“I believe that militarism--a standing army and navy in any country--is indicative of the decay of liberty and of the destruction of all that is best and finest in our nation. The steadily growing clamor for more battleships and an increased army on the ground that these guarantee us peace is as absurd as the argument that the peaceful man is he who goes well armed.” PeaceMilitarismEmma GoldmanRed Emma Author:Alix Kates Schulman