Francisco Ferrer

When we have undermined the patriotic lie, we shall have cleared the path for that great structure wherein all nationalities shall be united into a universal brotherhood, a truly free society.

End of Patriotism, a Menace to Liberty, Part 2 Recording by Expatriate in Bangor, Maine Francisco Ferrer and the Modern School, Part 1 From Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman This LibriVox recording is in the public domain.

Recording by Expatriate in Bangor, Maine Francisco Ferrer and the Modern School, Part 1 Experience has come to be considered the best school of life.

The man or woman who does not learn some vital lesson in that school is looked upon as a dunce indeed.

Yet strange to say that though organized institutions continue perpetrating errors, though they learn nothing from experience, we acquiesce as a matter of course.

There lived and worked in Barcelona a man by the name of Francisco Ferrer.

A teacher of children he was, known and loved by his people.

Outside of Spain only the cultured few knew of Francisco Ferrer's work.

Is it psychologically possible that Farrar should have participated? I do not believe it is, and here are my reasons.

Francisco Ferrer was not only a great teacher, but he was also undoubtedly a marvelous organizer.

In eight years between nineteen oh one to nineteen oh nine, he had organized in Spain one hundred and nine schools, besides inducing the liberal element of his country to organize three hundred and eight other schools.

In connection with his own school work, Ferrer had equipped a modern printing plant, organized a staff of translators, and spread broadcast one hundred and fifty thousand copies of modern scientific and sociologic works, not to forget the large quantity of rationalist textbooks.

The workers of Barcelona too watched over the spoils of their masters.

How pathetic is the stupidity of the underdog, how terribly tragic.

But then have not his fetters been forged so deeply into his flesh that he would not, even if he could, break them? The awe of authority, of law, of private property hundredfold burned into his soul, how is he to throw it off unprepared, unexpectedly? Can anyone assume for a moment that a man like Ferrer would affiliate himself with such a spontaneous, unorganized effort? Would he not have known that it would result in a defeat, a disastrous defeat for the people? And is it not more likely that if he would have taken part, he, the experienced entrepreneur, would have thoroughly organized the attempt? If all other proofs were lacking, that one factor would be sufficient to exonerate Francisco Ferrer.

But there are others equally convincing.

When we have undermined the patriotic lie, we shall have cleared the path for that great structure wherein all nationalities shall be united into a universal brotherhood, a truly free society.

End of Patriotism, a Menace to Liberty, Part 2 Recording by Expatriate in Bangor, Maine Francisco Ferrer and the Modern School, Part 1 From Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman This LibriVox recording is in the public domain.

Recording by Expatriate in Bangor, Maine Francisco Ferrer and the Modern School, Part 1 Experience has come to be considered the best school of life.

The man or woman who does not learn some vital lesson in that school is looked upon as a dunce indeed.

Yet strange to say that though organized institutions continue perpetrating errors, though they learn nothing from experience, we acquiesce as a matter of course.

There lived and worked in Barcelona a man by the name of Francisco Ferrer.

A teacher of children he was, known and loved by his people.

Outside of Spain only the cultured few knew of Francisco Ferrer's work.

Recording by Expatriate in Bangor, Maine.

Francisco Ferrer and the Modern School, Part 1.

From Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman.

This LibriVox recording is in the public domain.

Recording by Expatriate in Bangor, Maine.

Francisco Ferrer and the Modern School, Part 1.

Experience has come to be considered the best school of life.

The man or woman who does not learn some vital lesson in that school is looked upon as a dunce indeed.

Recording by Expatriate in Bangor, Maine.

Francisco Ferrer and the Modern School, Part 1.

From Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman.

This LibriVox recording is in the public domain.

Recording by Expatriate in Bangor, Maine.

Francisco Ferrer and the Modern School, Part 1.

Experience has come to be considered the best school of life.

The man or woman who does not learn some vital lesson in that school is looked upon as a dunce indeed.

When we have undermined the patriotic lie, we shall have cleared the path for that great structure wherein all nationalities shall be united into a universal brotherhood, a truly free society.

End of Patriotism, a Menace to Liberty, Part 2 Recording by Expatriate in Bangor, Maine Francisco Ferrer and the Modern School, Part 1 From Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman This LibriVox recording is in the public domain.

Recording by Expatriate in Bangor, Maine Francisco Ferrer and the Modern School, Part 1 Experience has come to be considered the best school of life.

The man or woman who does not learn some vital lesson in that school is looked upon as a dunce indeed.

Yet strange to say that though organized institutions continue perpetrating errors, though they learn nothing from experience, we acquiesce as a matter of course.

There lived and worked in Barcelona a man by the name of Francisco Ferrer.

A teacher of children he was, known and loved by his people.

Outside of Spain only the cultured few knew of Francisco Ferrer's work.

The education of the people, as all enlightened Spaniards confess, is the pressing need of the country.

How formidable are the obstacles which will have to be overcome before modern education is allowed to spread, was shown four years ago by the tragedy of Francisco Ferrer, which reminded everybody that in one corner of Western Europe the medieval spirit is still vigorous.

Ferrer devoted himself to the founding of modern schools in the province of Catalonia since 1901.

He was a rationalist, and his schools, which had a marked success, were entirely secular.