Anarchism has nothing to do with bomb-throwing mayhem

“There’s no general definition of what legitimate authority is. It’s the task of those who exercise authority to demonstrate their legitimacy; the ones who have the burden of proof. And if they can’t meet that burden, by explaining why what they do is legitimate, then they have no right to exercise the authority, and whatever institution within which authority is being exercised is illegitimate unless it can show otherwise. It’s the responsibility of those within the institutions to be prepared to meet the challenge of proving why their use of authority is legitimate, and it’s the responsibility, and right of the people, to make the challenge when authority is being exercised upon them.” – Noam Chomsky