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The Last Great Speechof Aris Velouchiotis

Date: 1945;Translation/Transciption: vngelis;

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PART ONEWHY I FOUGHT

+n 19th +cto&er ,aia is li&erate%. -he "orces o" ,A/$

re#resentatives o" A an% AM arrive in the cit!. +n 29th

+cto&er a"ter the cele&ration o" the + (reek re#ulsion o"

Italian invasion o" 1940 into Al&ania) a eeting is hel% in the

ain suare$ 3ree%o$ "or AM to cele&rate the victor! in 2

'ith a #resence "ro the 'hole %istrict o" a"thioti%a.

Aris gives his ost "aous s#eech ever "ro the &alcon! o" a

hotel. rothers 6 reek en an% 'oen o" ,aia an% the region

6 I &ring 'arest greetings "ro the eneral 7ea%uarters o"

,A/. As !ou 'ill have o&serve%$ I a a&out to ake a s#eech.

Aris Velouchiotis


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ut this s#eech 'ill not &e like the s#eeches !ou have

hear% &e"ore "ro the ol% #art! chie"s; I 'ill not

#roise$ as the! #roise%$ to &uil% &ri%ges or ake

rivers "lo'. I cannot #roise !ou the 'orl%$ an% I %o

not 'ish to #l! !ou 'ith rhetoric; I 'ish onl! that !ou

hear 'hat I have to sa!. I 'ill &egin 'ith a "air!tale.

-he iortal reek race.

+nce the #art o" this lan% calle% reece in 'hich 'e

stan% 'as glorious an% ha##!. It #ro%uce% a culture

'hich "or t'o8an%8a8hal"8 thousan% !ears has &een

a%ire% all over the 'orl%. ever has a 'or% &een

'ritten &! the 'ise or the un'ise that is not "irstatteste% in the 'orks le"t &! the creators o" this ancient

reek civiliation. +nce$ there"ore$ our countr! 'as

glorious; &ut it 'as later enslave% an% its "orer glor!

lost. A"ter an! !ears$ our countr! "oun% its "eet again.

A"ter a har% struggle against slaver!$ it 'as li&erate%

once ore. ith the era o" slaver! cae har%ness an%

%arkness. 3or an! !ears :intellectuals:$ aong the a

certain$ 3alle!er claie% that the reek race ha% &een extinguishe% an% that its #lace ha% &een usur#e%

&! other #eo#les 'ho hel% nothing in coon 'ith the

ancient reek race. ut this clai 'as #rove% "alse.

-he #roo" 'as 7ellenis$ an% 'ith this #roo" our

countr! rose again victorious an% "ree. either "oreign

kings nor local lan%o'ners 'ante% a "ree an% victorious

reece . A"rai% o" the 3rench evolution an% its

conseuences$ "oreign kings create% aong theselves

the 7ol! Alliance to su##ress insurrection. -he local

lan%o'ners 'ere in alliance 'ith the -urks$ an%

together the! ro&&e% the reek #eo#le. eaction

screeches -he reek #eo#le 'oul% not &e reeks 6 the

#eo#le o" these lan%s o" "ree%o an% civiliation 6 &ut

a #eo#le o" the


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"ree%o. >uring the !ears o" slaver! the struggle 6 on

a scale great or sall$ un%er ars or 'ithout 6 'as

'age% unceasingl!.

3ro the reek #eo#le eerge% a s'ee#ingrevolutionar! oveent lent i#etus &! its songs$ &!

the i%ea o" the insurrection o" the nation an% &! igas

3eraios$ #recursor o" the 3rien%l! /ociet!. /lain &! the

"orces o" reaction &e"ore he coul% &ring his #rinci#les

into action$ the see% igas 3eraios so'e% gre' ra#i%l!;

&e"ore long the 3rien%l! /ociet! &ecae a "act. It ha%

thousan%s o" reek "ollo'ers.

