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Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes

[The Catholic convent] had been like the Valley of the Shadow of Death, and there are white scars on my soul, where ignorance and superstition burnt me with their hell fire in those stifling days Picture Quote #1

As long as the working-people fold hands and pray the gods in Washington to give them work, so long they will not get it Picture Quote #1

Anarchism, to me, means not only the denial of authority, not only a new economy, but a revision of the principles of morality. It means the development of the individual as well as the assertion of the individual. It means self-responsibility, and not leader worship Picture Quote #1

No one can hate petitions worse than I, and no one has less faith in them than I. But for my champion I am willing to try any means that invades no other’s right, even though I have little hope in it Picture Quote #1

And sometimes when I am weary, When the path is thorny and Wild, I’ll look back to the Eyes in the twilight, Back to the eyes that smiled. and pray that a wreath like a rainbow May slip from the beautiful past, and Crown me again with the sweet, strong love and keep me, and hold me fast Picture Quote #1

There is no society for the prevention of cruelty to women Picture Quote #1

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A standing army is a standing menace to liberty Picture Quote #1

Speak, speak, speak, and remember that whenever anyone’s liberty to speak is denied, your liberty is denied also, and your place is where the attack is Picture Quote #1

I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it Picture Quote #1

A right, in the abstract, is a fact ; it is not a thing to be given, established, or conferred; it is. Of the exercise of a right power may deprive me; of the right itself, never Picture Quote #1

I think it can be shown that the law makes ten criminals where it restrains one. On that basis it would not, as a matter of policy merely, be an economical institution Picture Quote #1

... it is better to study how to live rather than how to die;... it is better to have a religion of deeds rather than a religion of creeds;... it is better to work for humanity than for God Picture Quote #1

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If you choose the liberty and pride and strength of the single soul, and the free fraternization of men, as the purpose which your life is to make manifest then do not sell it for tinsel. Think that your soul is strong and will hold its way; and slowly, through bitter struggle perhaps the strength will grow Picture Quote #1

I think it can be shown that the law makes ten criminals where it restrains one Picture Quote #1

There is no peace now, and there will never be peace, so long as one rules over another Picture Quote #1

There is one common struggle against those who have appropriated the earth, the money, and the machines Picture Quote #1

Private enterprise manages better all that to which it is equal. Anarchism declares that private enterprise, whether individual or cooperative, is equal to all the undertakings of society Picture Quote #1

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[The Catholic convent] had been like the Valley of the Shadow of Death, and there are white scars on my soul, where ignorance and superstition burnt me with their hell fire in those stifling days. (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes) As long as the working-people fold hands and pray the gods in Washington to give them work, so long they will not get it. (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes) Anarchism, to me, means not only the denial of authority, not only a new economy, but a revision of the principles of morality. It means the development of the individual as well as the assertion of the individual. It means self-responsibility, and not leader worship (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes) No one can hate petitions worse than I, and no one has less faith in them than I. But for my champion I am willing to try any means that invades no other’s right, even though I have little hope in it (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes) And sometimes when I am weary, When the path is thorny and Wild, I’ll look back to the Eyes in the twilight, Back to the eyes that smiled. and pray that a wreath like a rainbow May slip from the beautiful past, and Crown me again with the sweet, strong love and keep me, and hold me fast (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes) There is no society for the prevention of cruelty to women (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes) A standing army is a standing menace to liberty (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes) Speak, speak, speak, and remember that whenever anyone’s liberty to speak is denied, your liberty is denied also, and your place is where the attack is (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes) I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes) A right, in the abstract, is a fact ; it is not a thing to be given, established, or conferred; it is. Of the exercise of a right power may deprive me; of the right itself, never (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes) I think it can be shown that the law makes ten criminals where it restrains one. On that basis it would not, as a matter of policy merely, be an economical institution (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes) ... it is better to study how to live rather than how to die;... it is better to have a religion of deeds rather than a religion of creeds;... it is better to work for humanity than for God (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes) If you choose the liberty and pride and strength of the single soul, and the free fraternization of men, as the purpose which your life is to make manifest then do not sell it for tinsel. Think that your soul is strong and will hold its way; and slowly, through bitter struggle perhaps the strength will grow (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes) I think it can be shown that the law makes ten criminals where it restrains one (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes) There is no peace now, and there will never be peace, so long as one rules over another (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes) There is one common struggle against those who have appropriated the earth, the money, and the machines (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes) Private enterprise manages better all that to which it is equal. Anarchism declares that private enterprise, whether individual or cooperative, is equal to all the undertakings of society (Voltairine De Cleyre Quotes)