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A tendency in the history of human thought and action

Anarchism is a tendency in the history of human thought and action which seeks to identify coercive, authoritarian, and hierarchic structures of all kinds and to challenge their legitimacy -- and if they cannot justify their legitimacy, which is quite commonly the case, to work to undermine them and expand the scope of freedom.

— Noam Chomsky

Being Afraid

Being afraid of monolithic organizations especially when they have computers, is like being afraid of really big gorillas especially when they are on fire.

— Bruce Sterling

CFP 1994

Anarchism does not mean bloodshed

Anarchism does not mean bloodshed; it does not mean robbery, arson, etc. These monstrosities are, on the contrary, the characteristic features of capitalism. Anarchism means peace and tranquility to all.

— August Spies

Haymarket anarchist

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

— Thomas Jefferson

Triumph of Evil

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that enough good men do nothing.

— Edmund Burke

god forbid we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion . . . the tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to
time with the blood of patriots & tyrants. it is it's natural manure.

— Thomas Jefferson

writing to William Smith (1755-1816) appearing to welcome Shays' Rebellion

Facts are a better basis for decisions than ideology.

— Howard Dean

campaign 2004

Gone are the far-off days of worthy debate. Politics today has to be sold to a viewer whose finger is poised over the television zapper. The 1988 campaign set new lows ... [it] also demonstrated the power of image-making in changing a result.

— The Economist

August 17-23, 1991

Anarchy

  • Anarchy, it is not the law, it is just a good idea.
  • Anarchy doesn't mean 'without rules'; it means 'without rulers'.
— Paxus Calta

This country belongs to the people who inhabit it

This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing Government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it.

— Abraham Lincoln
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