige of the 5ournalist attac's the "a5orit. of the countr. ( the "o- follo, after hi" ,ith enthusias"0 <F Our calculations are es&eciall. e4tended to the &ro)inces0 It is indis&ensa-le for us to infla"e there those ho&es and i"&ulses ,ith ,hich ,e could at an. "o"ent fall u&on the ca&ital2 and ,e shall re&resent to the ca&itals that these e4&ressions are the inde&endent ho&es and i"&ulses of the &ro)inces0 Naturall.2 the source of the" ,ill -e al,a.s one and the sa"e ( ours0 -HAT -E NEED IS THAT+ .NTIL S.CH TI!E AS -E ARE IN THE PLENIT.DE PO-ER+ THE CAPITALS SHO.LD FIND THE!SELVES STIFLED )2 THE PROVINCIAL OPINION OF THE NATIONS+ I E + OF A !A3ORIT2 ARRAN#ED )2 O.R A#ENT.R What ,e need is that at the &s.chological "o"ent the ca&itals should not -e in a &osition to discuss an acco"&lished fact for the si"&le reason2 if for no other2 that it has -een acce&ted -. the &u-lic o&inion of a "a5orit. in the &ro)inces0 <= -HEN -E ARE IN THE PERIOD OF THE NE- RE#I!E TRANSITIONAL TO THAT OF O.R ASS.!PTION OF F.LL SOVEREI#NT2 -E !.ST NOT AD!IT AN2 REVELATION )2 THE PRESS OF AN2 FOR! OF P.)LIC DISHONEST2G IT IS NECESSAR2 THAT THE NE- RE#I!E SHO.LD )E THO.#HT TO HAVE SO PERFECTL2 CONTENDED EVER2)OD2 THAT EVEN CRI!INALIT2 HAS DISAPPEARED 000 Cases of the "anifestation of cri"inalit. should re"ain 'no,n onl. to their )icti"s and to chance ,itnesses ( no "ore0

PROTOCOL No <B
< The need for dail. forces the #O2I! to 'ee& silence and -e our hu"-le ser)ants0 Agents ta'en on to our &ress fro" a"ong the #O2I! ,ill at our orders discuss an.thing ,hich it is incon)enient for us to issue directl. in official docu"ents2 and ,e "ean,hile2 $uietl. a"id the din of the discussion so raised2 shall si"&l. ta'e and carr. through such "easures as ,e ,ish and then offer the" to the &u-lic as an acco"&lished fact0 No one ,ill dare to de"and the a-rogation of a "atter once settled2 all the "ore so as it ,ill -e re&resented as an i"&ro)e"ent 000 And i""ediatel. the &ress ,ill distract the current of thought to,ards2 ne, $uestions2 Chave we not trained people alwa$s to be see0in& somethin& new-D0 Into the discussions of these ne, $uestions ,ill thro, the"sel)es those of the -rainless dis&ensers of fortunes ,ho are not a-le e)en no, to understand that the. ha)e not the re"otest conce&tion a-out the "atters ,hich the. underta'e to discuss0 /uestions of the &olitical are unattaina-le for an. sa)e those ,ho ha)e guided it alread. for "an. ages2 the creators0 A Fro" all this .ou ,ill see that in see"ing the o&inion of the "o- ,e are onl. facilitating the ,or'ing of our "achiner.2 and .ou "a. re"ar' that it is not for actions -ut for ,ords issued -. us on this or that $uestion that ,e see" to see' a&&ro)al0 We are constantl. "a'ing &u-lic declaration that ,e are guided in all our underta'ings -. the hoo&e2 5oined to the con)iction2 that ,e are ser)ing the co""on ,eal0

-E DECEIVE -OR/ERS
B In order to distract &eo&le ,ho "a. -e too trou-leso"e fro" discussions of $uestions of the &olitical ,e are no, &utting for,ard ,hat ,e allege to -e ne, $uestions of the &olitical2 na"el.2 $uestions of industr.0 In this s&here let the" discuss the"sel)es sill.7 The "asses are agreed to re"ain inacti)e2 to ta'e a rest fro" ,hat the. su&&ose to -e &olitical C which we trained them to in order to use them as a means of combatin& the GOY &overnmentsD onl. on condition of -eing found ne, e"&lo."ents2 in ,hich ,e are &rescri-ing the" so"ething that loo's li'e the sa"e &olitical o-5ect0 In order that the "asses the"sel)es "a. not guess ,hat the. are a-out -E F.RTHER DISTRACT THE! -ITH A!.SE!ENTS+ #A!ES+ PASTI!ES+ PASSIONS+ PEOPLE5S PALACES SOON -E SHALL )E#IN THRO.#H THE PRESS TO PROPOSE CO!PETITIONS IN ART+ IN SPORT IN ALL /INDSI these interests ,ill finall. distract their "inds fro" $uestions in ,hich ,e should find oursel)es co"&elled to o&&ose the"0 *ro,ing "ore and "ore dis( accusto"ed to reflect and for" an. o&inions of their o,n2 &eo&le ,ill -egin to tal' in the sa"e tone as ,e -ecause ,e alone shall -e offering the" ne, directions for thought 000 of course through such &ersons as ,ill not -e sus&ected of solidarit. ,ith us0 C The &art &la.ed -. the li-erals2 uto&ian drea"ers2 ,ill -e finall. &la.ed out ,hen our go)ern"ent is ac'no,ledged0 Till such ti"e the. ,ill continue to do us good ser)ice0 Therefore ,e shall continue to direct their "inds to all sorts of )ain conce&tions of fantastic theories2 ne, and a&&arentl. &rogressi)e? for ha)e ,e not ,ith co"&lete success turned the -rainless heads of the #O2I! ,ith &rogress2 till there is not a"ong the #O2I! one "ind a-le to &ercei)e that under this ,ord lies a de&arture fro" truth in all cases ,here it is not a $uestion of "aterial in)entions2 li'e a fallacious idea2 ser)es to o-scure truth so that none "a. 'no, it e4ce&t us2 the C*osen o, #od2 its guardians0 ? When2 ,e co"e into our 'ingdo" our orators ,ill e4&ound great &ro-le"s ,hich ha)e turned hu"anit. u&side do,n in order to -ring it at the end under our -eneficent rule0 D Who ,ill e)er sus&ect then that ALL THESE PEOPLES -ERE STA#E&!ANA#ED )2 .S ACCORDIN# TO A POLITICAL PLAN -HICH NO ONE HAS SO !.CH AS #.ESSED AT IN THE CO.RSE OF !AN2 CENT.RIES9

PROTOCOL No <C
< When ,e co"e into our 'ingdo" it ,ill -e undesira-le for us that there should e4ist an. other religion than ours of the One *od ,ith ,ho" our destin. is -ound u& -. our &osition as the Chosen Peo&le and through ,ho" our sa"e destin. is united ,ith the destinies of the ,orld0 We "ust therefore s,ee& a,a. all other for"s of -elief0 If this gi)es -irth to the atheists ,ho" ,e see to(da.2 it ,ill not2 -eing onl. a transitional stage2 interfere ,ith our )ie,s2 -ut ,ill ser)e as a ,arning for those generations ,hich ,ill hear'en to our &reaching of the religion of #oses2 that2 -. its sta-le and thoroughl. ela-orated s.ste" has -rought all the &eo&les of the ,orld into su-5ection to us0 Therein ,e shall e"&hasiEe its ".stical right2 on ,hich2 as ,e shall sa.2 all its educati)e &o,er is -ased 0000 Then at e)er. &ossi-le o&&ortunit. ,e shall &u-lish articles in ,hich ,e shall "a'e co"&arisons -et,een our -eneficent rule and those of &ast ages0 The -lessing of tran$uillit.2 though it -e a tran$uillit. forci-l. -rought a-out -. centuries of agitation2 ,ill thro, into higher relief the -enefits to ,hich ,e shall &oint0 The errors of the #O2I! go)ern"ents ,ill -e de&icted -. us in the "ost )i)id hues0 We shall i"&lant such an a-horrence of the" that the &eo&les ,ill &refer tran$uillit. in a state of serfdo" to those rights of )aunted freedo" ,hich ha)e tortured hu"anit. and e4hausted the )er. sources of hu"an e4istence2 sources ,hich ha)e -een e4&loited -. a "o- of rascall. ad)enturers ,ho 'no, not ,hat the. do 0000 .SELESS CHAN#ES OF FOR!S OF #OVERN!ENT TO -HICH -E INSTI#ATED THE 6#O2I!6 -HEN -E -ERE .NDER!ININ# THEIR STATE STR.CT.RES+ -ILL HAVE SO -EARIED THE PEOPLES )2 THAT TI!E THAT THE2 -ILL PREFER TO S.FFER AN2THIN# .NDER .S RATHER THAN R.N THE RIS/ OF END.RIN# A#AIN ALL THE A#ITATIONS AND !ISERIES THE2 HAVE #ONE THRO.#H

-E SHALL FOR)ID CHRIST

A At the sa"e ti"e ,e shall not o"it to e"&hasiEe the historical "ista'es of the #O2 go)ern"ents ,hich ha)e tor"ented hu"anit. for so "an. centuries -. their lac' of understanding of e)er.thing that constitutes the true good of hu"anit. in their chase after fantastic sche"es of social -lessings2 and ha)e ne)er noticed that these sche"es 'e&t on &roducing a ,orse and ne)er a -etter state of the uni)ersal relations ,hich are the -asis of hu"an life 0000 B The ,hole force of our &rinci&les and "ethods ,ill lie in the fact that ,e shall &resent the" and e4&ound the" as a s&lendid contrast to the dead and deco"&osed old order of things in social life0 C Our &hiloso&hers ,ill discuss all the shortco"ings of the )arious -eliefs of the "GOYIM!" ).T NO ONE -ILL EVER )RIN# .NDER DISC.SSION O.R FAITH FRO! ITS TR.E POINT OF VIE- SINCE THIS -ILL )E F.LL2 LEARNED )2 NONE SAVE O.RS -HO -ILL NEVER DARE TO )ETRA2 ITS SECRETS ? IN CO.NTRIES /NO-N AS PRO#RESSIVE AND ENLI#HTENED -E HAVE CREATED A SENSELESS+ FILTH2+ A)O!INA)LE LITERAT.RE For so"e ti"e after our entrance to &o,er ,e shall continue to encourage its e4istence in order to &ro)ide a telling relief -. contrast to the s&eeches2 &art. &rogra"2 ,hich ,ill -e distri-uted fro" e4alted $uarters of ours 0000 Our ,ise "en2 trained to -eco"e leaders of the #O2I!+ ,ill co"&ose s&eeches2 &ro5ects2 "e"oirs2 articles2 ,hich ,ill -e used -. us to influence the "inds of the #O2I!+ directing the" to,ards such understanding and for"s of 'no,ledge as ha)e -een deter"ined -. us0

PROTOCOL No <?
< When ,e at last definitel. co"e into our 'ingdo" -. the aid of CO.PS D5ETAT &re&ared e)er.,here for one and the sa"e da.2 after definitel. ac'no,ledged C and not a little time will pass before that comes about, perhaps even a whole centur$ D ,e shall "a'e it our tas' to see that against us such things as &lots shall no longer e4ist0 With this &ur&ose ,e shall sla. ,ithout "erc. all ,ho ta'e ar"s Cin handD to o&&ose our co"ing into our 'ingdo"0 E)er. 'ind of ne, institution of an.thing li'e a secret societ. ,ill also -e &unished ,ith deathH those of the" ,hich are no, in e4istence2 are 'no,n to us2 ser)e us and ha)e ser)ed us2 ,e shall dis-and and send into e4ile to continents far re"o)ed fro" Euro&e0 IN THIS -A2 -E SHALL PROCEED -ITH THOSE "GOY" !ASONS -HO /NOTOO !.CHH such of these as ,e "a. for so"e reason s&are ,ill -e 'e&t in constant fear of e4ile0 We shall &ro"ulgate a la, "a'ing all for"er "e"-ers of secret societies lia-le to e4ile fro" E'ro$e as the center of rule0 A %esolutions of our go)ern"ent ,ill -e final2 ,ithout a&&eal0 B In the #O2 societies2 in ,hich ,e ha)e &lanted and dee&l. rooted discord and &rotestantis"2 the onl. &ossi-le ,a. of restoring order is to e"&lo. "erciless "easures that &ro)e the direct force of authorit.? no regard "ust -e &aid to the )icti"s ,ho fall2 the. suffer for the ,ell(-eing of the future0 The attain"ent of that ,ell(-eing2 e)en at the e4&ense of sacrifices2 is the dut. of an. 'ind of go)ern"ent that ac'no,ledges as 5ustification for its e4istence not onl. its &ri)ileges -ut its o-ligations0 The &rinci&al guarantee of sta-ilit. of rule is to confir" the aureole of &o,er2 and this aureole is attained onl. -. such a "a5estic infle4i-ilit. of "ight as shall carr. on its face the e"-le"s of in)iola-ilit. fro" ".stical causes ( fro" the choice of *od0 S.CH -AS+ .NTIL RECENT TI!ES+ THE R.SSIAN A.TOCRAC2+ THE ONE AND ONL2 SERIO.S FOE -E HAD IN THE -ORLD+ -ITHO.T CO.NTIN# THE PAPAC2 Bear in "ind the e4a"&le ,hen Ital.2 drenched ,ith -lood2 ne)er touched a hair of the head of Sulla ,ho had &oured forth that -lood? Sulla en5o.ed an a&otheosis for his "ight in hi"2 -ut his intre&id return to Ital. ringed hi" round ,ith in)iola-ilit.0 The &eo&le do not la. a finger on hi" ,ho h.&notiEes the" -. his daring and strength of "ind0

SECRET SOCIETIES
C #eanti"e2 ho,e)er2 until ,e co"e into our 'ingdo"2 ,e shall act in the contrar. ,a.? ,e shall create and "ulti&l. free "asonic lodges in all the countries of the ,orld2 a-sor- into the" all ,ho "a. -eco"e or ,ho are &ro"inent in &u-lic acti)it.2 for these lodges ,e shall find our &rinci&al intelligence office and "eans of influence0 All these lodges ,e shall -ring under one central ad"inistration2 'no,n to us alone and to all others a-solutel. un'no,n2 ,hich ,ill -e co"&osed of our learned elders0 The lodges ,ill ha)e their re&resentati)es ,ho ,ill ser)e to screen the a-o)e("entioned ad"inistration of #ASON%I and fro" ,ho" ,ill issue the ,atch,ord and &rogra"0 In these lodges ,e shall tie together the 'not ,hich -inds together all re)olutionar. and li-eral ele"ents0 Their co"&osition ,ill -e "ade u& of all strata of societ.0 The "ost secret &olitical &lots ,ill -e 'no,n to us and fall under our guiding hands on the )er. da. of their conce&tion0 A!ON# THE !E!)ERS OF THESE LOD#ES -ILL )E AL!OST ALL THE A#ENTS OF INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL POLICE since their ser)ice is for us irre&lacea-le in the res&ect that the &olice is in a &osition not onl. to use its o,n &articular "easures ,ith the insu-ordinate2 -ut also to screen our acti)ities and &ro)ide &rete4ts for discontents2 ET CETERA ? The class of &eo&le ,ho "ost ,illingl. enter into secret societies are those ,ho li)e -. their ,its2 careerists2 and in general &eo&le2 "ostl. light("inded2 ,ith ,ho" ,e shall ha)e no difficult. in dealing and in using to ,ind u& the "echanis" of the "achine de)ised -. us0 If this ,orld gro,s

agitated the "eaning of that ,ill -e that ,e ha)e had to stir u& in order to -rea' u& its too great solidarit.0 ).T IF THERE SHO.LD ARISE IN ITS !IDST A PLOT+ THEN AT THE HEAD OF THAT PLOT -ILL )E NO OTHER THAN ONE OF O.R !OST TR.STED SERVANTS It is natural that ,e and no other should lead !ASONIC acti)ities2 for ,e 'no, ,hither ,e are leading2 ,e 'no, the final goal of e)er. for" of acti)it. ,hereas the #O2I! ha)e 'no,ledge of nothing2 not e)en of the i""ediate effect of actionH the. &ut -efore the"sel)es2 usuall.2 the "o"entar. rec'oning of the satisfaction of their self( o&inion in the acco"&lish"ent of their thought ,ithout e)en re"ar'ing that the )er. conce&tion ne)er -elonged to their initiati)e -ut to our instigation of their thought 0000

#ENTILES ARE ST.PID

D The #O2I! enter the lodges out of curiosit. or in the ho&e -. their "eans to get a ni--le at the &u-lic &ie2 and so"e of the" in order to o-tain a hearing -efore the &u-lic for their i"&ractica-le and groundless fantasies? the. thirst for the e"otion of success and a&&lause2 of ,hich ,e are re"ar'a-l. generous0 And the reason ,h. ,e gi)e the" this success is to "a'e use of the nigh conceit of the"sel)es to ,hich it gi)es -irth2 for that insensi-l. dis&oses the" to assi"ulate our suggestions ,ithout -eing on their guard against the" in the fullness of their confidence that it is their o,n infalli-ilit. ,hich is gi)ing utterance to their o,n thoughts and that it is i"&ossi-le for the" to -orro, those of others 0000 Iou cannot i"agine to ,hat e4tent the ,isest of the #O2I! can -e -rought to a state of unconscious nai)ete in the &resence of this condition of high conceit of the"sel)es2 and at the sa"e ti"e ho, eas. it is to ta'e the heart out of the" -. the slightest ill(success2 though it -e nothing "ore than the sto&&age of the a&&lause the. had2 and to reduce the" to a sla)ish su-"ission for the sa'e of ,inning a rene,al of success 0000 )2 SO !.CH AS O.RS DISRE#ARD S.CCESS IF ONL2 THE2 CAN CARR2 THRO.#H THEIR PLANS+ )2 SO !.CH THE "GOYIM" ARE -ILLIN# TO SACRIFICE AN2 PLANS ONL2 TO HAVE S.CCESS This &s.cholog. of theirs "ateriall. facilitates for us the tas' of setting the" in the re$uired direction0 These tigers in a&&earance ha)e the souls of shee& and the ,ind -lo,s freel. through their heads0 We ha)e set the" on the ho--.( horse of an idea a-out the a-sor&tion of indi)idualit. -. the s."-olic unit of COLLECTIVIS! 0000 The. ha)e ne)er .et and the. ne)er ,ill ha)e the sense to reflect that this ho--.(horse is a "anifest )iolation of the "ost i"&ortant la, of nature2 ,hich has esta-lished fro" the )er. creation of the ,orld one unit unli'e another and &recisel. for the &ur&ose of instituting indi)idualit. 0000 E If ,e ha)e -een a-le to -ring the" to such a &itch of stu&id -lindness is it not a &roof2 and an a"aEingl. clear &roof2 of the degree to ,hich the "ind of the #O2I! is unde)elo&ed in co"&arison ,ith our "ind? This it is2 "ainl.2 ,hich guarantees our success0

#ENTILES ARE CATTLE

F And ho, far(seeing ,ere our learned elders in ancient ti"es ,hen the. said that to attain a serious end it -ehoo)es not to sto& at an. "eans or to count the )icti"s sacrificed for the sa'e of that end 0000 We ha)e not counted the )icti"s of the seed of the #O2 cattle2 though ,e ha)e sacrificed "an. of our o,n2 -ut for that ,e ha)e no, alread. gi)en the" such a &osition on the earth as the. could not e)en ha)e drea"ed of0 The co"&arati)el. s"all nu"-ers of the )icti"s fro" the nu"-er of ours ha)e &reser)ed our nationalit. fro" destruction0 = !eath is the ine)ita-le end for all0 It is -etter to -ring that end nearer to those ,ho hinder our affairs than to oursel)es2 to the founders of this affair0 -E E8EC.TE !ASONS IN S.CH -ISE THAT NONE SAVE THE )ROTHERHOOD CAN EVER HAVE A S.SPICION OF IT+ NOT EVEN THE VICTI!S THE!SELVES OF O.R DEATH SENTENCE+ THE2 ALL DIE -HEN RE@.IRED AS IF FRO! A NOR!AL /IND OF ILLNESS 00000 Lno,ing this2 e)en the

-rotherhood in its turn dare not &rotest0 B. such "ethods ,e ha)e &luc'ed out of the "idst of !ASONR2 the )er. root of &rotest against our dis&osition0 While &reaching liberalis% to the #O2 ,e at the sa"e ti"e 'ee& our o,n &eo&le and our agents in a state of un$uestioningl. su-"ission0 <> Jnder our influence the e4ecution of the la,s of the #O2I! has -een reduced to a "ini"u"0 The &restige of the la, has -een e4&loded -. the li-eral inter&retations introduced into this s&here0 In the "ost i"&ortant and funda"ental affairs and $uestions2 3.D#ES DECIDE AS -E DICTATE TO THE!2 see "atters in the light ,here,ith ,e enfold the" for the ad"inistration of the #O2I!2 of course2 through &ersons ,ho are our tools though ,e do not a&&ear to ha)e an.thing in co""on ,ith the" ( -. ne,s&a&er o&inion or -. other "eans 0000 E)en senators and the higher ad"inistration acce&t our counsels0 The &urel. -rute "ind of the #O2I! is inca&a-le of use for anal.sis and o-ser)ation2 and still "ore for the foreseeing ,hither a certain "anner of setting a $uestion "a. tend0 << In this difference in ca&acit. for thought -et,een the #O2I! and oursel)es "a. -e clearl. discerned the seal of our &osition as the C*osen Peo$le and of our higher $ualit. of hu"anness2 in contradistinction to the -rute "ind of the #O2I! Their e.es are o&en2 -ut see nothing -efore the" and do not in)ent Cunless perhaps, material thin&sD0 Fro" this it is &lain that nature herself has destined us to guide and rule the ,orld0

