Chapter 1- God and the State - Mikhail Bakunin

God and the State is a book by Mikhail Bakunin, a Russian anarchist philosopher. The book criticizes Christianity and the technocracy movement from a materialist, anarchist, and individualist perspective. The book is a clear statement of the anarchist philosophy of history, which argues that religion is an impoverishment, enslavement, and annihilation of humanity and that it is the weapon of the state. The book was written in 1871, and it was first published in 1882. It has been a basic anarchist and radical document for generations.

Read by Carl Manchester.

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