Anarchy

audiobook

Anarchy

by Errico Malatesta

EN·~1 hours·3 chapters

Chapters

3 total

ANARCHY - BY - Errico Malatesta - Published by the Free Society Library in 1900 - ANARCHY.

29:21

I.

18:17

II.

51:23

Description

This thought‑provoking essay opens by tracing the word “anarchy” back to its Greek roots, where it simply means “without government.” The author shows how, over centuries, the term has been twisted into a synonym for chaos, a distortion fueled by the entrenched belief that authority is essential for social order. By separating linguistic history from political prejudice, the work invites listeners to reconsider what a society without a state might truly entail.

Drawing on vivid analogies—slaves accepting bondage as natural, workers seeing their employer as the source of life—the writer explains how habit and institutional education cement the illusion of necessity. He then argues that once the myth of the State’s indispensability is dismantled, anarchy can be re‑imagined as a harmonious, self‑organizing community built on mutual aid. Listeners will find a clear, reasoned challenge to conventional wisdom, encouraging a fresh look at liberty, solidarity, and the possibilities of a stateless world.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (95K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Vineshen Pillay - vineshen.pillay@gmail.com

Release date

2012-07-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

Errico Malatesta

Errico Malatesta

1853–1932

A restless revolutionary and gifted polemicist, he became one of the best-known voices of Italian anarchism. His life moved through uprisings, exile, prison, and relentless writing, yet his work kept returning to ordinary people, freedom, and solidarity.

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