I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence; but I do claim that it has its basis in the laws of nature rather than in the state of nature.

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The most general law in nature is equity-the principle of balance and symmetry which guides...

The most general law in nature is equity-the principle of balance and symmetry which guides...

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...

You might think that it would he the natural desire of every man to develop...

You might think that it would he the natural desire of every man to develop...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

These groups within a society can he distinguished according as to whether, like an army...

These groups within a society can he distinguished according as to whether, like an army...

The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair.

The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair.

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...

There are a few people, but a diminishing number, who still believe that Marxism, as...

There are a few people, but a diminishing number, who still believe that Marxism, as...

The sensitive artist knows that a bitter wind is blowing.

The sensitive artist knows that a bitter wind is blowing.

But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or...

But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or...

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 point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of society the...

The point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of society the...

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art...

It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art...