-E DE!AND S.)!ISSION
<A When co"es the ti"e of our o)ert rule2 the ti"e to "anifest its -lessing2 ,e shall re"a'e all legislatures2 all our la,s ,ill -e -rief2 &lain2 sta-le2 ,ithout an. 'ind of inter&retations2 so that an.one ,ill -e in a &osition to 'no, the" &erfectl.0 The "ain feature ,hich ,ill run right through the" is su-"ission to orders2 and this &rinci&le ,ill -e carried to a grandiose height0 E)er. a-use ,ill then disa&&ear in conse$uence of the res&onsi-ilit. of all do,n to the lo,est unit -efore the higher authorit. of the re&resentati)e of &o,er0 A-uses of &o,er su-ordinate to this last instance ,ill -e so "ercilessl. &unished that none ,ill -e found an4ious to tr. e4&eri"ents ,ith their o,n &o,ers0 We shall follo, u& 5ealousl. e)er. action of the ad"inistration on ,hich de&ends the s"ooth running of the "achiner. of the State2 for slac'ness in this &roduces slac'ness e)er.,hereH not a single case of illegalit. or a-use of &o,er ,ill -e left ,ithout e4e"&lar. &unish"ent0 <B Conceal"ent of guilt2 conni)ance -et,een those in the ser)ice of the ad"inistration ( all this 'ind of e)il ,ill disa&&ear after the )er. first e4a"&les of se)ere &unish"ent0 The aureole of our &o,er de"ands suita-le2 that is2 cruel2 &unish"ents for the slightest infringe"ent2 for the sa'e of gain2 of its su&re"e &restige0 The sufferer2 though his &unish"ent "a. e4ceed his fault2 ,ill count as a soldier falling on the ad"inistrati)e field of -attle in the interest of authorit.2 &rinci&le and la,2 ,hich do not &er"it that an. of those ,ho hold the reins of the &u-lic coach should turn aside fro" the &u-lic high,a. to their o,n &ri)ate &aths0 FOR E8A!PLES O.R 3.D#ES -ILL /NO- THAT -HENEVER THE2 FEEL DISPOSED TO PL.!E THE!SELVES ON FOOLISH CLE!ENC2 THE2 ARE VIOLATIN# THE LA- OF 3.STICE -HICH IS INSTIT.TED FOR THE E8E!PLAR2 EDIFICATION OF !EN )2 PENALTIES FOR LAPSES AND NOT FOR DISPLA2 OF THE SPIRIT.AL @.ALITIES OF THE 3.D#ES 0000 Such $ualities it is &ro&er to sho, in &ri)ate life2 -ut not in a &u-lic s$uare ,hich is the educationall. -asis of hu"an life0 <C Our legal staff ,ill ser)e not -e.ond the age of ;;2 firstl. -ecause old "en "ore o-stinatel. hold to &re5udiced o&inions2 and are less ca&a-le of su-"itting to ne, directions2 and secondl. -ecause this ,ill gi)e us the &ossi-ilit. -. this "easure of securing elasticit. in the changing of staff2 ,hich ,ill thus the "ore easil. -end under our &ressure? he ,ho ,ishes to 'ee& his &lace ,ill ha)e to gi)e -lind o-edience to deser)e it0 In general2 our 5udges ,ill -e elected -. us onl. fro" a"ong those ,ho thoroughl. understand that the &art the. ha)e to &la. is to &unish and a&&l. la,s and not to drea"

a-out the "anifestations of li-eralis" at the e4&ense of the educational sche"e of the State2 as the #O2I! in these da.s i"agine it to -e 0000 This "ethod of shuffling the staff ,ill ser)e also to e4&lode an. collecti)e solidarit. of those in the sa"e ser)ice and ,ill -ind all to the interests of the go)ern"ent u&on ,hich their fate ,ill de&end0 The .oung generation of 5udges ,ill -e trained in certain )ie,s regarding the inad"issi-ilit. of an. a-uses that "ight distur- the esta-lished order of our su-5ects a"ong the"sel)es0 <? In these da.s the 5udges of the #O2I! create indulgences to e)er. 'ind of cri"es2 not ha)ing a 5ust understanding of their office2 -ecause the rulers of the &resent age in a&&ointing 5udges to office ta'e no care to inculcate in the" a sense of dut. and consciousness of the "atter ,hich is de"anded of the"0 As a -rute -east lets out its .oung in search of &re.2 so do the #O2I! gi)e to the" for ,hat &ur&ose such &lace ,as created0 This is the reason ,h. their go)ern"ents are -eing ruined -. their o,n forces through the acts of their o,n ad"inistration0 <D Let us -orro, fro" the e4a"&le of the results of these actions .et another lesson for our go)ern"ent0 <E We shall root out li-eralis" fro" all the i"&ortant strategic &osts of our go)ern"ent on ,hich de&ends the training of su-ordinates for our State structure0 Such &osts ,ill fall e4clusi)el. to those ,ho ha)e -een trained -. us for ad"inistrati)e rule0 To the &ossi-le o-5ection that the retire"ent of old ser)ants ,ill cost the Treasur. hea)il.2 I re&l.2 firstl.2 the. ,ill -e &ro)ided ,ith so"e &ri)ate ser)ice in &lace of ,hat the. lose2 and2 secondl.2 I ha)e to re"ar' that all the "one. in the ,orld ,ill -e concentrated in our hands2 conse$uentl. it is not our go)ern"ent that has to fear e4&ense0

-E SHALL )E CR.EL
<F Our a-solutis" ,ill in all things -e logicall. consecuti)e and therefore in each one of its decrees our su&re"e ,ill -e res&ected and un$uestiona-l. fulfilled? it ,ill ignore all "ur"urs2 all discontents of e)er. 'ind and ,ill destro. to the root e)er. 'ind of "anifestation of the" in act -. &unish"ent of an e4e"&lar. character0 <= We shall a-olish the right of cessation2 ,hich ,ill -e transferred e4clusi)el. to our dis&osal ( to the cogniEance of hi" ,ho rules2 for ,e "ust not allo, the conce&tion a"ong the &eo&le of a thought that there could -e such a thing as a decision that is not right of 5udges set u& -. us0 If2 ho,e)er2 an.thing li'e this should occur2 ,e shall oursel)es cassate the decision2 -ut inflict there,ith such e4e"&lar. &unish"ent on the 5udge for lac' of understanding of his dut. and the &ur&ose of his a&&oint"ent as ,ill &re)ent a re&etition of such cases 0000 I re&eat that it "ust -e -orn in "ind that ,e shall 'no, e)er. ste& of our ad"inistration ,hich onl. needs to -e closel. ,atched for the &eo&le to -e content ,ith us2 for it has the right to de"and fro" a good go)ern"ent a good official0 A> O.R #OVERN!ENT -ILL HAVE THE APPEARANCE OF A PATRIARCHAL PATERNAL #.ARDIANSHIP ON THE PART OF O.R R.LER Our o,n nation and our su-5ects ,ill discern in his &erson a father caring for their e)er. need2 their e)er. act2 their e)er. inter( relation as su-5ects one ,ith another2 as ,ell as their relations to the ruler0 The. ,ill then -e so thoroughl. i"-ued ,ith the thought that it is i"&ossi-le for the" to dis&ense ,ith this ,ardshi& and guidance2 if the. ,ish to li)e in &eace and $uiet2 THAT THE2 -ILL AC/NO-LED#E THE A.TOCRAC2 OF O.R R.LER -ITH A DEVOTION )ORDERIN# ON 6APOTHEOSIS+6 es&eciall. ,hen the. are con)inced that those ,ho" ,e set u& do not &ut their o,n in &lace of authorit.2 -ut onl. -lindl. e4ecute his dictates0 The. ,ill -e re5oiced that ,e ha)e regulated e)er.thing in their li)es as is done -. ,ise &arents ,ho desire to train children in the cause of dut. and su-"ission0 For the &eo&les of the ,orld in regard to the secrets of our &olit. are e)er through the ages onl. children under age2 &recisel. as are also their go)ern"ents0

A< As .ou see2 I found our des&otis" on right and dut.? the right to co"&el the e4ecution of dut. is the direct o-ligation of a go)ern"ent ,hich is a father for its su-5ects0 It has the right of the strong that it "a. use it for the -enefit of directing hu"anit. to,ards that order ,hich is defined -. nature2 na"el.2 su-"ission0 E)er.thing in the ,orld is in a state of su-"ission2 if not to "an2 then to circu"stances or its o,n inner character2 in all cases2 to ,hat is stronger0 And so shall ,e -e this so"ething stronger for the sa'e of good0 AA We are o-liged ,ithout hesitation to sacrifice indi)iduals2 ,ho co""it a -reach of esta-lished order2 for in the e4e"&lar. &unish"ent of e)il lies a great educational &ro-le"0 AB When the /in( o, Israel sets u&on his sacred head the cro,n offered hi" -. E'ro$e he ,ill -eco"e &atriarch of the ,orld0 The indis&ensa-le )icti"s offered -. hi" in conse$uence of their suita-ilit. ,ill ne)er reach the nu"-er of )icti"s offered in the course of centuries -. the "ania of "agnificence2 the e"ulation -et,een the #O2 go)ern"ents0 AC Our Ling ,ill -e in constant co""union ,ith the &eo&les2 "a'ing to the" fro" the tri-une s&eeches ,hich fa"e ,ill in that sa"e hour distri-ute o)er all the ,orld0

