--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It is easy to see, however,―as has been…" description: "\"“It is easy to see, however,―as has been indicated more than once by anarchist writers, and lately by the French professor, V. Basch, in an interesting..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/pyotr-kropotkin-15647_anarcho-capitalism_it-is-easy-to-see-however-as-has-been-in_2252311.jpg" --- # It is easy to see, however,―as has been indicated more… ![“It is easy to see, however,―as has been indicated more than once by anarchist writers, and lately by the French professor, V. Basch, in an interesting work, Anarchist Individualism: Max Stirner (1904, in French)―that this sort of individualism, aiming as it does at the "full development," not of…” quote by Pyotr Kropotkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/pyotr-kropotkin-15647_anarcho-capitalism_it-is-easy-to-see-however-as-has-been-in_2252311.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/pyotr-kropotkin-15647_anarcho-capitalism_it-is-easy-to-see-however-as-has-been-in_2252311.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f9/pyotr-kropotkin-15647_anarcho-capitalism_it-is-easy-to-see-however-as-has-been-in_2252311.jpg) > ““It is easy to see, however,―as has been indicated more than once by anarchist writers, and lately by the French professor, V. Basch, in an interesting work, Anarchist Individualism: Max Stirner (1904, in French)―that this sort of individualism, aiming as it does at the "full development," not of all members of society, but of those only who would be considered as the most gifted ones, without caring for the right of full development for all―is merely a disguised return towards the now-existing education-monopoly of the few. It simply means a "right to their full development" for the privileged minorities. But, as such monopolies cannot be maintained otherwise than under the protection of a monopolist legislation and an organized coercion by the State, the claims of these individualists necessarily end in a return to the state idea and to that same coercion which they so fiercely attack themselves. Their position is thus the same as that of Spencer, and of all so-called "Manchester school" of economists, who also begin by a severe criticism of the State and end in its full recognition in order to maintain the property monopolies, of which the State is the necessary stronghold.”” [Pyotr Kropotkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pyotr-kropotkin/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Privileged minorities claim exclusive rights to full development, which ultimately depends on state‑enforced monopolies, contradicting anarchist ideals. **In simple terms:** Elitist individualism relies on state power. Key Takeaway Beware of hidden state dependence. Themes politics philosophy economics Mood critical analytical Type philosophical political When to use this quote - policy debates - education reform - wealth inequality - labor rights Key Concepts monopoly state power elitism Questions to Reflect On - What freedoms are sacrificed for elite development? - Is true individualism possible without state? 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