I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to be involved actively

Quote by Angela Davis

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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...

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...

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...

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...

Well of course there's been a great deal of progress over the last 40 years....

Well of course there's been a great deal of progress over the last 40 years....

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...

What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.

What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

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...

Well, we see an increasingly weaker labor movement as a result of the overall assault...

Well, we see an increasingly weaker labor movement as a result of the overall assault...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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...

They cannot divide us by saying that you're middle class or you're lower class.

They cannot divide us by saying that you're middle class or you're lower class.

One of the strengths of our nation has always been a strong middle class who...

One of the strengths of our nation has always been a strong middle class who...