Emma Goldman (June 27, 1868 - May 14, 1940) on Elections and The Masses

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(1868 - 1940)

Mother of Revolutionary, Social Anarchism, Influential Feminist, Writer, Philosopher, Activist, Multiple Exile, Convicted Terrorist, Jewish-Russian-Born Emigrant to America

: A Russian-born anarchist political activist and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century. (From: Wikipedia.org.)


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“Who has not heard this litany before? Who does not know this never-varying refrain of all politicians? That the mass bleeds, that it is being robbed and exploited, I know as well as our vote-baiters. But I insist that not the handful of parasites, but the mass itself is responsible for this horrible state of affairs. It clings to its masters, loves the whip, and is the first to cry "Crucify!" the moment a protesting voice is raised against the sacredness of capitalistic authority or any other decayed institution. Yet how long would authority and private property exist, if not for the willingness of the mass to become soldiers, policemen, jailers, and hangmen. In the words of Emerson, we do not want masses, but to break them up into free individuals.”

Source: "Minorities Versus Majorities," by Emma Goldman, Third revised edition, New York: Mother Earth Publishing Association, 1917.

"Minorities Versus Majorities," by Emma Goldman, Third revised edition, New York: Mother Earth Publishing Association, 1917.

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