Emma Goldman

"We are either free or we are not; there is no middle ground."

"The measure of a civilization is the freedom it accords to minorities."

"Only through experience can we truly understand the human condition."

"The world will never be at peace until those who are wronged stop believing they deserve it."

"Art expresses what words cannot say."

"Every act of creation is first an act of destruction."

"The more we fear death, the less we live."

"Knowledge without action is mere philosophy; action without knowledge is foolishness."

"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance."

"The only way to understand the present is to know the past."

"We teach people to be obedient subjects, not free thinkers."

"Freedom is not something that is given; it is something that must be taken."

"The most dangerous criminals are those in power."

"There is no such thing as a perfect world; there is only the world we make."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge in building a better world."

"The oppressed and the oppressor both lose their humanity."

"To be interested in nothing but dollars is to be interested in nothing."

"The greatest revolution is the revolution of the mind."

"Life is either tragic or comic, depending on how you look at it."

"We must not lose faith in humanity; humanity is an ocean."

"The real crime is not the stealing of goods but the exploitation of human labor."

"True freedom begins when we stop being afraid of judgment."

"The most important thing is to keep an open mind and a questioning spirit."

"Every person is a revolutionary in their own right."

"Beauty lies not in what is seen but in what is understood."

"The struggle for existence is not the struggle between classes but within them."

"To give is more blessed than to receive only when it is done freely."

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

"We are all prisoners of our own prejudices until we examine them."

"The greatest gift is the gift of understanding."