63 Quotes by Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski

An anarchist is someone who rejects the curious notion that crimes become virtues as they grow in size.

Believing that there is a conflict between rationality and spirituality is like believing that there is a conflict between knowledge and inspiration.

Society is a voluntary scheme of mutual benefit. The state is a compulsory scheme of mutual exploitation.

Don’t ”be yourself”, but work on yourself. Don’t ”be who you are”, but be who you ought. Don’t ”follow your dreams”, but face your realities. And don’t ”live your life”, but live a respectable life. Then you will find out that you cannot do everything, but at least you have to do something.

Individualism turns a band into a society. Collectivism turns society into a mob.

The surest way to damage society is to call for a "great man" to lead it. The surest way to improve society is to become a great man to lead oneself and convince others to do likewise.

Governments represent their citizens in the same way as parasites represent their hosts.

Anarcho-capitalism: the realization that the only way to effectively govern the market is to have an effective market in governance.

Totalitarianism begins with using the word "we" without every I's permission.