
Emma Goldman, Anarchism and Other Essays Chapter 1 - Anarchism What it Really Stands For
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The Political Arena Leaves One No Alternative
In states where child labor laws prevail, child exploitation is at its highest. Even were the workers able to have their own representatives, for which our good socialist politicians are clamoring, what chances are there for their honesty and good faith? The political arena leaves one no alternative. One must either be a dunce or a rogue. Anarchism therefore stands for direct action, the open defiance of and resistance to all laws and restrictions,. But defiance and resistance are illegal, therein lies the salvation of man. Everything illegalne sitates integrity, self reliance and courage. In short, it calls for free, independent spirits, for men who are men and who have a bone in their backs which you cannot
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