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Such security is equal liberty. But it is not necessarily equality in the use of the earth.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Earth Equal Equality Liberty Necessarily Security Use

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The Anarchists answer that the abolition of the State will leave in existence a defensive association, resting no longer on a compulsory but on a voluntary basis, which will restrain invaders by any means that may prove necessary.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Abolition Anarchist Answer Any Association Basis Compulsory Defensive Existence Leave Longer May Means Necessary Prove Resting Restrain State Voluntary Which Will

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The claim of the State Socialists, however, that this right would not be exercised in matters pertaining to the individual in the more intimate and private relations of his life is not borne out by the history of governments.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Borne Claim Governments His History However Individual Intimate Life Matters More Out Private Relations Right Socialists State The History Of Would

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The cost of justice can be justly paid only by the invader.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Cost Invader Justice Justly Only Paid

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The essence of government is control, or the attempt to control.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Attempt Control Essence Government

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The exercise of authority over the same area by two States is a contradiction.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Area Authority Contradiction Exercise Over Same States Two

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The moment that justice must be paid for by the victim of injustice it becomes itself injustice.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Becomes Injustice Itself Justice Moment Must Paid Victim

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The right of such control is already admitted by the State Socialists, though they maintain that, as a matter of fact, the individual would be allowed a much larger liberty than he now enjoys.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Admitted Allowed Control Fact He Individual Larger Liberty Maintain Matter Much Now Right Socialists State Than Though Would

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Therefore coercion of the non-invasive, when justifiable at all, is to be justified on the ground that it secures, not a minimum of ' invasion, but a minimum of pain.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Coercion Ground Invasion Justified Minimum Pain Therefore

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This brings us to Anarchism, which may be described as the doctrine that all the affairs of men should be managed by individuals or voluntary associations, and that the State should be abolished.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Abolish Affairs Anarchism Associations Brings Doctrine Individuals May Men Should State Us Voluntary Which

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: April 17th, 1854

Died: June 22nd, 1939

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