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all theories and practices which tend to make culture the creature of pol–
itics, even revolutionary politics. We demand COMPLETE FREEDOM
FOR ART AND SCIENCE. NO DICTATION BY PARTY OR GOVERN–
MENT. Culture not only does not seek orders but by its very nature can–
not tolerate them. Truly intellectual creation is incompatible with the spirit
of conformity; and if art and science are to be true to the revolution, they
must first be true to themselves.
We are not alone in these convictions. Our principles are in general
agreement with those contained in a recent manifesto of Andre Breton, the
French poet, and Diego Rivera, the Mexican painter. Movements inspired
by their manifesto have already appeared in France, England and
elsewhere.
We appeal, therefore, to all writers and artists in the United States
who are in substantial accord with our views to unite with us in forming
a revolutionary league of writers and artists. The function of this organ–
ization will be to give publicity to our aims, to provide a forum for cul–
tural discussion, and to campaign against all reactionary tendencies in
intellectual life wherever they arise.
THE LEAGUE FOR CULTURAL FREEDOM AND SOCIALISM
LIONEL ABEL
]AMES
BURNHAM
v.
F. CALVERTON
ELEANOR CLARK
DAVID C. DEJoNG
F.
w.
DUPEE
]AMES
T. FARRELL
CLEMENT GREENBERG
WILLIAM GRUEN
MELVIN J. LASKY
]AMES
LAUGHLIN IV
DWIGHT MACDONALD
JOHN McDoNALD
CHARLES MALAMUTH
SHERRY MANGAN
CLARK MILLS
GEORGE
L.
K. MORRIS
HELEN NEVILLE
GEORGE NovAcK
LYMAN PAINE
KENNETH PATCHEN
WILLIAM PHILLIPS
FAIRFIELD PoRTER
PHILIP RAHV
]AMES
RoRTY
HAROLD RosENBERG
PAUL ROSENFELD
HARRY RosKOLENKO
MEYER SCHAPIRO
DELMORE SCHWARTZ
WINFIELD T. ScoTT
PARKER TYLER
]OHN WHEELWRIGHT
BERTRAM D. WoLFE
Please address all communications to DwiGHT MACDONALD, Acting
Secretary, 539 East 88th Street, New York, N.Y.
