E

Emma Goldman

Explore inspiring quotes by Emma Goldman, a remarkable figure whose words continue to inspire and motivate people around the world.

28

Total Quotes

18

Categories

2

Avg. Length

politics

Top Category

Top Categories by Emma Goldman

Discover the themes and topics this author explores most

politics

4 quotes

change

3 quotes

great

3 quotes

education

2 quotes

women

2 quotes

society

2 quotes

migrate3

1 quotes

freedom

1 quotes

Featured Quotes by Emma Goldman

Some of the most memorable quotes from this author

"Politics is the reflex of the business and industrial world."

— Emma Goldmanbusiness

"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 Goldmanchange

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

— Emma Goldmanchange

"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 Goldmanchange

"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 Goldmaneducation

"All claims of education notwithstanding, the pupil will accept only that which his mind craves."

— Emma Goldmaneducation

All Quotes by Emma Goldman

Browse all quotes from this author

"Politics is the reflex of the business and industrial world."

-Emma Goldman

businessView Quote

"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

changeView Quote

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

-Emma Goldman

changeView Quote

"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

changeView Quote

"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

educationView Quote

"All claims of education notwithstanding, the pupil will accept only that which his mind craves."

-Emma Goldman

educationView Quote

"The State is the altar of political freedom and, like the religious altar, it is maintained for the purpose of human sacrifice."

-Emma Goldman

freedomView Quote

"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

greatView Quote

"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

greatView Quote

"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

greatView Quote

"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

historyView Quote

"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

"There is no hope even that woman, with her right to vote, will ever purify politics."

-Emma Goldman

"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 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

marriageView Quote

"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

"If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal."

-Emma Goldman

politicsView Quote

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

-Emma Goldman

politicsView Quote

"Politics is the reflex of the business and industrial world."

-Emma Goldman

politicsView Quote

"There is no hope even that woman, with her right to vote, will ever purify politics."

-Emma Goldman

politicsView Quote

"To the indefinite, uncertain mind of the American radical the most contradictory ideas and methods are possible. The result is a sad chaos in the radical movement, a sort of intellectual hash, which has neither taste nor character."

-Emma Goldman

"The most violent element in society is ignorance."

-Emma Goldman

societyView Quote

"The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought."

-Emma Goldman

societyView Quote

"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

sympathyView Quote

"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

"Women need not always keep their mouths shut and their wombs open."

-Emma Goldman

womenView Quote

"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

womenView Quote

"I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck."

-Emma Goldman

migrate3View Quote

Other Authors to Explore

Explore more inspiring authors

View All Authors