“…Mother Earth is not a business concern: it is a voice, — it calls for something which no government can silence. It articulates the thoughts and the emotions of people who have remained firm in their opposition to the hypocritical boast that this war, unlike other wars, is imbued with a high purpose and a noble aim. These people have come forward from East and West, from North and South, with words of cheer and tokens of love. They have demonstrated how truly futile and foolish it is for governments to strike at an ideal or to gag a truth…”
Between Jails – Emma Goldman (1917)
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