The only weapons that make me dangerous are my mind, mouth and pride, which will surely educate you.
ANGELA DAVISPrisons do not disappear problems, they disappear human beings.
More Angela Davis Quotes
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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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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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I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.
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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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I have a hard time accepting diversity as a synonym for justice. Diversity is a corporate strategy.
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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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I think in black communities today we need to encourage a lot more cross racial organizing.
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Well of course I get depressed sometimes, yes I do.
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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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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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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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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 process of empowerment cannot be simplistically defined in accordance with our own particular class interests. We must learn to lift as we climb.
ANGELA DAVIS