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Emma Goldman (June 27, 1869 May 14, 1940) was a Lithuanian-born anarcho-communist known for her anarchist writings and speeches. Adopted by First-wave feminists, she has been lionized as an iconic "rebel woman" feminist. Goldman played a pivotal role in the development of anarchism in the US and Europe throughout the first half of the twentieth century. She immigrated to the United States at seventeen and was later deported to Russia, where she witnessed the results of the Russian Revolution. She spent a number of years in the South of France where she wrote her autobiography, Living My Life, and other works, before taking part in the Spanish Civil War in 1936 as the English language representative in London of the CNT-FAI. · Can we improve this biography or this incorrect? Post your own bio in the forums. Explore books and films about Goldman, Emma.
"Heaven must be an awfully dull place if the poor in spirit live there."
Goldman, Emma on Heaven
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"Poor human nature, what horrible crimes have been committed in thy name!"
Goldman, Emma on Human Nature
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Goldman, Emma on Human Rights
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"Politics is the reflex of the business and industrial world."
Goldman, Emma on Politicians and Politics
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"The political arena leaves one no alternative, one must either be a dunce or a rogue."
Goldman, Emma on Politicians and Politics
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Goldman, Emma on State
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"The motto should not be: Forgive one another; rather understand one another."
Goldman, Emma on Understanding
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"Before we can forgive one another, we have to understand one another."
Goldman, Emma on Understanding
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"Crime is naught but misdirected energy."
Goldman, Emma on Crime and Criminals
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