134 Quotes by Mikhail Bakunin

The liberty of man consists solely in this: that he obeys natural laws because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been externally imposed upon him by any extrinsic will whatever, divine or human, collective or individual.

The liberty of man consists solely in this, that he obeys the laws of nature because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been imposed upon him externally by any foreign will whatsoever, human or divine, collective or individual.

From the naturalistic point of view, all men are equal. There are only two exceptions to this rule of naturalistic equality: geniuses and idiots.

The passion for destruction is also a creative passion.

Where the state begins, individual liberty ceases, and vice versa.

The freedom of all is essential to my freedom.

Powerful states can maintain themselves only by crime, little states are virtuous only by weakness.

Everything will pass, and the world will perish but the Ninth Symphony will remain.

This contradiction lies here: they wish God, and they wish humanity. They persist in connecting two terms which, once separated, can come together again only to destroy each other.