An% the "orces o" reaction screeche%? -he! signe%

%eceit"ul treaties such as that 'hich eerge% "ro the

@ongress o" ienna in 1B15; Ioannis =a#o%istrias 'as

one o" these signatories. Cn%er this treat!$ the "orces o"

reaction 'oul% "irst su##ort the national li&eration

struggle i" it &roke out in reece $ onl! to strangle it

later.

=a#o%istrias$ 'ho is #resente% in schools as a greatan% i#ortant an through the %is#la! o" his #ortraits

an% s#eeches$ 'as the "irst %estro!er o" reece .

7o'ever$ he %i% 'hat he %i% not as =a#o%istrias &ut as

a re#resentative o" reek reaction. It 'as in this role

that he screeche% alongsi%e international an% local

reaction; it 'as in this role that he signe% %eceit"ul

treaties.

-he #eo#le a%vance othing 'as a&le to contain the

"ire o" "ree%o that &urne% in the hearts o" our #eo#le.

In 1B21$ a"ter an! trials an% tri&ulations$ the!

"ollo'e% the "lae o" a#a"lessas 6 'ho use% all

eans$ even lies in %eclaring an insurrection. /o it 'as

that the revolution &egan in the area o" Morea in 1B21.

At the %eclaration o" this insurrection the #o'er"ul o"

the earth$ "oreign an% local alike$ &ecae "rightene%.

-he local traitors$ seeing the i#ossi&ilit! o" containing


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the #eo#le an% "rightene% &! their rage$ 'ere "orce% to

en% their colla&oration 'ith the occu#iers an% to take

#art in the #o#ular national li&eration oveent 'ith

the ai o" corru#ting it. -he oveent against the

revolution took on an international character. -he

#o'er"ul o" the earth 'ere "rightene%. -he! use% all

their tricker! to tr! to crush the revolution. ut the!

"aile%. 3or seven 'hole !ears our "ore&ears "ought$

%es#ite the "act that t'ice 6 in 1B2D an% 1B25 6 the

"orces o" reaction in reece organise% a civil 'ar in an

atte#t to &reak the struggle. -hus it 'as that our

"ore&ears "orce% all our eneies to suck 'here once

the! ha% s#at; to recognise our struggle an% ourin%e#en%ence. reviousl! no one ha% &elieve% that this

iracle coul% &e achieve% &! our o'n "orces an% our

o'n #eo#le. /oe 'aite% "or "ree%o to coe "ro

ussia ; others #ut their ho#e in the &enevolence o" the

kings o" uro#e . ut the revolution #rove% that it an%

it alone 'as ca#a&le o" #rovi%ing "ree%o "or our

countr!. -he !th o" hilhellenis$ through 'hich 'e

are allege% to have achieve% our "ree%o$ 'as invente%so it 'oul% a##ear that our countr! 'as "ree% not &!

%int o" its o'n native strength &ut &! that o" "oreigners.

-here 'ere$ o" course$ those "rien%l! to the reeks 6

hilhellenes 6 'ho "ought an% s#ilt &loo% "or the

"ree%o o" our countr!. 7onour an% glor! are %ue

the "or their ai% to our nation. ut the! 'ere isolate%

in%ivi%uals acting on their o'n; the theor! o" organise%

hilhellenis is a !th.

THE POPUL! "H!"TE!

In the i%st o" the victor! o" the revolution$ traitors

still %oinate% our countr!. -he "orces o" reaction$

%oestic an% "oreign$ use% all availa&le eans in their

atte#ts to corru#t the #o#ular character o" the

revolutionar! oveent an% i#ose a ne' regie o"

slaver!. In the en% the! achieve% this. -he initiator 'asIoannis =a#o%istrias$ the an I s#oke o" earlier; &ut


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later$ another Ioannis 6 Ioannis Metaxas 6 'oul%

atte#t to "inish the 'ork that =a#o%istrias ha% &egun.

-he #eo#le &elieve% that once the! ha% achieve% the

revolution !ears o" &rilliance 'oul% "ollo'; the 'hole o" huanit! 'oul% &e on their si%e an% our countr! 'oul%

again gui%e huanit! %o'n ne' #aths o" civilisation

an% #rogress. Instea%$ local an% "oreign "orces o"

reaction i#ose% theselves$ &ringing 'ith the

=a#o%istrias an% the

#$!I% DY%&TY I% PL"E OF THE OTTOM%&'

Man! !ears o" %eceit an% corru#tion hel% us &ack

"ro #rogress an% civilisation an% thre' us instea%

into %es#eration$ hunger$ iiseration an% %istihia.

