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Emma Goldman Quotes

Always, at every period, the few were the banner bearers of a great idea, of liberating effort. Not so the mass, the leaden weight of which does not let it move Picture Quote #1

What I prized most was freedom, freedom to do my work, to give myself spontaneously and not out of duty or by command. I could not submit to such demands; rather would I choose the path of a homeless wanderer; yes, even go without love Picture Quote #1

Christianity is most admirably adapted to the training of slaves, to the perpetuation of a slave society Picture Quote #1

Christ and his teachings are the embodiment of submission, of inertia, of the denial of life; hence responsible for the things done in their name Picture Quote #1

Corruption of politics has nothing to do with the morals, or the laxity of morals, of various political personalities. Its cause is altogether a material one Picture Quote #1

No, it is not because woman is lacking in responsibility, but because she has too much of the latter that she demands to know how to prevent conception Picture Quote #1

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The average mind is easily content with inherited and acquired things, or with the dicta of parents and teachers, because it is much easier to imitate than to create Picture Quote #1

There is no such thing as a good government. There never was. There can’t be Picture Quote #1

All government, whatever its forms or pretenses, is a dead weight that paralyzes the free spirit and activities of the masses Picture Quote #1

Jealousy is the very reverse of understanding, of sympathy, and of generous feeling. Never has jealousy added to character, never does it make the individual big and fine Picture Quote #1

Marriage is primarily an economic arrangement, an insurance pact. It differs from the ordinary life insurance agreement only in that it is more binding, more exacting Picture Quote #1

Militarism consumes the strongest and most productive elements of each nation. Militarism swallows the largest part of the national revenue Picture Quote #1

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You cannot build up a standing army and then throw it back into a box like tin soldiers. Armies equipped to the teeth with weapons, with highly developed instruments of murder and backed by their military interests, have their own dynamic functions Picture Quote #1

Religion and morality are a much better whip to keep people in submission than even the club and the gun Picture Quote #1

The most disheartening tendency common among readers is to tear out one sentence from a work, as a criterion of the writer’s ideas or personality Picture Quote #1

Wealth means power: the power to subdue, to crush, to exploit, the power to enslave, to outrage, to degrade Picture Quote #1

True emancipation... will have to do away with the absurd notion of the dualism of the sexes, or that man and woman represent two antagonistic worlds Picture Quote #1

A true conception of the relation of the sexes will not admit of conqueror and conquered; it knows of but one great thing; to give of one’s self boundlessly, in order to find one’s self richer, deeper, better Picture Quote #1

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From infancy, almost, the average girl is told that marriage is her ultimate goal; therefore her training and education must be directed toward that end. Like the mute beast fattened for slaughter, she is prepared for that Picture Quote #1

... woman does not see what people of intellect perceived fifty years ago: that suffrage is an evil, that it has only helped to enslave people, that it has but closed their eyes that they may not see how craftily they were made to submit Picture Quote #1

Anarchism, then, really stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion Picture Quote #1

The import is not the kind of work woman does, but rather the quality of the work she furnishes Picture Quote #1

Free love? as if love is anything but free. Man has bought brains, but all the millions in the world have failed to buy love Picture Quote #1

Idealists foolish enough to throw caution to the winds have advanced mankind and have enriched the world Picture Quote #1

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It is essential that we realize once and for all that man is much more of a sex creature than a moral creature. The former is inherent, the other is grafted on Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

One cannot be too extreme in dealing with social ills; the extreme thing is generally the true thing Picture Quote #1

Puritanism, in whatever expression, is a poisonous germ. On the surface everything may look strong and vigorous; yet the poison works its way persistently, until the entire fabric is doomed Picture Quote #1

