Anarchism Quotes by Emma Goldman

Direct action is the logical, consistent method of Anarchism.

— Emma Goldman

Revolution is but thought carried into action.

— Emma Goldman

Poor human nature, what horrible crimes have been committed in thy name!

— Emma Goldman

I want freedom, the right to self-expression , everybody's right to beautiful, radiant things.

— Emma Goldman

Ask for work. If they don't give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then…

— Emma Goldman

Anarchism...stands for direct action, the open defiance of, and resistance to, all laws and restrictions, economic, social, and moral.

— Emma Goldman

Anarchism is the great liberator of man from the phantoms that have held him captive; it is the arbiter and pacifier of…

— Emma Goldman

Anarchism, then, really stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion.

— Emma Goldman

Anarchism aims to strip labor of its deadening, dulling aspect, of its gloom and compulsion. It aims to make work an instrument…

— Emma Goldman

Anarchism, really stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion; the liberation of the human body from…

— Emma Goldman

Anarchism, the great leaven of thought, is today permeating every phase of human endeavor… It is the philosophy of the sovereignty of…

— Emma Goldman

“Anarchism is the only philosophy which brings to man the consciousness of himself; which maintains that God, the State, and society are…

— Emma Goldman

“Anarchism rouses man to rebellion against this black monster. Break your mental fetters, says Anarchism to man, for not until you think…

— Emma Goldman

I want freedom, the right to self-expression, everybody's right to beautiful, radiant things.' Anarchism meant that to me, and I would live…

— Emma Goldman

Anarchism is the only philosophy which brings to man the consciousness of himself; which maintains that God, the State, and society are…

— Emma Goldman

Anarchism stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion and liberation of the human body from the…

— Emma Goldman

Anarchism asserts the possibility of an organization without discipline, fear, or punishment, and without the pressure of poverty: a new social organism…

— Emma Goldman

“Destruction and violence! How is the ordinary man to know that the most violent element in society is ignorance; that its power…

— Emma Goldman

“Anarchism proposes to rescue the self-respect and independence of the individual from all restraint and invasion by authority. Only in freedom can…

— Emma Goldman

“Anarchism, then, really stands for the liberation of the human mind from the dominion of religion; the liberation of the human body…

— Emma Goldman

The emotions of the ignorant man are continuously kept at a pitch by the most blood-curdling stories about Anarchism. Not a thing…

— Emma Goldman

“Anarchism, more than any other social theory, values human life above things. All Anarchists agree with Tolstoy in this fundamental truth: if…

— Emma Goldman

Direct action against the authority in the shop, direct action against the authority of the law, direct action against the invasive, meddlesome…

— Emma Goldman

“The political superstition is still holding sway over the hearts and minds of the masses, but the true lovers of liberty will…

— Emma Goldman

“I consider Anarchism the most beautiful and practical philosophy that has yet been thought of in its application to individual expression and…

— Emma Goldman

“Anarchism alone stresses the importance of the individual, his possibilities and needs in a free society. Instead of telling him that he…

— Emma Goldman

“The typical Anarchist, then, may be defined as follows: A man perceptible by the spirit of revolt under one or more of…

— Emma Goldman

“I have often been asked why I maintained such a non-compromising antagonism to government and in what way I have found myself…

— Emma Goldman

“But what about human nature? Can it be changed? And if not, will it endure under Anarchism? Poor human nature, what horrible…

— Emma Goldman

“Anarchism is the great liberator of man from the phantoms that have held him captive; it is the arbiter and pacifier of…

— Emma Goldman

“The charge that Anarchism is destructive, rather than constructive, and that, therefore, Anarchism is opposed to organization, is one of the many…

— Emma Goldman

“I became alive once more. At the dances I was one of the most untiring and gayest. One evening a cousin of…

— Emma Goldman

I did not believe that a Cause which stood for a beautiful ideal, for anarchism, for release and freedom from convention and…

— Emma Goldman

“Not only my arrest but the others smack of the Haymarket. The police are very much in disrepute all over the country,…

— Emma Goldman

ANARCHISM:The philosophy of a new social order based on liberty unrestricted by man-made law; the theory that all forms of government rest…

— Emma Goldman

The political superstition is still holding sway over the hearts and minds of the masses, but the true lovers of liberty will…

— Emma Goldman

“Do not all theists insist that there can be no morality, no justice, honesty or fidelity without the belief in a Divine…

— Emma Goldman