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title: "4 Activism Doesn Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [Poetry is a lousy form of activism; it doesn't really change much. And maybe we can point to one or two historical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daphne-gottlieb/poetry-is-a-lousy-form-of-activism-it-doesn-t-really-change-much-and/)

[Daphne Gottlieb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daphne-gottlieb/)

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> [There's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be relevant to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/there-s-a-lot-of-activism-that-doesn-t-deal-with-empowerment-and-you/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

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> [Activism doesn't always mean laying in the streets and getting arrested and shouting 'hell no, we won't go' at the top of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-the-drag-queen/activism-doesn-t-always-mean-laying-in-the-streets-and-getting/)

[Bob the Drag Queen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-the-drag-queen/)

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> [You know, there's a lot of activism that doesn't deal with empowerment, and you have to empower yourself in order to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talib-kweli/you-know-there-s-a-lot-of-activism-that-doesn-t-deal-with-empowerment/)

[Talib Kweli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talib-kweli/)

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