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AloneIBreak 04/21/23 3:20:24 PM #42: | This conversation reminds me of Mikhail Bakunins remarks on the subject from God and the State. Does it follow that I reject all authority? Far from me such a thought. In the matter of boots, I refer to the authority of the bootmaker; concerning houses, canals, or railroads, I consult that of the architect or engineer. For such or such special knowledge I apply to such or such a savant. But I allow neither the bootmaker nor the architect nor the savant to impose his authority upon me. I listen to them freely and with all the respect merited by their intelligence, their character, their knowledge, reserving always my incontestable right of criticism censure. I do not content myself with consulting authority in any special branch; I consult several; I compare their opinions, and choose that which seems to me the soundest. But I recognize no infallible authority, even in special questions; consequently, whatever respect I may have for the honesty and the sincerity of such or such an individual, I have no absolute faith in any person. https://libcom.org/article/bakunins-bootmaker --- "If you're really in favor of free speech, then you're in favor of freedom of speech for precisely the views you despise." - Noam Chomsky ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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