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Voltairine de Cleyre Quotes: I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it.
         

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


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



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



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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.

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



A standing army is a standing menace to liberty.

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.

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.

... 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.

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.

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.



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.

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.





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