The methods of peaceful protests are not capable of being effective, because in reality most people pay little attention to things that are not abrasive.
ASSATA SHAKURI 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.
More Assata Shakur Quotes
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If you’re deaf, dumb, and blind to what’s happening in the world, you’re under no obligation to do anything. But if you know what’s happening and you don’t do anything but sit on your ass, then you’re nothing but a punk.
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I believe in life. And I have seen the death parade.
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Where there is oppression, there will be resistance.
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The first part of planning is to believe that you can put that plan into practice.
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When you go through all your life processing and abusing your hair so it will look like the hair of another race of people then you are making a statement and the statement is clear.
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Only the strong go crazy. The weak just go along.
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Theory without practice is just as incomplete as practice without theory.
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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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I hate war, and I hate having to struggle. I honestly do because I wish I had been born into a world where it was unnecessary.
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I can’t do nothin except try to find cloud nine.
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Dreams and reality are opposites. Action synthesizes them.
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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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People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.
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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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