Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don’t yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it’s actually going to be possible.
ANGELA DAVISConsent needs to be present in order for it not to be considered rape. “No” means No & guys need to understand that.
More Angela Davis Quotes
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Feminism insists on methods of thought and action that urge us to think about things together that appear to be separate, and to disaggregate things that appear to naturally belong together.
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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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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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You can’t criticize people for wanting to have a decent life or wanting to live decently.
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I never saw myself as an individual who had any particular leadership powers.
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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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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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We are never assured of justice without a fight.
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The only weapons that make me dangerous are my mind, mouth and pride, which will surely educate you.
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Human beings cannot be willed and molded into non-existence.
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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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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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We live in a society of an imposed forgetfulness, a society that depends on public amnesia
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You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.
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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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