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People have only as much liberty as they have the intelligence to want and the courage to take.

Emma Goldman

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Emma Goldman
Age: 70 †
Born: 1869
Born: June 27
Died: 1940
Died: May 14
Anarchist
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Peace Activist
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The more hideous the mental contortions, the greater the delight and bravos of the mass.
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