District of Seattle. Slogans No gods, no masters "No gods, no masters" is a phrase associated with anarchist philosophy. Likely dating back to a 15th-century German proverb, it appeared in an 1870 pamphlet by a disciple of Auguste Blanqui and became the title of Blanqui's 1880 newspaper before it spread throughout the anarchist movement, appearing in Kropotkin's 1885 Words of Rebel and an 1896 Bordeaux anarchist manifesto. Sébastien Faure resuscitated the slogan during World War I, after which Paris's Libertarian Youth adopted the name. It has appeared on tombstones of revolutionaries, as the slogan of birth control activist Margaret Sanger's newspaper The Woman Rebel, and as the title of a against capital punishment by Léo Ferré. In the 21st century, it has featured as a slogan for secularization of Croatia. See also Anarchism and the arts Anarchist Black Cross Anarchist schools of thought Black bloc Black rose (symbolism) Communist symbolism Extinction symbol Political colour Property is theft! History of anarchism References External links "Anarchism". Flags of the World. "Blog: Heart in a Hearless World". "History of anarchist symbols". Anarchy Is Order. "The Symbols of Anarchy". An Anarchist FAQ. Activism flags Symbolism Symbolism