Voltairine De CleyreI die, as I have lived, a free spirit, an Anarchist, owing no allegiance to rulers, heavenly or earthly.
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The word “Anarchist” is derived from “an-archos,” which means “without rulers.” The word was created by the French philosopher, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, who was an advocate of individual freedom and self-ownership. To him, the state was nothing but a cog in the larger wheel of society. Therefore, he wanted to abolish governments altogether except for that which administered justice. He also held that people should own their material things and that money should be used only to facilitate trade among people.
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