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The Slavery of Our Times
Preface / Introduction “They that take the sword shall perish by the sword.” Nearly fifteen years ago the census in Moscow evoked in me a series of thoughts and feelings which I expressed as best I could in a book called ‘What Must We Do Then.’ Towards the end of last year (1899) I once…
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Patriotism: A Menace to Liberty
What is patriotism? Is it love of one’s birthplace, the place of childhood’s recollections and hopes, dreams and aspirations? Is it the place where, in childlike naivete, we would watch the fleeting clouds, and wonder why we, too, could not run so swiftly? The place where we would count the milliard glittering stars, terror-stricken lest…
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Anarchism
The Encyclopaedia Britannica , 1910 ANARCHISM (from Gr: contrary to authority), the name given to a principle or theory of life and conduct under which society is conceived without government – harmony in such a society being obtained, not by submission to law, or by obedience to any authority, but by free agreements concluded between…
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The Politics of Obedience
The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude (Part I) I see no good in having several lords; Let one alone be master, let one alone be king. THESE WORDS Homer puts in the mouth of Ulysses, as he addresses the people. If he had said nothing further than “I see no good in…