Anarchism does not mean bloodshed; it does not mean robbery, arson, etc. These monstrosities are, on the contrary, the characteristic features of capitalism. Anarchism, or socialism, means the reorganization of society upon scientific principles and the abolition of causes which produce vice and crime. Capitalism first produces these social diseases and then seeks to cure them by punishment. -- August Spies
We are in a society where the power is in the hands of those who are the worst breed of humanity. -- Malcolm X
Anarchism, to me, means not only the denial of authority, not only a new economy, but a revision of the principles of morality. It means the development of the individual as well as the assertion of the individual. It means self-responsibility, and not leader worship. -- Voltairine de Cleyre
It's one thing to say, "Another world is possible." It's another to experience it, however momentarily. -- David Graeber
Thus, on the one hand, the "unionised" are today in a position to understand, study and receive libertarian teachings: on the other, anarchists need not fear that, in taking part in the corporative movement, they will be required to forswear their independence. -- Fernand Pelloutier
It is not a crumb of bread, but the harvest of the entire world that the human race needs, without exploiters and without exploited. -- Louise Michel
The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice. You don't. You have no choice. You have owners. They own you. -- George Carlin
I am a fanatic lover of liberty, considering it as the unique condition under which intelligence, dignity and human happiness can develop and grow. -- Mikhail Bakunin
As early as World War I, American historians offered themselves to President Woodrow Wilson to carry out a task they called "historical engineering," by which they meant designing the facts of history so that they would serve state police. -- Noam Chomsky
An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. -- Edward Abbey