All you have to do is ask yourselves, who controls the government? And who are the victims of that control? — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
I have declared war on the rich who prosper on our poverty, the politicians who lie to us with smiling faces, and… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
I have been a political activist most of my life and many groups have attempted to label me as a criminal because… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
I worked, studied, mothered and continued to be an activist. I found that Cuba was much different from the US; its government… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
The government recognized immediately that Rap music has enormous revolutionary potential and politicians immediately came together to end it. — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
The US government's most acute fear is that other countries are going to follow the Cuban example. They want everybody to know… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
“An aboveground political organization can't wage guerrilla war anymore than an underground army can do aboveground political work. Although the two must… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
There's something about approaching 50 that's very liberating. Political struggle has always been a 24-hour-a-day job for me. I felt I could… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
I am a 20th century escaped slave. Because of government persecution, I was left with no other choice than to flee from… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
“Throughout amerika's history, people have been imprisoned because of their political beliefs and charged with criminal acts in order to justify that… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
While big corporations make huge, tax-free profits, taxes for the everyday working person skyrocket. While politicians take free trips around the world,… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
“While big corporations make huge, tax-free profits, taxes for the everyday working person skyrocket. While politicians take free trips around the world,… — Assata Shakur Copy Share Image
There is a down side to everything if you don't understand what the consequences of what you are saying in your music you could… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
My energy just couldn’t stop dancing. I was caught up in the music of struggle, and i wanted to dance. — Assata Shakur Copy Share
I am a Black revolutionary woman, and because of this i have been charged with and accused of every alleged crime in which a… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
Imperialism is the underlying motor of racism. The underlying reason that racism keeps on being promoted in all of its various forms. — Assata Shakur Copy Share
In the long run, the people are our only appeal. The only ones who can free us are ourselves. — Assata Shakur Copy Share
I think anybody who is honestly struggling against racism must struggle against imperialism and vice versa. — Assata Shakur Copy Share
Every person that steps up and commits to social change helps solidify the black movement cause. It is not easy for those who fill… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
I think that people who want to change this planet have to seriously understand that as human beings we have to work to be… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
If the U.S. succeeds in destroying the revolution, my status will be like that of most Cubans: I'll be up a creek without a… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
There's something nice about being able to go to sleep at night saying "You know, tomorrow I'm gonna get up and I'm gonna do… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
And if I know anything at all, it's that a wall is just a wall and nothing more at all. It can be broken… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
Being in Cuba has allowed me to live in a society that is not at war with itself. There is a sense of community.… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
“Don’t you know that slavery was outlawed?” “No,” the guard said, “you’re wrong. Slavery was outlawed with the exception of prisons. Slavery is legal… — Assata Shakur Copy Share
People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. — Assata Shakur Copy Share