-hus reece $ 'hich 'as once the source o" light an%

civilisation$ sunk to the lo'est level o" econoic an%

social an% cultural %evelo#ent not erel! in the

alkans &ut in the 'hole o" uro#e .

THE #ET!YL OF THE L#%I% EPI"

-he essence o" this &ack'ar%ness is to &e "oun% in

the "act that the "orces o" reaction %irecte% their

energies to'ar%s the torture an% ex#loitation o" those

'ho organise% #o#ular oveents$ the cultivation o"

con"lict 'ithin those oveents an% the #ro#agation

aong the #eo#le o" the i%ea that it 'as their lot to live

in #overt!. -aking their cue "ro =olokotronis$ 'hosai% that that our countr! is an :i#overishe% &eggar:$

the reactionaries anage% to convince the reek

#eo#le that the! coul% not stan% on their o'n t'o "eet;

that the! ust &e governe% &! "oreigners. /o the

reactionaries calle% u#on the o'ers 6 the ussians$

the nglish an% the 3rench. It 'as to this that our

rulers ha% &rought us. ,ater$ 'e 'ere to achieve

%eocrac!$ &ut onl! &ecause o" the struggles o" the

#eo#le. -he snake a! she% its skin$ &ut it reains a


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snake. -he "orces o" reaction "oun% %eocrac! at "ault

"or the iser! o" the #eo#le an% turne% once again to

the onarch!. -he! &rought &ack the king an%

coence% ore &raenl! to ex#loit the #eo#le. -o

silence the #eo#le:s screas the! i#ose% u#on us

Metaxas$ 'ho ha% &een an agent o" the eran 7igh

@oan% ever since he stu%ie% at the eran ilitar!

aca%e!. -hus it 'as that a"ter 120 !ears 'e "ell into

slaver! again$ so &a%l! ha% 'e &een governe% %uring

those !ears. It 'as in this situation that 'e "oun%

ourselves 'hen a 'ar against the t'o colossi &egan to

threaten.

ut no one thought a&out ho' our countr! coul%

esca#e the %estruction that 'ar 'oul% &ring; instea%$

kno'ing that this countr! 'as hea%e% "or %estruction$

'e entere% the 'ar.

e have %ocuents #roving that our rulers inten%e%

to ake erel! a token e""ort in the Al&anian e#ic an%

then han% reece over to the "ascists. e have

%ocuents 'hich #rove that %uring ove&er an%

>ece&er 1940 'e reeks coul% have %riven the

Italians into the sea; &ut our rulers instea% ke#t the

ar! restraine% until the! coul% use eran! :s

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ha% &een sol% out an% &etra!e% &! their lea%ers.

Although the #eo#le 'ere o&lige% to su&it$ the! 'ere

not %e"eate%$ since the ca#itulation 'as signe% &e"ore

the ar! ha% even "ought. -hus the %e"eat 'as su""ere%

not &! our #eo#le &ut &! the regies 'hich ha% rule%

the &et'een 1B21 an% 1941. +ur #eo#le are to%a! are

in the #rocess o" turning this %e"eat into victor! 6 a

victor! that &ecoes ever ore co#lete 'ith the

#rogress o" tie.

In such a 'a! %i% the erans arrive in our lan% an%

turn us into slaves. ut our #eo#le 'oul% not a&an%on

their countr!$ an% the &leish o" %e"eat %isa##eare% 'hen 'e re&elle%. An% 'hat %i% 'e get "ro those 'ho

'ore the Eclak an% &akaliarikaFE -he onl! thing the!

coul% "in% to tell us 'asG

E=ee# cal an% silent. Maintain or%er. e have

esta&lishe% a governent; cal %o'n.E

In this$ the! re"lecte% the 'ill o" the erans. /uch

'or%s 'ere s#oken &! those 'ho have no right to &ecalle% reek; &ut the! coul% not co#roise the

honour o" our nation$ o" 'hich our #eo#le are the

guar%ians.

