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
home land tradition
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.
trifles confronting
Let us not overlook vital things, because of the bulk of trifles confronting us.
religious men effort
Men towering high above such political pygmies, men of refinement, of culture, of ability, are jeered into silence as mollycoddles. It is absurd to claim that ours is the era of individualism. Ours is merely a more poignant repetition of the phenomenon of all history: every effort for progress, for enlightenment, for science, for religious, political, and economic liberty, emanates from the minority, and not from the mass. Today, as ever, the few are misunderstood, hounded, imprisoned, tortured, and killed.
beautiful self expression
I want freedom, the right to self-expression, everybody's right to beautiful, radiant things.' Anarchism meant that to me, and I would live it in spite of the whole world — prisons, persecution, everything. Yes, even in spite of the condemnation of my own closest comrades I would live my beautiful ideal.
letting-go heart eye
Sure, nothing succeeds like success. Fact is, dearest, we are fools. We cling to an ideal no one wants or cares about. I am the greater fool of the two of us. I go on eating out my heart and poisoning every moment of my life in the attempt to rouse people's sensibilities. At least if I could do it with closed eyes. The irony is I see the futility of my efforts and yet I can't let go.
love-is protection
Love is it's own protection.
triumph prostitution nevertheless
Prostitution, although hounded, imprisoned, and chained, is nevertheless the greatest triumph of Puritanism.
land vision world
The individual whose vision encompasses the whole world often feels nowhere so hedged in and out of touch with his surroundings as in his native land.
politics world politician
Politics is the reflex of the business and industrial world.
love dream men
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.
heaven dull spirit
Heaven must be an awfully dull place if the poor in spirit live there.
direct-action logical method
Direct action is the logical, consistent method of Anarchism.
love inspirational dream
When we can't dream any longer we die.
criminals energy crime
Crime is naught but misdirected energy.