Power Is Not A Material

If I Could Come Out In This Book And Advocate Complete Revolution And The Violent Overthrow Of The United States Of America, Without Being Thrown In Jail, I Would Not Have Written The Anarchist Cookbook, And There Would Be No Need For It.

It Has Got To The Point In This Country Where Men Believe They Are Men, Just Because That Is Their Birthright. If That Is True, Then, By The Same Logic, An Animal Held Captive In A Zoo Is Still A Free Wild Beast.

I Detest Symbolic Protest, As It Is An Outcry Of Weak, Middle-of-the-road, Liberal Eunuchs. If An Individual Feels Strongly Enough About Something To Do Something About It, Then He Shouldn't Prostitute Himself By Doing Something Symbolic. He Should Get Out And Do Something Real.

There Is Only One Purpose In Hand-to-hand Combat, And That Is To Kill. Never Face An Enemy With The Idea Of Knocking Him Out. The Chances Are Extremely Good That He Will Kill You.

One Of The Greatest Myths Of All Time Is That So-called Civilized Man Is No Longer An Animal, And For That Reason Can Strive To Disarm Himself And Grow Fat With False Concepts.