Quote by Mikhail Bakunin
Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot

Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will. – Mikhail Bakunin

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Does it follow that I reject all authority? Perish the thought. In the matter of boots, I defer to the authority of the boot-maker. – Mikhail Bakunin

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Control
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From the naturalistic point of view, all men are equal. There are only two exceptions to this rule of naturalistic equality: geniuses and idiots. – Mikhail Bakunin

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Equality
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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. – Mikhail Bakunin

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respect
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All the president is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway. – Harry S. Truman

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Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary. – Robert Louis Stevenson

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Politics are almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times. – Winston Churchill

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A leader in the Democratic Party is a boss, in the Republican Party he is a leader. – Harry S. Truman

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