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.
ASSATA SHAKURWhen I was a child, if someone had talked to me about buying water, I would have thought it was a joke.
More Assata Shakur Quotes
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The first part of planning is to believe that you can put that plan into practice.
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I realized that I was connected to Africa.
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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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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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I can’t do nothin except try to find cloud nine.
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We’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.
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We are pregnant with freedom.
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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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Dreams and reality are opposites. Action synthesizes them.
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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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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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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 believe in life. And I have seen the death parade.
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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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