Alan BennettWe started off trying to set up a small anarchist community, but people wouldn't obey the rules.
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The problem with being an anarchist is that people are not always willing to follow the rules. Often, they are just too busy fighting other people, fighting the government, fighting other anarchists, fighting other anarchists… And so on. But there is a way out. An anarchist community should be set up where people are governed by their own rules instead of being ruled by someone else’s rules.
Source: Getting On
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