Mikhail Bakunin (1814–1876) was one of the intellectual founding fathers of Anarchism. He is often considered to be Marx's historical rival. When Marx headed toward State-run Socialism, Bakunin argued for the abolition of the State as the most fundamental goal for those who want to guarantee freedom. His work includes God and the State (1870-71, published posthumously in 1882), Ethics: The Morality of the State, Stateless Socialism: Anarchism, What is Authority? (1871), and Statism and Anarchy (1873), and Politics and the State.