An% !et t'o an% a hal" onths later the noise o" the

guns &egan. hat 'or%s 'ere s#oken thenF As in 1B21

the "orces o" reaction cons#ire% against us. In the

&eginning$ the! sai% nothing a&out the guerrilla 'ar;the! ignore% it. -he! %i% as the ostrich %oes 'hen it

&uries its hea% in the san% 'hile the rest o" its &o%!

reains visi&le. -he! thought that i" the! sai% nothing

a&out the guerrilla 'ar an% ignore% it the cootion

o" 'ar 'oul% cease. ut it %i% not cease$ an% ever! %a!

the ountains 'ere staine% re% 'ith &loo%.

As the guerrilla 'ar escalate% an% their silence

#rove% inca#a&le o" sto##ing it$ the reactionaries


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change% tack; the! set theselves to "ight us. -he!

la&elle% us crooks$ anial thieves$ gangsters an% so on.

-he! even "oun% #eo#le to con%en us &ecause 'e

kille% the traitor an% &lackailer Marathea. -hese

#eo#le 'ere totall! stu#i%; the! coul%n:t even recognise

that 'hich 'as in their o'n interests. -he! assue%

that$ i" the! attacke% an% %isassociate% theselves

"ro us$ our struggle 'oul% cease an% 'e 'oul% never

&e ca#a&le o" tightening the noose roun% their necks.

/o &e it; the! 'ere stu#i% then an% the! s#oke their

stu#i%ities alou%. ,et the no' eat their 'or%s.

THE "OU%T!Y&IDE I& #!ETHI%G'

7o' %i% this ha##enF -he villagers sa' "or the "irst

tie that the! coul% sa"el! leave their #ossessions

outsi%e in the o#en 'ithout their &eing ta#ere% 'ith.

Anial thieving ha% &een era%icate% in the countr!si%e

an% securit! o" li"e an% #ro#ert! 'as as it ha% never

&een &e"ore. as this a iracleF o. ut "or the "irst

tie the #eo#le o" the villages 'ere in a #osition o"

#o'er "ro 'hich the! coul% "ight &ack against

&etra!al$ anial the"t an% other cries an% re#lace

the 'ith securit!.

hen 'e ounte% our assault on these cries an%

on &etra!al$ the reactionaries$ like 'oen o" the

aristocrac! 'ho re"use to see the huan iser! an%

i#overishent aroun% the an% instea% concerntheselves 'ith the illness o" a stra! cat$ raise% their

voices an% con%ene% us on the groun%s that 'e kill.

Cn%er Metaxas$ 'oen 'ere ra#e%; thousan%s o"

#eo#le 'ere art!re%; an! 'ere kille% an% thro'n

"ro &alconies &! the securit! services. /o an! cries

'ere coitte%$ even against the ol%. Yet none aong

the reactionaries s#oke u#. An% no' the! screech$ :Aris

kills?:


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Yes$ 'e have kille% &e"ore an% are rea%! to kill again

i" nee% &e. ho %i% 'e killF e have &igger hearts than

the!. -he #roo" o" this is that 'e 'ere the ones 'ho

'ere &eaten u# an% hunte% %o'n over the !ears. e

slaughtere% those 'ho &etra!e% the reeks to the

occu#iers 6 those 'ho stole "ro the #eo#le an%

coitte% cries. -hose 'ho &elieve that the!

su""ere% #ain 'hen 'e


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I" the guerrilla 'ar ha% not #revente% the erans

"ro stealing our #ro%uction &! en%ing the

concentration on #ro%uction o" goo%s that the

occu#iers "avoure% the nu&er o" victis o" hunger

an% %isease 'oul% have &een uch higher.

