Quote by Angela Davis
Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely b

Had it not been for slavery, the death penalty would have likely been abolished in America. Slavery became a haven for the death penalty. – Angela Davis

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I grew up in the southern United States in a city which at that time during the late 40s and early 50s was the most segregated city in the country, and in a sense learning how to oppose the status quo was a question of survival. – Angela Davis

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Learning
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You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess I would say that this is what Im attempting to do right now. – Angela Davis

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Leadership
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Its true that its within the realm of cultural politics that young people tend to work through political issues, which I think is good, although its not going to solve the problems. – Angela Davis

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Politics
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Before I pitch any game, from spring training to Game 7 of the World Series, Im scared to death. – Curt Schilling

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I just dont get death at all. Yes, its there. But I dont get it. – Manolo Blahnik

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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. – Marcus Aurelius

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Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else. – Marcus Aurelius

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I had a sense of what leadership meant and what it could do for you. So am I surprised that I am sitting up here on the 62nd floor of Rockefeller Plaza? No. – Vernon Jordan

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You dont lead by hitting people over the head – thats assault, not leadership. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

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