Max Stirner Quotes
Johann Kaspar Schmidt, who wrote under the pen name Max Stirner, was a German philosopher and the principal exponent of philosophical egoism. A regular at the Berlin circle of the Young Hegelians known as Die Freien, he taught for many years at a girls' academy in Berlin and translated Adam Smith and Jean-Baptiste Say into German. The quotes below are attributed to Max Stirner, organized by topic.
Max Stirner on Freedom
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Attributed to Max Stirner:
“I have set my cause on nothing.”
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Attributed to Max Stirner:
“All causes higher than my own are spooks.”
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Attributed to Max Stirner:
“I am owner of my might, and I am so when I know myself as unique.”
Max Stirner on Mind
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Attributed to Max Stirner:
“Man, your head is haunted; you have wheels in your head.”
Max Stirner on Politics
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Attributed to Max Stirner:
“The state calls its own violence law, that of the individual crime.”