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If the individual has a right to govern himself, all external…

Quote byBenjamin Tucker · 1854–1939

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: State Socialism and Anarchism: How Far They Agree, and Wherin They Differ (1888), ¶ 28.

English (original)

If the individual has a right to govern himself, all external government is tyranny. Hence the necessity of abolishing the State.

— Benjamin Tucker

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