Antiwar Quote by Benjamin Tucker

“It is foolish in the extreme not only to resort to force before necessity compels, but especially to madly create the conditions that will lead to this necessity.” quote by Benjamin Tucker — Download Open image

“It is foolish in the extreme not only to resort to force before necessity compels, but especially to madly create the conditions that will lead to this necessity.”

Benjamin Tucker

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