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There's never been a good government.

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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Feminist
Journalist
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Peace Activist
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Before we can forgive one another, we have to understand one another.
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