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On Order
"'What THEY mean by Order is nine-tenths of mankind working to provide luxury, pleasure, and the satisfaction of the most disgusting passions for a handful of idlers.' A fancy new edition, translated, and with notes, by Nicolas Walter"
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First published January 1, 2006
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Pyotr Kropotkin
384 books986 followersPyotr Alekseyevich Kropotkin, prince, Russian anarchist, and political philosopher, greatly influenced movements throughout the world and maintained that cooperation, not competition, the means, bettered the human condition.
Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin (Пётр Алексеевич Кропоткин, other spelling: Pëtr Kropotkin, Pierre Kropotkine), who described him as "a man with a soul of that beautiful white Christ, which seems coming." He wrote many books, pamphlets and articles, the most prominent being The Conquest of Bread and Fields, Factories and Workshops , and his principal scientific offering, Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution . He also contributed to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition .
Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin (Пётр Алексеевич Кропоткин, other spelling: Pëtr Kropotkin, Pierre Kropotkine), who described him as "a man with a soul of that beautiful white Christ, which seems coming." He wrote many books, pamphlets and articles, the most prominent being The Conquest of Bread and Fields, Factories and Workshops , and his principal scientific offering, Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution . He also contributed to the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition .
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May 21, 2021
"Those who accuse anarchy of being the negation of order are not talking about this harmony of the future; they are talking about order as it is thought of in our present society. (...) Order today -- what they mean by order -- is nine-tenths of mankind working to provide luxury, pleasure and the satisfaction of the most disgusting passions for a handful of idlers."
"Disorder is the breaking out of the finest passions and the greatest sacrifices, it is the epic of the supreme love of humanity! The word anarchy, implying the negation of this order and invoking the memory of the finest moments in the lives of peoples -- is it not well chosen for a party which is moving towards the conquest of a better future?"
encapsulates well the highest ideals of kropotkin anarchism, while displaying intelligent wording in order to silence their lowest oppositors. not good for a deep study on anarchist strategies, rather a more pamphletary read. i look forward to reading more from kropotkin and understanding better his ideas.
"Disorder is the breaking out of the finest passions and the greatest sacrifices, it is the epic of the supreme love of humanity! The word anarchy, implying the negation of this order and invoking the memory of the finest moments in the lives of peoples -- is it not well chosen for a party which is moving towards the conquest of a better future?"
encapsulates well the highest ideals of kropotkin anarchism, while displaying intelligent wording in order to silence their lowest oppositors. not good for a deep study on anarchist strategies, rather a more pamphletary read. i look forward to reading more from kropotkin and understanding better his ideas.
June 27, 2025
The essay starts with a bit of name discourse around the ‘anarchist’ label, criticized by others for suggesting a lack of order. The author clarifies that anarchy actually means without/against authority, but accepts it too as meaning dis-order, the order being what is most wretched about our economic system.
August 12, 2016
A brief discourse by Kropotkin, can be read online here: http://theanarchistlibrary.org/librar...
Intro.: "We are often reproached for accepting as a label this word anarchy, which frightens many people so much. “Your ideas are excellent”, we are told, “but you must admit that the name of your party is an unfortunate choice. Anarchy in common language is synonymous with disorder and chaos; the word brings to mind the idea of interests clashing, of individuals struggling, which cannot lead to the establishment of harmony”. "
Intro.: "We are often reproached for accepting as a label this word anarchy, which frightens many people so much. “Your ideas are excellent”, we are told, “but you must admit that the name of your party is an unfortunate choice. Anarchy in common language is synonymous with disorder and chaos; the word brings to mind the idea of interests clashing, of individuals struggling, which cannot lead to the establishment of harmony”. "
July 29, 2016
I am not a socialist, but more agorist, and I find the ideas very inspiring.
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