“Anarchism has in common with Liberalism the idea that the happiness and prosperity of the individual must be the standard of all… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share Image
“The Anarcho-Syndicalists know that wars are only waged in the interest of the ruling classes; they believe, therefore, that any means is… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share Image
I am an Anarchist not because I believe Anarchism is the final goal, but because there is no such thing as a… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share Image
“Common to all Anarchists is the desire to free society of all political and social coercive institutions which stand in the way… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share Image
Freedom is the very essence of life, the impelling force in all intellectual and social development, the creator of every new outlook… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share Image
Modern Anarcho-Syndicalism is a direct continuation of those social aspirations which took shape in the bosom of the First International and which… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share Image
Anarchism is no patent solution for all human problems, no Utopia of a perfect social order, as it has often been called,… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share Image
“Just because the educational work of the Anarcho-Syndicalists is directed toward the development of independent thought and action, they are outspoken opponents… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share Image
Anarchism is a definite intellectual current in the life of our times, whose adherents advocate the abolition of economic monopolies and of… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share Image
“Meanwhile, two other great currents in political thought, had a decisive significance on the development of socialist ideas: Liberalism, which had powerfully… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share Image
“Every type of political power presupposes some particular form of human slavery, for the maintenance of which it is called into being.… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share Image
“Anarchism recognizes only the relative significance of ideas, institutions, and social forms. It is, therefore, not a fixed, self-enclosed social system, but… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share Image
“Political rights do not originate in parliaments; they are, rather, forced upon parliaments from without. And even their enactment into law has… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share Image
Anarchism is a definite intellectual current in the life of our times, whose adherents advocate the abolition of economic monopolies and of all political… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share
Every culture, if its natural development is not too much affected by political restrictions, experiences a perpetual renewal of the formative urge, and out… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share
“For the Anarchist, freedom is not an abstract philosophical concept, but the vital concrete possibility for every human being to bring to full development… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share
For the anarchist, freedom is not an abstract philosophical concept, but the vital concrete possibility of every human being to bring to full development… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share
Education is character development, harmonious completion of human personality. But what the state accomplishes in this field is dull drill, extinction of natural feeling,… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share
The nation which can only be saved by one man and wants to be saved that way deserves a whipping! — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share
For the machine, because of the way it is built, can work only in a given direction, no matter who pulls its levers. — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share
Modern Anarcho-Syndicalism is a direct continuation of those social aspirations which took shape in the bosom of the First International and which were best… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share
The will to power which always emanates from individuals or from small minorities in society is in fact a most important driving force in… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share
One compels respect from others when he knows how to defend his dignity as a human being. — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share
Freedom is the very essence of life, the impelling force in all intellectual and social development, the creator of every new outlook for the… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share
Culture is not created by command. It creates itself, arising spontaneously from the necessities of men and their social cooperative activity. No ruler could… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share
“Anarchism has in common with Liberalism the idea that the happiness and prosperity of the individual must be the standard of all social matters.” — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share
Political [or individual] rights do not exist because they have been legally set down on a piece of paper, but only when they have… — Rudolf Rocker Copy Share
