Emma Goldman Quotes about Authority

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How long would authority ... exist, if not for the willingness of the mass to become soldiers, policemen, jailers, and hangmen.

How long would authority ... exist, if not for the willingness of the mass to become soldiers, policemen, jailers, and hangmen.

Emma Goldman

Long, Soldier, Authority

Emma Goldman (2015). “Anarchism: Top Crime Collections”, p.42, 谷月社

Perhaps even more than constituted authority, it is social uniformity and sameness that harass the individual most.

Emma Goldman

Individual, Social, Authority

Alphonso Lingis, Emma Goldman (1996). “Red Emma Speaks: An Emma Goldman Reader”, Humanities Press International

The strongest bulwark of authority is uniformity; the least divergence from it is the greatest crime.

Emma Goldman

Crime, Authority, Strongest

Alphonso Lingis, Emma Goldman (1996). “Red Emma Speaks: An Emma Goldman Reader”, Humanities Press International

The persecution of the innovator and protestant has always been inspired by fear on the part of constituted authority of having its infallibility questioned and its power undermined.

Emma Goldman

Inspired, Authority, Persecution

Alphonso Lingis, Emma Goldman (1996). “Red Emma Speaks: An Emma Goldman Reader”, Humanities Press International