Benjamin Ricketson Tucker ( April 17 , 1854 -- June 22 , 1939 ) was a leading proponent of American individualist anarchism in the 19th century , and editor and publisher of the individualist anarchist periodical Liberty . Benjamin Ricketson Tucker ( April 17 , 1854 â `` June 22 , 1939 ) was a proponent of American individualist anarchism in the 19th century , and editor and publisher of the individualist anarchist periodical Liberty .