WHY WE ARE ANARCHISTS

Originally a pamphlet signed by Max Nettlau, published in 1894 by the Commonweal Anarchist Group in London. It is a declaration of beliefs: setting out why anarchists hold the views they do, what objections are commonly raised, and how the anarchist position responds. Key themes/arguments • Freedom as the fundamental ideal • Critique of Authority and Coercion • Objections and misconceptions addressed • Against both extreme individualism and authoritarian socialism • Anarchism as social and moral, not just political or economic • No need for rigid organization or authoritarian leadership within anarchism Max Heinrich Hermann Reinhardt Nettlau (1865–1944) was a German anarchist and historian.