If You Say That You Reject Violence

Experience Through Freedom Is The Only Means To Arrive At The Truth And The Best Solutions; And There Is No Freedom If There Is Not The Freedom To Be Wrong.

Anarchists Are Opposed To Violence; Everyone Knows That. The Main Plank Of Anarchism Is The Removal Of Violence From Human Relations. It Is Life Based On Freedom Of The Individual, Without The Intervention Of The Gendarme. For This Reason We Are The Enemies Of Capitalism Which Depends On The Protection Of The Gendarme To Oblige Workers To Allow Themselves To Be Exploited--or Even To Remain Idle And Go Hungry When It Is Not In The Interest Of The Bosses To Exploit Them. We Are Therefore Enemies Of The State Which Is The Coercive Violent Organization Of Society.

The Question May Seem Embarrassing, But It Can Be Answered In A Few Words. For Two People To Live In Peace They Must Both Want Peace; If One Of Them Insists On Using Force To Oblige The Other To Work For Him And Serve Him, Then The Other, If He Wishes To Retain His Dignity As A Man And Not Be Reduced To Abject Slavery, Will Be Obliged In Spite Of His Love Of Peace, To Resist Force With Adequate Means.

The Only Limit To The Oppression Of Government Is The Power With Which The People Show Themselves Capable Of Opposing It.

Anarchists Generally Make Use If The Word "state" To Mean All The Collection Of Institutions, Political, Legislative, Judicial, Military, Financial, Etc., By Means Of Which Management Of Their Own Affairs, The Guidance Of Their Personal Conduct, And The Care Of Ensuring Their Own Safety Are Taken From The People And Confided To Certain Individuals, And These, Whether By Usurpation Or Delegation, Are Invested With The Right To Make Laws Over And For All, And To Constrain The Public To Respect Them, Making Use Of The Collective Force Of The Community To This End.