No one has yet fully realized the wealth of sympathy, kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure.
Emma Goldman Quotes
The State is the altar of political freedom and, like the religious altar, it is maintained for the purpose of human sacrifice.
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| Birth: | 27th June, 1869 |
| Death: | 14th May, 1940 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Activist, Anarchist, Speaker, Writer |
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Emma Goldman was born in Kaunas, Lithuania. She was an American anarchist, activist, writer, and public speaker. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century. She emigrated to the United States in 1885. In 1906, she founded the anarchist journal Mother Earth. Attracted to anarchism after the Haymarket affair, she became a writer and a renowned lecturer on anarchist philosophy, women's rights, and social issues, attracting crowds of thousands. In 1923, she published a book about her experiences, My Disillusionment in Russia. While living in England, Canada, and France, she wrote an autobiography called Living My Life.
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