The most absurd apology for authority and law is that they serve to diminish crime. Aside from the fact that the State is itself the greatest criminal, breaking every written and natural law, stealing in the form of taxes, killing in the form of war and capital punishment, it has come to an absolute standstill in coping with crime. It has failed utterly to destroy or even minimize the horrible scourge of its own creation.
– Emma Goldman
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Quote of the Day – January 31, 2009
Posted in Anarchy with tags anarchist quotes, emma goldman on January 31, 2009 by Anarchy LibraryQuote of the Day – January 06, 2009
Posted in Anarchy with tags anarchist quotes, emma goldman on January 6, 2009 by Anarchy LibraryAnarchism is the only philosophy which brings to man the consciousness of himself; which maintains that God, the State, and society are non-existent, that their promises are null and void, since they can be fulfilled only through man’s subordination. Anarchism is therefore the teacher of the unity of life; not merely in nature, but in man.
– Emma Goldman