Voltairine De Cleyre (November 17, 1866 - June 20, 1912) on Elections and Tyranny(published by RevoltSource) |
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American Anarchist Feminist, Writer, Anti-Capitalist Speaker, Anti-Marriage Advocate, Free Lover, Freethinker, Revolutionary
: An American anarchist known for being a prolific writer and speaker who opposed capitalism, marriage and the state as well as the domination of religion over sexuality and women's lives which she saw as all interconnected. She is often characterized as a major early feminist because of her views. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
Quote #4 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Elections and Tyranny
“...so long as the people do not care to exercise their freedom, those who wish to tyrannize will do so; for tyrants are active and ardent, and will devote themselves in the name of any number of gods, religious and otherwise, to put shackles upon sleeping men.”
Source: "Anarchism and American Traditions," by Voltairine de Cleyre, issued By The International Anarchist Publishing Committee of America, Chicago: Free Society Group, 1932.
: "Anarchism and American Traditions," by Voltairine de Cleyre, issued By The International Anarchist Publishing Committee of America, Chicago: Free Society Group, 1932.
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