---
title: "1 Just Weapon Quotes By Assata Shakur"
description: "1 Just Weapon quotes by Assata Shakur. Plus more from Assata Shakur and more Just Weapon sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/assata-shakur-2554_brother_hip-hop-can-be-a-very-powerful-weapon-to_926290.png"
---

> [Hip Hop can be a very powerful weapon to help expand young people's political and social consciousness. But just as with any weapon, if you don't know how to use it, if you don't know where to point it, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/hip-hop-can-be-a-very-powerful-weapon-to-help-expand-young-people-s/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/assata-shakur-2554_brother_hip-hop-can-be-a-very-powerful-weapon-to_926290.png)

## More by Assata Shakur

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/there-is-a-down-side-to-everything-if-you-don-t-understand-what-the/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

> [My energy just couldn’t stop dancing. I was caught up in the music of struggle, and i wanted to dance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/my-energy-just-couldn-t-stop-dancing-i-was-caught-up-in-the-music-of/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

> [I am a Black revolutionary woman, and because of this i have been charged with and accused of every alleged crime in which a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/i-am-a-black-revolutionary-woman-and-because-of-this-i-have-been/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

> [Imperialism is the underlying motor of racism. The underlying reason that racism keeps on being promoted in all of its various forms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/imperialism-is-the-underlying-motor-of-racism-the-underlying-reason/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

> [In the long run, the people are our only appeal. The only ones who can free us are ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/in-the-long-run-the-people-are-our-only-appeal-the-only-ones-who-can/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

> [I think anybody who is honestly struggling against racism must struggle against imperialism and vice versa.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/i-think-anybody-who-is-honestly-struggling-against-racism-must/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

> [Every person that steps up and commits to social change helps solidify the black movement cause. It is not easy for those who fill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/every-person-that-steps-up-and-commits-to-social-change-helps/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

> [I think that people who want to change this planet have to seriously understand that as human beings we have to work to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/i-think-that-people-who-want-to-change-this-planet-have-to-seriously/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/if-the-u-s-succeeds-in-destroying-the-revolution-my-status-will-be/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

> [No one is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/no-one-is-going-to-give-you-the-education-you-need-to-overthrow-them/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/there-s-something-nice-about-being-able-to-go-to-sleep-at-night/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/and-if-i-know-anything-at-all-it-s-that-a-wall-is-just-a-wall-and/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

> [Being in Cuba has allowed me to live in a society that is not at war with itself. There is a sense of community.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/being-in-cuba-has-allowed-me-to-live-in-a-society-that-is-not-at-war/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/don-t-you-know-that-slavery-was-outlawed-no-the-guard-said-you-re/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

> [People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/people-get-used-to-anything-the-less-you-think-about-your-oppression/)

[Assata Shakur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/assata-shakur/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just-weapon/assata-shakur/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Just Weapon Quotes By Assata Shakur",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Hip Hop can be a very powerful weapon to help expand young people's political and social consciousness. But just as with any weapon, if you don't know how to use it, if you don't know where to point it, or what you're using it for, you can end up shooting yourself in the foot or killing your sisters or brothers.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Assata Shakur"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/assata-shakur/hip-hop-can-be-a-very-powerful-weapon-to-help-expand-young-people-s/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/assata-shakur-2554_brother_hip-hop-can-be-a-very-powerful-weapon-to_926290.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/assata-shakur-2554_brother_hip-hop-can-be-a-very-powerful-weapon-to_926290.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/assata-shakur-2554_brother_hip-hop-can-be-a-very-powerful-weapon-to_926290.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Hip Hop can be a very powerful weapon to help expand young people's political and social consciousness. But…” — Assata Shakur",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just-weapon/assata-shakur/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just-weapon/assata-shakur/",
            "name": "Just Weapon Quotes by Assata Shakur",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just-weapon/assata-shakur/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/assata-shakur-2554_brother_hip-hop-can-be-a-very-powerful-weapon-to_926290.png"
            },
            "description": "1 Just Weapon quotes by Assata Shakur. Plus more from Assata Shakur and more Just Weapon sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just-weapon/assata-shakur/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just-weapon/assata-shakur/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Just Weapon",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just-weapon/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Assata Shakur",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just-weapon/assata-shakur/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```