The only weapons that make me dangerous are my mind, mouth and pride, which will surely educate you.
ANGELA DAVISImprisonment has become the response of first resort to far too many of our social problems.
More Angela Davis Quotes
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I never saw myself as an individual who had any particular leadership powers.
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Prison relieves us of the responsibility of seriously engaging with the problems of our society, especially those produced by racism and, increasingly, global capitalism.
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Prisons do not disappear problems, they disappear human beings.
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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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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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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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It is essential to resist the depiction of history as the work of heroic individuals.
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Walls turned sideways are bridges.
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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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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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Well of course I get depressed sometimes, yes I do.
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Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens in a zoo – obedient to our keepers, but dangerous to each other.
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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 is in collectivities that we find reservoirs of hope and optimism.
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I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to be involved actively.
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