But at the same time you can't assume that making a difference 20 years ago is going to allow you to sort of live on the laurels of those victories for the rest of your life.

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I'm involved in the work around prison rights in general.

I'm involved in the work around prison rights in general.

I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to...

I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to...

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

What I think is different today is the lack of political connection between the black...

What I think is different today is the lack of political connection between the black...

First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons.

First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons.

And I guess what I would say is that we can't think narrowly about movements...

And I guess what I would say is that we can't think narrowly about movements...

As soon as my trial was over, we tried to use the energy that had...

As soon as my trial was over, we tried to use the energy that had...

That's true but I think the contemporary problem that we are facing increasing numbers of...

That's true but I think the contemporary problem that we are facing increasing numbers of...

You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take...

You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take...

We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.

We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.

Well for one, the 13th amendment to the constitution of the US which abolished slavery...

Well for one, the 13th amendment to the constitution of the US which abolished slavery...

When Bush says democracy, I often wonder what he's referring to.

When Bush says democracy, I often wonder what he's referring to.

We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.

We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.

Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the...

Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the...

I think that has to do with my awareness that in a sense we all...

I think that has to do with my awareness that in a sense we all...

I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to...

I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to...

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that...

The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that...

Now, if we look at the way in which the labor movement itself has evolved...

Now, if we look at the way in which the labor movement itself has evolved...

Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in...

Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in...

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and...

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and...