I bow before the authority of special men because it is imposed upon me by my own reason. Mikhail Bakunin authoritybowimpose Change image and share on social
From each according to his faculties; to each according to his needs. Mikhail Bakunin faculty Change image and share on social
People go to church for the same reasons they go to a tavern: to stupefy themselves, to forget their misery, to imagine themselves, for a few minutes anyway, free and happy. Mikhail Bakunin churchforgetfree Change image and share on social
By striving to do the impossible, man has always achieved what is possible. Those who have cautiously done no more than they believed possible have never taken a single step forward. Mikhail Bakunin achievebelievecautiously Change image and share on social
I am sure that, on the one hand, the Rothschilds appreciate the merits of Marx, and that on the other hand, Marx feels an instinctive inclination and a great respect for the Rothschilds. Mikhail Bakunin feltgreathand Change image and share on social
Where the state begins, individual liberty ceases, and vice versa. Mikhail Bakunin beginceaseindividual Change image and share on social
The liberty of man consists solely in this, that he obeys the laws of nature because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been imposed upon him externally by any foreign will whatsoever, human or divine, collective or individual. Mikhail Bakunin collectiveconsistdivine share on social
A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse the phrase of Voltaire, and say that, if God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish him. Mikhail Bakunin abolishabsoluteadmire share on social
If there is a State, then there is domination, and in turn, there is slavery. Mikhail Bakunin dominationslaverystate Change image and share on social
Powerful states can maintain themselves only by crime, little states are virtuous only by weakness. Mikhail Bakunin crimemaintainpowerful Change image and share on social
