Albert Meltzer Quotes

Optimism is inevitably the last hope of the defeated

In the opinion of the anarchist, the sum total of human ills is expressed in one word-authority.

Nobody is fit to rule anybody else. It is not alleged that Mankind is perfect, or that merely through his/her natural goodness (or lack of same) he/she should (or should not) be permitted to rule. Rule as such causes abuse. There are no superpeople nor privileged classes who are above 'imperfect Mankind' and are capable or entitled to rule the rest of us. Submission to slavery means surrender of life.

If I can't have a revolution, what is there to dance about.

Though I knew so far as Anarchism was concerned I was backing a lost cause, it didn't seem to matter as every other cause had won at some time but that of the people themselves. At least it threw so a light on any other political persuasion.

There are sermons in stones, but it depends on how good your aim is.