PROTOCOL No <D
< In order to effect the destruction of all collecti)e forces e4ce&t ours ,e shall e"asculate the first stage of collecti)is" ( the .NIVERSITIES+ -. re(educating the" in a ne, direction0 THEIR OFFICIALS AND PROFESSORS -ILL )E PREPARED FOR THEIR ).SINESS )2 DETAILED SECRET PRO#RA!S OF ACTION FRO! -HICH THE2 -ILL NOT -ITH I!!.NIT2 DIVER#E+ NOT )2 ONE IOTA THE2 -ILL )E APPOINTED -ITH ESPECIAL PRECA.TION+ AND -ILL )E SO PLACED AS TO )E -HOLL2 DEPENDENT .PON THE #OVERN!ENT A We shall e4clude fro" the course of instruction State La, as also all that concerns the &olitical $uestion0 These su-5ects ,ill -e taught to a fe, doEen of &ersons chosen for their &re(e"inent ca&acities fro" a"ong the nu"-er of the initiated0 THE .NIVERSITIES !.ST NO LON#ER SEND O.T FRO! THEIR HALLS !IL/ SOPS CONCOCTIN# PLANS FOR A CONSTIT.TION+ LI/E A CO!ED2 OR A TRA#ED2+ ).S2IN# THE!SELVES -ITH @.ESTIONS OF POLIC2 IN -HICH EVEN THEIR O-N FATHERS NEVER HAD AN2 PO-ER OF THO.#HT B The ill(guided ac$uaintance of a large nu"-er of &ersons ,ith $uestions of &olit. creates uto&ian drea"ers and -ad su-5ects2 as .ou can see for .oursel)es fro" the e4a"&le of the uni)ersal education in this direction of the #O2I! We "ust introduce into their education all those &rinci&les ,hich ha)e so -rilliantl. -ro'en u& their order0 But ,hen ,e are in &o,er ,e shall re"o)e e)er. 'ind of distur-ing su-5ect fro" the course of education and shall "a'e out of the .outh o-edient children of authorit.2 lo)ing hi" ,ho rules as the su&&ort and ho&e of &eace and $uiet0

-E SHALL CHAN#E HISTOR2

C Classicis" as also an. for" of stud. of ancient histor.2 in ,hich there are "ore -ad than good e4a"&les2 ,e shall re&lace ,ith the stud. of the &rogra" of the future0 We shall erase fro" the "e"or. of "en all facts of &re)ious centuries ,hich are undesira-le to us2 and lea)e onl. those ,hich de&ict all the errors of the go)ern"ent of the #O2I! The stud. of &ractical life2 of the o-ligations of order2 of the relations of &eo&le one to another2 of a)oiding -ad and selfish e4a"&les2 ,hich s&read the infection of e)il2 and si"ilar $uestions of an educati)e nature2 ,ill stand in the forefront of the teaching &rogra"2 ,hich ,ill -e dra,n u& on a se&arate &lan for each calling or state of life2 in no ,ise generaliEing the teaching0 This treat"ent of the $uestion has s&ecial i"&ortance0 ? Each state of life "ust -e trained ,ithin strict li"its corres&onding to its destination and ,or' in life0 The OCCASIONAL #ENI.S HAS AL-A2S !ANA#ED AND AL-A2S -ILL !ANA#E TO SLIP THRO.#H INTO OTHER STATES OF LIFE+ ).T IT IS THE !OST PERFECT FOLL2 FOR THE SA/E OF THIS RARE OCCASIONAL #ENI.S TO LET THRO.#H INTO RAN/S FOREI#N TO THE! THE .NTALENTED -HO TH.S RO) OF THEIR PLACES -HO )ELON# TO THOSE RAN/S )2 )IRTH OR E!PLO2!ENT 2O. /NO2O.RSELVES IN -HAT ALL THIS HAS ENDED FOR THE 6#O2I!6 -HO ALLO-ED THIS CR2IN# A)S.RDIT2 D In order that he ,ho rules "a. -e seated fir"l. in the hearts and "inds of his su-5ects it is necessar. for the ti"e of his acti)it. to instruct the ,hole nation in the schools and on the "ar'et &laces a-out this "eaning and his acts and all his -eneficent initiati)es0 E We shall a-olish e)er. 'ind of freedo" of instruction0 Learners of all ages ha)e the right to asse"-le together ,ith their &arents in the educational esta-lish"ents as it ,ere in a clu-? during these asse"-lies2 on holida.s2 teachers ,ill read ,hat ,ill &ass as free lectures on $uestions of hu"an

relations2 of the la,s of e4a"&les2 of the &hiloso&h. of ne, theories not .et declared to the ,orld0 These theories ,ill -e raised -. us to the stage of a dog"a of faith as a traditional stage to,ards our faith0 On the co"&letion of this e4&osition of our &rogra" of action in the &resent and the future I ,ill read .ou the &rinci&les of these theories0 F In a ,ord2 'no,ing -. the e4&erience of "an. centuries that &eo&le li)e and are guided -. ideas2 that these ideas are i"-i-ed -. &eo&le onl. -. the aid of education &ro)ided ,ith e$ual success for all ages of gro,th2 -ut of course -. )ar.ing "ethods2 ,e shall s,allo, u& and confiscate to our o,n use the last scintilla of inde&endence of thought2 ,hich ,e ha)e for long &ast -een directing to,ards su-5ects and ideas useful for us0 The s.ste" of -ridling thought is alread. at ,or' in the so(called s.ste" of teaching -. O)3ECT LESSONS+ the &ur&ose of ,hich is to turn the #O2I! into unthin'ing su-"issi)e -rutes ,aiting for things to -e &resented -efore their e.es in order to for" an idea of the" 0000 In France+ one of our -est agents2 )o'r(eois+ has alread. "ade &u-lic a ne, &rogra" of teaching -. o-5ect lessons0

PROTOCOL No <E
< The &ractice of ad)ocac. &roduces "en cold2 cruel2 &ersistent2 un&rinci&led2 ,ho in all cases ta'e u& an i"&ersonal2 &urel. legal stand&oint0 The. ha)e the in)eterate ha-it to refer e)er.thing to its )alue for the defense and not to the &u-lic ,elfare of its results0 The. do not usuall. decline to underta'e an. defense ,hate)er2 the. stri)e for an ac$uittal at all costs2 ca)iling o)er e)er. &ett. cru4 of 5uris&rudence and there-. the. de"oraliEe 5ustice0 For this reason ,e shall set this &rofession into narro, fra"es ,hich ,ill 'ee& it inside this s&here of e4ecuti)e &u-lic ser)ice0 Ad)ocates2 e$uall. ,ith 5udges2 ,ill -e de&ri)ed of the right of co""unication ,ith litigantH the. ,ell recei)e -usiness onl. fro" the court and ,ill stud. it -. notes of re&ort and docu"ents2 defending their clients after the. ha)e -een interrogated in court on facts that ha)e a&&eared0 The. ,ill recei)e an honorariu" ,ithout regard to the $ualit. of the defense0 This ,ill render the" "ere re&orters on la,(-usiness in the interests of 5ustice and as counter&oise to the &roctor ,ho ,ill -e the re&orter in the interests of &rosecutionH this ,ill shorten -usiness -efore the courts0 In this ,a. ,ill -e esta-lished a &ractice of honest un&re5udiced defense conducted not fro" &ersonal interest -ut -. con)iction0 This ,ill also2 -. the ,a.2 re"o)e the &resent &ractice of corru&t -argain -et,een ad)ocation to agree onl. to let that side ,in ,hich &a.s "ost 00000

-E SHALL DESTRO2 THE CLER#2

A -E HAVE LON# PAST TA/EN CARE TO DISCREDIT THE PRIESTHOOD OF "GOYIM!" and there-. to ruin their "ission on earth ,hich in these da.s "ight still -e a great hindrance to us0 !a. -. da. its influence on the &eo&les of the ,orld is falling lo,er0 FREEDO! OF CONSCIENCE HAS )EEN DECLARED EVER2-HERE+ SO THAT NO- ONL2 2EARS DIVIDE .S FRO! THE !O!ENT OF THE CO!PLETE -REC/IN# OF THAT CHRISTIAN RELI#IONI as to other religions ,e shall ha)e still less difficult. in dealing ,ith the"2 -ut it ,ould -e &re"ature to s&ea' of this no,0 We shall act clericalis" and clericals into such narro, fra"es as to "a'e their influence "o)e in retrogressi)e &ro&ortion to its for"er &rogress0 B When the ti"e co"es finall. to destro. the &a&al court the finger of an in)isi-le hand ,ill &oint the nations to,ards this court0 When2 ho,e)er2 the nations fling the"sel)es u&on it2 ,e shall co"e for,ard in the guise of its defenders as if to sa)e e4cessi)e -loodshed0 B. this di)ersion ,e shall &enetrate to its )er. -o,els and -e sure ,e shall ne)er co"e out again until ,e ha)e gna,ed through the entire strength of this &lace0 C THE /IN# OF THE 3E-S -ILL )E THE REAL POPE OF THE .NIVERSE+ THE PATRIARCH OF THE INTERNATIONAL CH.RCH FAntichrist-G0 ? But2 IN THE !EANTI!E2 ,hile ,e are re(educating .outh in ne, traditional religions and after,ards in ours2 -E SHALL NOT OVERTL2 LA2 A FIN#ER ON E8ISTIN# CH.RCHES+ ).T -E SHALL FI#HT A#AINST THE! )2 CRITICIS! CALC.LATED TO PROD.CE SCHIS! D In general2 then2 our conte"&orar. &ress ,ill continue to CONVICT State affairs2 religions2 inca&acities of the #O2I!+ al,a.s using the "ost un&rinci&led e4&ressions in order -. e)er. "eans to lo,er their &restige in the "anner ,hich can onl. -e &racticed -. the genius of our gifted tri-e 0000 E Our 'ingdo" ,ill -e an a&ologia of the di)init. Vis*n'+ in ,ho" is found its &ersonification ( in our hundred hands ,ill -e2 one in each2 the s&rings of the "achiner. of social life0 We shall see e)er.thing ,ithout the aid of official &olice ,hich2 in that sco&e of its rights ,hich ,e ela-orated for the use of the #O2I!+ hinders go)ern"ents fro" seeing0 In our &rogra"s ONE&THIRD OF O.R S.)3ECTS -ILL /EEP THE REST .NDER O)SERVATION fro" a sense of dut.2 on the

