“The Idea of God” – Quote by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

„The idea of God is the type and foundation of the principle of authority and absolutism, which it is our task to destroy or at least to subordinate wherever it manifests itself.“

Pierre-Joseph ProudhonProudhon critiques the idea of God as the foundation of authority and absolutism in this quote on anarchist thought.
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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was a French early socialist and proponent of mutualist anarchism.

A critique of religion by Proudhon exploring the relationship between the idea of God, authority, and absolutism in anarchist thought.


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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?".

Quote by Larken Rose about the illusion of government and authorityCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"The religious belief in authority aims at the enslavement of the mind. It teaches people that it is moral and good to hand over their time, energy, property, freedom, and self-determination to a ruling class. The enslavement of the mind makes the enslavement of the body unnecessary. In truth, the belief in "government" is a religion, made up of a set of dogmatic teachings, irrational doctrines which fly in the face of both evidence and logic, and which are methodically memorized and repeated by the faithful. Like other religions, the gospel of "government" describes a superhuman, supernatural entity, above mere mortals, which issues commandments to the peasantry, for whom unquestioning obedience is a moral imperative." Larken Rose
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Quote about gods, fear, and blindness by Paul-Henri Thiry d’HolbachCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"If we go back to the beginning we shall find that ignorance and fear created the gods; that fancy, enthusiasm, or deceit adorned or disfigured them; that weakness worships them; that credulity preserves them, and that custom, respect and tyranny support them in order to make the blindness of man serve its own interests." Paul-Henri Thiry d’Holbach
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Erich Fromm quote about organized religion and Christian valuesCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"Organized religion is in substance a mystification, a means of hiding the wickedness of the social system. If the Christian principles of love, equality, and freedom were really practiced instead of only preached, there would be no need for a special institution(the church) to take care of those principles." Erich Fromm
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Quote by Jacques Ellul about total rejection of power and authorityCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"The system absorbs those who think they can utilize it. Nor can there be any question of finding a modus vivendi or achieving attenuations. It has been demonstrated how the liberal state becomes an authoritarian state. The course is set and no accommodation will be either lasting or sufficient. In face of this absolute power, only an absolutely negative position is viable. What we have in mind is the attitude that conscientous objectors take on a specific point, and not without good reason. In the present set-up the anarchist attitude of a total refusal of validity or legitimacy to any authority of any kind seems to me to be the only valid and viable one. The point is not to enforce a particular view of society but to establish a counterbalance, a protest, a sign of cleavage. In face of an absolute power only a total confrontation has any meaning." Jacques Ellul
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