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The idea of freedom is inspiring. But what does it mean? If you are free in a political sense but have no food, what’s that? The freedom to starve?

Angela Davis

The campaign against the death penalty has been – while a powerful campaign, its participants have been those who attend all of the vigils, a relatively small number of people.
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Attempt Campaign Death Participation Penalty Powerful
I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.
ANGELA DAVIS

Acceptance Change Entrepreneur Hustle Inspirational
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
If we do not know how to meaningfully talk about racism, our actions will move in misleading directions.
ANGELA DAVIS

Action Black Lives Matter Direction Mislead Racism
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
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
In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.
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Enough Feminism Racism Society
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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Commitment Life Lifetime Onself Revolution Serious Struggle
Black women have had to develop a larger vision of our society than perhaps any other group.
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Development Perhaps Racism Vision Women
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

Climb Interest Learning Particular Process Women Empowerment
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.
ANGELA DAVIS

Agenda Consideration Equality Movement Seek Women
Feminism involves so much more than gender equality and it involves so much more than gender.
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Equality Feminism Gender Involvement
Poor people, people of color – especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education.
ANGELA DAVIS

Color Education Institution People Poor Prison Racism
Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the profits they bring in by paying Black workers less for their work.
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Increase Pay Profit Racism Wealth Weapon
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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Body Female Planet Women Rights
We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.
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Feminism Liberty Mind Society Talk

The idea of freedom is inspiring. But what does it mean? If you are free in a political sense but have no food, what’s that? The freedom to starve?

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