&rinci&le of )olunteer ser)ice to the State0 It ,ill then -e no disgrace to -e a s&. and infor"er2 -ut a "erit? unfounded denunciations2 ho,e)er2 ,ill -e cruell. &unished that there "a. -e de)elo&"ent of a-uses of this right0 F Our agents ,ill -e ta'en fro" the higher as ,ell as the lo,er ran's of societ.2 fro" a"ong the ad"inistrati)e class ,ho s&end their ti"e in a"use"ents2 editors2 &rinters and &u-lishers2 -oo'sellers2 cler's2 and sales"en2 ,or'"en2 coach"en2 lac'e.s2 et cetera0 This -od.2 ha)ing no rights and not -eing e"&o,ered to ta'e an. action on their o,n account2 and conse$uentl. a &olice ,ithout an. &o,er2 ,ill onl. ,itness and re&ort? )erification of their re&orts and arrests ,ill de&end u&on a res&onsi-le grou& of controllers of &olice affairs2 ,hile the actual act of arrest ,ill -e &erfor"ed -. the gendar"erie and the "unici&al &olice0 An. &erson not denouncing an.thing seen or heard concerning $uestions of &olit. ,ill also -e charged ,ith and "ade res&onsi-le for conceal"ent2 if it -e &ro)ed that he is guilt. of this cri"e0 = 3.ST AS NO-ADA2S O.R )RETHREN+ ARE O)LI#ED AT THEIR O-N RIS/ TO DENO.NCE TO THE /A)AL APOSTATES OF THEIR O-N FA!IL2 or "e"-ers ,ho ha)e -een noticed doing an.thing in o&&osition to the /A)AL+ SO IN O.R /IN#DO! OVER ALL THE -ORLD IT -ILL )E O)LI#ATOR2 FOR ALL O.R S.)3ECTS TO O)SERVE THE D.T2 OF SERVICE TO THE STATE IN THIS DIRECTION <> Such an organiEation ,ill e4tir&ate a-uses of authorit.2 of force2 of -ri-er.2 e)er.thing in fact ,hich ,e -. our counsels2 -. out theories of the su&erhu"an rights of "an2 ha)e introduced into the custo"s of the #O2I! 0000 But ho, else ,ere ,e to &rocure that increase of causes &redis&osing to disorders in the "idst of their ad"inistration? 0000 A"ong the nu"-er of those "ethods one of the "ost i"&ortant is ( agents for the restoration of order2 so &laced as to ha)e the o&&ortunit. in their disintegrating acti)it. of de)elo&ing and dis&la.ing their e)il inclinations ( o-stinate self(conceit2 irres&onsi-le e4ercise of authorit.2 and2 first and fore"ost2 )enalit.0

PROTOCOL No <F
< When it -eco"es necessar. for us to strengthen the strict "easures of secret defense Cthe "ost fatal &oison for the &restige of authorit.D ,e shall arrange a si"ulation of disorders or so"e "anifestation of discontents finding e4&ression through the co( o&eration of good s&ea'ers0 %ound these s&ea'ers ,ill asse"-le all ,ho are s."&athetic to his utterances0 This ,ill gi)e us the &rete4t for do"iciliar. &rere$uisitions and sur)eillance on the &art of our ser)ants fro" a"ong the nu"-er of the #O2I! &olice 0000 A As the "a5orit. of cons&irators act of lo)e for the ga"e2 for the sa'e of tal'ing2 so2 until the. co""it so"e o)ert act ,e shall not la. a finger on the" -ut onl. introduce into their "idst o-ser)ation ele"ents 0000 It "ust -e re"e"-ered that the &restige of authorit. is lessened if it fre$uentl. disco)ers cons&iracies against itself? this i"&lies a &resu"&tion of consciousness of ,ea'ness2 or2 ,hat is still ,orse2 of in5ustice0 Iou are a,are that ,e ha)e -ro'en the &restige of the #O2 'ings -. fre$uent atte"&ts u&on their li)es through our agents2 -lind shee& of our floc'2 ,ho are easil. "o)ed -. a fe, li-eral &hrases to cri"es &ro)ided onl. the. -e &ainted in &olitical colors0 -E HAVE CO!PELLED THE R.LERS TO AC/NO-LED#E THEIR -EA/NESS IN ADVERTISIN# OVERT !EAS.RES OF SECRETE DEFENSE AND THERE)2 -E SHALL )RIN# THE PRO!ISE OF A.THORIT2 TO DESTR.CTION B Our ruler ,ill -e secretl. &rotected onl. -. the "ost insignificant guard2 -ecause ,e shall not ad"it so "uch as a thought that there could e4ist against hi" an. sedition ,ith ,hich he is not strong enough to contend and is co"&elled to hide fro" it0 C If ,e should ad"it this thought2 as the #O2I! ha)e done and are doing2 ,e should IPSO FACTO -e signing a death sentence2 if not for our ruler2 at an. rate for his d.nast.2 at no distant date0

#OVERN!ENT )2 FEAR
? According to strictl. enforced out,ard a&&earances our ruler ,ill e"&lo. his &o,er onl. for the ad)antage of the nation and in no ,ise for his o,n or d.nastic &rofits0 Therefore2 ,ith the o-ser)ance of this decoru"2 his authorit. ,ill -e res&ected and guarded -. the su-5ects the"sel)es2 it ,ill recei)e an a&otheosis in the ad"ission that ,ith it is -ound u& the ,ell(-eing of e)er. citiEen of the State2 for u&on it ,ill de&end all order in the co""on life of the &ac' 0000 D OVERT DEFENSE OF THE /IND AR#.ES -EA/NESS IN THE OR#ANIZATION OF HIS STREN#TH E Our ruler ,ill al,a.s -e a"ong the &eo&le and -e surrounded -. a "o- of a&&arentl. curious "en and ,o"en2 ,ho ,ill occu&. the front ran's a-out hi"2 to all a&&earance -. chance2 and ,ill restrain the ran's of the rest out of res&ect as it ,ill a&&ear for good order0 This ,ill so, an e4a"&le of restraint also in others0 If a &etitioner a&&ears a"ong the &eo&le tr.ing to hand a &etition and forcing his ,a. through the ran's2 the first ran's "ust recei)e the &etition and -efore the e.es of the &etitioner &ass it to the ruler2 so that all "a. 'no, that ,hat is handed in reaches its destination2 that conse$uentl.2 there e4ists a control of the ruler hi"self0 The aureole of &o,er re$uires for is e4istence that the &eo&le "a. -e a-le to sa.? "#f the 0in& 0new of this," or? "the 0in& will hear it." F -ITH THE ESTA)LISH!ENT OF OFFICIAL DEFENSE+ THE !2STICAL PRESTI#E OF A.THORIT2 DISAPPEARSI gi)en a certain audacit.2 and e)er.one counts hi"self "aster of it2 the sedition( "onger is conscious of his strength2 and ,hen occasion ser)es ,atches for the "o"ent to "a'e an atte"&t u&on authorit. 0000 For the #O2I! ,e ha)e -een &reaching so"ething else2 -ut -. that )er. fact ,e are ena-led to see ,hat "easures of o)ert defense ha)e -rought the" to 0000

= CRI!INALS -ITH .S -ILL )E ARRESTED AT THE FIRST+ "ore or less2 ,ell(grounded S.SPICIONI it cannot -e allo,ed that out of fear of a &ossi-le "ista'e an o&&ortunit. should -e gi)en of esca&e to &ersons sus&ected of a &olitical la&se of cri"e2 for in these "atters ,e shall -e literall. "erciless0 If it is still &ossi-le2 -. stretching a &oint2 to ad"it a reconsideration of the "oti)e causes in si"&le cri"es2 there is no &ossi-ilit. of e4cuse for &ersons occu&.ing the"sel)es ,ith $uestions in ,hich no-od. e4ce&t the go)ern"ent can understand an.thing 0000 And it is not all go)ern"ents that understand true &olic.0

PROTOCOL No <=
< If ,e do not &er"it an. inde&endent da--ling in the &olitical ,e shall on the other hand encourage e)er. 'ind of re&ort or &etition ,ith &ro&osals for the go)ern"ent to e4a"ine into all 'inds of &ro5ects for the a"elioration of the condition of the &eo&leH this ,ill re)eal to us the defects or else the fantasies of our su-5ects2 to ,hich ,e shall res&ond either -. acco"&lishing the" or -. a ,ise re-utt"ent to &ro)e the shortsightedness of one ,ho 5udges ,rongl.0 A Sedition("ongering is nothing "ore than the .a&&ing of a la&( dog at an ele&hant0 For a go)ern"ent ,ell organiEed2 not fro" the &olice -ut fro" the &u-lic &oint of )ie,2 the la&(dog .a&s at the ele&hant in entire unconsciousness of its strength and i"&ortance0 It needs no "ore than to ta'e a good e4a"&le to sho, the relati)e i"&ortance of -oth and the la&(dogs ,ill cease to .a& and ,ill ,ag their tails the "o"ent the. set e.es on an ele&hant0 B In order to destro. the &restige of herois" for &olitical cri"e ,e shall send it for trial in the categor. of thie)ing2 "urder2 and e)er. 'ind of a-o"ina-le and filth. cri"e0 Pu-lic o&inion ,ill then confuse in its conce&tion of this categor. of cri"e ,ith the disgrace attaching to e)er. other and ,ill -rand it ,ith the sa"e conte"&t0 C We ha)e done our -est2 and I ho&e ,e ha)e succeeded to o-tain that the #O2I! should not arri)e at this "eans of contending ,ith sedition0 It ,as for this reason that through the Press and in s&eeches2 indirectl. ( in cle)erl. co"&iled school( -oo's on histor.2 ,e ha)e ad)ertised the "art.rdo" alleged to ha)e -een accredited -. sedition("ongers for the idea of the co""on,eal0 This ad)ertise"ent has increased the contingent of liberals and has -rought thousands of #O2I! into the ran's of our li)estoc' cattle0

PROTOCOL No A>
< To(da. ,e shall touch u&on the financial &rogra"2 ,hich I &ut off to the end of ". re&ort as -eing the "ost difficult2 the cro,ning and the decisi)e &oint of our &lans0 Before entering u&on it I ,ill re"ind .ou that I ha)e alread. s&o'en -efore -. ,a. of a hint ,hen I said that the su" total of our actions is settled -. the $uestion of figures0 A When ,e co"e into our 'ingdo" our autocratic go)ern"ent ,ill a)oid2 fro" a &rinci&le of self( &reser)ation2 sensi-l. -urdening the "asses of the &eo&le ,ith ta4es2 re"e"-ering that it &la.s the &art of father and &rotector0 But as State organiEation cost dear it is necessar. ne)ertheless to o-tain the funds re$uired for it0 It ,ill2 therefore2 ela-orate ,ith &articular &recaution the $uestion of e$uili-riu" in this "atter0 B Our rule2 in ,hich the 'ing ,ill en5o. the legal fiction that e)er.thing in his State -elongs to hi" Cwhich ma$ easil$ be translated into factD2 ,ill -e ena-led to resort to the la,ful confiscation of all su"s of e)er. 'ind for the regulation of their circulation in the State0 Fro" this follo,s that ta4ation ,ill -est -e co)ered -. a &rogressi)e ta4 on &ro&ert.0 In this "anner the dues ,ill -e &aid ,ithout straitening or ruining an.-od. in the for" of a &ercentage of the a"ount of &ro&ert.0 The rich "ust -e a,are that it is their dut. to &lace a &art of their su&erfluities at the dis&osal of the State since the State guarantees the" securit. of &ossession of the rest of their &ro&ert. and the right of honest gains2 I sa. honest2 for the control o)er &ro&ert. ,ill do a,a. ,ith ro--er. on a legal -asis0 C This social refor" "ust co"e fro" a-o)e2 for the ti"e is ri&e for it ( it is indis&ensa-le as a &ledge of &eace0

