It is from the love of humanity that we are revolutionaries: it is not our fault if history has forced on us this distressing necessity.
-- Errico Malatesta
It is from the love of humanity that we are revolutionaries: it is not our fault if history has forced on us this distressing necessity.
-- Errico Malatesta
We won the revolution, what we lost was the war.
-- Abel Paz
The liberal government of Spain could have rendered the fascist elements powerless long ago. Instead it compromised and dallied.
-- Buenaventura Durruti
Rest in peace, poor Mata! Someone who never knew you has sworn to avenge you. And the memory of your blood-drenched eyes will drive his dagger; the vision of your mutilated body will render his bomb more effective.
-- Bruno Filippi
You made us, man of evil, but we are free!
— Shardovan, to the Master, in “Castrovalva”
Certainly, it is already no longer possible, in my view, to call oneself an anarchist without adding a qualifying adjective to distinguish oneself from lifestyle anarchists.
-- Murray Bookchin
A government that shall punish all vices impartially is so obviously an impossibility, that nobody was ever found, or ever will be found, foolish enough to propose it.
-- Lysander Spooner
Rights aren't rights if someone can take them away. They're privileges. That's all we've ever had in this country, is a bill of temporary privileges.
-- George Carlin
Anarchism will be seen to be an idealistic philosophy in the sense that it believes freedom will come from the conscious activity of men. No automatic process is to bring it about.
-- Laurance Labadie
Nothing wrong with communist anarchism as long as it remains voluntary. Any one that wants to go make a commune, go ahead, do it. I got nothing against it. As long as there's room to the individualist to do his or her own thing.
-- Robert Anton Wilson
The demeaning system of domination I've described rules over half the waking hours of a majority of women and the vast majority of men for decades, for most of their lifespans.
-- Bob Black
“It was a sad and disappointing day when I found out that my universal remote control did not, in fact, control the Universe. Not even remotely.” — Memes by Sam
Painting by Carolus Duran (1837-1917)
No nation keeps its word. A nation is a big, blind worm, following what? Fate perhaps. A nation has no honor, it has no word to keep.
-- Carl Jung
The fifth planet is 107 million miles out and 12 million years back, so we've no time to lose.
— The Doctor, in “Image of the Fendahl”
We are apolitical and take no part in party quarrels. In all spheres we are for the voluntary against the obligatory; for consent against imposition; for reason against violence; for free examination against dogmatism.
-- Emile Armand
No, it is not life that is bad, but the conditions in which we live. Therefore we shall address ourselves not to life, but to these conditions: let us change them.
-- Albert Libertad
Instead of entrusting the defence of your interests to others, see to the matter by yourselves. Instead of trying to choose advisers that will guide you in future actions, do the thing yourselves, and do it now! Men of good will shall not have to look long in vain for the opportunity. To put on others' shoulders the responsibility of one's actions is cowardice.
-- Elisee Reclus
Not hat people, are you? Either of you?
— The Doctor, in “Frontios”