Alexander Berkman
1870 - 1936
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Biography
Alexander Berkman was a leading member of the anarchist movement in the early 20th century. He was known for his activism and writings promoting anarchism and opposition to government. Berkman was involved in several high-profile events, including attempting to assassinate industrialist Henry Clay Frick in 1892. Despite his controversial actions, he was respected within anarchist circles for his dedication to the cause of individual freedom and social justice.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Every daring attempt to make a great change in existing conditions, every lofty vision of new possibilities for the human race, has been labelled Utopian.
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The idea that the State is capable of solving social problems is now viewed with great skepticism - which foretells a coming change.
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We know that the social revolution is unthinkable without the feminine ferment. The triumphant proletariat needs its emancipated women today and tomorrow.
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Society seeks to establish security and permanence in life, and the world is kept orderly through the operation of laws. But a regimented existence is harmful to the spirit of man, and a social order that does not ensure the development of individuality is but a more or less mechanical arrangement.
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Prisons do not rehabilitate, they condition and harden; they punish not reform but indurate; they serve as academies of crime.