Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
John Henry Mackay
Born: February 6, 1864
Died: May 16, 1933 (aged 69)
Bio: John Henry Mackay was an individualist anarchist, thinker and writer. Born in Scotland and raised in Germany, Mackay was the author of Die Anarchisten and Der Freiheitsucher. Mackay was published in the United States in his friend Benjamin Tucker's magazine, Liberty.
Known for:
- Die Anarchisten (1891)
- The anarchists
- Max Stirner: His Life and His Work
- The Swimmer: The Story of a Passion
- John Henry Mackay: Autobiographical Writings