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the belief that the state and all forms of rulership are undesirable and should be abolished

There are many types and traditions of anarchism, not all of which are mutually exclusive

defined by The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics as "the view that society can and should be organized without a coercive state."

derives from the Greek αναρχω, anarcho, meaning "without archons" or "without rulers", from ἀν (an, "without") + ἄρχή (arche, "to rule") + ισμός (from stem -ιζειν)

According to The Oxford Companion to Philosophy, "there is no single defining position that all anarchists hold, beyond their rejection of compulsory government, and those considered anarchists at best share a certain family resemblance"

Mutualism began in 18th century English and French labor movements before taking an anarchist form associated with Pierre-Joseph Proudhon in France and others in the United States

a political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory government, i.e. the state

Some claim anarchist themes can be found in the works of Taoist sages Laozi and Zhuangzi

The efficacy and legitimacy of using violence to political ends have been controversial issues amongst anarchists

A purple and black flag is often used to represent Anarcha-feminism

Anarcho-communist Peter Kropotkin believed that in anarchy, workers would spontaneously self-organize to produce goods in common for all society

19th century philosopher Max Stirner, a prominent early individualist anarchist (sketch by Friedrich Engels)

Mutualist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809–1865) was the first self-described anarchist

James Northcote, William Godwin, oil on canvas, 1802, the National Portrait Gallery

Anti-fascist Maquis, who resisted Nazi and Francoist rule in Europe

A common anarcho-syndicalist flag

Anarchists Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman opposed Bolshevik consolidation of power following the Russian Revolution (1917)

Temporary Autonomous Zone theorist Hakim Bey is an influential figure in contemporary anarchist circles

Collectivist anarchist Mikhail Bakunin opposed the Marxist aim of dictatorship of the proletariat in favour of universal rebellion, and allied himself with the anti-authoritarians in the First International before his expulsion by the Marxists

Green and black flag of Green Anarchism

Murray Rothbard (1926–1995), 20th century progenitor of anarcho-capitalism who asserted that "capitalism is the fullest expression of anarchism, and anarchism is the fullest expression of capitalism."

as a social movement has regularly endured fluctuations in popularity

a philosophy which embodies many diverse attitudes, tendencies and schools of thought

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