The most disheartening tendency common among readers is to … - Emma Goldman

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The most disheartening tendency common among readers is to tear out one sentence from a work, as a criterion of the writer's ideas or personality.

Emma Goldman

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Emma Goldman (27 June 1869 – 14 May 1940) was an American anarchist political activist and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century.

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The most disheartening tendency common among readers is to tear out one sentence from a work, as a criterion of the writer's ideas or personality. - Emma Goldman

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