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What does it mean?
Resisting oppression is a natural instinct in all living things.
In plain terms
Living things naturally fight back when crushed.
What can you take from it?
Revolt is a natural sign of life.

Where it applies

  • oppression
  • conflict
  • personal struggle

Putting it to work

  • standing up to power
  • resisting control
  • self-defense

Questions to consider

  • When is revolt justified?
  • How do you measure dignity?

Another view

Not all resistance leads to positive outcomes.

More from Mikhail Bakunin

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  2. Where the state begins, individual liberty ceases, and vice versa.

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  3. The passion for destruction is also a creative passion.

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