"#Anarchism is the only philosophy which brings to man the consciousness of himself; which maintains that #God, the #State, and #society are non-existent, that their promises are null and void, since they can be fulfilled only through man’s #subordination. Anarchism is therefore the teacher of the unity of life; not merely in nature, but in man. There is no conflict between the #individual and the social instincts, any more than there is between the heart and the lungs: the one the receptacle of a precious life essence, the other the repository of the element that keeps the essence pure and strong. The individual is the heart of society, conserving the essence of social life; society is the lungs which are distributing the element to keep the life essence - that is, the individual - pure and strong."

- Emma #Goldman - Anarchism: what it really stands for (http://www.panarchy.org/goldman/anarchism.1910.html)