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@ POPFYE ~ 40 ) unl plance to tell the difference. If no comrade is always ready to help a brother or sister, or a1] the people, with risk or cost given little thought, that comrade is a revolutionary, Tt can be seen in the smallest things for it is a mistake to think that large actions are more important than small ones}; you cannot judge the worth of an action by the magnitude of its consequencea. A smile or a small kindness stands on the same level as offering one's life for the couse if it springs from revolutionary consefouancss., Large changes are but the cumulative result of many small actions and large actions cannot be done correctly if the small actions are unrevolutionary. Revolutionary consciousness discovers its field of expression in every incident and situation which might be passed over by an unenlightened comrade as too insignificant to ~ deserve attention. Large actions should be undertaken by comrades who are in the most favorable position to do them but should never be sought for their own sake, The only conclusion rejected by the peoples’ court was: ‘Popeye made many errors, but the ultimate guilt belongs to a system of oppression responsible for the black ghetto and the department of Corrections. He spent the preatest part of his life under their influence and his consciousness was corrupted and warped. Revolutionary practice was his salvation, and was slowly unleashing higher lev- els of awareness. To have suffered so much and still been capable ef growth is to be one of the true heroes of the revolution. There is no greater hero- ism." The only disagreement was over the last sentence. The majority would have accepted a lesser word thun hero, 4 minority would accept nothing lesa. The majority position was that we have ell suffered and we all grow; if that A og 8 one ae eee i Wha ascent ty 1 RE Be Sa needed REE ores ee ese a)