But here in New York I was ignorant, insignificant, unimportant–one in millions whose destiny concerned no one. New York did not even know of my existence. Nor did it care.
AGNES SMEDLEYWhen I was a girl, the West was still young, and the law of force, of physical force, was dominant.
More Agnes Smedley Quotes
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I have always detested the belief that sex is the chief bond between man and woman.
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Subjection of any kind and in any place is beneath the dignity of man.
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I shot, rode, jumped, and took part in all the fights of the boys.
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Yet it is awful to love a person who is a torture to you. And a fascinating person who loves you and won’t hear of anything but your loving him and living right by his side through all eternity!
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I joined another circle and the leader gave us a little leaflet in very small print, asking us to read it carefully and then come prepared to ask questions.
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Much that we read of Russia is imagination and desire only.
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In the little hall leading to it was a rack holding various Socialist or radical newspapers, tracts, and pamphlets in very small print and on very bad paper.
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There’s something dreadfully decisive about a beheading.
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But I see no reason why a woman should not grow and develop in all those outlets which are suited to her nature, it matters not at all what they may be.
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The highest joy is to fight by the side of those who for any reason of their own making or ours, are unable to develop to full human stature.
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There were fifty-four women and forty little boys with the Red Army prisoners, and I went daily to take care of them also.
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Gambling in the mark has been the great indoor sport of the capitalists for months, and consequently food has increased by 25 to 100 per cent.
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I have loved and bitterness left me for that hour. But there are times when love itself is bitter.
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I was ashamed of them and their ways of life. But now – yes, I love them; they are a part of my blood; they, with all their virtues and their faults, played a great part in forming my way of looking at life.
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I have no objection to a man being a man, however masculine that may be.
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