~ Emma Goldman Quotes ~

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Emma Goldman Quotes


An anarchist known for her political activism, writing and speeches.
Emma Goldman (June 27 (NS), 1869 – May 14, 1940) was 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 twentieth century.

Here are some famous quotes by Emma Goldman.

When we can't dream any longer we die.

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If voting changed anything they'd make it illegal.

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The motto should not be: Forgive one another; rather understand one another.

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Someone has said that it requires less mental effort to condemn than to think.

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No real social change has ever been brought about without a revolution... revolution is but thought carried into action.

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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.

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No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure.

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On rare occasions one does hear of a miraculous case of a married couple falling in love after marriage but on close examination it will be found that it is a mere adjustment to the inevitable.

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The history of human growth is at the same time the history of every new idea heralding the approach of a brighter dawn and the brighter dawn has always been considered illegal outside of the law.

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Man has bought brains but all the millions in the world have failed to buy love. Man has subdued bodies but all the power on earth has been unable to subdue love. Man has conquered whole nations but all his armies could not conquer love. Man has chained and fettered the spirit but he has been utterly helpless before love. Thus love has the magic power to make of a beggar a king.