Almost the only persons who may be said to comprehend even approximately the significance, principles, and purposes of Socialism are the chief leaders of the extreme wings of the Socialistic forces, and perhaps a few of the money kings themselves.

[T]he State . . . gives idle capital the power of increase, and, through interest, rent, profit, and taxes, robs industrious labor of its products.

The main question ... is not what motive inspired the law, but what it will be possible for men of bad motive to do with the law.

But which is the State's essential function, aggression or defence, few seem to know or care.

In the matter of the maintenance and rearing of children the Anarchists would neither institute the communistic nursery which the State Socialists favor nor keep the communistic school system which now prevails.

We are here to let in the light of Liberty upon political superstition.

If the individual has a right to govern himself, all external government is tyranny. Hence the necessity of abolishing the State.