“By the State, I mean the institution of dominion, of violence and oppression.”

— John Henry Mackay

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About John Henry Mackay

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John Henry Mackay was a German-Scottish writer, thinker, and a prominent figure in European individualist anarchism. He is widely known for reviving the work of philosopher Max Stirner by writing his biography and...

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