Emma Goldman Quotes

Merely external emancipation has made of the modern woman an artificial being. Now, woman is confronted with the necessity of emancipating herself from emancipation, if she really desires to be free.

Liberation does not come from outside.

Women, we are so strong! It took me so long to figure that out, but I realized just how strong a woman is.

Freedom is internal. Another group cannot give you freedom.

… true emancipation begins neither at the polls nor in the courts. It begins in woman's soul. History tells us that every oppressed class gained true liberation from its masters through its own efforts.

You may hiss as much as you please, but women will get their rights anyway. You can’t stop us, neither

I never want to be the woman that's telling other women what to do.

I have a sense of mission in a way. I've always worked on being free, as a woman and as an artist.

One of the marvels of the world: The sight of a soul sitting in prison with the key in its hand.

I'm a bit of a feminist and very "female empowerment," and women should be able to do what they please.

The emancipated woman has to fight something worse than the crusted prejudices of her uncles; she has to fight the bewilderment in her own soul.

What is a woman? I assure you, I do not know ... I do not believe that anybody can know until she has expressed herself in all the arts and professions open to human skill.

In my soul, I am free.

Teach yourself freedom with the same zeal that the world has taught you limits.

Once liberty has exploded in the soul of a man, the gods can do nothing against that man.

Salvation for a race, nation or class must come from within. Freedom is never granted; it is won. Justice is never given; it is exacted.

You must accept the fact that there is no help but self-help. I cannot tell you how to gain freedom since freedom exists within you.

I want you to have this feeling too - it is my moral responsibility to help you achieve this inner freedom.

Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you.

Women's issues have always been a part of my life. My goal is to bring the word 'feminism' back into the zeitgeist and reframe it.

I see women as oppressed, but I don't see them as victims; I see them rising all the time. I see them as very strong.

The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet.

We live in an era of globalization and the era of the woman. Never in the history of the world have women been more in control of their destiny.

Women are at last becoming persons first and wives second, and that is as it should be.

Women are allowed more freedoms and we're fighting for more freedoms, we're experiencing more freedoms won.