Quote#Wisdom
It is the system, rather than individuals, that is the source of…
Quote byAlexander Berkman · 1870–1936
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist (1912), Ch. 18: "The Solitary"..
English (original)
It is the system, rather than individuals, that is the source of pollution and degradation. My prison-house environment is but another manifestation of the Midas-hand, whose cursed touch turns everything to the brutal service of Mammon.
— Alexander Berkman
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