Project Gutenberg 2007-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 254 Goldman, Emma 1869 1940 Marriage and Love Produced by Tamise Totterdell, Fritz Ohrenschall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Marriage and Love" by Emma Goldman is a critical essay written in the early 20th century. This work extensively explores the distinctions between the institution of marriage and the concept of love, positing that they are often conflated but are fundamentally different. Goldman argues that marriage primarily serves as an economic arrangement, limiting personal freedom and promoting dependency, particularly for women. In "Marriage and Love," Goldman presents a scathing critique of the institution of marriage, suggesting it leads to a dehumanizing experience that often stifles personal growth and genuine affection. She asserts that while some relationships may begin with love, marriage itself does not foster love; rather, it can undermine it. Goldman argues that the societal conditioning around marriage restricts individuals, especially women, and posits that free love, based on genuine connection and autonomy, is the true foundation for meaningful relationships. In her view, love must exist independently of the constraints imposed by societal norms and expectations imposed by marriage, advocating for a future where relationships are based on mutual respect and individual choice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Marriage Free love HQ Text Anarchism Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 52393 2025-08-08T14:31:00.439368 text/html 49044 2021-01-01T19:45:46 text/html 93514 2025-08-08T14:31:06.103295 application/epub+zip 91926 2025-08-08T14:31:03.069305 application/epub+zip 87779 2025-08-08T14:31:01.931374 application/epub+zip 210721 2025-08-08T14:31:07.779317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200508 2025-08-08T14:31:05.412292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162347 2022-09-10T03:35:39.466952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43332 2025-08-08T14:31:00.179322 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43195 2021-01-01T19:45:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43186 2021-01-01T19:45:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1769985 2007-03-01T14:25:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 21682 2025-08-08T14:31:07.917313 application/rdf+xml 14634 2025-08-08T14:31:02.435378 image/jpeg 3800 2025-08-08T14:31:02.170300 image/jpeg 16891 2021-01-01T19:45:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 20653 2021-01-01T19:45:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 16874 2021-01-01T19:45:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 90617 2025-08-08T14:31:00.450321 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia