Emma Goldman

"True wealth is not measured in money, but in freedom and peace of mind."

"The tragedy is the teaching of woman to view herself as a secondary being."

"What is patriotism but the love of the food one eats, the climate one enjoys?"

"The people are capable of understanding reason if it is presented to them in its simplicity."

"America has the most beautiful and most democratic constitution in the world."

"I think the greatest challenge is for the individual to maintain their integrity."

"The most revolutionary work is the work of love."

"Every new discovery is the fruit of intelligence and courage."

"True freedom is impossible without economic independence."

"Idealism is the degeneration of ideals."

"There is no such thing as personal freedom unless there is economic freedom."

"The chain of command is the chain of fools."

"The greatest tragedy in life is to abandon hope."

"I am opposed to war because it means submission to authority."

"Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned."

"The beauty of nature reveals itself to those who care to understand."

"All great ideas spring from great courage."

"The greatest delusion of mankind is the belief that an external force will save them."

"Art is the language of the soul, unbound by convention."

"To punish a man for his beliefs is to demand servitude of the mind."

"The individual conscience is the only true law."

"We cannot live only for ourselves, yet we must learn to live for truth."

"Peace is not a dream, but a necessity of life."

"The cause of all suffering is the denial of human dignity."

"Intelligence thrives in freedom, withers in chains."

"The most important thing is to preserve one's integrity."

"What greater gift can we give than the freedom to become ourselves?"

"Time is the greatest teacher; we learn from our mistakes."

"Fear is the tool of tyrants, courage the tool of the free."

"The power of love transcends all boundaries of nation and culture."