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Alexander Berkman: What is Communist Anarchism? - Is Anarchism Violence?

Audible Anarchism

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Anarchism Is the Ideal of a Society Without Force and Compulsion

The further we get away from primitive man and that hatchet age, the less recourse we shall have to force and violence. The really civilized man will divest himself of all fear and authority. He will bow to no czar, either in heaven or on earth. Anarchy does not mean disorder and chaos, as you had thought before. It means no government which freedom and liberty. Liberty is the mother of order. A beautiful idea, you say, but only angels are fit for it. Let us see then if we can grow the wings we need for the ideal state of society.

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