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Patriotism ... is a superstition artificially created and maintained through a network of lies and falsehoods a superstition that robs man of his self-respect and dignity, and increases his arrogance and conceit.

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Emma Goldman
Age: 70 †
Born: 1869
Born: June 27
Died: 1940
Died: May 14
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Whether our reformers admit it or not, the economic and social inferiority of women is responsible for prostitution.
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religion and morality are a much better whip to keep people in submission than even the club and the gun.
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The most vital right is the right to love and be loved.
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If they do not give you work, demand bread. If they deny you both, take bread. It is your sacred right!
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