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“was Goldman’s ideas that were dangerous: her ideal of a just and beautiful society inspired struggles for social change, and her uncompromising presence in public life exposed the hypocrisies of allegedly democratic governance. She had a unique ability to generate coalitions among liberal and radical groups, and among immigrants and native-born citizens, by articulating their common struggles for freedom of speech (including freedom to organize the workplace), right to a fair trial, availability of birth control, right to travel, and an overall spirit of individual freedom. Looking back at Goldman’s time from within this gaze, the authorities look extreme, if not paranoid and even ridiculous, for their fervent efforts to silence her rather than simply accept her words as a protected form of speech in American society.”
― Emma Goldman: Political Thinking in the Streets
― Emma Goldman: Political Thinking in the Streets
“she dared to attack every authority that tried to put fences around the human spirit” and”
― Emma Goldman: Political Thinking in the Streets
― Emma Goldman: Political Thinking in the Streets
