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Certainly, liberation is a basic necessity: people need to be free from harm, hunger, and hatred. But liberation falls far short of freedom. If we are ever to fulfill both our needs and desires, if we are ever to take control of our lives, each and every one of us needs the "freedom to" self-develop—individually, socially, and politically.

— Cindy Milstein Anarchism and Its Aspirations (2010)

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Anarchism appears to be the only form of libertarian socialism that speaks to the times and people's dreams.

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Power needs to be forever linked to freedom; freedom needs to be the limit placed on power.

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