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29-12-22

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon: Deeds and Words

When deeds speak, words are nothing.

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon ( 15 January 1809 - 19 January 1865) was a French politician, the founder of Mutualist philosophy. He was the first person to declare himself an anarchist and is among its most influential theorists. He is considered by many to be the "father of anarchism". He became a member of the French Parliament after the revolution of 1848, whereafter he referred to himself as a federalist.