Emma Goldman
Emma Goldman
Emma Goldmanwas an anarchist known for her political activism, writing, and speeches. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth27 June 1869
CountryRussian Federation
life rights justice
The demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and fair; but, after all, the most vital right is the right to love and be loved.
crush mean wealth
wealth means power: the power to subdue, to crush, to exploit, the power to enslave, to outrage, to degrade.
patriotic fighting intelligent
Conceit, arrogance, and egotism are the essentials of patriotism. ... Patriotism assumes that our globe is divided into little spots, each one surrounded by an iron gate. Those who have had the fortune of being born on some particular spot, consider themselves better, nobler, grander, more intelligent than the living beings inhabiting any other spot. It is, therefore, the duty of everyone living on that chosen spot to fight, kill, and die in the attempt to impose his superiority upon all the others.
atheism mouths needs
Women need not always keep their mouths shut and their wombs open.
political voting nerd
If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.
inspirational forgiveness understanding
Before we can forgive one another, we have to understand one another.
dancing revolution
A revolution without dancing is not a revolution worth having.
crush children betrayal
Men and women ... do you not realize that the State is the worst enemy you have? It is a machine that crushes you in order to sustain the ruling class, your masters. Like naïve children you put your trust in your political leaders. You make it possible for them to creep into your confidence, only to have them betray you to the first bidder. But even where there is no direct betrayal, the labour politicians make common cause with your enemies to keep you in leash, to prevent your direct action. The State is the pillar of capitalism, and it is ridiculous to expect any redress from it.
forgiveness independent thinking
Someone has said that it requires less mental effort to condemn than to think.
wind world foolish
Idealists foolish enough to throw caution to the winds have advanced mankind and have enriched the world.
political politics rogues
The political arena leaves one no alternative, one must either be a dunce or a rogue.
real people political
In modern capitalism economic exploitation rather than political oppression is the real enemy of the people.
war apology law
The most absurd apology for authority and law is that they serve to diminish crime. Aside from the fact that the State is itself the greatest criminal, breaking every written and natural law, stealing in the form of taxes, killing in the form of war and capital punishment, it has come to an absolute standstill in coping with crime. It has failed utterly to destroy or even minimize the horrible scourge of its own creation.
long soldier authority
How long would authority ... exist, if not for the willingness of the mass to become soldiers, policemen, jailers, and hangmen.