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Emma Goldman

Every daring attempt to make a great change in existing conditions, every lofty vision of new possibilities for the human race, has been labeled Utopian.

Emma Goldman

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Emma Goldman is saying that whenever someone tries to make a bold and significant change to how things are or imagines a better future for humanity, people often dismiss those ideas as unrealistic or impossible. This shows how new and ambitious goals are frequently misunderstood or rejected because they challenge the status quo.

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