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Albert Libertad

Albert Libertad, Prominent Anarchist Thinker

Albert Libertad was an influential anarchist writer and activist born in France on 24 November 1875. Despite being physically handicapped from a young age, he tirelessly championed for anarchy, denounced militarism, and worked against established institutions. He authored a series of successful articles and pamphlets, including 'The joy of living,' challenging the contemporary societal values and putting forward different aspects of anarchist philosophy.

His writings and lifestyle extensively influenced the anarchist movement, and he was associated with fellow anarchists such as Emile Armand and André Lorulot. He breathed his last on 12 November 1908, imprinting his ideologies in the annals of anarchist history. Defying oppression and promoting freedom, Libertad embodied the spirit of rebellion, leading an iconic struggle against constraints and institutionalized authority. His legacy lives on in the form of the Libertarian Communist Federation, which took inspiration from his ideas and writings. His prominent message was that of liberation, not solely from the chains of societal structures, but also from those in one’s mind.


Date of Birth: 24 November 1875

Date of Death: 12 November 1908

Country of Birth: France

Political Ideas: Libertarian Anarchism

Quotes Available: 13



Quotes by Albert Libertad

No, it is not life that is bad, but the conditions in which we live. Therefore we shall address ourselves not to life, but to these conditions: let us change them.
Resignation is death. Revolt is life.
We must tear down the pyramids, the tumuli, the tombs. We must bring the wheelbarrows into the cemeteries so as to rid humanity of what they call respect for the dead, but which is the cult of carrion.
You who are resigned, look: I spit on your idols. I spit on God, the Fatherland, I spit on Christ, I spit on the flag, I spit on capital and the golden calf; I spit on laws and Codes, on the symbols of religion; they are baubles, I could not care less about them, I laugh at them...
Those that envision the goal from the first steps, those that want the certitude of reaching it before walking never arrive.
You complain, but you want to maintain the system where you vegetate. Occasionally you rebel, but it's only ever just to start doing the same thing again from scratch.
Libertarians make a dogma of liberty; anarchists make it an end.
All laws are wicked, all judgments are unfair, all judges are wrong, all prisoners are innocent.
To go towards freedom, it becomes necessary to develop our individuality.
To truly know freedom, one must develop the human being until one makes sure that no authority has the possibility of existing.
We don't have faith; we have absolutely no confidence in our success.
Do something right for once: throw off the straitjacket of legislation; wash yourself off, and clean your body, the social body, of all the parasites and vermin that are devouring you. And then - only then - will you be able to fully come to life.
Go ahead, vote! Have faith in your delegates, believe in those you have voted for. But if you voted, don't complain.


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