Anarchy

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Anarchy

by Robert LeFevre

EN·~15 minutes·2 chapters

Chapters

2 total

EDITOR’S NOTE

0:42

ANARCHY

14:18

Description

A thoughtful seeker of true liberty soon discovers that government often stands as the chief obstacle to personal freedom. This book gently guides listeners through the uneasy crossroads where the desire for minimal authority meets the fear of chaos, asking whether the path to genuine autonomy inevitably leads to anarchy or merely a restrained, protective state. By framing the debate as a personal, philosophical journey, it invites listeners to weigh the tension between order and freedom without prescribing a single answer.

Drawing on the ideas of early thinkers such as William Godwin and Pierre‑Joseph Proudhon, the work traces the roots of anarchist thought and its critique of private property, marriage, and institutional power. It presents their arguments in clear, accessible language, showing how each author grappled with the paradox of wanting both liberty and social cohesion. Listeners will come away with a richer understanding of the historical foundations of libertarian philosophy and the enduring questions that still shape discussions of freedom today.

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Language

en

Duration

~15 minutes (14K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Colorado Springs: The Freedom School, 1959.

Credits

Bob Taylor, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Release date

2023-11-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Robert LeFevre

Robert LeFevre

1911–1986

A leading voice in mid-20th-century libertarian thought, he built schools, wrote widely, and argued for a radical form of individual self-rule he called autarchism. His work helped shape debates about freedom, government, and nonviolence for a generation of readers and students.

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