Quote#Freedom
The Anarchists believe in the State; only they insist that the…
Quote byBenjamin Tucker · 1854–1939
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Liberty and Politics.
English (original)
The Anarchists believe in the State; only they insist that the greater part, if not all, of the necessity for its existence is the result of an artificial limitation of the freedom of civil society, and that the completion of industrial freedom may one day so harmonize individuals that it will no longer be necessary to provide a guarantee of political freedom.
— Benjamin Tucker
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