Emma Goldman

"Every person has the right to rebel against injustice, no matter the cost."

"What is history but a record of man's own struggle and perseverance?"

"The demand for work is the demand for the right to live."

"Children are being reared to be dutiful subjects before they are allowed to be free spirits."

"Love and freedom are intertwined; you cannot have one without the other."

"Our nationalism is not offensive; it is purely defensive against the aggression of others."

"The most successful revolutionary is one who understands the people."

"I am convinced that we are living in one of the most important eras in human history."

"The tragedy of life is not that it ends but that we often stop living before we die."

"True knowledge lies in understanding the limitations of one's knowledge."

"The oppressed must learn to emancipate themselves."

"Art cannot be taught; it can only be experienced."

"Every new idea seems impossible until it becomes obvious."

"The future is hidden by the present, but it is made by the choices we make today."

"Truth is the most revolutionary thing of all."

"The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated."

"No real change has ever taken place without bloodshed."

"Civilization is built on repression; that is why it is so fragile."

"To ask for justice in a court of law is to ask for bread from a stone."

"The child is neither good nor bad by nature; it is made so by education and environment."

"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often."

"Pettiness separates us; greatness unites us."

"The most pathetic thing in life is the failure to achieve one's highest potential."

"There is no greater threat to authority than one who thinks for themselves."

"The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd."

"I have always believed that what is needed for the greatest achievement is the capacity to suffer."

"Peace can never come from the muzzles of guns."

"The greatest art is the art of living a full and conscious life."

"Every person has the potential to be a creator, not merely a consumer."

"The purpose of life is not happiness; the purpose is consciousness."