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Benjamin Tucker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Benjamin Tucker (April 17, 1854 – June 22, 1939) was the leading proponent of American individualist anarchism in the 19th century. Benjamin Ricketson Tucker's contribution to American individualist anarchism was as much through his publishing as his own writing. In editing and publishing the anarchist periodical Liberty, Tucker both filtered and integrated the theories of such European thinkers as Herbert Spencer and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon ..." |
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| BlackCrayon.com: People: Benjamin Tucker: Brief Biography |
The Life of Benjamin R. Tucker: Disclosed by Himself
Transcribed by Wendy McElroy from Tucker's manuscript |
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Benjamin Ricketson Tucker, Part 1, by Wendy McElroy, Freedom Daily, Aug 2007
Biographical essay on Benjamin Tucker from birth to the early years of the periodical Liberty
"The publisher and author of those words, Benjamin Ricketson Tucker (1854–1939), defined the radical extreme of American individualism from the post–Civil War era to the first decade of the 20th century. ... Through NELRL Tucker came to conclusions that would guide the rest of his career as a radical: economic change was the primary need of society; and electoral politics was not the path to freedom." |
Benjamin Ricketson Tucker, Part 2, by Wendy McElroy, Freedom Daily, Sep 2007
Related Topic: The State
Biographical essay on Benjamin Tucker from the first issue of Liberty until his death
"Tucker's economic views established him in labor ranks. He staunchly advocated strikes as a strategy as long as force was eschewed. ... His rejection of violence did not spring from a faintness of heart. ... Tucker rejected violence because, until all peaceful avenues of social change had been exhausted, violence only turned the average person away from whatever cause used it." |
Benjamin Tucker, Liberty And Individualist Anarchism [PDF], by Wendy McElroy, The Independent Review, 1997
"Not until Tucker ... did radical individualism become a distinct, independent movement functioning in its own name toward its own unique set of goals. This was the primary accomplishment of Liberty. It discussed and integrated ethics, economics, and politics to build a sophisticated system of philosophy." |
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Individual Liberty: Selections from the writings of Benjamin R. Tucker, 1926
Related Topic: Individual Liberty
Electronic text excerpted at BlackCrayon.com |
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