The great are only great because we are on our knees. Let us rise!
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If one were to ask. . . What is slavery and I should answer in one word, murder, my meaning would be understood at once. Why, then, to this other question What is property may I not likewise answer, theft. . .Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Communism is a society where each one works according to his abilities and gets according to his needs
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A common danger tends to concord. Communism is the exploitation of the strong by the weak. In Communism, inequality comes from placing mediocrity on a level with excellence.
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
The law does not generate justice. The law is nothing but a declaration and application of what is just.
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
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.
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Communism is inequality, but not as property is. Property is exploitation of the weak by the strong. Communism is exploitation of the strong by the weak.
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