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The liberty of man consists solely in this, that he obeys the laws of nature because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been imposed upon him externally by any foreign will whatsoever, human or divine, collective or individual.

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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A jealous lover of human liberty, and deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse the phrase of Voltaire, and say that, if God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish him.

Si Dieu est, l'homme est esclave ; or l'homme peut, doit être libre, donc Dieu n'existe pas. Je défie qui que ce soit de sortir de ce cercle; et maintenant, qu'on choisisse.

The urge to destroy is also a creative urge.

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