"Not only my arrest but the others smack of the Haymarket. The police are very much in disrepute all over the country, and they wish to do something to...
[M]an has as much liberty as he is willing to take.
~ Emma Goldman ~
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[M]an has as much liberty as he is willing to take.
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"Give us what belongs to us in peace, and if you don't give it to us in peace, we will take it by force.
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"Ask for work. If they don't give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then take bread.
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"Love is it's own protection.
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