According to James J. Martin in Men Against the State, Greene did not become a "full-fledged anarchist" until the last decade of his life, but his writings show that by 1850 he had articulated a Christian mutualism, drawing heavily on the writings of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's sometimes-antagonist Pierre Leroux (see Equality; 1849 and Mutual Banking; 1850), writing in The Radical Deficiency of Existing Circulating Medium (1857):
The existing organization of credit is the daughter of hard money, begotten upon it incestuously by that insufficiency of circulating medium which results from laws making specie the sole legal tender. The immediate consequences of confused credit are want of confidence, loss of time, commercial frauds, fruitless and repeated applications for payment, complicated with irregular and ruinous expanses. The ultimate consequences are compositions, bad debts, expensive accommodation-loans, law-suits, insolvency, bankruptcy, separation of classes, hostility, hunger, extravagance, distress, riots, civil war, and, finally, revolution. The natural consequences of mutual banking are, first of all, the creation of order, and the definitive establishment of due organization in the social body, and, ultimately, the cure of all the evils. which flow from the present incoherence and disruption in the relations of production and commerce.
In his radical, anonymously published pamphlet Equality, Greene had this to say about equality before the law: "It is right that persons should be equal before the law: but when we have established equality before the law, our work is but half done. We ought to have EQUAL LAWS also". His comments were directed towards the creation of corporations.[3]
Greene spent his final days in Somerset, England. His remains were transported to Boston to be buried at Forest Hills, Roxbury (Jamaica Plain).[4]
Noted worksedit
Mutual Banking. Boston: New England Labor Reform League, 1870.
Remarks on the Science of History, followed by an a priori Autobiography (1849).
Equality. West Brookfield, Mass.: O.S. Cooke, 1849.
Mutual Banking. West Brookfield, Mass.: O.S. Cooke, 1850.
Sovereignty of the People, pamphlet (Boston, 1863).
Heywood, Ezra and William B. Greene. Declaration of Sentiments and Constitution of the New England Labor Reform League. Boston, Weekly American Workman, 1869.
Explanations of the Theory of the Calculus, pamphlet (1870).
Transcendentalism, pamphlet (1870).
Theory of the Calculus (1870).
The Facts of Consciousness and the Philosophy of Mr. Herbert Spencer, pamphlet (1871).
The Blazing Star: With an Appendix Treating of the Jewish Kabbala. Also, a Tract on the Philosophy of Mr. Herbert Spencer and One on New-England Transcendentalism. Boston: A. William and Co., 1872.
The Working Woman: A letter to the Rev. Henry W. Foote, Minister of King's Chapel, in vindication of the poorer class of the Boston working-women. Princeton, Mass.: Co-operative Pub. Co. (1873).
Socialistic, Communistic, Mutualistic, and Financial Fragments (1875).
International Address: An elaborate, comprehensive, and very entertaining Exposition of the principles of the Working-People's International Association.
^Woodcock, George (1962). Anarchism: A History of Libertarian Ideas and Movements. Melbourne: Penguin. p. 434.
^Wayne, Tiffany K. (2014). Encyclopedia of Transcendentalism. Infobase Publishing. ISBN978-1438109169.
^Sarat, Austin (September 2016). 10.3M – Rhetorical Processes and Legal Judgments: How Language and Arguments Shape. ISBN978-1107155503. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
^Wilbur, Shawn (November 14, 2007). "Masonic Tribute to William B. Greene". Libertarian Labyrinth. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
Further readingedit
(in French)Ronald Creagh (1983). L'Anarchisme aux États-Unis 1826–1896. Coll. Études Anglo-américaines. Pris: Klincksieck. ISBN2864600234. See Chapter 8. William B. Greene et les origins du mouvement anarchiste dans le Massachusetts. pp. 343–398.
External linksedit
William Batchelder Greene. Libertarian Labyrinth.
Ruch, John (August 2007). "Anarchy in JP: Greene was early local radical". Jamaica Plain Gazette.
"In Memoriam". (1878). A tribute by the Massachusetts Masons.
