To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women.
ANGELA DAVISWalls turned sideways are bridges.
More Angela Davis Quotes
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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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If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.
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Imprisonment has become the response of first resort to far too many of our social problems.
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I never saw myself as an individual who had any particular leadership powers.
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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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What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.
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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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When children attend schools that place a greater value on discipline and security than on knowledge and intellectual development, they are attending prep schools for prison.
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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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I’m suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons.
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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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Consent needs to be present in order for it not to be considered rape. “No” means No & guys need to understand that.
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The only weapons that make me dangerous are my mind, mouth and pride, which will surely educate you.
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We are never assured of justice without a fight.
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Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the profits they bring in by paying Black workers less for their work.
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