“A man without a government is like a fish without a bicycle”

“A man without a government is like a fish without a bicycle” is a saying that has been printed on many images, usually credited to Alvaro Koplovich. “A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle” is a famous feminist slogan; a fish, of course, does not need a bicycle. The saying means that a man does not need a government.
 
“A man without a government. is like a fish without a bicycle. -Alvaro Koplovich-” (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by I AM AN Individual on December 6, 2012.
 
       
Wiktionary: a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle
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Etymology
A well-known feminist slogan coined in 1970 by the Australian filmmaker, social activist, and writer Irina Dunn (born 1948); according to her recollection, adapted from the phrase “A man needs God like a fish needs a bicycle” which she read in a philosophical text. The original phrase appears to be “A man without faith is like a fish without a bicycle”, coined by Charles S. Harris in 1955 and published in a 1958 article in the Swarthmore Phoenix. The phrase is often erroneously attributed to the American feminist journalist and social political activist Gloria Steinem (born 1934), but she disclaimed this in a letter to Time magazine published on 16 September 2000.
   
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I AM AN Individual
December 6, 2012 at 9:31 PM ·
They’ll be fine without those bikes!
— with Chris Snyder and 2 others
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
A man without a government.
is like a fish without a bicycle.
-Alvaro Koplovich-
http://www.facebook.com/iamanindividualcampaign
 
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Mike Smith A
@MikeSmithAmmon
“A man without a government, is like a fish without a bicycle.”
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
A man without a government.
is like a fish without a bicycle.
-Alvaro Koplovich-
http://www.facebook.com/iamanindividualcampaign
10:02 AM · Dec 7, 2012
   
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roman gehre
@namorix2
“A man without a Government is like a fish without a bicycle.” - Alvaro Koplovich - Self-Government Voting System http://truth11.com/2012/12/07/unity-self-government-voting-system-ask-questions-provide-solutions-vote-implement-the-best-ideas/
1:57 PM · Dec 7, 2012
 
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Wizard
@wizard1207
A man without government is like a fish without a bicycle. #AlvaroKoplovich
2:44 PM · Dec 7, 2012
   
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Aj Boesch
December 7, 2012 at 10:02 PM ·
A man without Government is like a fish without a bicycle….
 
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I AM AN INDIVIDUAL
@individualcamp
A man without a government, is like a fish without a bicycle. #IAMANIndividual
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
A man without a government.
is like a fish without a bicycle.
-Alvaro Koplovich-
http://www.facebook.com/iamanindividualcampaign
9:19 AM · Dec 29, 2012
 
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I AM AN INDIVIDUAL
@individualcamp
A man without a government is like a fish without a bicycle. ~Alvaro Koplovich #IAMANIndividual
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
A man without a government.
is like a fish without a bicycle.
-Alvaro Koplovich-
http://www.facebook.com/iamanindividualcampaign
4:53 PM · Jan 12, 2013
   
iFunny
Dickhoits
19 jan 2021
A man without a government, is like a fish without a bicycle.
 
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An-Cap Quotes
@ancapquotes
“A man without a government is like a fish without a bicycle.” - Alvaro Koplovich
5:00 AM · May 9, 2022
 
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Sal the Agorist
@SallyMayweather
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
A man without a government
is like a fish without a bicycle.
- Alvaro Koplovich
3:34 PM · Apr 28, 2024