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

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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.

What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Men are jealous of every woman, even when they dont have the slightest interest in...

Men are jealous of every woman, even when they dont have the slightest interest in...

Marrying a man is like buying something you've been admiring for a long time in...

Marrying a man is like buying something you've been admiring for a long time in...

Forgiveness is the oil of relationships

Forgiveness is the oil of relationships

'Beauty' is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined...

'Beauty' is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined...