"Violence is the whole essence of authoritarianism, just as the repudiation of violence is the whole essence of anarchism."
— Violence

January 1, 1970

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Errico Malatesta, "Anarchism, Authoritarian Socialism and Communism" in What Is Anarchism?: An Introduction by Donald Rooum, ed. (London: Freedom Press, 1992, 1995) p. 59.