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The point is not to enforce a particular view of society but to establish a counterbalance, a protest, a sign of cleavage. In face of an absolute power only a total confrontation has any meaning.
The Ethics of Freedom (1973)
His great passion in the world ought to be a passion for the liberation of men.
The Ethics of Freedom (1973)
Every modern state is totalitarian. It recognizes no limit either factual or legal.
The Ethics of Freedom (1973)
It seems to me that the free man, i.e., the man freed in Christ, ought to take part in all movements that aim at human freedom.
The Ethics of Freedom (1973)
On the other hand, it seems to me that an anarchist attitude is the only one that is sufficiently radical in the face of a general statist system.
The Ethics of Freedom (1973)
This is why I decide for anarchy.
The Ethics of Freedom (1973)
Men have never been so oppressed as in societies which set man at the pinnacle of values and exalt his greatness or make him the measure of all things. For in such societies freedom is detached from its purpose, which is, we affirm, the glory of God.
The Ethics of Freedom (1973)
It is true that discussion is allowed within the system. But the quarrels between right and left seem to me completely futile, for in every possible way they simply lead to an enhancement of the power of the state.
The Ethics of Freedom (1973)
But my aim is not the establishment of an anarchist society or the total destruction of the state. Here I differ from anarchists. I do not believe that it is possible to destroy the modern state.
The Ethics of Freedom (1973)
This is where each individual must decide for himself. The essential thing is the decision to challenge the modern state, which without this small group of protesters will be checked by neither brake, value, nor reason.
The Ethics of Freedom (1973)