Anarchism, in my view, is an expression of the idea that the burden of proof is always on those who argue that… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The anarchist philosophy is that the new social order is to be built up by groupings of men together in communities -… — Dorothy Day Copy Share Image
I am not anarchist. I have nothing against government or law enforcement in general. It is solely for the reason that this… — Eric Rudolph Copy Share Image
The Anarchists answer that the abolition of the State will leave in existence a defensive association, resting no longer on a compulsory… — Benjamin Tucker Copy Share Image
“We wanted to produce a newspaper which would put (1) class and (2) violence back at the top of the anarchist agenda.… — Ian Bone Copy Share Image
I'm an anarchist. I'm implacably opposed to heirarchical systems of power and control. I also mistrust crowds, as they often operate according… — Will Self Copy Share Image
The most absurd apology for authority and law is that they serve to diminish crime. Aside from the fact that the State… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
We can either passively continue on the road to utter domestication and destruction or turn in the direction of joyful upheaval, passionate… — John Zerzan Copy Share Image
Voting is not an act of political freedom. It is an act of political conformity. Those who refuse to vote are not… — Wendy McElroy Copy Share Image
The poor man who takes property by force is called a thief, but the creditor who can by legislation make a debtor… — William Jennings Bryan Copy Share Image
“Not only my arrest but the others smack of the Haymarket. The police are very much in disrepute all over the country,… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
To be an anarchist only means that you believe that aggression is not justified, and that states necessarily employ aggression. And, therefore,… — Stephan Kinsella Copy Share Image
We are going to inherit the earth . There is not the slightest doubt about that. The bourgeoisie may blast and burn… — Buenaventura Durruti Copy Share Image
The artist, and particularly the poet, is always an anarchist in the best sense of the word. He must heed only the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I am talking about the responsibility of the poet, who is irresponsible by definition, an anarchist enamored of a solar order and… — Julio Cortázar Copy Share Image
Demonstrations must be dignified and nonviolent, as the overwhelming protests in Ferguson and Staten Island have been. Do not confuse anarchists who… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
The anarchist, as the born foe of authority, will be destroyed by it after damaging it more or less. The anarch, on… — Ernst Junger Copy Share Image
Iceland is capitalist social democratic, rather like the Nordic countries generally. The capital had a mayor who is an anarchist, but the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
GENTLE READER: You, sir, are an anarchist, and Miss Manners is frightened to have anything to do with you. It is true… — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
In order to fully realise our aspirations, we must create in the masses of the people the sense of sacrifice and responsibility… — Federica Montseny Copy Share Image
I told my kids I just want three words on my tombstone, if I have one. I'll probably be cremated. One is… — Madalyn Murray O'Hair Copy Share Image
War is the health of the State. It automatically sets in motion throughout society these irresistible forces for uniformity, for passionate cooperation… — Randolph Bourne Copy Share Image
“As I see it, only two types of men capture entirely the grandeur of the human being: the anarchist and the authentically… — Luigi Giussani Copy Share Image
A long long time ago I took an oath to tell all secrets that came my way. Don't tell me a secret,… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
Transcendentalism is, we might say, an early form of anarchism. The Transcendentalists also did not call themselves anarchists, but there are anarchist… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
The principle that the majority have a right to rule the minority, practically resolves all government into a mere contest between two… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Intolerance of oppression, the desire to be free and develop one personality to its full limits, is not enough to make one… — Errico Malatesta Copy Share Image
Anarchists know that a long period of education must precede any great fundamental change in society, hence they do not believe in… — Lucy Parsons Copy Share Image
Jesus , in some respects, was an anarchist, for he had no idea of civil government . That government seems to him… — Ernest Renan Copy Share Image
I came in contact with every known Indian anarchist in London. Their bravery impressed me, but I felt that their zeal was… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
Actually, my first article, it wasn't about the anarchists; it was about the fall of Barcelona and the spread of fascism over… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“The heart, it appears, doesn’t learn its lessons, avoid danger, run from confrontation, or walk away from disaster. The heart is the… — Katie Ray Copy Share Image
I don't think anarchism consists of sitting down and saying let's form a collective. I don't think it consists of saying we're… — Murray Bookchin Copy Share Image
A Christian anarchist has no business belonging to such a reactionary organization [the Catholic Church]. I do not believe in original sin,… — Ammon Hennacy Copy Share Image
“To be an anarchist is to leave the beaten paths on which for hundreds of years generations of sheep have walked without… — John Merriman Copy Share Image
Jacobins, I have a truth to tell you. You do not know your most deadly enemies; they are the constitutional priests. It… — Jean-Paul Marat Copy Share Image
In order to create it is necessary to destroy; and the agent of destruction in society is the poet. I believe that… — Herbert Read Copy Share Image
As soon as one identifies, challenges and overcomes illegitimate power, he or she is an anarchist. Most people are anarchists. What they… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The anarchist conclusion is that every kind of human activity should begin from what from what is local and immediate, should link… — Colin Ward Copy Share Image
Anarchism is surprisingly effective in solving actual problems largely because anarchists have thought a lot about solving actual problems on a micro… — David Graeber Copy Share Image