Voltairine De Cleyre (November 17, 1866 - June 20, 1912) on State and Coercion(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 #11 on Political Struggle Quotes >> State and Coercion
“For the basis of all political action is coercion; even when the State does good things, it finally rests on a club, a gun, or a prison, for its power to carry them through.”
Source: "Direct Action," by Voltairine de Cleyre.
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