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
murder function militarism
the function of militarism is to kill. It cannot live except through murder.
elements revenue militarism
Militarism consumes the strongest and most productive elements of each nation. Militarism swallows the largest part of the national revenue.
inspired authority persecution
The persecution of the innovator and protestant has always been inspired by fear on the part of constituted authority of having its infallibility questioned and its power undermined.
tendencies states fetish
To call the State an organism shows a diseased tendency to make a fetish of words.
slavery moral accepted
As to a thorough eradication of prostitution, nothing can accomplish that save a complete transvaluation of all accepted values--especially the moral ones--coupled with the abolition of industrial slavery.
sight glasses broken
Those who sit in a glass house do wrong to throw stones about them; besides, the American glass house is rather thin, it will break easily, and the interior is anything but a gainly sight.
expression broken slavery
Emancipation should make it possible for woman to be human in the truest sense. Everything within her that craves assertion and activity should reach its fullest expression; all artificial barriers should be broken, and the road towards greater freedom cleared of every trace of centuries of submission and slavery.
scandal craving
... nothing satisfies the craving of most women so much as scandal.
trifles confronting
Let us not overlook vital things, because of the bulk of trifles confronting us.
triumph prostitution nevertheless
Prostitution, although hounded, imprisoned, and chained, is nevertheless the greatest triumph of Puritanism.
patriotism liberty menace
Patriotism is a menace to liberty.
future chaos harmony
Out of the chaos the future emerges in harmony and beauty.
grateful years people
I feel sure that the police are helping us more than I could do in ten years. They are making more anarchists than the most prominent people connected with the anarchist cause could make in ten years. If they will only continue I shall be very grateful; they will save me lots of work
inferiority economic responsible
Whether our reformers admit it or not, the economic and social inferiority of women is responsible for prostitution.