Quote by Angela Davis
My name became known because I was, one might say accidentally the

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

Other quotes by Angela Davis

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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Death
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Yes, I think its really important to acknowledge that Dr. King, precisely at the moment of his assassination, was re-conceptualizing the civil rights movement and moving toward a sort of coalitional relationship with the trade union movement. – Angela Davis

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relationship
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Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the profits they bring in by paying Black workers less for their work. – Angela Davis

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work
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Other Quotes from
Freedom
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We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home. – Edward R. Murrow

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Freedom

We feel free when we escape — even if it be but from the frying pan into the fire. – Eric Hoffer

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Freedom

Human beings crave freedom at their core. – John Ensign

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Freedom

Freedom is the right to ones dignity as a man. – Archibald MacLeish

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Freedom

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If the shoe doesnt fit, must we change the foot? – Gloria Steinem

Category:
Change

Remember the poor, it costs nothing. – Josh Billings

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Poverty

Many are needed to plant and water what has been planted now that the faith has spread so far and there are so many people… No matter who plants or waters, God gives no harvest unless what is planted is the faith of Peter and unless he agrees to his teachings. – Thomas Becket

Category:
Faith

You know, I think the film business is its own worst enemy because it sells movies on DVD footage and behind the scenes, and now its a real struggle trying to keep storylines and plotlines a secret. – Daniel Craig

Category:
Business