PART TWO

hen have 'e ever hear% in the histor! o" huanit!

that li&eration can &e achieve% using &ackhan%e%

etho%sF ever. 3ree%o isn:t achieve% 'ith #ra!ers

&ut 'ith struggle an% su""ering?

ut even ha% 'e 'ante%$ 'e %i%n:t have the right to

&lacken the histor! o" our countr!. -hat 'oul% &e

%isres#ect to the eor! o" our heroic ancestors.

either %i% 'e have the right to i#lant the sta#

on the "orehea% o" the "orthcoing generations$ our

chil%ren an% our gran%chil%ren$ that the! originate

"ro a lan% o" eunuchs 'ho agree% to %ie on the streets"ro the ost vile o" %eaths 6 "ro hunger 6 instea%

o" %!ing 'ith gun in han% "ighting "or "ree%o.

hat shoul% 'e #re"erF -he "irst or the secon%F e

ans'er a thousan% ties 'ith no sha%o' o" %ou&tG -+

3I7-?

etter "or ever!thing to &urn %o'n instea% o" us

ca#itulating to the occu#iers.

-his our #eo#le realise%$ turning their &acks on the

uislings an% thus gave the heroes o" ,A/ their

victories.

!E"TIO% "O%&PI!E&

-his "orce% ==A to change tune an% take their o'n

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ut 'h! %i% the! %o thisF

AM ha% %eclare% that it %oesn:t have a ono#ol! on

guerrilla struggle. -hat:s 'h! it calle% on ==A to

create coon guerrilla grou#s. I" the! ha% the %esireto "ight against the occu#iers the! 'oul% have %one it

s#ontaneousl!. ut then the! use% to argue that the

geogra#h! o" reece an% the lack o" s#ace %ue to the

occu#ation %i% not allo' the existence o" guerrilla

grou#s.

ut 'hen the! sa' us li&erate the countr! the! then

%eci%e% to create a guerrilla ar!.

hat 'oul% an!one acce#t "ro the as &eing the

gui%ing #rinci#leF hat slogan 'oul% coe out o" their

outhsF aturall! :>o'n 'ith the +ccu#iers:. ut the!

clari"ie% their #osition "ro the &eginning.

-heir "irst screa 'asG E>o'n 'ith AME?

ut 'e still calle% on the to unite. -he! re"use%$ asthe! %i%n:t 'ant to get their han%s %irt! an% to struggle

to "ight the occu#ier. -he! 'eren:t i#leenting the

'ill o" the reek #eo#le$ &ut o" reaction "rightene% &!

#eo#les: %eocrac! an% the! set out to "ight it.

In the en% the! %eclare% 'ar on us$ 'ith ars$

colla&orating 'ith the occu#iers.

e 'oul% not &e consistent in our struggle an% &etra!ers o" the #eo#le i" 'e hate% &loo%. -hat is 'h!$

as "ollo'ers o" the 'ill o" the #eo#le$ 'e crushe% these

colla&orators o" the occu#iers$ those 'ho "ought

against our national struggle.

EL& O% THE &IDE OF THE LLIE&

-hen the! use% another trickG the! con%ene% us as

not su##orting the Allie% struggle an% that 'e 'ere the


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tools o" the ussians. -he! threatene% us that 'hen the

Allies cae here the! 'oul% sort us outG the! 'ho

colla&orate% 'ith the erans ha% the gall to threaten

us that the Allies 'oul% attack us?

-he! 'ho in 1941 &etra!e% the Allie% struggle? -he!

'ho allo'e% the -hree 7un%re% to &e le"t alone in

-hero#!lae &! leaving the Allie% nglish to "ight

alone 'hilst the! ha% surren%ere% the countr! 'ith the

uisling role o" -solagoglou con%ene% "or not ai%ing

the allie% struggle an% the! #lace% in the in%s o" the

Allies that the! 'oul% attack us on coing here.

