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.

There is no peace now, and there will never be peace, so long as one rules over another.

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

I die, as I have lived, a free spirit, an Anarchist, owing no allegiance to rulers, heavenly or earthly.

I think it can be shown that the law makes ten criminals where it restrains one.

There is no society for the prevention of cruelty to women.

A standing army is a standing menace to liberty.

Speak, speak, speak, & remember that whenever anyone's liberty to speak is denied, your liberty is denied also, & your place is where the attack is.

... 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.

There is one common struggle against those who have appropriated the earth, the money, and the machines.

The question of souls is old—we demand our bodies, now. We are tired of promises, god is deaf, and his church is our worst enemy.

If you dance daily, you will find strength within thy soul.

Which one is more true -- unity in diversity of culture or diversity in unity of religion!

The drive to Black Rock City from San Francisco leads through the Nevada flatlands, past the jittering neon sadness of Reno.

They want to be natural, the anti-social little beasts. They just don't realize that everyone's good depends on everyone's cooperation.

If you eat meat, something like that is going on in the background for you too.

You have a movie and it proves itself and then certain things happen.

I'm a polyatheist - there are many gods I don't believe in.

All girls want to be sexy.

There will grow from straws a mighty heap.

Each moment is the fruit of forty thousand years. The minute-winning days, like flies, buzz home to death, and every moment is a window on all time.