John Henry Mackay, Anarchy Quotes

A collection of quotes by John Henry Mackay, Anarchy.

John Henry Mackay was a German writer and anarchist, born on February 6, 1864. He is most known for his novel "Die Anarchisten" (The Anarchists), published in 1891, which advocated for individualist anarchism. Mackay's works and activism played a significant role in the international anarchist movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He challenged societal norms and embraced individual freedom, paving the way for anarchy as a political philosophy.

Ever reviled, accursed, ne'er understood,Thou art the grisly

Ever reviled, accursed, ne'er understood,Thou art the grisly terror of our age.Wreck of all order, cry the multitude,Art thou, and war and murder's endless rage.O, let them cry. To them that ne'er have strivenThe truth that lies behind a word to find,To them the word's right meaning was not given.They shall continue blind among the blind.But thou, O word, so clear, so strong, so pure,Thou sayest all which I for goal have taken.I give thee to the future! Thine secureWhen each at least unto himself shall waken.Comes it in sunshine? In the tempest's thrill?I cannot tell--but it the earth shall see!I am an Anarchist! Wherefore I willNot rule, and also ruled I will not be!

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