Since every effort in our educational life seems to be directed toward making of the child a being foreign to itself, it must of necessity produce individuals foreign to one another, and in everlasting antagonism with each other Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Always, at every period, the few were the banner bearers of a great idea, of liberating effort. Not so the mass, the leaden weight of which does not let it move (Emma Goldman Quotes) What I prized most was freedom, freedom to do my work, to give myself spontaneously and not out of duty or by command. I could not submit to such demands; rather would I choose the path of a homeless wanderer; yes, even go without love (Emma Goldman Quotes) Christianity is most admirably adapted to the training of slaves, to the perpetuation of a slave society (Emma Goldman Quotes) Christ and his teachings are the embodiment of submission, of inertia, of the denial of life; hence responsible for the things done in their name (Emma Goldman Quotes) Corruption of politics has nothing to do with the morals, or the laxity of morals, of various political personalities. Its cause is altogether a material one (Emma Goldman Quotes) No, it is not because woman is lacking in responsibility, but because she has too much of the latter that she demands to know how to prevent conception (Emma Goldman Quotes) The average mind is easily content with inherited and acquired things, or with the dicta of parents and teachers, because it is much easier to imitate than to create (Emma Goldman Quotes) There is no such thing as a good government. There never was. There can’t be (Emma Goldman Quotes) All government, whatever its forms or pretenses, is a dead weight that paralyzes the free spirit and activities of the masses (Emma Goldman Quotes) Jealousy is the very reverse of understanding, of sympathy, and of generous feeling. Never has jealousy added to character, never does it make the individual big and fine (Emma Goldman Quotes) Marriage is primarily an economic arrangement, an insurance pact. It differs from the ordinary life insurance agreement only in that it is more binding, more exacting (Emma Goldman Quotes) Militarism consumes the strongest and most productive elements of each nation. Militarism swallows the largest part of the national revenue (Emma Goldman Quotes) You cannot build up a standing army and then throw it back into a box like tin soldiers. Armies equipped to the teeth with weapons, with highly developed instruments of murder and backed by their military interests, have their own dynamic functions (Emma Goldman Quotes) Religion and morality are a much better whip to keep people in submission than even the club and the gun (Emma Goldman Quotes) The most disheartening tendency common among readers is to tear out one sentence from a work, as a criterion of the writer’s ideas or personality (Emma Goldman Quotes) Wealth means power: the power to subdue, to crush, to exploit, the power to enslave, to outrage, to degrade (Emma Goldman Quotes) True emancipation... will have to do away with the absurd notion of the dualism of the sexes, or that man and woman represent two antagonistic worlds (Emma Goldman Quotes) A true conception of the relation of the sexes will not admit of conqueror and conquered; it knows of but one great thing; to give of one’s self boundlessly, in order to find one’s self richer, deeper, better (Emma Goldman Quotes) From infancy, almost, the average girl is told that marriage is her ultimate goal; therefore her training and education must be directed toward that end. Like the mute beast fattened for slaughter, she is prepared for that (Emma Goldman Quotes) ... woman does not see what people of intellect perceived fifty years ago: that suffrage is an evil, that it has only helped to enslave people, that it has but closed their eyes that they may not see how craftily they were made to submit (Emma Goldman Quotes) Anarchism, then, really stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion (Emma Goldman Quotes) The import is not the kind of work woman does, but rather the quality of the work she furnishes (Emma Goldman Quotes) Free love? as if love is anything but free. Man has bought brains, but all the millions in the world have failed to buy love (Emma Goldman Quotes) Idealists foolish enough to throw caution to the winds have advanced mankind and have enriched the world (Emma Goldman Quotes) It is essential that we realize once and for all that man is much more of a sex creature than a moral creature. The former is inherent, the other is grafted on (Emma Goldman Quotes) 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 (Emma Goldman Quotes) One cannot be too extreme in dealing with social ills; the extreme thing is generally the true thing (Emma Goldman Quotes) Puritanism, in whatever expression, is a poisonous germ. On the surface everything may look strong and vigorous; yet the poison works its way persistently, until the entire fabric is doomed (Emma Goldman Quotes) Since every effort in our educational life seems to be directed toward making of the child a being foreign to itself, it must of necessity produce individuals foreign to one another, and in everlasting antagonism with each other (Emma Goldman Quotes) 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 (Emma Goldman Quotes)

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