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.
ANGELA DAVISI think we have to really focus on the issues much more than we may have in the past.
More Angela Davis Quotes
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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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If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.
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History always seems to repeat itself.
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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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In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.
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Radical simply means “grasping things at the root.
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I never saw myself as an individual who had any particular leadership powers.
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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 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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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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Anyway I don’t think we can rely on governments, regardless of who is in power, to do the work that only mass movements can do.
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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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We are never assured of justice without a fight.
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I’m suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons.
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You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.
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