-E SHALL DESTRO2 CAPITAL

? The ta4 u&on the &oor "an is a seed of re)olution and ,or's to the detri"ent of the State ,hich is hunting after the trifling is "issing the -ig0 /uite a&art fro" this2 a ta4 on ca&italists di"inishes the gro,th of ,ealth in &ri)ate hands in ,hich ,e ha)e in these da.s concentrated it as a counter&oise to the go)ern"ent strength of the #O2I! ( their State finances0 D A ta4 increasing in a &ercentage ratio to ca&ital ,ill gi)e "uch larger re)enue than the &resent indi)idual or &ro&ert. ta42 ,hich is useful to us no, for the sole reason that it e4cites trou-le and discontent a"ong the #O2I! CNow we 0now the purpose of the '(th A)en*)ent++D0 E The force u&on ,hich our 'ing ,ill rest consists in the e$uili-riu" and the guarantee of &eace2 for the sa'e of ,hich things it is indis&ensa-le that the ca&italists should .ield u& a &ortion of their inco"es for the sa'e of the secure ,or'ing of the "achiner. of the State0 State needs "ust -e &aid -. those ,ho ,ill not feel the -urden and ha)e enough to ta'e fro"0 F Such a "easure ,ill destro. the hatred of the &oor "an for the rich2 in ,ho" he ,ill see a necessar. financial su&&ort for the State2 ,ill see in hi" the organiEer of &eace and ,ell(-eing since he ,ill see that it is the rich "an ,ho is &a.ing the necessar. "eans to attain these things0 = In order that &a.ers of the educated classes should not too "uch distress the"sel)es o)er the ne, &a."ents the. ,ill ha)e full accounts gi)en the" of the destination of those &a."ents2 ,ith the e4ce&tion of such su"s as ,ill -e a&&ro&riated for the needs of the throne and the ad"inistrati)e institutions0 <> 1e ,ho reigns ,ill not ha)e an. &ro&erties of his o,n once all in the State re&resented his &atri"on.2 or else the one ,ould -e in contradiction to the otherH the fact of holding &ri)ate "eans ,ould destro. the right of &ro&ert. in the co""on &ossessions of all0

<< %elati)es of hi" ,ho reigns2 his heirs e4ce&ted2 ,ho ,ill -e "aintained -. the resources of the State2 "ust enter the ran's of ser)ants of the State or "ust ,or' to o-tain the right to &ro&ert.H the &ri)ilege of ro.al -lood "ust not ser)e for the s&oiling of the treasur.0 <A Purchase2 recei&t of "one. or inheritance ,ill -e su-5ect to the &a."ent of a sta"& &rogressi)e ta40 An. transfer of &ro&ert.2 ,hether "one. or other2 ,ithout e)idence of &a."ent of this ta4 ,hich ,ill -e strictl. registered -. na"es2 ,ill render the for"er holder lia-le to &a. interest on the ta4 fro" the "o"ent of transfer of these su"s u& to the disco)er. of his e)asion of declaration of the transfer0 Transfer docu"ents "ust -e &resented ,ee'l. at the local treasur. office ,ith notifications of the na"e2 surna"e and &er"anent &lace of residence of the for"er and the ne, holder of the &ro&ert.0 This transfer ,ith register of na"es "ust -egin fro" a definite su" ,hich e4ceeds the ordinar. e4&enses of -u.ing and selling necessaries2 and these ,ill -e su-5ect to &a."ent onl. -. a sta"& i"&ost of a definite &ercentage of the unit0 <B 3ust stri'e an esti"ate of ho, "an. ti"es such ta4es as these ,ill co)er the re)enue of the #O2I! States0

-E CA.SE DEPRESSIONS
<C The State e4che$uer ,ill ha)e to "aintain a definite co"&le"ent of reser)e su"s2 and all that is collected a-o)e that co"&le"ent "ust -e returned into circulation0 On these su"s ,ill -e organiEed &u-lic ,or's0 The initiati)e in ,or's of this 'ind2 &roceeding fro" State sources2 ,ill -lind the ,or'ing class fir"l. to the interests of the State and to those ,ho reign0 Fro" these sa"e su"s also a &art ,ill -e set aside as re,ards of in)enti)eness and &roducti)eness0 <? On no account should so "uch as a single unit a-o)e the definite and freel. esti"ated su"s -e retained in the State Treasuries2 for "one. e4ists to -e circulated and an. 'ind of stagnation of "one. acts ruinousl. on the running of the State "achiner.2 for ,hich it is the lu-ricantH a stagnation of the lu-ricant "a. sto& the regular ,or'ing of the "echanis"0 <D The su-stitution of interest(-earing &a&er for a &art of the to'en of e4change has &roduced e4actl. this stagnation0 The conse$uences of this circu"stance are alread. sufficientl. noticea-le0 <E A court of account ,ill also -e instituted -. us2 and in it the ruler ,ill find at an. "o"ent a full accounting for State inco"e and e4&enditure2 ,ith the e4ce&tion of the current "onthl. account2 not .et "ade u&2 and that of the &receding "onth2 ,hich ,ill not .et ha)e -een deli)ered0 <F The one and onl. &erson ,ho ,ill ha)e no interest in ro--ing the State is its o,ner2 the ruler0 This is ,h. his &ersonal control ,ill re"o)e the &ossi-ilit. of lea'ages of e4tra)agances0 <= The re&resentati)e function of the ruler at rece&tions for the sa'e of eti$uette2 ,hich a-sor-s so "uch in)alua-le ti"e2 ,ill -e a-olished in order that the ruler "a. ha)e ti"e for control and consideration0 1is &o,er ,ill not then -e s&lit u& into fractional &arts a"ong ti"e(ser)ing fa)orites ,ho surround the throne for its &o"& and s&lendor2 and are interested onl. in their o,n and not in the co""on interests of the State0 A> Econo"ic crises ha)e -een &roducer -. us for the #O2I! -. no other "eans than the ,ithdra,al of "one. fro" circulation0 1uge ca&itals ha)e stagnated2 ,ithdra,ing "one. fro" States2 ,hich ,ere constantl. o-liged to a&&l. to those sa"e stagnant ca&itals for loans0 These loans -urdened the finances of the State ,ith the &a."ent of interest and "ade the" the -ond sla)es of these ca&itals 0000 The concentration of industr. in the hands of ca&italists out of the hands of s"all "asters has drained a,a. all the 5uices of the &eo&les and ,ith the" also the States 0000 C Now we 0now the purpose of the Fe*e,-. Rese,/e -n0 Co,1o,-tion++D0

A< The &resent issue of "one. in general does not corres&ond ,ith the re$uire"ents &er head2 and cannot therefore satisf. all the needs of the ,or'ers0 The issue of "one. ought to corres&ond ,ith the gro,th of &o&ulation and there-. children also "ust a-solutel. -e rec'oned as consu"ers of currenc. fro" the da. of their -irth0 The re)ision of issue is a "aterial $uestion for the ,hole ,orld0 AA 2O. ARE A-ARE THAT THE #OLD STANDARD HAS )EEN THE R.IN OF THE STATES -HICH ADOPTED IT+ FOR IT HAS NOT )EEN A)LE TO SATISF2 THE DE!ANDS FOR !ONE2+ THE !ORE SO THAT -E HAVE RE!OVED #OLD FRO! CIRC.LATION AS FAR AS POSSI)LE

#ENTILE STATES )AN/R.PT

AB With us the standard that "ust -e introduced is the cost of ,or'ing("an &o,er2 ,hether it -e rec'oned in &a&er or in ,ood0 We shall "a'e the issue of "one. in accordance ,ith the nor"al re$uire"ents of each su-5ect2 adding to the $uantit. ,ith e)er. -irth and su-tracting ,ith e)er. death0 AC The accounts ,ill -e "anaged -. each de&art"ent Cthe *rench administrative divisionD2 each circle0 A? In order that there "a. -e no dela.s in the &a.ing our of "one. for State needs the su"s and ter"s of such &a."ents ,ill -e fi4ed -. decree of the rulerH this ,ill do a,a. ,ith the &rotection -. a "inistr. of one institution to the detri"ent of others0 AD The -udgets of inco"e and e4&enditure ,ill -e carried out side -. side that the. "a. not -e o-scured -. distance one to another0 AE The refor"s &ro5ected -. us in the financial institutions and &rinci&les of the #O2I! ,ill -e clothed -. us in such for"s as ,ill alar" no-od.0 We shall &oint out the necessit. of refor"s in conse$uence of the disorderl. dar'ness into ,hich the #O2I! -. their irregularities ha)e &lunged the finances0 The first irregularit.2 as ,e shall &oint out2 consists in their -eginning ,ith dra,ing u& a single -udget ,hich .ear after .ear gro,s o,ing to the follo,ing cause? this -udget is dragged out to half the .ear2 then the. de"and a -udget to &ut things right2 and this the. e4&end in three "onths2 after ,hich the. as' for a su&&le"entar. -udget2 and all this ends ,ith a li$uidation -udget0 But2 as the -udget of the follo,ing .ear is dra,n u& in accordance ,ith the su" of the total addition2 the annual de&arture fro" the nor"al reaches as "uch as ;: &er cent in a .ear2 and so the annual -udget is tre-led in ten .ears0 Than's to such "ethods2 allo,ed -. the carelessness of the #O2 States2 their treasuries are e"&t.0 The &eriod of loans su&er)enes2 and that has s,allo,ed u& re"ainders and -rought all the #O2 States to -an'ru&tc.0 FThe .nited States ,as declared "2-n0,31t" at the #ene:a Con:ention of 89>97 see B< .SC ?<<A+ ?<<F+ and ?<<=G0 AF Iou understand &erfectl. that econo"ic arrange"ents of this 'ind2 ,hich ha)e -een suggested to the #O2I! -. us2 cannot -e carried on -. us0 A= E)er. 'ind of loan &ro)es infir"it. in the State and a ,ant of understanding of the rights of the State0 Loans hang li'e a s,ord of !a"ocles o)er the heads of rulers2 ,ho2 instead of ta'ing fro" their su-5ects -. a te"&orar. ta42 co"e -egging ,ith outstretched &al" of our -an'ers0 Foreign loans are leeches ,hich there is no &ossi-ilit. of re"o)ing fro" the -od. of the State until the. fall off of the"sel)es or the State flings the" off0 But the #O2 States do not tear the" offH the. go on in &ersisting in &utting "ore on to the"sel)es so that the. "ust ine)ita-l. &erish2 drained -. )oluntar. -lood(letting0

