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A demand letter to history, written by people who refuse to ask politely.
means A public written declaration of the aims, beliefs, and intentions of a person, group, or movement.
from From Italian 'manifesto,' meaning 'a public declaration,' which traces back to the Latin 'manifestus' — 'plain, clear, evident,' literally 'struck by the hand,' from 'manus' (hand) plus a root related to '-festus' (struck). The image is of something so obvious it could be grasped by hand or laid open in the open palm. It entered English in the 17th century, and by the time Marx and Engels published theirs, the word had fully absorbed its modern flavor: not just a statement, but a statement that dares you to disagree.
- latin root
- From manifestus, meaning caught in the act
- marx & engels
- Their 1848 manifesto runs barely 30 pages
- art weapon
- Futurists, Dadaists, Surrealists all launched with one
- unabomber
- His 35,000-word screed got published under threat
- shelf life
- Most outlive the movements that wrote them
communist manifesto — marx and engels, 1848, began 'workers of the world, unite'
futurist manifesto — marinetti, 1909, celebrated violence, speed, and the destruction of museums
surrealist manifesto — andré breton, 1924, defined surrealism and automatic writing
unabomber manifesto — ted kaczynski, 1995, published by newspapers as condition for ceasing attacks