Quote on Parties and Absolutism – Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

„All parties without exception, when they seek for power, are varieties of absolutism.“

Pierre-Joseph ProudhonProudhon's quote criticizes political parties seeking power and describes them as different varieties of absolutism.
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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was a French early socialist and proponent of mutualist anarchism.

Proudhon criticizes the pursuit of power by political parties, viewing it as a form of absolutism.


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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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