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“Anarchism means voluntary co-operation instead of forced participation. It means harmony and order in place of interference and disorder.”

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What is Anarchism?

This book delves into the history, theories, and practices associated with anarchism, providing a detailed analysis of the movement's core beliefs and its impact on society. more

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Alexander Berkman

Alexander Berkman, born on November 21, 1870, in Lithuania, and died on June 28, 1936, in the United States, was a Russian anarchist, social revolutionary, writer, and journalist. He was a prominent figure in the anarchist movement and his ideas and actions had a profound impact on the political and social movements of the early 20th century. more

“We have two distinct types of political organization to take into account; and clearly, too, when their origins are considered, it is impossible to make out that the one is a mere perversion of the other. Therefore when we include both types under a general term like government, we get into logical difficulties; difficulties of which most writers on the subject have been more or less vaguely aware, but which, until within the last half-century, none of them has tried to resolve.”

Has Beens Two Government Lasts Political Term Half Impossible Subjects Century Type Organization Accounts Difficulty Mere Logical Resolve Perversion Make Out

Author:Albert J. Nock

“The State always moves slowly and grudgingly towards any purpose that accrues to society's advantage, but moves rapidly and with alacrity towards one that accrues to its own advantage; nor does it ever move towards social purposes on its own initiative, but only under heavy pressure, while its motion towards anti-social purposes is self-sprung.”

Doe Self States Moving Purpose Social Advantage Pressure Heavy Initiative Sprung Anti Social Alacrity

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“If the modern spirit, whatever that may be, is disinclined towards taking the Lord's word at its face value (as I hear is the case), we may observe that Isaiah's testimony to the character of the masses has strong collateral support from respectable Gentile authority. Plato lived into the administration of Eubulus, when Athens was at the peak of its jazz-and-paper era, and he speaks of the Athenian masses with all Isaiah's fervency, even comparing them to a herd of ravenous wild beasts.”

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