The political activities of Pierre Joseph Proudhon (1809–1865) eventually landed him in a French prison, but Proudhon was not a man of violence. He called for the extension of democracy to all classes, to be accomplished through the elimination of property and government. Property was to be commonly held, and families living in extended communes were to replace centralized government. Proudhon’s philosophy would most appropriately classify him as a(n):
A. All classes should have equal authorityB. A Centralized government is a necessary evilC. Violence is necessary to promote changeD. Capitalism should be supported by the masses

A. All classes should have equal authority

Explanation:

The political activities of Pierre Joseph Proudhon (1809–1865) eventually landed him in a French prison, but Proudhon was not a man of violence. He called for the extension of democracy to all classes, to be accomplished through the elimination of property and government. Property was to be commonly held, and families living in extended communes were to replace centralized government. Proudhon’s philosophy would most appropriately classify him as an all class should have equal authority.

Proudhon was a French printer who proposed mutualism, he believes that all individual should have equal authority, claims and opportunity. Proudhon was also opposed to capitalism because he believes that its gives an individual undue advantage over others and saw the possession of private property as illegitimate when it gives a single individual excess power/advantage over others.