"The word “anarchy” is itself a Greek one: #anarchy is a state without hierarchy or government. But the idea is really a modern one. The modern anarchist’s creed is that all forms of coercive power are evil; individuals should make their own decisions freely, and hence all instruments of social control should be encouraged to wither away. When government by force has dissolved, then individuals will be free to regroup into purely voluntary associations, from friendships and contractual arrangements between individuals to larger cooperatives and syndicates."

From William D. Desmond, Cynics (2008)