The only difference between revolutionary dictatorship and … - Mikhail Bakunin

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The only difference between revolutionary dictatorship and the state is in external appearances. Essentially, they both represent the same government of the majority by a minority in the name of the presumed stupidity of the one and the presumed intelligence of the other.

Mikhail Bakunin

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Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin (Russian: Михаил Александрович Бакунин) (30 May 1814 – 1 July 1876) was a Russian political philosopher, anarchist, and noted atheist.

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Native Name: Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович Баку́нин

Alternative Names: Michael Bakunin • Michail Alexandrovich Bakunin • A. M. Bakunin • Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin • Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin • Bakunin

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