We live in a society of an imposed forgetfulness, a society that depends on public amnesia
ANGELA DAVISHuman beings cannot be willed and molded into non-existence.
More Angela Davis Quotes
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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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It is in collectivities that we find reservoirs of hope and optimism.
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What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.
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I think we have to really focus on the issues much more than we may have in the past.
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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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The only weapons that make me dangerous are my mind, mouth and pride, which will surely educate you.
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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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We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.
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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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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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Progressive art can assist people to learn what’s at work in the society in which they live.
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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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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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We are never assured of justice without a fight.
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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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