Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, (1809-1865) French mutualist political philosopher Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Quote “Laws: We know what they are, and what they are worth! They are spider webs for the rich and mighty, steel chains for the poor and weak, fishing nets in the hands of the government.”Pierre-Joseph Proudhon ~ Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865) French mutualist political philosopher Government , Hypocrisy , Law , Power Ratings and Comments Reply Mike, Norwalk 8/19/11 After the last coma sums it up here; welcome to Amerika. Reply jim k, Austin, Tx 8/19/11 Roger Clemens was on trial for lying to Congress. Does anyone see the irony here ? Reply dick, fort worth 8/19/11 Amen. Reply plowclear, brooklet 8/19/11 Couldn't have said it better. Reply Kimo, USA 8/19/11 For the first time, our liberty tree man has me speechless. Todays quotes are VERY hard to answer to. All three quotes just floored me. I just keep trying to remember what is right, and what is wrong. 2 Reply J Carlton, Calgary 8/20/11 That's easy Kimo...anything that can be considered a violation of property rights...is wrong. And let's remember our first piece of property in life, is our own body. 2 Reply E Archer, NYC 8/20/11 Excellent. The Common Man is in the majority -- when he is ready, he will no longer tolerate the dictates of a few monopolists. The question is only WHEN... 1Reply Waffler, Smith 8/22/11 I think this is childish philosophy. A child sees all rules of parents, school, etcetera as oppressive until he is able to learn the reason why. Of course children are poor and weak but soon enough learn the reason for "law", I wish I could say the same for y'all! 1 Reply Ronw13, OR 9/14/18 WWG1WGA MAGA, "mischief is framed in a law" KJB SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Pierre-Joseph Proudhon quote is found in these categories: Government quotes Hypocrisy quotes Law quotes Power quotes About Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Bio of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Quotations by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Books by/about Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Pierre-Joseph Proudhon videos Pierre-Joseph Proudhon on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Pierre-Joseph Proudhon