T2RANN2 OF .S.R2
B> What also indeed is2 in su-stance2 a loan2 es&eciall. a foreign loan? A loan is ( an issue of

go)ern"ent -ills of e4change containing a &ercentage o-ligation co""ensurate to the su" of the loan ca&ital0 If the loan -ears a charge of ; &er cent2 then in t,ent. .ears the State )ainl. &a.s a,a. in interest a su" e$ual to the loan -orro,ed2 in fort. .ears it is &a.ing a dou-le su"2 in si4t. ( tre-le2 and all the ,hile the de-t re"ains an un&aid de-t0 B< Fro" this calculation it is o-)ious that ,ith an. for" of ta4ation &er head the State is -aling out the last co&&ers of the &oor ta4&a.ers in order to settle accounts ,ith ,ealth foreigners2 fro" ,ho" it has -orro,ed "one. instead of collecting these co&&ers for its o,n needs ,ithout the additional interest0 BA So long as loans ,ere internal the #O2I! onl. shuffled their "one. fro" the &oc'ets of the &oor to those of the rich2 -ut ,hen ,e -ought u& the necessar. &erson in order to transfer loans into the e4ternal s&here2 all the ,ealth of States flo,ed into our cash( -o4es and all the #O2I! -egan to &a. us the tri-ute of su-5ects0 BB If the su&erficialit. of #O2 'ings on their thrones in regard to State affairs and the )enalit. of "inisters or the ,ant of understanding of financial "atters on the &art of other ruling &ersons ha)e "ade their countries de-tors to our treasuries to a"ounts $uite i"&ossi-le to &a. it has not -een acco"&lished ,ithout2 on our &art2 hea). e4&enditure of trou-le and "one.0 BC Stagnation of "one. ,ill not -e allo,ed -. us and therefore there ,ill -e no State interest(-earing &a&er2 e4ce&t a one &er( cent series2 so that there ,ill -e no &a."ent of interest to leeches that suc' all the strength out of the State0 The right to issue interest(-earing &a&er ,ill -e gi)en e4clusi)el. to industrial co"&anies ,ho ,ill find no difficult. in &a.ing interest out of &rofits2 ,hereas the State does not "a'e interest on -orro,ed "one. li'e these co"&anies2 for the State -orro,s to s&end and not to use in o&erations0 CNow we 0now wh$ P,esi*ent &enne*4 was assassinated in 789: when he refused to borrow an$ more of the " -n0 Notes" from the ban0ers of the Fe*e,-. Rese,/e -n0 and be&an circulatin& non%interest bearin& "Notes" of the "#nite* St-tes of A)e,i5-"+++D0 B? Industrial &a&ers ,ill -e -ought also -. the go)ern"ent ,hich fro" -eing as no, a &a&er of tri-ute -. loan o&erations ,ill -e transfor"ed into a lender of "one. at a &rofit0 This "easure ,ill sto& the stagnation of "one.2 &arasitic &rofits and idleness2 all of ,hich ,ere useful for us a"ong the #O2I! so long as the. ,ere inde&endent -ut are not desira-le under our rule0 BD 1o, clear is the unde)elo&ed &o,er of thought of the &urel. -rute -rains of the #O2I!+ as e4&ressed in the fact that the. ha)e -een -orro,ing fro" us ,ith &a."ent of interest ,ithout e)er thin'ing that all the sa"e these )er. "one.s &lus an addition for &a."ent of interest "ust -e got -. the" fro" their o,n State &oc'ets in order to settle u& ,ith us0 What could ha)e -een si"&ler than to ta'e the "one. the. ,anted fro" their o,n &eo&le? BE But it is a &roof of the genius of our chosen "ind that ,e ha)e contri)ed to &resent the "atter of loans to the" in such a light that the. ha)e e)en seen in the" an ad)antage for the"sel)es0 BF Our accounts2 ,hich ,e shall &resent ,hen the ti"e co"es2 in the light of centuries of e4&erience gained -. e4&eri"ents "ade -. us on the #O2 States2 ,ill -e distinguished -. clearness and definiteness and ,ill sho, at a glance to all "en the ad)antage of our inno)ations0 The. ,ill &ut an end to those a-uses to ,hich ,e o,e our "aster. o)er the #O2I!+ -ut ,hich cannot -e allo,ed in our 'ingdo"0 B= We shall so hedge a-out our s.ste" of accounting that neither the ruler nor the "ost insignificant &u-lic ser)ant ,ill -e in a &osition to di)ert e)en the s"allest su" fro" its destination ,ithout detection or to direct it in another direction e4ce&t that ,hich ,ill -e once fi4ed in a definite &lan of action0 F#s this wh$ a "1,i/-te 5o,1o,-tion!" 0nown as the "Inte,n-. Re/en3e Se,/i5e!" is in char&e of collectin& the "1-4)ents" of the "In5o)e T-6es" and the IRS alwa$s deposits those "1-4)ents" to the Fe*e,-. Rese,/e 2-n0 and never to the T,e-s3,4 of the #nite* St-tes7G

C> And ,ithout a definite &lan it is i"&ossi-le to rule0 #arching along an undeter"ined road and ,ith undeter"ined resources -rings to ruin -. the ,a. heroes and de"i(gods0 C< The #O2 rulers2 ,ho" ,e once u&on a ti"e ad)ised should -e distracted fro" State occu&ations -. re&resentati)e rece&tions2 o-ser)ances of eti$uette2 entertain"ents2 ,ere onl. screens for our rule0 The accounts of fa)orite courtiers ,ho re&laced the" in the s&here of affairs ,ere dra,n u& for the" -. our agents2 and e)er. ti"e ga)e satisfaction to short(sighted "inds -. &ro"ises that in the future econo"ics and i"&ro)e"ents ,ere foreseen 0000 Econo"ics fro" ,hat? Fro" ne, ta4es? ( ,ere $uestions that "ight ha)e -een -ut ,ere not as'ed -. those ,ho read our accounts and &ro5ects0 CA Iou 'no, to ,hat the. ha)e -een -rought -. this carelessness2 to ,hat &itch of financial disorder the. ha)e arri)ed2 not,ithstanding the astonishing industr. of their &eo&les 0000

PROTOCOL No A<
< To ,hat I re&orted to .ou at the last "eeting I shall no, add a detailed e4&lanation of internal loans0 Of foreign loans I shall sa. nothing "ore2 -ecause the. ha)e fed us ,ith national "one.s of the #O2I!+ -ut for our State there ,ill -e no foreigners2 that is2 nothing e4ternal0 A We ha)e ta'en ad)antage of the )enalit. of ad"inistrators and slac'ness of rulers to get our "one.s t,ice2 thrice and "ore ti"es o)er2 -. lending to the #O2 go)ern"ents "one.s ,hich ,ere not at all needed -. the States0 Could an.one do the li'e in regard to us? 0000 Therefore2 I shall onl. deal ,ith the details of internal loans0 B States announce that such a loan is to -e concluded and o&en su-scri&tions for their o,n -ills of e4change2 that is2 for their interest(-earing &a&er0 That the. "a. -e ,ithin the reach of all the &rice is deter"ined at fro" a hundred to a thousandH and a discount is "ade for the earliest su-scri-ers0 Ne4t da. -. artificial "eans the &rice of the" goes u&2 the alleged reason -eing that e)er.one is rushing to -u. the"0 In a fe, da.s the treasur. safes are as the. sa. o)erflo,ing and there6s "ore "one. than the. can do ,ith Cwh$ then ta0e it-D0 The su-scri&tion2 it is alleged2 co)ers "an. ti"es o)er the issue total of the loanH in this lies the ,hole stage effect ( loo' .ou2 the. sa.2 ,hat confidence is sho,n in the go)ern"ent6s -ills of e4change0 C But ,hen the co"ed. is &la.ed out there e"erges the fact that a de-it and an e4ceedingl. -urdenso"e de-it has -een created0 For the &a."ent of interest it -eco"es necessar. to ha)e recourse to ne, loans2 ,hich do not s,allo, u& -ut onl. add to the ca&ital de-t0 And ,hen this credit is e4hausted it -eco"es necessar. -. ne, ta4es to co)er2 not the loan2 ).T ONL2 THE INTEREST ON IT These ta4es are a de-it e"&lo.ed to co)er a de-it 0000 F NO" "E NO" OF THE P#RPOSE OF THE #LLSHIT CRY FOR ALANCING THE #DGET+J ? Later co"es the ti"e for con)ersions2 -ut the. di"inish the &a."ent of interest ,ithout co)ering the de-t2 and -esides the. cannot -e "ade ,ithout the consent of the lendersH on announcing a con)ersion a &ro&osal is "ade to return the "one. to those ,ho are not ,illing to con)ert their &a&er0 If e)er.-od. e4&ressed his un,illingness and de"anded his "one. -ac'2 the go)ern"ent ,ould -e hoo'ed on their o,n files and ,ould -e found insol)ent and una-le to &a. the &ro&osed su"s0 B. good luc' the su-5ects of the *OI go)ern"ents2 'no,ing nothing a-out financial affairs2 ha)e al,a.s &referred losses on e4change and di"inution of interest to the ris' of ne, in)est"ents of their "one.s2 and ha)e there-. "an. a ti"e ena-led these go)ern"ents to thro, off their shoulders a de-it of se)eral "illions0 D No,ada.s2 ,ith e4ternal loans2 these tric's cannot -e &la.ed -. the #O2I! for the. 'no, that ,e shall de"and all our "one.s -ac'0 E In this ,a. in ac'no,ledged -an'ru&tc. ,ill -est &ro)e to the )arious countries the a-sence of an. "eans -et,een the interest of the &eo&les and of those ,ho rule the"0 F I -eg .ou to concentrate .our &articular attention u&on this &oint and u&on the follo,ing? no,ada.s all internal loans are consolidated -. so(called fl.ing loans2 that is2 such as ha)e ter"s of &a."ent "ore or less near0 These de-ts consist of "one.s &aid into the sa)ings -an's and reser)e funds0 If left for long at the dis&osition of a go)ern"ent these funds e)a&orate in the &a."ent of interest on foreign loans2 and are &laced -. the de&osit of e$ui)alent a"ount of RENTS = And these last it is ,hich &atch u& all the lea's in the State treasuries of the #O2I! <> When ,e ascend the throne of the ,orld all these financial and si"ilar shifts2 as -eing not in accord ,ith our interests2 ,ill -e s,e&t a,a. so as not to lea)e a trace2 as also ,ill -e destro.ed all "one. "ar'ets2 since ,e shall not allo, the &restige of our &o,er to -e sha'en -. fluctuations of &rices set u&on our )alues2 ,hich ,e shall announce -. la, at the &rice ,hich re&resents their full ,orth ,ithout

an. &ossi-ilit. of lo,ering or raising0 C+aisin& &ives the pretext for lowerin&, which indeed was where we made a be&innin& in relation to the values of the GOYIM0D << We shall re&lace the "one. "ar'ets -. grandiose go)ern"ent credit institutions2 the o-5ect of ,hich ,ill -e to fi4 the &rice of industrial )alues in accordance ,ith go)ern"ent )ie,s0 These institutions ,ill -e in a &osition to fling u&on the "ar'et fi)e hundred "illions of industrial &a&er in one da.2 or to -u. u& for the sa"e a"ount0 In this ,a. all industrial underta'ings ,ill co"e into de&endence u&on us0 Iou "a. i"agine for .oursel)es ,hat i""ense &o,er ,e shall there-. secure for oursel)es 0000

