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“When we have but the will to do it, that very moment will Justice be done: that very instant the tyrants of the Earth shall bite the dust.”

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Peter Kropotkin

Peter Kropotkin was a Russian zoologist, geographer, and anarchist. Born on December 9, 1842, and died on February 8, 1921. Kropotkin is known for his research on mutualism and his contributions to anarchist theory. more

“In order that the revolution should be something more than a word, in order that the reaction should not lead us back tomorrow to the situation of yesterday, the conquest of today must be worth the trouble of defending; the poor of yesterday must be worth the trouble of defending; the poor of yesterday must not be poor tomorrow.”

Should Today Order Poor Situation Trouble Revolution Tomorrow Yesterday Reactions Conquest

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“But what right had I to these highest joys, when all around me was nothing but misery and struggle for a moldy bit of bread; when whatsoever I should spend to enable me to live in that world of higher emotions must needs be taken from the very mouths of those who grew the wheat and had not bread enough for their children?”

World Needs Should Children Enough Joy Bits Emotion Struggle Taken Grew Higher Highest Mouths Misery Bread Wheat

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“Vladimir Ilyich [Lenin], your concrete actions are completely unworthy of the ideas you pretend to hold.”

Ideas Action Concrete Unworthy

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“Sociability is as much a law of nature as mutual struggle. Mutual aid is as much a law of animal life as mutual struggle.”

Law Animal Struggle Aids Mutual Laws Of Nature Animal Life Sociability Mutual Aid

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“The two great movements of our century -- towards Liberty of the individual and social co-operation of the whole community -- are summed up in Anarchist-Communism.”

Two Whole Individual Social Community Liberty Century Movement Communism Operations Anarchist

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“All is for all! If the man and the woman bear their fair share of work, they have a right to their fair share of all that is produced by all, and that share is enough to secure them well-being. No more of such vague formulas as "The Right to work," or "To each the whole result of his labour." What we proclaim is The Right to Well-Being: Well-Being for All!”

Men World Needs Wealth Produce All Things Productions Evaluate

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“You know how I always believe in the future. Without disorder, the revolution is impossible; knowing that, I did not lose hope, and I do not lose it now.”

Knows Believe Loses Know How Knowing Impossible Revolution Disorder Always Believe

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“The law has no claim to human respect. It has no civilizing mission; its only purpose is to protect exploitation.”

People Humans Government Law Purpose Protect Respect Claims Human Rights Missions Exploitation Governing Anarchist

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“All this we see, and, therefore, instead of inanely repeating the old formula, "Respect the law," we say, "Despise law and all its Attributes!" In place of the cowardly phrase, "Obey the law," our cry, is "Revolt against all laws!"”

Law Cry Phrases Formulas Attributes Despise Revolt Cowardly

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