“Does it seem to you impossible to imagine anything more inextricable than the social contract, when you think of the frightful number of relations that it must regulate -- something like squaring the circle, or finding perpetual motion? That is the reason why, wearied of the struggle, you fall back on absolutism and force.”
Quote by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Work
General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century
This book delves into the historical context, key figures, and transformative events that marked the era's revolutionary fervor. more
Author
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865) was a French political philosopher, writer, and considered the father of modern anarchism. In 1840, he published "What is Property?" where he famously declared "property is theft," which profoundly influenced socialist and anarchist thought. Proudhon advocated mutualism, opposed capitalist exploitation and state authority, and significantly influenced thinkers like Karl Marx and Mikhail Bakunin. His works including "The Philosophy of Poverty" remain important texts in political philosophy and social theory. more
You May Also Like
Source: Property is Theft!: A Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Anthology
“Anarchy, the absence of a master, of a sovereign.”
Source: Property is Theft!: A Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Anthology
“ANARCHY, or the government of each man by himself or as the English say, self -government.”
Source: What is Property?
Source: What is Property?
Source: System of Economical Contradictions: Or, The Philosophy of Misery
Source: Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave, written by himself