Laws: We know what they are, and what they are worth! They are spider webs for the rich and mighty, steel chains for the poor and weak, fishing nets in the hands of the government.

Quote by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

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Communism is inequality, but not as property is. Property is exploitation of the weak by...

Communism is inequality, but not as property is. Property is exploitation of the weak by...

Property is theft.

Property is theft.

The possessions of the rich are stolen property.

The possessions of the rich are stolen property.

Communism is a society where each one works according to his abilities and gets according...

Communism is a society where each one works according to his abilities and gets according...

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

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

Communism is inequality, but not as property is. Property is exploitation of the weak by...

Communism is inequality, but not as property is. Property is exploitation of the weak by...

A common danger tends to concord. Communism is the exploitation of the strong by the...

A common danger tends to concord. Communism is the exploitation of the strong by the...

The great are only great because we are on our knees. Let us rise!

The great are only great because we are on our knees. Let us rise!

The possessions of the rich are stolen property.

The possessions of the rich are stolen property.

The point to remember is that what the Government gives it must first take away.

The point to remember is that what the Government gives it must first take away.

Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.

Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish...

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish...

Paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part...

Paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part...

I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary....

I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary....

Make the people sovereign and the poor will use the machinery of government to dispossess...

Make the people sovereign and the poor will use the machinery of government to dispossess...

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.

The most powerful force in the universe is gossip.

Taxes should be continued by annual or biennial reenactments; because a constant hold by the...

Taxes should be continued by annual or biennial reenactments; because a constant hold by the...

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human...

They (who) seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human...

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....

If government knew how, I should like to see it check, not multiply, the population....