When deeds speak, words are nothing. - Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

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When deeds speak, words are nothing.

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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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The nation-king cannot exercise its sovereignty itself; it is obliged to delegate it to agents: this is constantly reiterated by those who seek to win its favor. Be these agents five, ten, one hundred, or a thousand, of what consequence is the number; and what matters the name? It is always the government of man, the rule of will and caprice. I ask what this pretended revolution has revolutionized?

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