Has beens Quotes by Assata Shakur

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Assata Shakur offers nine concise statements that examine the echo of past moments. This brief selection gives readers a clear sense of her voice and how she frames the remnants of former states.

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Being a warrior and being a struggler has been forced on me by oppression, otherwise I would have been free to be…

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In my case, spirituality has been important to me because at periods in my life there's been very little else that I've…

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I think that in order to struggle you have to be creative. In my life, creativity has been something that has sustained…

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I trust Cuba as a principled country. Cuba's strength is that it has been steadfast in its commitment to the principles of…

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For me personally Cuba has been a healing state. When I first got here I had no sense that I had to…

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I have been a political activist most of my life and many groups have attempted to label me as a criminal because…

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I hate war, and I hate having to struggle. I honestly do because I wish I had been born into a world…

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I realized that I was connected to Africa. I wasn't just a Colored girl. I was part of a whole world that…

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I am a Black revolutionary woman, and because of this i have been charged with and accused of every alleged crime in…

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My energy just couldn’t stop dancing. I was caught up in the music of struggle, and i wanted to dance.

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Imperialism is the underlying motor of racism. The underlying reason that racism keeps on being promoted in all of its various forms.

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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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I think anybody who is honestly struggling against racism must struggle against imperialism and vice versa.

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Every person that steps up and commits to social change helps solidify the black movement cause. It is not easy for those who fill…

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I think that people who want to change this planet have to seriously understand that as human beings we have to work to be…

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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 without a…

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

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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…

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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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Being in Cuba has allowed me to live in a society that is not at war with itself. There is a sense of community.…

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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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