“I do not wish to be either governor nor governed!” – Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

„I do not wish to be either governor nor governed!“

Pierre-Joseph ProudhonA concise quote by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon on freedom, equality, and the rejection of one-sided authority.
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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was a French early socialist and proponent of mutualist anarchism.

Proudhon expresses a core anarchist ideal: the rejection of one-sided authority.


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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon is regarded as one of the first advocates of mutualist anarchism. He promoted mutualism and federalism. He is also known for the phrase "Property is theft" from his work "Qu’est ce que la propriété?".

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"I stand ready to negotiate, but I want no part of laws: I acknowledge none; I protest against every order with which some authority may feel pleased on the basis of some alleged necessity to over-rule my free will. Laws: We know what they are, and what they are worth! They are spider webs for the rich and mighty, steel chains for the poor and weak, fishing nets in the hands of government." Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
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"All men are equal and free: society by nature, and destination, is therefore autonomous and ungovernable. If the sphere of activity of each citizen is determined by the natural division of work and by the choice he makes of a profession, if the social functions are combined in such a way as to produce a harmonious effect, order results from the free activity of all men; there is no government. Whoever puts a hand on me to govern me is an usurper and a tyrant; I declare him my enemy." Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
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"Under no circumstances do I want to be merely a ′common′ man. I have the right to be exceptional – if I can. I want opportunities, not security. I do not want to be a citizen who is humiliated and dulled by government support. I want to encounter risk, have desires and fulfill them, suffer disaster and enjoy success. I refuse to sell my own determination for a pittance. I would prefer to face life’s difficulties rather than lead a secure existence. I prefer the exciting tension of my own success to the dull calm of Utopia. I want neither to sacrifice my freedom for benefits nor my human dignity for charity. I have learned to think and act for myself, to look the world squarely in the face and to recognize that this is my achievement. This is what is meant when we say: I am a free man!" Albert Schweitzer
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