The Anarchists' uncompromising rejection of the State, the subject of Marxian sneers for its "absolutist" and "Utopian" character, makes much better sense in the present era than the Marxist relativist and historical approach. The pacifists also seem to be more realistic than the Marxist both in their understanding of modern war and also in their attempts to do something about it.
I now see Norman Thomas as indeed a liberal, but as a real, old-fashioned, unreconstructed liberal who believes in freedom and justice for everybody. - Dwight Macdonald
I now see Norman Thomas as indeed a liberal, but as a real, old-fashioned, unreconstructed liberal who believes in freedom and justice for everybody.
- Dwight Macdonald
One cannot demand that anybody be a hero, though one can hope for it. - Dwight Macdonald
One cannot demand that anybody be a hero, though one can hope for it.
Paul Newman is simply not an actor and possibly not even alive; seems to be carved from wood, his movements stiff and jerky as a marionette, his one … - Dwight Macdonald
Paul Newman is simply not an actor and possibly not even alive; seems to be carved from wood, his movements stiff and jerky as a marionette, his one …
Conversation means being able to disagree and still continue the discussion - Dwight Macdonald
Conversation means being able to disagree and still continue the discussion
Pacifism, to me, is primarily a way of actively struggling against injustice and inhumanity; My kind of pacifism may be called "non-violent resistanc… - Dwight Macdonald
Pacifism, to me, is primarily a way of actively struggling against injustice and inhumanity; My kind of pacifism may be called "non-violent resistanc…
By 'socialism' I mean a classless society in which the State has disappeared, production is cooperative, and no man has political or economic power o… - Dwight Macdonald
By 'socialism' I mean a classless society in which the State has disappeared, production is cooperative, and no man has political or economic power o…
A foundation is a large amount of money completely surrounded by people who want some. - Dwight Macdonald
A foundation is a large amount of money completely surrounded by people who want some.
The Anarchists' uncompromising rejection of the State, the subject of Marxian sneers for its "absolutist" and "Utopian" character, makes much better … - Dwight Macdonald
The Anarchists' uncompromising rejection of the State, the subject of Marxian sneers for its "absolutist" and "Utopian" character, makes much better …
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