Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Is anarchism desirable? Well, who does not seek freedom? What man, unless willing to declare himself in bondage, would care to call any control agreeable? Think about it!
Anarchism is the great liberator of man from the phantoms that have held him captive; it is the arbiter and pacifier of the two forces for individual and social harmony.
Anarchism means all sort of things to different people, but the traditional anarchists' movements assumed that there'd be a highly organized society, just one organized from below with direct participation and so on.
I'm not an anarchist any longer, because I've concluded that anarchism is an impractical ideal.
Is anarchism possible? The failure of attempts to attain freedom does not mean the cause is lost.
I know of no better name than Anarchism.
In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.
Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
The ruling of men is the effort to direct the individual actions of many persons toward some end. This end theoretically should be the greatest good of all, but no human group has ever reached this ideal because of ignorance and selfishness.
The roots of the word 'anarchy' are 'an archos,' 'no leaders,' which is not really about the kind of chaos that most people imagine when the word 'anarchy' is mentioned. I think that anarchy is, to the contrary, about taking personal responsibility for yourself.
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