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Quotations from the Anarchists
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218 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1972
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Paul Berman
76 books62 followersPaul Lawrence Berman is an American author and journalist who writes on politics and literature. His articles have been published in The New Republic, The New York Times Book Review and Slate, and he is the author of several books, including A Tale of Two Utopias and Terror and Liberalism.
Berman received his undergraduate education from Columbia University, from which he graduated in 1971 with a BA and MA in American history. He has reported on Nicaragua's civil wars, Mexico's elections, and the Czech Republic's Velvet Revolution. Currently he is a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute, a professor of journalism and distinguished writer in residence at New York University, and a member of the editorial board of Dissent. Berman's influence has seen him described as a 'Philosopher King' of the liberal hawks."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Berman
"Paul Berman is a writer on politics and literature whose articles and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, the New Republic (where he is a contributing editor), the New Yorker, Slate, the Village Voice, Dissent, and various other American, European and Latin American journals. He has reported at length from Europe and Latin America. He has written or edited eight books, including, most recently, Power and the Idealists: Or, the Passion of Joschka Fischer and Its Aftermath, with a new preface by Richard Holbrooke for the 2007 paperback edition; Carl Sandburg: Selected Poems, edited with an introduction, published in 2006 by the American Poets Project of the Library of America; and Terror and Liberalism, a New York Times best-seller in 2003. His writings have been translated into fifteen languages. Berman received a B.A. and M.A. in American History from Columbia University and has been awarded a MacArthur, a Guggenheim, the Bosch Berlin Prize, a fellowship at the New York Public Library’s Center for Writers & Scholars, and other honors.
Berman received his undergraduate education from Columbia University, from which he graduated in 1971 with a BA and MA in American history. He has reported on Nicaragua's civil wars, Mexico's elections, and the Czech Republic's Velvet Revolution. Currently he is a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute, a professor of journalism and distinguished writer in residence at New York University, and a member of the editorial board of Dissent. Berman's influence has seen him described as a 'Philosopher King' of the liberal hawks."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Berman
"Paul Berman is a writer on politics and literature whose articles and reviews have appeared in The New York Times, the New Republic (where he is a contributing editor), the New Yorker, Slate, the Village Voice, Dissent, and various other American, European and Latin American journals. He has reported at length from Europe and Latin America. He has written or edited eight books, including, most recently, Power and the Idealists: Or, the Passion of Joschka Fischer and Its Aftermath, with a new preface by Richard Holbrooke for the 2007 paperback edition; Carl Sandburg: Selected Poems, edited with an introduction, published in 2006 by the American Poets Project of the Library of America; and Terror and Liberalism, a New York Times best-seller in 2003. His writings have been translated into fifteen languages. Berman received a B.A. and M.A. in American History from Columbia University and has been awarded a MacArthur, a Guggenheim, the Bosch Berlin Prize, a fellowship at the New York Public Library’s Center for Writers & Scholars, and other honors.
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August 17, 2014
This is an incredibly important book for those rebels, activists and participants in the political spectrum (at whatever level) who didn't have the privilege to study politics in depth.
It is soon evident from reading this book that the concept of 'anarchy' as a force for evil, that champions only chaos, malevolence & violence, is first and foremost in itself a highly biased work of propaganda by those in authority to try and pre-empt any efforts to remove them from their lofty pedastals.
Far from being a force for wanton destruction and chaos, this book, through not only it's superb introduction but the myriad of quotes from prominent anarchists, has taught me that anarchy is in itself so much more than how it is portrayed through the media.
Through this book I learned that anarchy and revolution are far from synonymous; the latter seeking to overthrow authority and replace it with selected or elected officials, the former seeking to overthrow authority altogether and leave self-determination to the individual.
I was remarkably surprised, even as a 'liberal with an agenda' myself, at just how much of the quotes and sage points of wisdom I agreed with.
Far from reading like a collection of disjointed and unrelated quotes, the book actually reads like an inter-linked collection of thoughts, wisdom and incitements to action.
It introduced me to at least a couple of inspirational figures I intend to not only research more on but to read their published work too, such as Michael Bakunin and Emma Goldman.
In short, this book is essential for anyone who has an active interest in politics, especially those on the centre-left and left-er parts of the spectrum.
Anarchy is not chaos, it is liberation of the self.
It is soon evident from reading this book that the concept of 'anarchy' as a force for evil, that champions only chaos, malevolence & violence, is first and foremost in itself a highly biased work of propaganda by those in authority to try and pre-empt any efforts to remove them from their lofty pedastals.
Far from being a force for wanton destruction and chaos, this book, through not only it's superb introduction but the myriad of quotes from prominent anarchists, has taught me that anarchy is in itself so much more than how it is portrayed through the media.
Through this book I learned that anarchy and revolution are far from synonymous; the latter seeking to overthrow authority and replace it with selected or elected officials, the former seeking to overthrow authority altogether and leave self-determination to the individual.
I was remarkably surprised, even as a 'liberal with an agenda' myself, at just how much of the quotes and sage points of wisdom I agreed with.
Far from reading like a collection of disjointed and unrelated quotes, the book actually reads like an inter-linked collection of thoughts, wisdom and incitements to action.
It introduced me to at least a couple of inspirational figures I intend to not only research more on but to read their published work too, such as Michael Bakunin and Emma Goldman.
In short, this book is essential for anyone who has an active interest in politics, especially those on the centre-left and left-er parts of the spectrum.
Anarchy is not chaos, it is liberation of the self.
November 14, 2008
Favorite quote is from Michael Schwab, accused but acquitted of the Haymarket bombing: Anarchy is a state of society where the only authority is reason.
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