James Guillaume


James Guillaume was a leading member of the Jura federation, the anarchist wing of the First International. Later, Guillaume would take an active role in the founding of the Anarchist St. Imier International.

Quotations

In his 1876 essay, "Ideas on Social Organization," Guillaume set forth his opinions regarding the form that society would take in a post-revolutionary world, expressing the collectivist anarchist position he shared with Bakunin and other anti-authoritarians involved in the First International:
Only later, he believed, would it be possible to progress to a communist system where distribution will be according to need:
Guillaume is said to have played a key role in Peter Kropotkin's conversion to anarchism.

Writings

He also edited five of the six volumes of Bakunin's collected works, which included the first biography of Bakunin.