Mikhail Bakunin Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I am sure that, on the one hand, the Rothschilds appreciate the merits of Marx, and that on the other hand, Marx feels an instinctive inclination and a great respect for the Rothschilds.”

“To my utter despair I have discovered, and discover every day anew, that there is in the masses no revolutionary idea or hope or passion.”

“Therefore, if God existed, only in one way could he serve human liberty - by ceasing to exist.”

“I bow before the authority of special men because it is imposed upon me by my own reason.”

“The privileged man, whether he be privileged politically or economically, is a man depraved in intellect and heart.”

“A jealous lover of human liberty, 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.”

“Anyone who makes plans for after the revolution is a reactionary.”

“Even the most wretched individual of our present society could not exist and develop without the cumulative social efforts of countless generations.”

“The passion for destruction is also a creative passion.”

“But I recognize no infallible authority, even in special questions; consequently, whatever respect I may have for the honesty and the sincerity of such or such an individual, I have no absolute faith in any person.”