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We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.

Angela Davis

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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Agenda Consideration Equality Movement Seek Women
Imprisonment has become the response of first resort to far too many of our social problems.
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Prison Problem Response Social
We are never assured of justice without a fight.
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Assure Fight Justice
Well of course I get depressed sometimes, yes I do.
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Depression Human Nature
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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Absolute Alternative Intellectual Necessity Optimistic Thinking
I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.
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Acceptance Change Entrepreneur Hustle Inspirational
I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to be involved actively.
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Acticity Decision Involvement Person Philosophy Study Teaching
Feminism involves so much more than gender equality and it involves so much more than gender.
ANGELA DAVIS

Equality Feminism Gender Involvement
I never saw myself as an individual who had any particular leadership powers.
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Individual Leadership Myself Particular Power
As a black woman, my politics and political affiliation are bound up with and flow from participation in my people’s struggle for liberation, and with the fight of oppressed people all over the world against American imperialism.
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Country Participation People Politics Racism Struggle World
Progressive art can assist people to learn what’s at work in the society in which they live.
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Art Assistance Live People Progress Work
Human beings cannot be willed and molded into non-existence.
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Existence Human Being Wisdom
The only weapons that make me dangerous are my mind, mouth and pride, which will surely educate you.
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Danger Education Mind Mouth Pride Weapon Women Power
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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Government Movement Power Regard Thinking
If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.
ANGELA DAVIS

Feminism Morning Night
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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Color Education Institution People Poor Prison Racism

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