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The methods of peaceful protests are not capable of being effective, because in reality most people pay little attention to things that are not abrasive.

Assata Shakur

I believe in life. And I have seen the death parade.
ASSATA SHAKUR

Believe Death Life
We’re living in a very tricky world, and unless we become analytical and expose the tricknology, people will become sucked into that. It is very easy, it is very, very easy.
ASSATA SHAKUR

Easy Expose Live People Suck Trick World
Every person that steps up and commits to social change helps solidify the black movement cause. It is not easy for those who fill in the leader role.
ASSATA SHAKUR

Change Movement Racism Social
I can’t do nothin except try to find cloud nine.
ASSATA SHAKUR

Cloud Execpt Try
We are pregnant with freedom.
ASSATA SHAKUR

Freedom Pregnant
I don’t have to live up to that Superwoman myth. I can cry and be human and lean on people who take care of me. That can be very liberating.
ASSATA SHAKUR

Care Cry Human Lean Liberty Live People Women
If we are not committed to saving this earth we will be buying designer air filters and gas masks.
ASSATA SHAKUR

Air Commitment Design Earth Filter Gas Mask Save
We usually reach success by putting the simple truths that we know into practice.
ASSATA SHAKUR

Practice Success Truth
The first part of planning is to believe that you can put that plan into practice.
ASSATA SHAKUR

Believe Business Planning Practice
Only the strong go crazy. The weak just go along.
ASSATA SHAKUR

Crazy Inspirational Strong Weak
Peace is a rare gift. Peace of mind, peaceful sleeps, and peaceful spirits are all luxuries that few rebels can ever afford.
ASSATA SHAKUR

Afford Gift Luxury Mind Peace Rare Rebel Sleep Spirit
People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.
ASSATA SHAKUR

Growth Oppression People Slave Tolerance
We need to be weapons of mass construction, weapons of mass love. It’s not enough just to change the system. We need to change ourselves.
ASSATA SHAKUR

Change Construction Love Ourselves System Weapon
I hate war, and I hate having to struggle. I honestly do because I wish I had been born into a world where it was unnecessary.
ASSATA SHAKUR

Born Hate Honesty Struggle Unnecessary War World
Theory without practice is just as incomplete as practice without theory.
ASSATA SHAKUR

Incomplete Motivational Practice Theory
No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them. Nobody is going to teach you your true history, teach you your true heroes, if they know that that knowledge will help set you free.
ASSATA SHAKUR

Education Freedom Hero History Knowledge Teaching

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