It is essential to resist the depiction of history as the work of heroic individuals.
ANGELA DAVISIt’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.
More Angela Davis Quotes
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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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If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.
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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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Feminism involves so much more than gender equality and it involves so much more than gender.
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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’m suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons.
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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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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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I have a hard time accepting diversity as a synonym for justice. Diversity is a corporate strategy.
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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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I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.
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History always seems to repeat itself.
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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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Human beings cannot be willed and molded into non-existence.
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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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