Politics is the reflex of the business and industrial world. Emma Goldman on business
Every daring attempt to make a great change in existing conditions, every lofty vision of new possibilities for the human race, has been labeled Utopian. Emma Goldman on change
No real social change has ever been brought about without a revolution... revolution is but thought carried into action. Emma Goldman on change
The ultimate end of all revolutionary social change is to establish the sanctity of human life, the dignity of man, the right of every human being to liberty and well-being. Emma Goldman on change
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. Emma Goldman on education
All claims of education notwithstanding, the pupil will accept only that which his mind craves. Emma Goldman on education
The State is the altar of political freedom and, like the religious altar, it is maintained for the purpose of human sacrifice. Emma Goldman on freedom
Every daring attempt to make a great change in existing conditions, every lofty vision of new possibilities for the human race, has been labeled Utopian. Emma Goldman on great
No great idea in its beginning can ever be within the law. How can it be within the law? The law is stationary. The law is fixed. The law is a chariot wheel which binds us all regardless of conditions or place or time. Emma Goldman on great
Anarchism is the great liberator of man from the phantoms that have held him captive it is the arbiter and pacifier of the two forces for individual and social harmony. Emma Goldman on great
The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause, as, for instance, the black man's right to his body, or woman's right to her soul. Emma Goldman on history
In the true sense one's native land, with its background of tradition, early impressions, reminiscences and other things dear to one, is not enough to make sensitive human beings feel at home. Emma Goldman on home
There is no hope even that woman, with her right to vote, will ever purify politics. Emma Goldman on hope
If love does not know how to give and take without restrictions, it is not love, but a transaction that never fails to lay stress on a plus and a minus. Emma Goldman on love
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. Emma Goldman on marriage
Morality and its victim, the mother - what a terrible picture! Is there indeed anything more terrible, more criminal, than our glorified sacred function of motherhood? Emma Goldman on mom
If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal. Emma Goldman on politics
No real social change has ever been brought about without a revolution... revolution is but thought carried into action. Emma Goldman on politics
Politics is the reflex of the business and industrial world. Emma Goldman on politics
There is no hope even that woman, with her right to vote, will ever purify politics. Emma Goldman on politics