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Our institutions and conditions rest upon deep-seated ideas. To…
Quote byEmma Goldman · 1869–1940
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: My Disillusionment in Russia (1923).
English (original)
Our institutions and conditions rest upon deep-seated ideas. To change those conditions and at the same time leave the underlying ideas and values intact means only a superficial transformation, one that cannot be permanent or bring real betterment. It is a change of form only, not of substance, as so tragically proven by Russia.
— Emma Goldman
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