Michel Bakunin

Anarchist, Revolutionary Russian 1814 – 1876

Russian anarchist who advocated violent revolution.

378 quotes

"To each according to their capacity, from each according to their needs."
Justice
"Nature does not recognize ranks or privilege."
Nature
"The emancipation of workers can only come from workers themselves."
Work
"Education is the great equalizer of society."
Education
"Man's role is to complete and improve nature, not to dominate it."
Nature
"Disobedience to tyrants is obedience to God."
Courage
"In any country, the most elevated parts are free only in imagination."
Freedom
"Virtue is the strength of the free."
Strength
"Solitude is the furnace of transformation."
Solitude
"The future does not exist for the oppressed."
Hope
"Beauty emerges from truth and simplicity."
Beauty
"We want an end to the worship of God; we want to end the reign of clergy."
Faith
"Time is the canvas on which progress is painted."
Time
"In nature there are no rewards or punishments."
Nature
"True love is boundless and unconditional."
Love
"The most effective instrument for the suppression of free thought is education."
Education
"War exists only as long as power exists."
War
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Imagination
"A man is measured not by his intentions but by his actions."
Courage
"Life is struggle; struggle is progress."
Life
"The collective strength of all is greater than the strength of one."
Power
"Wisdom lies in understanding the limits of one's power."
Wisdom
"Fear is the enemy of freedom."
Fear
"Our dreams shape our reality."
Dreams
"Patience is the companion of wisdom."
Patience
"Kindness is strength dressed in humility."
Kindness
"Music is the voice of the soul."
Music
"Health is the foundation of all happiness."
Health
"Adventure begins where comfort ends."
Adventure
"Technology should serve humanity, not enslave it."
Technology