Emma Goldman Quotes


Progress knows nothing of fixity. It cannot be pressed into a definite mould…. Progress is ever renewing, ever becoming, ever changing--never is it within the law.


Context

She was charged with interfering with the Draft during WWI. She wrote and gave speeches against the war and was convicted according to the laws and court interpretations of the time.


Citations

Emma Goldman, 1869-1940, Writer and Reformer, Address To The Jury in her trial, July 9, 1917

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Emma Goldman
  • Born: June 27, 1869
  • Died: May 14, 1940
  • Nationality: Russian
  • Profession: Activist

Emma Goldman was an anarchist known for her political activism, writing, and speeches. 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.