"What is this thing we call government? Is……" — Alexander Berkman
"What is this thing we call government? Is it anything but organized violence? The law orders you to obey, and if you don't obey, it will compel you by force - all governments, all law and authority finally rest on force and violence, on punishment or fear of punishment."
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Alexander Berkman
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13 Quotes by Alexander Berkman
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War paralyzes your courage and deadens the spirit of true manhood.
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War means blind obedience, unthinking stupidity, brutish callousness, wanton destruction, and irresponsible murder.
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The cure for evil and disorder is more liberty, not suppression.
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The man who can face vilification and disgrace, who can stand up against the popular current, even against his friends…
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War paralyzes your courage and deadens the spirit of true manhood. It degrades and stupefies with the sense that you…
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Inhumanity is the keynote of stupidity in power.
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Man's inhumanity to man is not the last word. The truth lies deeper. It is economic slavery, the savage struggle…
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Are you not compelled to work for an employer? Your need compels you just as the highwayman’s gun. You must live…
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Anarchy: It is NOT bombs, disorder or chaos. It is NOT robbery and murder. It is NOT a war of…
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When the highwayman holds his gun to your head, you turn your valuables over to him. You 'consent' alright, but…
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...existence has become an unreasoning, wild dance around the golden calf, a mad worship of God Mammon. In that dance…
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If you can see, hear, feel, and think, you should know that King Dollar rules the United States, and that…
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