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.
ANGELA DAVISPoor people, people of color – especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education.
More Angela Davis Quotes
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If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.
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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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In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.
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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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Well of course I get depressed sometimes, yes I do.
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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.
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I’m suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons.
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We are never assured of justice without a fight.
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Walls turned sideways are bridges.
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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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Prisons do not disappear problems, they disappear human beings.
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Imprisonment has become the response of first resort to far too many of our social problems.
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Human beings cannot be willed and molded into non-existence.
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What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.
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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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