The only weapons that make me dangerous are my mind, mouth and pride, which will surely educate you.
ANGELA DAVISWe know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.
More Angela Davis Quotes
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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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Black women have had to develop a larger vision of our society than perhaps any other group.
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If we do not know how to meaningfully talk about racism, our actions will move in misleading directions.
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Well for one, the 13th amendment to the constitution of the US which abolished slavery – did not abolish slavery for those convicted of a crime.
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Revolution is a serious thing, the most serious thing about a revolutionary’s life. When one commits oneself to the struggle, it must be for a lifetime.
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I think in black communities today we need to encourage a lot more cross racial organizing.
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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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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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To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women.
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No march, movement, or agenda that defines manhood in the narrowest terms and seeks to make women lesser partners in this quest for equality can be considered a positive step.
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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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If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.
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In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.
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What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.
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Progressive art can assist people to learn what’s at work in the society in which they live.
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