God and the StateA founder of modern philosophical anarchism presents a clear introduction to anarchist thought and a manifesto of atheism. Bakunin offers a˙mind-opening experience for even the most skeptical readers. This influential work˙denounces˙religion˙as˙a weapon of the state˙that must be smashed in the pursuit of˙the right to self-determination. |
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