Quote#Politics & Power
All this we see, and, therefore, instead of inanely repeating the old…
Quote byPeter Kropotkin · 1842–1921
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Law and Authority (1886), I.
English (original)
All this we see, and, therefore, instead of inanely repeating the old formula, "Respect the law," we say, "Despise law and all its Attributes!" In place of the cowardly phrase, "Obey the law," our cry, is "Revolt against all laws!"
— Peter Kropotkin
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