“I venture on assuring you that I regard the design formed by you and your friends with sincere interest, and in particular wish well to all the efforts you may make on behalf of individual freedom and independence as opposed to what is termed Collectivism.” WellsMayIndividualWishInterestEffortDesignParticularRegardIndependenceSincereVentureBehalfCollectivismIndividual Freedom Author:William E. Gladstone
“Individualism is the self-affirmation of the individual self as individual self without regard to its participation in its world. As such it is the opposite of collectivism, the self affirmation of the self as part of a larger whole without regard to its character as an individual self.” WorldSelfWholeCharacterIndividualOppositesRegardIndividualismAffirmationParticipationCollectivismSelf Affirmation Book:Writings on religion Source: Writings on religion
“Once it has been perceived that the division of labour is the essence of society, nothing remains of the antithesis between individual and society. The contradiction between individual principle and social principle disappears.” Has BeensIndividualSocialPrinciplesEconomicsEssenceRemainsDisappearSocialismContradictionLabourDivisionIndividualismCollectivismAntithesisIndividuals And Society Author:Ludwig von Mises
“Socialism, whether it's the 'soft tyranny' of the EuroAmerican management state or the murderously repressive forms taken by Hitler, Stalin, Mao, or Pol Pot, is all about disindividuation, a steady, relentless erasure of the individual differences among us, everything that makes us who we are. 'Everybody in, nobody out!' is the marching mantra of militant collectivized medicine, but it accurately describes all other aspects of collectivism as well. No alternatives allowed, no choices, no individualism, no individuality, and ultimately, no individuation.” WellsStatesFormChoicesIndividualDifferencesTakenAspectManagementMedicineIndividualityTyrannySocialismAlternativesWho We ArePotSteadyIndividualismRelentlessMantrasCollectivismMilitantMaoIndividuationIndividual Differences Author:L. Neil Smith