"A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would have to be abolished"
- Mikhail Bakunin
About this Quote
In this quote, Mikhail Bakunin is revealing his belief that the idea of a divine being, or a "Boss in Heaven," is often utilized as an excuse for the presence of earthly bosses. He argues that if God genuinely did exist, then he would have to be abolished due to the fact that the idea of a higher power controlling and dictating human actions is overbearing and unfair. Bakunin thought in the idea of anarchism, where individuals need to have total flexibility and autonomy without any type of authority or hierarchy. Therefore, he sees the existence of a magnificent manager as contradictory to this belief and calls for the abolishment of such an idea.
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