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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

Radical simply means grasping things at the root.

What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.

What this country needs is more unemployed politicians.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death...

Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death...

In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for...

In the attempt to defeat death man has been inevitably obliged to defeat life, for...

My arms have mutinied against me brutes! My fingers fidget like ten idle brats, My...

My arms have mutinied against me brutes! My fingers fidget like ten idle brats, My...