I have declared war on the rich who prosper on our poverty, the politicians who lie to us with smiling faces, and all the mindless, heartless, robots who protect them and their property.
ASSATA SHAKURHip Hop can be a very powerful weapon to help expand young people’s political and social consciousness.
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When I was a child, if someone had talked to me about buying water, I would have thought it was a joke.
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I believe in living, I believe in birth, I believe in the sweat of love and in the fire of truth and I believe that a lost ship, steered by tired, sea sick sailors, can still be guided home to port.
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It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.
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Dreams and reality are opposites. Action synthesizes them.
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The first part of planning is to believe that you can put that plan into practice.
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Black people will never be free unless black women participate in every aspect of our struggle, on every level of our struggle.
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We need to be weapons of mass construction, weapons of mass love. It’s not enough just to change the system. We need to change ourselves.
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Black revolutionaries do not drop from the moon. We are created by our conditions. Shaped by our oppression.
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Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.
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Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is – never let your enemies choose your enemies for you.
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I don’t have to live up to that Superwoman myth. I can cry and be human and lean on people who take care of me. That can be very liberating.
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Hip Hop can be a very powerful weapon to help expand young people’s political and social consciousness.
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This planet is a wonderful place, but a vulnerable place.
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If we are not committed to saving this earth we will be buying designer air filters and gas masks.
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Peace is a rare gift. Peace of mind, peaceful sleeps, and peaceful spirits are all luxuries that few rebels can ever afford.
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