Competition Is The Law Of The Jungle,

A Different Conception Of Society, Very Different From That Which Now Prevails, Is In Process Of Formation. Under The Name Of Anarchy, A New Interpretation Of The Past And Present Life Of Society Arises, Giving At The Same Time A Forecast As Regards Its Future, Both Conceived In The Same Spirit As The Above-mentioned Interpretation In Natural Sciences. Anarchy, Therefore, Appears As A Constituent Part Of The New Philosophy, And That Is Why Anarchists Come In Contact, On So Many Points, With The Greatest Thinkers And Poets Of The Present Day.

The Mutual-aid Tendency In Man Has So Remote An Origin, And Is So Deeply Interwoven With All The Past Evolution Of The Human Race, That Is Has Been Maintained By Mankind Up To The Present Time, Notwithstanding All Vicissitudes Of History.

In Existing States A Fresh Law Is Looked Upon As A Remedy For Evil. Instead Of Themselves Altering What Is Bad, People Begin By Demanding A Law To Alter It.

Anarchy, When It Works To Destroy Authority In All Its Aspects, When It Demands The Abrogation Of Laws And The Abolition Of The Mechanism That Serves To Impose Them, When It Refuses All Hierarchical Organization And Preaches Free Agreement - At The Same Time Strives To Maintain And Enlarge The Precious Kernel Of Social Customs Without Which No Human Or Animal Society Can Exist. Only, Instead Of Demanding That Those Social Customs Should Be Maintained Through The Authority Of A Few, It Demands It From The Continued Action Of All.

A National Movement, Which Does Not Include In Its Platform The Demand For An Economical Change Advantageous To The Masses Has No Chance Of Success Unless Supported By Foreign Aid.