william, batchelder, greene, april, 1819, 1878, individualist, anarchist, unitarian, minister, soldier, promoter, free, banking, united, states, member, first, international, born, 1819, april, 1819haverhill, massachusetts, usdiedmay, 1878, 1878, aged, somerse. William Batchelder Greene April 4 1819 May 30 1878 was an individualist anarchist Unitarian minister soldier promoter of free banking in the United States and member of the First International 1 William Batchelder GreeneBorn 1819 04 04 April 4 1819Haverhill Massachusetts USDiedMay 30 1878 1878 05 30 aged 59 Somerset EnglandNationalityAmericanOccupation s Anarchist minister political scientistKnown forMutual BankingAcademic backgroundAlma materHarvard 1841 ThesisDe cosinuum et sinuum potestatibus secundum cosinus et sinus arcuum multiplicium evolvendis von Ernst Eduard Kummer 1832 Academic workDoctoral studentsPaul Du Bois Reymond Contents 1 Biography 2 Noted works 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksBiography editBorn in Haverhill Massachusetts Greene was the son of the Democratic journalist and Boston postmaster Nathaniel Greene He was appointed to the United States Military Academy from Massachusetts in 1835 but he left before graduation He was made 2nd lieutenant in the 7th infantry in July 1839 and after serving in the second Seminole War resigned in November 1841 Subsequently he was connected with George Ripley s utopian movement at Brook Farm after which he met several transcendentalists including Orestes Brownson Elizabeth Peabody and Ralph Waldo Emerson 2 According to James J Martin in Men Against the State Greene did not become a full fledged anarchist until the last decade of his life but his writings show that by 1850 he had articulated a Christian mutualism drawing heavily on the writings of Pierre Joseph Proudhon s sometimes antagonist Pierre Leroux see Equality 1849 and Mutual Banking 1850 writing in The Radical Deficiency of Existing Circulating Medium 1857 The existing organization of credit is the daughter of hard money begotten upon it incestuously by that insufficiency of circulating medium which results from laws making specie the sole legal tender The immediate consequences of confused credit are want of confidence loss of time commercial frauds fruitless and repeated applications for payment complicated with irregular and ruinous expanses The ultimate consequences are compositions bad debts expensive accommodation loans law suits insolvency bankruptcy separation of classes hostility hunger extravagance distress riots civil war and finally revolution The natural consequences of mutual banking are first of all the creation of order and the definitive establishment of due organization in the social body and ultimately the cure of all the evils which flow from the present incoherence and disruption in the relations of production and commerce In his radical anonymously published pamphlet Equality Greene had this to say about equality before the law It is right that persons should be equal before the law but when we have established equality before the law our work is but half done We ought to have EQUAL LAWS also His comments were directed towards the creation of corporations 3 Greene spent his final days in Somerset England His remains were transported to Boston to be buried at Forest Hills Roxbury Jamaica Plain 4 Noted works editMutual Banking Boston New England Labor Reform League 1870 Remarks on the Science of History followed by an a priori Autobiography 1849 Equality West Brookfield Mass O S Cooke 1849 Mutual Banking West Brookfield Mass O S Cooke 1850 Sovereignty of the People pamphlet Boston 1863 Heywood Ezra and William B Greene Declaration of Sentiments and Constitution of the New England Labor Reform League Boston Weekly American Workman 1869 Explanations of the Theory of the Calculus pamphlet 1870 Transcendentalism pamphlet 1870 Theory of the Calculus 1870 The Facts of Consciousness and the Philosophy of Mr Herbert Spencer pamphlet 1871 The Blazing Star With an Appendix Treating of the Jewish Kabbala Also a Tract on the Philosophy of Mr Herbert Spencer and One on New England Transcendentalism Boston A William and Co 1872 The Working Woman A letter to the Rev Henry W Foote Minister of King s Chapel in vindication of the poorer class of the Boston working women Princeton Mass Co operative Pub Co 1873 Socialistic Communistic Mutualistic and Financial Fragments 1875 International Address An elaborate comprehensive and very entertaining Exposition of the principles of the Working People s International Association See also editIndividualist anarchism in the United StatesReferences edit Woodcock George 1962 Anarchism A History of Libertarian Ideas and Movements Melbourne Penguin p 434 Wayne Tiffany K 2014 Encyclopedia of Transcendentalism Infobase Publishing ISBN 978 1438109169 Sarat Austin September 2016 10 3M Rhetorical Processes and Legal Judgments How Language and Arguments Shape ISBN 978 1107155503 Retrieved May 14 2014 Wilbur Shawn November 14 2007 Masonic Tribute to William B Greene Libertarian Labyrinth Retrieved July 28 2019 Further reading edit in French Ronald Creagh 1983 L Anarchisme aux Etats Unis 1826 1896 Coll Etudes Anglo americaines Pris Klincksieck ISBN 2864600234 See Chapter 8 William B Greene et les origins du mouvement anarchiste dans le Massachusetts pp 343 398 External links editWilliam Batchelder Greene Libertarian Labyrinth Ruch John August 2007 Anarchy in JP Greene was early local radical Jamaica Plain Gazette In Memoriam 1878 A tribute by the Massachusetts Masons Greene Nathaniel Appletons Cyclopaedia of American Biography 1900 The Radical Pamphlet Collection at the Library of Congress has material written by Greene Portals nbsp Anarchism nbsp Libertarianism nbsp Politics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Batchelder Greene amp oldid 1217379766, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
