"The tame, the domesticated, try to monopolize the word freedom; they'd like to apply it to their own condition. They apply the word "wild" to the free."
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Academics from the United StatesSocial anarchistsAcademics from the Czech RepublicEducators from the Czech RepublicLibertarian Marxists
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Against His-Story, Against Leviathan! (1983)
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Fredy Perlman
Fredy Perlman (August 20, 1934 – July 26, 1985) was a Czech-born, naturalized American author, publisher, professor, and activist.
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