1809-1865, French Socialist, Political Theorist
A common danger tends to concord. Communism is the exploitation of the strong by the weak. In Communism, inequality comes from placing mediocrity on a level with excellence.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon – [Communism and Socialism]
Communism is inequality, but not as property is. Property is exploitation of the weak by the strong. Communism is exploitation of the strong by the weak.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon – [Communism and Socialism]
Property is theft.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon – [Property]
The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.
Pierre Joseph Proudhon – [Action]