Quote#Freedom
For two years the whole Western world has been talking about freedom…
Quote byCrystal Eastman · 1881–1928
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech at the First Feminist Congress in the United States, March 1919.
English (original)
For two years the whole Western world has been talking about freedom and democracy. Now that the war is over and it is possible to think calmly once more, we must examine the popular abstractions, and consider (especially here in the America where the boasting has been the loudest) – how much freedom and democracy we actually have.
— Crystal Eastman
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