I stand ready to negotiate, but I want no part of laws: I acknowledge none; I protest against every order with which some authority may feel pleased on the basis of some alleged necessity to over-rule my free will. Laws: We know what they are, and what they are worth! They are spider webs for the rich and mighty, steel chains for the poor and weak, fishing nets in the hands of government.
Pierre-Joseph ProudhonCommunism is inequality, but not as property is. Property is exploitation of the weak by the strong. Communism is exploitation of the strong by the weak.
Pierre-Joseph ProudhonWhoever lays his hand on me to govern me is a usurper and tyrant, and I declare him my enemy.
Pierre-Joseph ProudhonAs soon as I set foot in the parliamentary Sinai, I ceased to be in touch with the masses.
Pierre-Joseph ProudhonIf one were to ask. . ."What is slavery?" and I should answer in one word, "murder," my meaning would be understood at once. Why, then, to this other question: "What is property?" may I not likewise answer, "theft". . .?
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon