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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

The campaign against the death penalty has been - while a powerful campaign, its participants...

The campaign against the death penalty has been - while a powerful campaign, its participants...

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...

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...

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

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

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

Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens...

Jails and prisons are designed to break human beings, to convert the population into specimens...

Revolution is a serious thing, the most serious thing about a revolutionary's life. When one...

Revolution is a serious thing, the most serious thing about a revolutionary's life. When one...

It's true that it's within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to...

It's true that it's within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to...

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...

Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the...

Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the...

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

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

For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper...

For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper...

What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death...

What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death...

I fear one day I'll meet God, he'll sneeze and I won't know what to...

I fear one day I'll meet God, he'll sneeze and I won't know what to...