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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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...

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 this country needs is more unemployed politicians.

What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...