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The process of empowerment cannot be simplistically defined in accordance with our own particular class interests. We must learn to lift as we climb.

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It is in collectivities that we find reservoirs of hope and optimism.
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Prisons do not disappear problems, they disappear human beings.
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Walls turned sideways are bridges.
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You can’t criticize people for wanting to have a decent life or wanting to live decently.
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It’s my body and I have the right to do whatever I want to do with it. So does every other female on this planet.
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Poor people, people of color – especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education.
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The campaign against the death penalty has been – while a powerful campaign, its participants have been those who attend all of the vigils, a relatively small number of people.
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I don’t think we have any alternative other than remaining optimistic. Optimism is an absolute necessity, even if it’s only optimism of the will, as Gramsci said, and pessimism of the intellect.
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Equal pay for women has always been an issue, eventhough we all know women work 10x harder than most men do.
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I’m suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons.
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I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to be involved actively.
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It’s true that it’s within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to work through political issues, which I think is good, although it’s not going to solve the problems.
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Human beings cannot be willed and molded into non-existence.
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Well of course I get depressed sometimes, yes I do.
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We are never assured of justice without a fight.
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Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don’t yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it’s actually going to be possible.
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