“ People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take. Emma Goldman
“ To the moralist prostitution does not consist so much in the fact that the woman sells her body, but rather that she sells it out of wedlock. Emma Goldman
“ So long as tyranny exists, in whatever form, man's deepest aspiration must resist it as inevitably as man must breathe. Emma Goldman
“ Patriotism ... is a superstition artificially created and maintained through a network of lies and falsehoods; a superstition that robs man of his self-respect and dignity, and increases his arrogance… Emma Goldman
“ The contention that a standing army and navy is the best security of peace is about as logical as the claim that the most peaceful citizen is he who goes about heavily armed. The experience of every-d… Emma Goldman
“ The political superstition is still holding sway over the hearts and minds of the masses, but the true lovers of liberty will have no more to do with it. Instead, they believe with Stirner that man ha… Emma Goldman
“ Give us what belongs to us in peace, and if you don't give it to us in peace, we will take it by force. Emma Goldman
“ Consciously or unconsciously, most theists see in gods and devils, heaven and hell, reward and punishment, a whip to lash the people into obedience, meekness and contentment.... The philosophy of athe… Emma Goldman
“ I do not believe in God, because I believe in man. Whatever his mistakes, man has for thousands of years been working to undo the botched job your god has made. Emma Goldman
“ Puritanism has made life itself impossible. More than art, more than estheticism, life represents beauty in a thousand variations; it is indeed, a gigantic panorama of eternal change. Puritanism, on t… Emma Goldman
“ 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
“ 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
“ All claims of education notwithstanding, the pupil will accept only that which his mind craves. Emma Goldman
