"If you say that you reject violence when……" — Errico Malatesta
"If you say that you reject violence when it exceeds the limits imposed by the needs of defense, they accuse you of pacifism, without understanding that violence is the whole essence of authoritarianism, just as the repudiation of violence is the whole essence of anarchism."
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Errico Malatesta
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14 Quotes by Errico Malatesta
Errico Malatesta has 14 quotes on this site.
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And by anarchist spirit I mean that deeply human sentiment, which aims at the good of all, freedom and justice…
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We follow ideas and not men, and rebel against this habit of embodying a principle in a man.
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Anarchists are opposed to violence; everyone knows that. The main plank of anarchism is the removal of violence from human…
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For anarchy to succeed or simply to advance towards its success it must be conceived not only as a lighthouse…
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Not whether we accomplish anarchism today, tomorrow, or within ten centuries, but that we walk towards anarchism today, tomorrow, and…
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While preaching against every kind of government, and demanding complete freedom, we must support all struggles for partial freedom, because…
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Anarchism is the abolition of exploitation and oppression of man by man, that is, the abolition of private property and…
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Intolerance of oppression, the desire to be free and develop one personality to its full limits, is not enough to…
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The basic function of the government everywhere in all times, whatever title it adopts and whatever its origin and organisation…
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The question may seem embarrassing, but it can be answered in a few words. For two people to live in…
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We anarchists do not want to emancipate the people; we want the people to emancipate themselves.
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Hate does not produce love, and by hate one cannot remake the world.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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