All that the sovereign people, legislators, and reformers see in public office is, to speak plainly, their own benefit. - Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

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All that the sovereign people, legislators, and reformers see in public office is, to speak plainly, their own benefit.

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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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I have found more peace in the knowledge of truth than anger in the feeling of oppression, and the most precious fruit that I could want to collect in this memoir would be to inspire my readers with that peace of mind arising from the clear perception of evil and its causes.
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