Emma Goldman Quotes
1869 – 1940
Lithuanian-born American anarchist and writer.
26 quotesAbout Emma Goldman on Wikipedia
“Man has bought brains, but all the millions in the world have failed to buy love.”
“The motto should not be: Forgive one another; rather, Understand one another.”
“Let us not overlook vital things because of the bulk of trifles confronting us.”
“The most unpardonable sin in society is independence of thought.”
“Someone has said that it requires less mental effort to condemn than to think.”
“Has not authority from time immemorial stamped every step of progress as treasonable?”
“I prefer to reach the few who really want to learn, rather than the many who come to be amused.”
“Anarchists or revolutionists can no more be made than musicians.”
“My lack of faith in the majority is dictated by my faith in the potentialities of the individual.”
“Finalities are for gods and governments, not for the human intellect.”
“Revolutionary methods must be in tune with revolutionary aims.”
“Those who will not worship at the shrine of money, need not hope for recognition.”
“My faith is in the individual and in the capacity of free individuals for united endeavor.”
