I do not believe in government, and so I am an anarchist. I believe that government is one of the worst forms of modern oppression, is the source of war and economic oppression, and must be overthrown.

Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin

Peace will come to earth when the people have more to do with each other and governments less

Richard Cobden

Politics is a trade, at which only the most despicable scoundrels, and swindlers can hope to succeed.

Thomas Paine

Anarchism is not a romantic fable but the hardheaded realization, based on five thousand years of experience, that we cannot entrust the management of our lives to kings, priests, politicians, generals, and county commissioners.

Edward Abbey

Parliament: A compound word from “parler” (to speak) and “mentir” (to lie).
Anonymous

Is a democracy, such as we know it, the last improvement possible in government? Is it not possible to take a step further towards recognizing and organizing the rights of man?

Henry David Thoreau

Anarchism is just the way people act when they are free to do as they choose, and when they deal with others who are equally free.

David Graeber

I mean, “chaos” is a meaning of the word, but it’s not a meaning that has any relevance to social thought. Anarchy as a social philosophy has never meant “chaos” — in fact, anarchists have typically believed in a highly organized society, just one that’s organized democratically from below.

Noam Chomsky

Liberty, not the daughter but the MOTHER of order.

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

Those who make laws, appropriate wealth in order to secure power.

Thomas Hodgskin