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
advanced caution enriched mankind throw
Idealists...foolish enough to throw caution to the winds...have advanced mankind and have enriched the world.
hysteria giving political
The soldier's business is to take life. For that he is paid by the State, eulogized by political charlatans and upheld by public hysteria. But woman's function is to give life, yet neither the State nor politicians nor public opinion have ever made the slightest provision in return for the life woman has given.
economic effort mass
Every effort for progress, for enlightenment, for science, for religious, political, and economic liberty, emanates from the minority, and not from the mass
affirm beauty disbelieve gods purpose time
To disbelieve in the gods is at the same time to affirm life, purpose and beauty.
atheism mouths needs
Women need not always keep their mouths shut and their wombs open.
independent people independence
People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take.
criminals deserve
Every society has the criminals it deserves.
peace war fighting
Poor human nature, what horrible crimes have been committed in thy name! All wars are wars among thieves who are too cowardly to fight and who therefore induce the young manhood of the whole world to do the fighting for them.
being-free desire feminism
Merely external emancipation has made of the modern woman an artificial being. Now, woman is confronted with the necessity of emancipating herself from emancipation, if she really desires to be free.
oscars anarchy foolish
A practical scheme, says Oscar Wilde, is either one already in existence, or a scheme that could be carried out under the existing conditions; but it is exactly the existing conditions that one objects to, and any scheme that could accept these conditions is wrong and foolish.
parent shadow morrow
To-day is the parent of to-morrow. The present casts its shadow far into the future.
independent independence sin
The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought.
weakness opponents fairness
Lack of fairness to an opponent is essentially a sign of weakness.
would-be election changed
If elections really changed anything, they would be outlawed.