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In the First World War, 5 percent of those killed were civilians, in the Second World War 48 percent, while in a Third World War 90-95 percent would be civilians.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},2942449,"The state is not something which can be destroyed by a revolution, but is a condition, a certain relationship between human beings, a mode of human behaviour; we destroy it by contracting other relationships, by behaving differently.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":9},2942438,"The fact there is no route-map to utopia does not mean that there are no routes to more accessible destinations.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":41,"quote_text":42,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":43,"source":44,"quote_tag":45,"commentary":9},2942430,"The terrifying breakdown of social cohesion in the American city, in spite of intense institutionalized police surveillance equipped with every sophisticated aid to public control, illustrates that social behaviour depends upon mutual responsibility rather than upon the policeman.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":47,"quote_text":48,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":49,"source":50,"quote_tag":51,"commentary":9},2942414,"Anarchy is a function, not of a society’s simplicity and lack of social organization, but of it’s complexity and multiplicity of social organizations.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":53,"quote_text":54,"author_id":5,"source_id":55,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},715133,"Anarchism does not demand the changing of the labels on the layers, it doesn't want different people on top, it wants us to clamber out underneath.",2,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[59],{"id":60,"tag":61},3501770,{"id":62,"tag_name":63},14579,"anarchism",{"id":65,"quote_text":66,"author_id":5,"source_id":55,"has_image":18,"author":67,"source":68,"quote_tag":69,"commentary":9},701845,"Every state protects the privileges of the powerful.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[70,75],{"id":71,"tag":72},3467661,{"id":73,"tag_name":74},11761,"state",{"id":76,"tag":77},3467660,{"id":62,"tag_name":63},{"id":79,"quote_text":80,"author_id":5,"source_id":55,"has_image":18,"author":81,"source":82,"quote_tag":83,"commentary":102},633340,"The important question is, therefore, not whether anarchy is possible or not, but whether we can so enlarge the scope and influence of libertarian methods that they become the normal way in which human beings organise their society.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[84,89,94,99],{"id":85,"tag":86},3271270,{"id":87,"tag_name":88},15,"freedom",{"id":90,"tag":91},3271269,{"id":92,"tag_name":93},5279,"anarchy",{"id":95,"tag":96},3271271,{"id":97,"tag_name":98},8109,"libertarian",{"id":100,"tag":101},3271268,{"id":62,"tag_name":63},"**The Backstory**\nThis quote from Colin Ward, a British anarchist and urban planner, reflects his ongoing debate with traditional notions of anarchy. Written in the 1970s, Ward's work sought to reframe anarchy as a practical, community-driven approach to social organization, rather than a utopian ideal. During this time, Ward was actively involved in alternative housing projects and community initiatives, pushing the boundaries of what was considered \"possible\" in urban planning.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nWhat's often overlooked in Ward's statement is the emphasis on \"libertarian methods\" becoming the \"normal way\" of organizing society. This suggests that true anarchy lies not in the absence of rules, but in the proliferation of self-organized, community-led initiatives that challenge dominant power structures. Ward's vision is not about the complete dismantling of authority, but rather about creating a network of autonomous, decentralized systems that operate alongside and within existing institutions.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, consider how you can nurture and amplify existing community-led initiatives in your professional or creative sphere. Instead of waiting for top-down change, look for opportunities to empower local, autonomous groups and projects, and work to create a supportive ecosystem that allows them to flourish and scale.",{"id":104,"quote_text":105,"author_id":5,"source_id":55,"has_image":18,"author":106,"source":107,"quote_tag":108,"commentary":9},598515,"The anarchist conclusion is that every kind of human activity should begin from what from what is local and immediate, should link in a network with no centre and no directing agency, hiving off new cells as the original grows.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[109,114],{"id":110,"tag":111},3158170,{"id":112,"tag_name":113},3947,"autonomy",{"id":115,"tag":116},3158169,{"id":62,"tag_name":63},{"currentPage":118,"totalPages":118,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":8},1]