Up to now the victories of justice over injustice and of equality over inequality have been won by instinct and the simple force of things, but the f… - Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

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Up to now the victories of justice over injustice and of equality over inequality have been won by instinct and the simple force of things, but the final triumph of our social nature will be due to our reason, or else we shall fall back into feudal chaos. Either this is reserved for our intelligence, or this depth of poverty for our indignity.

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About Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (pronounced [ˈpruːd.ɒn] in BrE, [pʁu.dɔ̃] in French) (15 January 1809 – 19 January 1865) was the first individual to call himself an "anarchist," and the first documented as using the word "Capitalist" to mean property-owner.

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Alternative Names: P.-J. Proudhon Pierre Joseph Proudhon Purūdon Pʻu-lu-tung Pʹer Zhozef Prudon
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