We’re taught at such an early age to be against the communists, yet most of us don’t have the faintest idea what communism is. Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is.
ASSATA SHAKURWe’re taught at such an early age to be against the communists, yet most of us don’t have the faintest idea what communism is. Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is.
ASSATA SHAKURWhere there is oppression, there will be resistance.
ASSATA SHAKURWhen I was a child, if someone had talked to me about buying water, I would have thought it was a joke.
ASSATA SHAKURBlack people will never be free unless black women participate in every aspect of our struggle, on every level of our struggle.
ASSATA SHAKURPeace is a rare gift. Peace of mind, peaceful sleeps, and peaceful spirits are all luxuries that few rebels can ever afford.
ASSATA SHAKURIf 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.
ASSATA SHAKUREvery person that steps up and commits to social change helps solidify the black movement cause. It is not easy for those who fill in the leader role.
ASSATA SHAKURNo one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them. Nobody is going to teach you your true history, teach you your true heroes, if they know that that knowledge will help set you free.
ASSATA SHAKURWe’re living in a very tricky world, and unless we become analytical and expose the tricknology, people will become sucked into that. It is very easy, it is very, very easy.
ASSATA SHAKURIf we are not committed to saving this earth we will be buying designer air filters and gas masks.
ASSATA SHAKURWhere there is oppression, there will be resistance.
ASSATA SHAKURI believe in life. And I have seen the death parade.
ASSATA SHAKURPeople 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.
ASSATA SHAKURWe are pregnant with freedom.
ASSATA SHAKURI 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.
ASSATA SHAKURI can’t do nothin except try to find cloud nine.
ASSATA SHAKUR