What Emma Goldman thinks about politics

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Lithuanian-born American anarchist writer and activist (1869 to 1940); author of Anarchism and Other Essays.

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2 dated positions, c. 1910, in their own words. Our reading of what Emma Goldman has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. c. 1910

   Our readingElectoral politics leaves a participant only the choice of being a fool or a rogue

   Their wordsThe political arena leaves one no alternative, one must either be a dunce or a rogue.

   ↗Anarchism and Other Essays (1910)gutenberg.org All 20 from this book

3. c. 1910

   Our readingThe claim that women voters will purify politics is a myth

   Their wordsThe oft-repeated assertion that woman will purify politics is also but a myth.

   ↗Anarchism and Other Essays (1910)gutenberg.org All 20 from this book