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.
ANGELA DAVISWell for one, the 13th amendment to the constitution of the US which abolished slavery – did not abolish slavery for those convicted of a crime.
More Angela Davis Quotes
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I think we have to really focus on the issues much more than we may have in the past.
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We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.
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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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It is in collectivities that we find reservoirs of hope and optimism.
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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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History always seems to repeat itself.
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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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We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.
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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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We are never assured of justice without a fight.
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Feminism involves so much more than gender equality and it involves so much more than gender.
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Discrimination based on skin color, sexual orientation,& gender needs to stop. We’re all humans at the end of the day.
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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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Prison relieves us of the responsibility of seriously engaging with the problems of our society, especially those produced by racism and, increasingly, global capitalism.
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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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