Emma Goldman Quotes

Prostitution, although hounded, imprisoned, and chained, is nevertheless the greatest triumph of Puritanism.

Emma Goldman

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• Prostitution, although hounded, imprisoned, and chained, is nevertheless the greatest triumph of Puritanism.

  

  Emma Goldman