GO!GOPOTMO&

ut ver! soon the "irst sla# arrive% "or the? -he "irst

grou# o" nglish #arachutists cae not to the &ut to

Aris in the iona area. Alongsi%e the 'e &le' u# the

orgo#otaos &ri%ge. -he lea%er o" the Allie% aries

in the Mi%%le ast$ eneral ilson %eclare% that B0H

o" the success o" the Allies in A"rica 'as %ue to the

&lo'ing u# o" the orgo#otaos &ri%ge as this sto##e%

the sen%ing o" eran 'ar su##lies an% su##ort. An%

one ore thingG in the elo#onnese 'e #ro#ose% to the

tsolia%es (rightists) that the! la! %o'n their ars an%

'e 'oul% let the go "ree. ut the nglish re"use% this

an% arreste% all the tsolia%es$ locke% the u# in

concentration ca#s an% a%vise% the! shoul% &e trie%

in ilitar! courts (as uislings 6 translators note). In

the en% 'e have the nglish 'ith us. -he! are going%o'n the streets o" ,aia an% the! are going to attack

the erans 'ith us. e 'ill "ight alongsi%e the an%

not against the until the total %e"eat o" "ascis.

ut 'e are &eing attacke% no' &! a ne' arguent.

e are &eing con%ene% as &eing all counists an%

the! are stating that AM an% ,A/ are @ounist

3ront organisations. ut can this categor! constituteshae or glor!F


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WE !E FIGHTI%G FO! DEMO"!"Y

-he @ounist art! isn:t no' "ighting "or

counis. In its #rograe the == has

@ounis as its "inal ai. ut not "or no'.

@ounis 'ill &e i#ose% &! the #eo#le$ not the

==. I a sure that an! o" those e%ucate% "ello's

'ho %on:t 'ant it to%a!$ 'ill in "uture vote so as to

ensure that counis %oinates.

ut to%a! the == %oes not ai at that &ut at a

%eocratic solution to the reek #ro&le.

ut let us sa! that the == 'ere to i#leent

@ounis. -he! sa! that @ounis %estro!s the

churches an% skins alive the #riests. Are @ounists

so stu#i% that the! 'ill %estro! the churches$ 'hich %o

not %istur& us in an! 'a!.

WHO TT"(& THE "HU!"H)

e 'ill skin alive the #riestsF ut 'h!F e see thatthousan%s o" #riests are no' "oun% in the vanguar% o"

the oveent an% the contri&ution o" the clerg! 'hich

stoo% on our si%e$ 'as invalua&le. Is the o##osite

occurringF h! have those 'ho clai to &e %e"en%ers

o" the church kille%$ along 'ith the erans$ so an!

#riests an% skinne% soe aliveF

@ounis 'ill %estro! religion. ut religion is an

issue o" consciousness. 7o' 'ill it &e %estro!e%F -he

%estruction o" religious consciousness is i#ossi&le

even i" the counists 'ante% to %estro! it. eligious

consciousness %oes not get %estro!e% &! si#le or%ers.

I" soething like that occurre% it 'oul% rese&le the

#olice o""icer in Ana"i 'ho %isallo'e% the class

struggle?


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hat 'ill ha##en in the %istant "utureG ho' 'ill

huans think is another #ro&le. o #olitician can

%eclare a la' as to 'hat shoul% occur a"ter 200 or 500

!ears. e 'on:t #ro%uce such a la'. e are intereste%

in ho' the #eo#le 'ill %evelo# to%a! an% not 'hat

#hiloso#hical %esires it has a"ter 500 !ears.

@onseuentl! %o !ou un%erstan% that those 'ho

circulate such slan%er are aiing to achieve %i""erent

en%s$ atte#ting 'ith the etho% o" slan%er to %eceive

the #eo#le an% to aintain their %oinance over the.

I" 'e anal!se ore %ee#l! the issue 'e 'ill see that

the! are non8religious as the! have no religiousconsciousness. -he! onl! love o% Maon$ the o%

o" Mone!...

WE WILL M(E THE FMILY &T!O%GE!

-he! also con%en the @ounists$ sa!ing that the!

'ill %issolve "ailies. As i" 'e cae %o'n "ro the

heavens an% 'e 'eren:t &orn in "ailies &ut s#rung u#

like ushroos. -he "ail! 'as create% &! certain

econoic con%itions. At a certain level o" %evelo#ent

o" societ! the necessit! o" the "ail! arose as &ecause

the %ean%s o" li"e 'ere &etter serve%.

ver!one 'as reuire% to 'ork$ the "ather an%

chil%ren on the "ars the 'oen sta!e% at hoe as

that is the onl! 'a! societ! coul% anage their

&iological nee%s.