PROTOCOL No AA
< In all that has so far -een re&orted -. "e to .ou2 I ha)e endea)ored to de&ict ,ith care the secret of ,hat is co"ing2 of ,hat is &ast2 and of ,hat is going on no,2 rushing into the flood of the great e)ents co"ing alread. in the near future2 the secret of our relations to the #O2I! and of financial o&erations0 On this su-5ect there re"ains still a little for "e to add0 A IN O.R HANDS IS THE #REATEST PO-ER OF O.R DA2 & #OLDI IN T-O DA2S -E CAN PROC.RE FRO! O.R STOREHO.SES AN2 @.ANTIT2 -E !A2 PLEASE B Surel. there is no need to see' further &roof that our rule is &redestined -. *od? Surel. ,e shall not fail ,ith such ,ealth to &ro)e that all that e)il ,hich for so "an. centuries ,e ha)e had to co""it has ser)ed at the end of ends the cause of true ,ell( -eing ( the -ringing of e)er.thing into order? Though it -e e)en -. the e4ercise of so"e )iolence2 .et all the sa"e it ,ill -e esta-lished0 We shall contri)e to &ro)e that ,e are -enefactors ,ho ha)e restored to the rent and "angled earth the true good and also freedo" of the &erson2 and there,ith ,e shall ena-le it to -e en5o.ed in &eace and $uiet2 ,ith &ro&er dignit. of relations2 on the condition2 of course2 of strict o-ser)ance of the la,s esta-lished -. us0 We shall "a'e &lain there,ith that freedo" does not consist in dissi&ation and in the right of un-ridled license an. "ore than the dignit. and force of a "an do not consist in the right of e)er.one to &ro"ulgate destructi)e &rinci&les in the nature of freedo" of conscience2 e$ualit. and a li'e2 that freedo" of the &erson in no ,ise consists in the right to agitate oneself and others -. a-o"ina-le s&eeches -efore disorderl. "o-s2 and that true freedo" consists in the in)iola-ilit. of the &erson ,ho honora-l. and strictl. o-ser)es all the la,s of life in co""on2 that hu"an dignit. is ,ra&&ed u& in consciousness of the rights and also of the a-sence of rights of each2 and not ,holl. and solel. in fantastic i"aginings a-out the su-5ect of one6s E#O C One authorit. ,ill -e glorious -ecause it ,ill -e all(&o,erful2 ,ill rule and guide2 and not "uddle along after leaders and orators shrie'ing the"sel)es hoarse ,ith senseless ,ords ,hich the. call great &rinci&les and ,hich are noting else2 to s&ea' honestl.2 -ut uto&ian 0000 Our authorit. ,ill -e the cro,n of order2 and in that is included the ,hole ha&&iness of "an0 The aureole of this authorit. ,ill ins&ire a ".stical -o,ing of the 'nee -efore it and a re)erent fear -efore it of all the &eo&les0 True force "a'es no ter"s ,ith an. right2 not e)en ,ith that of *od? none dare co"e near to it so as to ta'e so "uch as a s&an fro" it a,a.0

PROTOCOL No AB
< That the &eo&les "a. -eco"e accusto"ed to o-edience it is necessar. to inculcate lessons of hu"ilit. and therefore to reduce the &roduction of articles of lu4ur.0 B. this ,e shall i"&ro)e "orals ,hich ha)e -een de-ased -. e"ulation in the s&here of lu4ur.0 We shall re(esta-lish s"all "aster &roduction ,hich ,ill "ean la.ing a "ine under the &ri)ate ca&ital of "anufactures0 This is indis&ensa-le also for the reason that "anufacturers on the grand scale often "o)e2 though not al,a.s consciousl.2 the thoughts of the "asses in directions against the go)ern"ent0 A &eo&le of s"all "asters 'no,s nothing of une"&lo."ent and this -inds hi" closel. ,ith e4isting order2 and conse$uentl. ,ith the fir"ness of authorit.0 For us its &art ,ill ha)e -en &la.ed out the "o"ent authorit. is transferred into our hands0 !run'enness also ,ill -e &rohi-ited -. la, and &unisha-le as a cri"e against hu"anness of "an ,ho is turned into a -rute under the influence of alcohol0 A Su-5ects2 I re&eat once "ore2 gi)e -lind o-edience onl. to the strong hand ,hich is a-solutel. inde&endent of the"2 for in it the. feel the s,ord of defense and su&&ort against social scourges 0000 What do the. ,ant ,ith an angelic s&irit in a 'ing? What the. ha)e to see in hi" is the &ersonification of force and &o,er0 B The su&re"e lord ,ho ,ill re&lace all no, e4isting ruler2 dragging in their e4istence a"ong societies de"oraliEed -. us2 societies that ha)e denied e)en the authorit. of *od2 fro" ,hose "idst -reads out on all sides the fire of anarch.2 "ust first of all &roceed to $uench this all(de)ouring fla"e0 Therefore he ,ill -e o-liged to 'ill off those e4isting societies2 though he should drench the" ,ith his o,n -lood2 that he "a. resurrect the" again in the for" of regularl. organiEed troo&s fighting consciousl. ,ith e)er. 'ind of infection that "a. co)er the -od. of the State ,ith sores0 C This C*osen One of #od is chosen fro" a-o)e to de"olish the senseless forces "o)ed -. instinct and not reason2 -. -rutishness and hu"anness0 These forces no, triu"&h in "anifestations of ro--er. and e)er. 'ind of )iolence under the "as' of &rinci&les of freedo" and e)er. 'ind of )iolence under the "as' of &rinci&les of freedo" and rights0 The. ha)e o)erthro,n all for"s of social order to erect on the ruins of the throne of the /in( o, t*e 3e1sH -ut their &art ,ill -e &la.ed out the "o"ent he enters into his 'ingdo"0 Then it ,ill -e necessar. to s,ee& the" a,a. fro" his &ath2 on ,hich "ust -e left no 'not2 no s&linter0 ? Then ,ill it -e &ossi-le for us to sa. to the &eo&les of the ,orld? *i)e than's to *od and -o, the 'nee -efore hi" ,ho -ears on his front the seal of the &redestination of "an2 to ,hich *od hi"self has led his star that none other -ut 1i" "ight free us fro" all the -efore("entioned forces and e)ils0

PROTOCOL No AC
< I &ass no, to the "ethod of confir"ing the d.nastic roots of /in( Da:id to the last strata of the earth0 A This confir"ation ,ill first and fore"ost -e included in that ,hich to this da. has rested the force of conser)atis" -. our learned elders of the conduct of the affairs of the ,orld2 in the directing of the education of thought of all hu"anit.0 B Certain "e"-ers of the seed of Da:id ,ill &re&are the 'ings and their heirs2 selecting not -. right of heritage -ut -. e"inent ca&acities2 inducting the" into the "ost secret ".steries of the &olitical2 into sche"es of go)ern"ent2 -ut &ro)iding al,a.s that none "a. co"e to 'no,ledge of the secrets0 The o-5ect of this "ode of action is that all "a. 'no, that go)ern"ent cannot -e entrusted to those ,ho ha)e not -een inducted into the secret &laces of its art 0000 C To these &ersons onl. ,ill -e taught the &ractical a&&lication of the aforena"ed &lans -. co"&arison of the e4&eriences of "an. centuries2 all the o-ser)ations on the &olitico(econo"ic "o)es and social sciences ( in a ,ord2 all the s&irit of la,s ,hich ha)e -een unsha'a-l. esta-lished -. nature herself for the regulation of the relations of hu"anit.0 ? !irect heirs ,ill often -e set aside fro" ascending the throne if in their ti"e of training the. e4hi-it fri)olit.2 softness and other $ualities that are the ruin of authorit.2 ,hich render the" inca&a-le of go)erning and in the"sel)es dangerous for 'ingl. office0 D Onl. those ,ho are unconditionall. ca&a-le for fir"2 e)en if it -e to cruelt.2 direct rule ,ill recei)e the reins of rule fro" our learned elders0 E In case of falling sic' ,ith ,ea'ness of ,ill or other for" of inca&acit.0 'ings "ust -. la, hand o)er the reins of rule to ne, and ca&a-le hands0 F The 'ing6s &lan of action for the current "o"ent2 and all the "ore so for the future2 ,ill -e un'no,n2 e)en to those ,ho are called his closest counselors0

/IN# OF THE 3E-S

= Onl. the 'ing and the three ,ho stood s&onsor for hi" ,ill 'no, ,hat is co"ing0 <> In the &erson of the 'ing ,ho ,ith un-ending ,ill is "aster of hi"self and of hu"anit. all ,ill discern as it ,ere fate ,ith its ".sterious ,a.s0 None ,ill 'no, ,hat the 'ing ,ishes to attain -. his dis&ositions2 and therefore none ,ill dare to stand across an un'no,n &ath0 << It is understood that the -rain reser)oir of the 'ing "ust corres&ond in ca&acit. to the &lan of go)ern"ent it has to contain0 It is for this reason that he ,ill ascend the throne not other,ise than after e4a"ination of his "ind -. the aforesaid learned elders0 <A That the &eo&le "a. 'no, and lo)e their 'ing2 it is indis&ensa-le for hi" to con)erse in the "ar'et( &laces ,ith his &eo&le0 This ensures the necessar. clinching of the t,o forces ,hich are no, di)ided one fro" another -. us -. the terror0 <B This terror ,as indis&ensa-le for us till the ti"e co"es for -oth these forces se&aratel. to fall under our influence0 <C The 0in( o, t*e 3e1s "ust not -e at the "erc. of his &assions2 and es&eciall. of sensualit.? on no side of his character "ust he gi)e -rute instincts &o,er o)er his "ind0 Sensualit. ,orse than all else disorganiEes the ca&acities of the "ind and clearness of )ie,s2 distracting the thoughts to the ,orst and "ost -rutal side of hu"an acti)it.0

<? The &ro& of hu"anit. in the &erson of the su&re"e lord of all the ,orld of the hol. seed of !a)id "ust sacrifice to his &eo&le all &ersonal inclinations0 <D Our su&re"e lord "ust -e of an e4e"&lar. irre&roacha-le0