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Individual liberty: selections from the writings of Benjamin R. Tucker

This book compiles a selection of writings by Benjamin R. Tucker, an influential figure in the anarchist movement. The works within explore the concept of individual liberty, advocating for personal autonomy and the rejection of state authority. Tucker's essays delve into various aspects of society, economics, and politics, offering a comprehensive view of his philosophical stance. more

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Benjamin Tucker
Benjamin Tucker

Benjamin Tucker was an American anarchist, writer, and editor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is known for his contributions to individualist anarchism, advocating for a stateless, anarchist society through education, cooperation, and voluntary exchange. more

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“Are you not compelled to work for an employer? Your need compels you just as the highwayman’s gun. You must live … You can’t work for yourself … The factories, machinery, and tools belong to the employing class, so you must hire yourself out to that class in order to work and live. Whatever you work at, whoever your employer may be, it always comes to the same: you must workfor him. You can’t help yourself. You are compelled.”

“For ten centuries Christianity, armed with the omnipotence of the Church and State and opposed by no competition, was able to deprave, debase, and falsify the mind of Europe. It had no competitors, because outside the Church there was neither thinkers nor educated persons. It alone taught, it alone spoke and wrote, it alone taught.”