Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Quotes

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon — French Economist born on January 15, 1809, died on January 19, 1865

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was a French politician and the founder of mutualist philosophy. He was the first person to declare himself an anarchist and is widely regarded as one of the ideology's most influential theorists. Proudhon is even considered by many to be the "father of anarchism". He became a member of the French Parliament after the revolution of 1848, whereafter he referred to himself as a federalist... (wikipedia)

I build no system. I ask an end to privilege, the abolition of slavery, equality of rights, and the reign of law. Justice, nothing else; that is the alpha and omega of my argument: to others I leave the business of governing the world.

When deeds speak, words are nothing.

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

The possessions of the rich are stolen property.

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