Pierre Joseph Proudhon Quotes

A collection of quotes by Pierre Joseph Proudhon.

Pierre Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865) was a French philosopher, economist, and socialist thinker. He is widely regarded as the father of modern anarchism and was the first person to explicitly call himself an anarchist. Proudhon criticized both private property and the state, advocating for a society based on mutual cooperation and voluntary associations. He influenced many subsequent thinkers and activists, contributing to the development of anarchist and socialist movements worldwide. Proudhon's influential works include "What is Property?" and "The Philosophy of Poverty."

Property is theft.

Property is theft.

Pierre Joseph Proudhon

To be governed is to be watched over, inspected, spied on, d

To be governed is to be watched over, inspected, spied on, directed, legislated at, regulated, docketed, indoctrinated, preached at, controlled, assessed, weighed, censored, ordered about, by men who have neither the right nor the knowledge nor the virtue.

Pierre Joseph Proudhon

The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend

The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.

Pierre Joseph Proudhon

A common danger tends to concord. Communism is the exploitat

A common danger tends to concord. Communism is the exploitation of the strong by the weak. In Communism, inequality comes from placing mediocrity on a level with excellence.

Pierre Joseph Proudhon

Communism is inequality, but not as property is. Property is

Communism is inequality, but not as property is. Property is exploitation of the weak by the strong. Communism is exploitation of the strong by the weak.

Pierre Joseph Proudhon