The work of the political activist inevitably involves a certain tension between the requirement that position be taken on current issues as they arise and the desire that one's contributions will somehow survive the ravages of time.

Quote by Angela Davis

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Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

But at the same time you can't assume that making a difference 20 years ago...

But at the same time you can't assume that making a difference 20 years ago...

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...

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...

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...

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...