Inspirational Quotes by Assata Shakur

9 Inspirational quotes by Assata Shakur

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Assata Shakur’s words echo resistance and hope. These eight concise reflections give a brief, powerful lift for those seeking justice.

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Where there is oppression, there will be resistance.

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I have advocated and I still advocate revolutionary change

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A woman’s place is in the struggle.

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

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Like all other Black revolutionaries, Amerika is trying to lynch me.

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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…

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Theory without practice is just as incomplete as practice without theory.

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We usually reach success by putting the simple truths that we know into practice.

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Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is…never let your enemies choose your enemies for you.

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

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