We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.
ANGELA DAVISWhat this country needs is more unemployed politicians.
More Angela Davis Quotes
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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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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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Imprisonment has become the response of first resort to far too many of our social problems.
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It is essential to resist the depiction of history as the work of heroic individuals.
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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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Black women have had to develop a larger vision of our society than perhaps any other group.
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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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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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Human beings cannot be willed and molded into non-existence.
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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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I’m suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons.
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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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Walls turned sideways are bridges.
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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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I never saw myself as an individual who had any particular leadership powers.
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