''La Fraternité, Journal moral et politique'' (

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: ''The Brotherhood, Moral and Political Journal'') was a

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political

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founded in

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in May 1841 by journalist

Richard Lahautière Auguste-Richard Lahautière (May 21, 1813–June 27, 1882) (also known as Richard de la Hautière) was a French socialist, journalist, poet and lawyer. He is commonly grouped with Théodore Dézamy, Albert Laponneraye, Jean-Jacques Pillot and othe ...

History

It was for a brief time the primary publication of the pre-Marxist Neo-Babouvist movement. The movement was influenced by the revolutionary activities of

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and the writings of

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and supported

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and economic collectivism. Unique among socialist publications of the early 1840s, ''La Fraternité'' was well informed about the burgeoning communist movement in the German states. Lahautière retired as

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in October 1841 and was replaced by a librarian named Pinault. The shoemaker and communist activist André Marie Savary was a frequent contributor to the journal.

References

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