Educated men — "civilized," as Fourier used to say with disdain — tremble at the idea that society might some day be without judges, police, or gaolers.


Here Kropotkin seems to be refering to the French philosopher Charles Fourier, and not the French scientist Joseph Fourier. - Anarchism: Its Philosophy and Ideal (1896)

Peter Kropotkin Quotes

Educated men — civilized, as Fourier used to say with disdain — tremble at the idea that society might some day be without judges, police, or...

Educated men — civilized, as Fourier used to say with disdain — tremble at the idea that society might some day be without judges, police, or...

Educated men — civilized, as Fourier used to say with disdain — tremble at the idea that society might some day be without judges, police, or...

Educated men — civilized, as Fourier used to say with disdain — tremble at the idea that society might some day be without judges, police, or...