Alexandre Jacob: Sailor, Thief, Anarchist, Convict (1879-1954) Vol. I

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Basically we too, the hard, dauntless ones with our refusal to accommodate, even we, who are not discouraged by the threats of the institutions, nor by the far more terrible ones of imbecility disguised as rebellion, also need our iconography. That is why we collect memories, sympathies, friendship—sometimes no more than a simple handshake—storing them up in our minds as sharing and support when not direct participation. Rigorous science is no longer possible: remember? So how can we put any criteria in our fantasy. Let’s leave it at full gallop, far from the sepsis that used to confuse us not long ago. Let’s warm our hearts with tales of adventure like the one we are presenting here…