Freud has shown one thing very clearly: that we only forget our infancy by burying it in the unconscious; and that the problems of this difficult period find their solution under a disguised form in adult life.

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Nobody seriously believes in the social philosophies of the immediate past.

Nobody seriously believes in the social philosophies of the immediate past.

It is already clear, after twenty years of socialism in Russia, that if you do...

It is already clear, after twenty years of socialism in Russia, that if you do...

The worth of a civilization or a culture is not valued in the terms of...

The worth of a civilization or a culture is not valued in the terms of...

That is why I believe that art is so much more significant than either economics...

That is why I believe that art is so much more significant than either economics...

To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above...

To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above...

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

Man is everywhere still in chains. Morality, as has often been pointed out, is antecedent...

Man is everywhere still in chains. Morality, as has often been pointed out, is antecedent...

The slave may be happy, but happiness is not enough.

The slave may be happy, but happiness is not enough.

I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural...

I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural...

What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such...

What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such...

I have not the slightest doubt that this form of individuation represents a higher stage...

I have not the slightest doubt that this form of individuation represents a higher stage...

It was Nietzsche who first made us conscious of the significance of the individual as...

It was Nietzsche who first made us conscious of the significance of the individual as...

My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even...

My own early experiences in war led me to suspect the value of discipline, even...

Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper...

Progress is measured by richness and intensity of experience - by a wider and deeper...

The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the...

The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the...

Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society.

Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society.

We may be sure that out of the ruins of our capitalist civilization a new...

We may be sure that out of the ruins of our capitalist civilization a new...

If the individual is a unit in a corporate mass, his life is not merely...

If the individual is a unit in a corporate mass, his life is not merely...

The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by...

The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by...

I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman...

I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman...