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Man kann sagen, daß alle ideologischen Äußerungen des Rechtsradikalismus gekennzeichnet sind durch einen permanenten Konflikt zwischen dem Nicht-sagen-Dürfen und dem, was, wie ein Agitator neulich es nannte, die Zuhörerschaft zum Sieden bringen soll [...].

— Aspekte des neuen Rechtsradikalismus by Theodor W. Adorno (Page 36)

Das einzige, [...], was mir nun wirklich etwas zu versprechen scheint, ist, daß man die potentiellen Anhänger des Rechtsradikalismus warnt vor dessen eigenen Konsequenzen, daß man ihnen klar macht eben, daß diese Politik auch seine eigenen Anhänger unweigerlich ins Unheil führt und daß dieses Unheil von vornherein mitgedacht worden ist, [...].

— Aspekte des neuen Rechtsradikalismus by Theodor W. Adorno (Page 28)

Wenn Mittel in wachsendem Maß für Zwecke substituiert werden, so kann man beinahe sagen, daß in diesen rechtsradikalen Bewegungen die Propaganda ihrerseits die Substanz der Politik ausmacht. Und es ist ja kein Zufall, daß die sogenannten Führer des deutschen Nationalsozialismus, die Hitler und Goebbels, eben in erster Linie Propagandisten waren und daß ihre Produktivität und Phantasie in die Propaganda hereingegangen ist.

— Aspekte des neuen Rechtsradikalismus by Theodor W. Adorno (Page 23 - 24)

It is not the wrongs and crimes punishable by law that cause the greatest evil in the world. It is the lawful wrongs and unpunishable crimes, justified and protected by law and government, that fill the earth with misery and want, with strife and conflict, with class struggles, slaughter, and destruction.

— What Is Anarchism? by Alexander Berkman (Working Classics, #1) (Page 23)

Today no man can live by his own work: he must be helped by the labor of others. Therefore all that we have, all wealth, is the product of the labor of many people, even of many generations. That is to say: all labor and the products of labor are social, made by society as a whole.

But if all the wealth we have is social, then it stands to reason that it should belong to society, to the people as a whole.

— What Is Anarchism? by Alexander Berkman (Working Classics, #1) (Page 5)

Above all, the modern drama, operating through the double channel of dramatist and interpreter, affecting as it does both mind and heart, is the strongest force in developing social discontent, swelling the powerful tide of unrest that sweeps onward and over the dam of ignorance, prejudice, and superstition.

— Anarchism and Other Essays by Delete this entry (Page 139)

The right to vote, equal civil rights, are all very good demands, but true emancipation begins neither at the polls nor in courts. It begins in woman’s soul. History tells us that every oppressed class gained its true liberation from its masters through its, own efforts. It is necessary that woman learn that lesson, that she realize that her freedom will reach as far as her power to achieve her freedom reaches. It is therefore far more important for her to begin with her inner regeneration to cut loose from the weight of prejudices, traditions, and customs.

— Anarchism and Other Essays by Delete this entry (Page 110 - 111)

To reiterate, rather than try to imagine one single alternative to the existing system of incarceration, we might envision an array of alternatives that will require radical transformations of many aspects of our society. Alternatives that fail to address racism, male dominance, homophobia, class bias, and other structures of domination will not, in the final analysis, lead to decarceration and will not advance the goal of abolition.

— Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis (Page 108)