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Quote by Angela Davis
I grew up in the southern United States in a city which at that ti

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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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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My name became known because I was, one might say accidentally the target of state repression and because so many people throughout the country and other parts of the world organized around the demand for my freedom. – Angela Davis

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Freedom
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Angela Davis
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Poor people, people of color – especially are much more likely to be found in prison than in institutions of higher education. – Angela Davis

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Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every conceived notion, follow humbly wherever and whatever abysses nature leads, or you will learn nothing. – Thomas Huxley

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What makes this story so remarkable is that throughout my early childhood I had ongoing learning difficulties, particularly in mathematics. I struggled to learn the multiplication table, and no matter how hard I tried, I simply couldnt remember 6 times 7 or 7 times 8. – Andrew Lo

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We do not learn and what we call learning is only a process of recollection. – Plato

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