Peter Kropotkin Quotes

It is precisely because neither individuals nor small groups can be fully self-sufficient that cooperation is necessary to human survival and flourishing.

For most of human history, we lived communally in groups, and it was part of the security and nature of groups to help each other and groom each other.

Man's triumph will consist in substituting the struggle for existence by a struggle for mutual service.

In a world often marked by selfishness, a large family is a school of solidarity and sharing; and this attitude is to the benefit of society as a whole.... I always thank the Lord in seeing mothers and fathers of large families, together with their children, committed to the life of the Church and of society.

Mankind — the race would perish did they cease to aid each other.

To help all created things, that is the measure of all our responsibility; to be helped by all, that is the measure of our hope.

I believe the world is one big family, and we need to help each other.

The duty of helping one's self in the highest sense involves the helping of one's neighbors.

I like the idea of helping people help people.

People must help one another; it is nature's law.

Ants can live together in solidarity and forget themselves in the community. In a normative capitalist society, everyone is an egoist. In the ants' civilization, you are part of the group; you don't live for yourself alone.

The existing principle of selfish interest and competition has been carried to its extreme point; and, in its progress, has isolated the heart of man, blunted the edge of his finest sensibilities, and annihilated all his most generous impulses and sympathies.

It is ... difficult to induce a number of free beings to co-operate for their mutual benefit.

People must help one another. It is nature's law.

… men who are governed by self-interest will combine, whether white or black, and the generous and selfless will similarly unite

Whenever we make it over the threshold, we have to reach back and help others.

There's always selfish behavior. There are lots of examples of people hoarding. But we've seen in this pandemic that the vast majority of behavior from normal citizens is actually pro-social in nature. People are willing to help their neighbors.

I want to live in a country where we believe in helping each other, where we see where resources are lacking.

When I talk about 'everyday communism', I am teasing a little. It is a provocative idea. But then we all do a lot of sharing a lot of the time. We don't draw up contracts for everything.

People will help each other because there is a sense of camaraderie that springs up, which is a survival tactic. You help them because you know you might need their help later. And that is incredibly reassuring.

Help another and you will be the one who benefits most

Man is endowed by nature with organic relations to his fellow men; and natural impulse prompts him to consider the needs of others even when they compete with his own.

As human beings, we are only able to survive in dependence upon the co-operation, help and kindness of other fellow humans.

I used to have horrible cars that would always end up broken down on the highway. When I tried to flag someone down, nobody stopped. But if I pushed my own car, other drivers would get out and push with me. If you want help, help yourself - people like to see that.

What I've seen from keeping in touch as well as I can is that what I find so typical in Mexican culture is the helpfulness of the people to each other. I think, at this point, that is the highest good and the highest we can hope for - which is to be of help and use to each other wherever we are.