Ross Winn

“ Most Socialists are opposed to coercion, and when they openly proclaim their adherence to the principal of voluntary association they will remove the only barrier between them and those who wear the name of Individualists.
Our ideal of the co-operative commonwealth is one free from the blighting effects of authority; one wherein each is a sovereign of his own person, and where the association is that of free individuals. in short, we contend for a co-operative commonwealth organized by mutual consent, and maintained by mutual consent. ”

“ We demand freedom to establish our affairs in our way, and accord you that right. Take the hand of restraint from us. Give us our natural right to manage our own affairs, and we will respect your equal rights. ”

“ The tendency of all reform ideas is towards the principle of co-operation, and it is no stretch of fact to say that the co-operation movement advocated by the Twentieth Century is the ultimate aim of the various schools, both radical and conservative, whether Socialists, Nationalists, Populists, Anarchists, Communists or what not. ”

“ In all countries and at all times there has been room for not more than one great movement at a time. So with us now. If the reformers of this country would achieve success it must be by a united phalanx. ”

“ This is what our attitude should be. Leaving names aside, the thing the Socialist wants is all the Anarchist contends for. A union of Socialists can be effected, and the basis is voluntary co-operation. ”