Believe Quotes by Assata Shakur

11 Believe quotes by Assata Shakur

Assata Shakur’s eleven short statements convey a fierce commitment to justice and self‑determination. This compact set provides a potent look at how belief fuels resistance.

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I believe in self-defense and self-determination for Africans and other oppressed people in America.

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I believe in life. And I have seen the death parade

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The first part of planning is to believe that you can put that plan into practise.

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i Believe In The Fire Of Love And The Sweat Of Truth

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I think it's really hard to plan if you don't believe you can implement those plans.

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“I believe in living. I believe in birth. I believe in the sweat of love and in the fire of truth. And…

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If the U.S. succeeds in destroying the revolution, my status will be like that of most Cubans: I'll be up a creek…

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I believe in living, I believe in birth, I believe in the sweat of love and in the fire of truth and…

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To have one's race brutally treated for so many years, even after the end of slavery and segregation, people are going to…

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I think that one of the problems that exists in the United States and in many places in the world is that…

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I own no TV stations, or Radio Stations or Newspapers. But I feel that people need to be educated as to what…

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In the long run, the people are our only appeal. The only ones who can free us are ourselves.

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No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them.

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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…

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“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…

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People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows.

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