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Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to inc

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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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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Angela Davis
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Now, if we look at the way in which the labor movement itself has evolved over the last couple of decades, we see increasing numbers of black people who are in the leadership of the labor movement and this is true today. – Angela Davis

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Leadership
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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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Education
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work
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If you want to build a ship, dont drum up people to collect wood and dont assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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work

I take the work seriously, just not myself in it. – Henry Rollins

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work

I work to stay alive. – Bette Davis

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work

Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication. – Roger Staubach

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work

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Money won is twice as sweet as money earned. – From the movie The Color of Money

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Gambling

If you want work well done, select a busy man — the other kind has no time. – Elbert Hubbard

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Faith is a passionate intuition. – William Wordsworth

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