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Facts about Agnes Smedley

Occup.Journalist
FromUSA
BornFebruary 23, 1892
DiedMay 6, 1950
Aged58 years

Summary

Agnes Smedley was a famous Journalist from USA, who lived between February 23, 1892 and May 6, 1950. He/she became 58 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive. Our collection contains 25 quotes who is written / told by Agnes, under the main topic Family.

25 Famous quotes by Agnes Smedley

Small: In the little hall leading to it was a rack holding various Socialist or radical newspapers, tracts, an
"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. The subjects treated were technical Marxist theories"
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Small: Like all my family and class, I considered it a sign of weakness to show affection to have been caught
"Like all my family and class, I considered it a sign of weakness to show affection; to have been caught kissing my mother would have been a disgrace, and to have shown affection for my father would have been a disaster"
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Small: Yet it is awful to love a person who is a torture to you. And a fascinating person who loves you and wo
"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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Small: When I was a girl, the West was still young, and the law of force, of physical force, was dominant
"When I was a girl, the West was still young, and the law of force, of physical force, was dominant"
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Small: So I had to be the doctor to these wounded men until we could remove them to the hospital. There were f
"So I had to be the doctor to these wounded men until we could remove them to the hospital. 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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Small: For the first week of the Sian events I was a first aid worker in the streets of Sian
"For the first week of the Sian events I was a first aid worker in the streets of Sian"
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Small: My mother listened to all the news from the camp during the strike. She said little, especially when my
"My mother listened to all the news from the camp during the strike. She said little, especially when my father or the men who worked for him were about I remember her instinctive and unhesitating sympathy for the miners"
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Small: Much that we read of Russia is imagination and desire only
"Much that we read of Russia is imagination and desire only"
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Small: I have no objection to a man being a man, however masculine that may be
"I have no objection to a man being a man, however masculine that may be"
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Small: Germany is in terrible condition this year. This is particularly true of the working masses, who are so
"Germany is in terrible condition this year. This is particularly true of the working masses, who are so undernourished that tuberculosis is having a rich harvest, particularly of adolescent children"
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Small: But he like my mother, had certainly come to know that those who work the most do not make the most mon
"But he like my mother, had certainly come to know that those who work the most do not make the most money. It was the fault of the rich, it seemed, but just how he did not know"
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Small: I joined another circle and the leader gave us a little leaflet in very small print, asking us to read
"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. It was a technical Marxist subject and I did not understand it nor did I know what questions to ask"
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Small: And the woman who could win the respect of man was often the woman who could knock him down with her ba
"And the woman who could win the respect of man was often the woman who could knock him down with her bare fists and sit on him until he yelled for help"
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Small: What a couple. Im consumed into ashes. And hes always raking up the ashes and setting them on fire agai
"What a couple. I'm consumed into ashes. And he's always raking up the ashes and setting them on fire again"
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Small: There are many men - such as those often to be found among the Indians - who are refined until they hav
"There are many men - such as those often to be found among the Indians - who are refined until they have qualities often attributed to the female sex. Yet they are men, and strong ones"
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Small: Now, being a girl, I was ashamed of my body and my lack of strength. So I tried to be a man. I shot, ro
"Now, being a girl, I was ashamed of my body and my lack of strength. So I tried to be a man. I shot, rode, jumped, and took part in all the fights of the boys"
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Small: No one yet knows what a mans province is, and how far that province, as conceived of today, is artifici
"No one yet knows what a man's province is, and how far that province, as conceived of today, is artificial"
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Small: In one hotel, the maid who built the fire fainted in our room. Exhaustion was the cause. We talked with
"In one hotel, the maid who built the fire fainted in our room. Exhaustion was the cause. We talked with her later and learned that she worked 17 hours a day and makes 95 marks a month - about 50 cents"
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Small: I feel like a person living on the brink of a volcano crater
"I feel like a person living on the brink of a volcano crater"
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Small: For months it seemed that a revolution was certain. But instead, slavery seems more likely now.
"For months it seemed that a revolution was certain. But instead, slavery seems more likely now. The working class no longer has the physical resistance for a revolution, and the Entente is too strong, and Russia is too weak"
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Small: Everybody calls everybody a spy, secretly, in Russia, and everybody is under surveillance. You never fe
"Everybody calls everybody a spy, secretly, in Russia, and everybody is under surveillance. You never feel safe"
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Small: But I see no reason why a woman should not grow and develop in all those outlets which are suited to he
"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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Small: Thousands of women are crushed and made inarticulate by that system and never develop as their natures
"Thousands of women are crushed and made inarticulate by that system and never develop as their natures would force them to develop were they in a decent environment"
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Small: More and more do I see that only a successful revolution in India can break Englands back forever and f
"More and more do I see that only a successful revolution in India can break England's back forever and free Europe itself. It is not a national question concerning India any longer; it is purely international"
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Small: I hate female men
"I hate female men"
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