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“What did he mean by "society"? The plural of human beings?”
― No Longer Human
― No Longer Human
“Conflict is not unavoidable. However, it is nonsensical to consider the institution of a state as a solution to the problem of possible conflict, because it is precisely the institution of a state which first makes conflict unavoidable and permanent.”
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“Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty.”
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
― The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”
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“If “we are the government,” then anything a government does to an individual is not only just and untyrannical but also “voluntary” on the part of the individual concerned.
If the government conscripts a man, or throws him into jail for dissident opinion, then he is “doing it to himself” and, therefore, nothing untoward has occurred.”
― Anatomy of the State
If the government conscripts a man, or throws him into jail for dissident opinion, then he is “doing it to himself” and, therefore, nothing untoward has occurred.”
― Anatomy of the State
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