-he "ors o" econoic activities 'hich %oinate%

then a%e the &on%s o" its e&ers even stronger.

-o%a! 'hat is ha##eningF -o%a!:s econoic con%itions

%o not lea% to the closest 'orking o" the "ail! &ut its

exact o##osite.

7ere is one exa#le. A an arries &ut the %a! a"ter

he leaves "or the C/A to &e a&le to con"ront the nee%s


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o" li"e an% his "ail!. ho %issolves the "ail! in this

caseF -he @ounists or the econoic con%itions

'hich @a#italis create%F

7ere 'e see clearl! that the! 'ho con%en us as 'anting to %issolve the "ail! are none other than

those 'ho %issolve it in realit! 'hilst 'e ai to soli%i"!

it. e 'ill give to the #eo#le the econoic easures so

the "ail! isn:t %issolve% to the "our corners o" the

arth.

-he! con%en us that 'e 'ant to a&olish &or%ers

an% %issolve the /tate. ut the /tate 'e &uil% to%a! nolonger exists as the! %issolve% it. ho there"ore is a

#atriotF -he! or usF @a#ital %oesn:t have a countr! an%

it runs to "in% #ro"it in 'hatever countr! it is a&le to.

-hat is 'h! it isn:t concerne% "or the existence o"

&or%ers an% the state. ut all 'e o'n are our hats an%

the sall ker& in "ront o" us$ unlike ca#ital that runs

'herever it "in%s #ro"it.

PART THREE

ho can &e intereste% ore in their countr!F -he!

'ho reove the ca#ital "ro this countr! or us 'ho are

stuck on our %oorste#s hereF hen su%%enl! in 19298

D1 the state aske% %ue to the econoic crisis 'hich

a""ecte% our countr! the "oreign &on% hol%ers to lo'er

the interest rates 'hich 'e #a! "or the &on%s$ the

nglish agree% to re%uce it &! D5H &ut the reek

&on%hol%ers re"use%. -here is their #atriotis? -he!

reach to the #oint 'hen their econoic interests aren:t

a""ecte%. -he! theselves con%en us that 'e seek to

a&olish &or%ers an% the %issolution o" the state$ the!

sell ever!thing out at ever! availa&le o##ortunit!.

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-he! con%en us that 'e are the ones 'ho oversee

honour. -he! are all the oral #ersons 'ho 'hen the!

'alk get their hea%s 'oven into the &ar&e% 'ire$ the!

s#eak o" honour?

-he! 'ho sol% their 'oen an% sisters to the

occu#ier$ so as to %o &usiness 'ith the an% turne% us

into %ou&le slaves$ the! no' go to convince us that the!

are the vanguar% o" honour an% oralit!. ith such

eans the! are tr!ing to %eceive the #eo#le so as to

continue the ex#loitation an% torture. Man! ties the!

convince us an% achieve 'hat the! sa! reall! is.

-ake one exa#le o" 'hat is going on the villages.

-he village sokes to&acco 'hich he hisel" #ro%uces.

ut the! convince% hi that this is illegal. -he villager

hisel" then tells !ou that he is soking illegal

to&acco. As i" he %i%n:t gro' it hisel" on his lan% &ut

&rought it "ro Aerica. -he villager hisel" en%e% u#

&elieving that his soke 'as :illegal:.

eaction %oesn:t sto# at an!thing so as to %eceive the#eo#le$ using all the eans$ all the s!co#hanc! an% lies.

ut these s!co#hancies in the countr! 'here the! sa'

us an% "elt us &ecae %ust. -he sae 'ill ha##en in the

cities.

