"If you say that you reject violence when it exceeds the limits imposed by the needs of defense, they accuse you of pacifism, without understanding that violence is the whole essence of authoritarianism, just as the repudiation of violence is the whole essence of anarchism."

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Source : Errico Malatesta (2015). “Life and Ideas: The Anarchist Writings of Errico Malatesta”, p.138, PM Press

Errico Malatesta

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“Education liberates a woman.”
“And no one shall work for money, and no one shall work for fame, But each for the joy of the working, and each, in his separate star, Shall draw the Thing as he sees It for the God of Things as They are!”
“The smart strategist allows strategy to be shaped by events. Good reactions can make great strategy. Strategy involves competition of goals, and the risk is the difference between those goals and the ability of the organization to achieve them. So part of the risk is created by the strategy.”
“Being a singer now I have to get all fussy... I must have my ginger and lemon and all that.”
“The elixir of life, the philosopher's stone is yours if you surrender sterile logic, trivial reason.”

Source : Hilda Doolittle, Louis L. Martz (1986). “Collected Poems 1912-1944”, p.533, New Directions Publishing
“I'd like to get something together - like a Handel, Bach, Muddy waters, flamenco type of thing. If I could get that sound, I'd be happy”
“But you've reached them, and I've always wanted to reach people. I'm the first one to say I love my fans because they love that I took a chance.”
“Lucivar winced. "She guzzled half the flask â€” and it wasn't one of his home brews, it was the concoction you created." Jaenelleâ€™s eyes widened. â€œYou let her drink a â€˜gravediggerâ€™?â€ â€œNo no no,â€ Wilhelmina said, shaking her head. â€œYou shouldnâ€™t ever drink a gravedigger until heâ€™s had a bath.â€ She smiled placidly when Jaenelle and Lucivar just stared at her. â€œMother Night,â€ Lucivar muttered. â€œDo you know that song?â€ Wilhelmina asked Jaenelle.”

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