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Fredy Perlman Quotes

1934–1985 Czech Republic

Fredy Perlman (August 20, 1934 – July 26, 1985) was a Czech-born, naturalized American author, publisher, professor, and activist.

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The tame, the domesticated, try to monopolize the word freedom; they'd like to apply it to their own condition. They apply the word "wild" to the free.

Nationalism was so perfectly suited to its double task, the domestication of workers and the despoliation of aliens, that it appealed to everyone - everyone, that is, who wielded or aspired to wield a portion of capital.

The Continuing Appeal of Nationalism (1984)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Fredy Perlman (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.