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Emma Goldman. A published source records them saying or writing it.

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“Since every effort in our educational life seems to be directed toward making of the child a being foreign to itself, it must of necessity produce individuals foreign to one another, and in everlasting antagonism with each other.”
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Goldman, E. (n.d.). Since every effort in our educational life seems to be directed toward making of the child a being foreign to itself, it must of necessity produce individuals foreign to one another, and in everlasting antagonism with each other. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4189-since-every-effort-in-our-educational-life-seems/

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Goldman, Emma. “Since every effort in our educational life seems to be directed toward making of the child a being foreign to itself, it must of necessity produce individuals foreign to one another, and in everlasting antagonism with each other.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4189-since-every-effort-in-our-educational-life-seems/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Goldman, Emma. “Since every effort in our educational life seems to be directed toward making of the child a being foreign to itself, it must of necessity produce individuals foreign to one another, and in everlasting antagonism with each other.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4189-since-every-effort-in-our-educational-life-seems/.