The Feminist Refrain
columnist: Emma Goldman

Topic: Education
The New Emma Goldman Quotes : Volume 1 (Silk Revolution files)

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Widely regarded men have espoused quotes deemed brilliant over the centuries. Emma Goldman seeks to make their Brilliant Quotes more Enlightening

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by Emma Goldman
(libertarian)
Wednesday, August 13, 2008

I give the original quotes by those original brilliant minds, followed by the revised versions, which I write to specifically enlighten you, My Dear Readers.

1. ORIGINAL (too vague):

"Truth: the most deadly weapon ever discovered by humanity.  Capable of destroying entire perceptual sets, cultures, and realities.  Outlawed by all governments everywhere.  Possession is normally punishable by death." -- John Gilmore(1935- )

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REVISED (full-context, honest): 

"Other-worldly religions: the most deadly weapons against humanity.  Understanding their fraud makes a single individual capable of destroying entire perceptual sets, cultures, and realities.  Such individuals are made into outlaws by all governments everywhere.  Possession and distribution of this truth is normally punishable by death." - Emma Goldman (1977 - ), 21-ARA, Silk Revolution Founder 

2. ORIGINAL (creates unnecessary conflicts): 

"Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities.  The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence." - Albert Einstein(1879-1955) Physicist and Professor, Nobel Prize 1921 

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REVISED (full-context, honest): 

"Great individuals have sometimes found violent opposition from those who chose not to realize their potential.  The latter is fearful of appearing foolish or being wrong about existence, when another more courageous soul does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly uses his eyes and mind to see reality for what it is." - Emma Goldman (1977 - ), 21-ARA, Silk Revolution Founder 

3. ORIGINAL (Hasty generalization, out-dated, ancient western culture views): 

"Truth, in its struggles for recognition, passes through four distinct stages.  First, we say it is damnable, dangerous, disorderly, and will surely disrupt society.  Second, we declare it is heretical, infidelic and contrary to the Bible.  Third, we say it is really a matter of no importance either one way or the other.  Fourth, we aver that we have always upheld it and believed it."-- Elbert Hubbard(1856-1915) Source: Roycroft Dictionary and Book of Epigrams, 1923

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REVISED (full-context, honest):

"Honest advances in scientific knowledge have been historically received in western cultures by four principle means.  First are those shriveled envious womanly souls that use slander and libel against the creator, who squawk that their orderly society is in danger.  Second are those machismo angry manly souls that use violence to force the heritic or infidel to alter the knowledge to conform and submit to their bibles.  Third are those superficial individuals who don't see anything in life as of any importance, either one way or the other.  Fourth, the like-minded insightful souls say 'how true' and think they have always believed it." - Emma Goldman (1977 - ), 21-ARA, Silk Revolution Founder

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Published: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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