Read a description of Barcelona, 1936 from Homage to Catalonia

"In every country in the world a huge tribe of party hacks and sleek little professors are busy 'proving' that Socialism means no more than a planned state-capitalism with the grab-motive left intact. But fortunately there also exists a vision of socialism quite different from this. The thing that attracts ordinary men to Socialism and make them willing to risk their skins for it, the 'mystique' of Socialism, is the idea of equality; to the vast majority of people Socialism means a classless society, or it means nothing at all."

"Over the Telephone exchange the Anarchist Flag had been hauled down and only the Catalan flag was flying. That meant that the workers were definitely beaten." [Homage to Catalonia]

"I am glad to have been among... Anarchists and Poum people instead of in the International Brigade."

"Had I a complete understanding of the situation [in Spain] I should probably have joined the C.N.T. militia."¹

1. From Notes on the Spanish Militias. The C.N.T. (Confederacion Nacional de Trabajadores) is an anarcho-syndicalist union.