In a "e' %a!s !ou 'ill see realit! !ourselves alone. As

our ai is onl! oneG 7o' our #eo#le 'ill live &etter?

hen the occu#ier 'as here the! 'ante% or%er. e

'ante% %isor%er to ake the li"e o" the occu#ier

un&eara&le. o' the! %isor%er. e 'ant or%er. -he!

are the organisers o" the civil 'ar an% the! ex#loit our

#eo#le. -he! are the 'olves that tr! to eat the shee#

!ou e us in other 'or%s the #eo#le.

WE MI%TI%ED OU! P!OMI&E&


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AM an% ,A/ #roise% to the #eo#le the struggle

against the occu#ier an% the li&eration o" the countr!.

e aintain these #roises. e %i%n:t create a

governent #ress. It 'as create% on its o'n &! the

#eo#le. 3ro +cto&er 1942 the #eo#le on its o'n 'ent

"or elections an% their o'n sel"8governent.

-his institution o" sel"8governent 'hich "or the "irst

tie a##eare% in uritania constitute% its &eginnings

"ro creation in the village till the A (govt o" the

ountains) later...

WE !E FO! U%ITY

e are "or the unit! an% %ue to our atte#ts 95H o"

the creation o" our national governent un%er 'hich

'e are "ighting to%a!. Cntil ,arissa our countr! is no'

"ree. e 'ill li&erate the rest o" the countr! soon.

-hus our secon% #roise 'ill &e realise% "ull!.

OU! &T!UGGLE FO! POPUL! !ULE

e also #roise% the #eo#le soething elseG that 'e

'ont leave our han%s i" 'e %on:t achieve our %ou&le

"ree%o. -hat is 'hat 'e 'ill "ight to achieve this

#roise o" ours as 'ell %e%icating our lives an%

sacri"icing it "or a #o#ular rule solution to the #ro&les

o" the reek #ro&le.

,A/ in the "irst !ears o" the @@ o" AM an% A

later constitute% the strong 'ea#on o" aintaining the

#eo#le in li"e. -he vehicle o" our "aster li&eration. o'

in the han%s o" our national li&eration 'hich is

co#ose% &! all the #arties an% organisations that

su##ort #o#ular rule %oinate% solutions it 'ill

constitute a guarantee that 'e 'ill continue the 'ar

until the "ull an% co#lete victor! o" "ascis an% that


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the! 'ill guarantee the u# till no' gains o" our #eo#le

an% ore 'ill &e 'on.

You shoute% a lot a&out the %eath #enalt! regar%ing

the traitors an% the colla&orationists an% ex#loiters o" the #eo#le in the !ears o" the occu#ation. hen 'e

%i%n:t have the ca#acit! o"


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I" he 'as goo% he shoul% have sta!e% here an%

instea% o" Aris elouhiotis an% I %ont kno' 'ho else

going to the ountains he shoul% have organise% the

struggle an% to &e &! %ee% a =ing an% our lea%er. ith

his stance he a&an%one% essentiall! an% t!#icall! his

right to &e on the throne in reece.

-hat "or sure "or hi #ersonall! an% in%e#en%entl!

"ro our %esires an% that 'e %on:t nee% an! throne$

&ut %eocrac! "or reece to go "or'ar%.

WE !E&PE"T THE POPUL! WILL

-he secon% attack shoul% &e given to the elections

'hich 'ill clear the esta&lishent o" our countr!. As

"or us our onl! %esire is that 'e &ecoe servants o" the

#eo#le. -hat is 'h! 'e 'ill res#ect !our 'ishes

'hatever that a! &e.

ut 'e have these %ean%sG 3or the #eo#le to vote

'ithout in"luence an% "or the to res#ect the 'ill o" the

#eo#le.

I" these %ean%s aren:t carrie% out$ then 'e #roise

!ou that 'e 'ill go the ountains again. ut I a sure

these things 'on:t ha##en. As our #eo#le have no' got

&ack their sel"8control. 7e 'as trie% an% 'oke u#. 7e

'ill "ollo' the #ath 'hich 'e sho' an% 'hich onl!

interest hi.

ith this %esire I ask !ou to shoutG

LONG LIVE OUR DOMINANT PEOPLE!

Gree* "i+il War &ub,ect rc-i+e rc-i+e

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