Quotes by Activists

In a bid for change, we have to take off our coats, be prepared to lose our comfort and security, our jobs and positions of prestige, and our families... A struggle without casualties is no struggle. Steven Biko
Change Struggle Lose Positions Our Prestige Jobs Security Be Prepared Casualties Take Bid Comfort Without Off Families Coats Prepared
Black Consciousness seeks to infuse the black community with a new-found pride in themselves, their efforts, their value systems, their culture, their religion and their outlook to life. Steven Biko
Life Religion Culture Pride Value Black Community Value Systems Systems Black Community Seeks Outlook Efforts Infuse Themselves Consciousness
The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the country of his birth and reduce his basic human dignity. Steven Biko
Man Dignity Value Black Country Birth Value Systems Systems Must Seek Make Him Reduce Foreigner His Human Human Dignity Basic Consciousness Reject
The day may be approaching when the whole world will recognize woman as the equal of man. Susan B. Anthony
Day Man Woman World Approaching Will Recognize Equal May Whole
She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life. Susan B. Anthony
Life Will Bicycle She Mastery Gain Gaining Succeeds Who
If someone tried to deprive you of your rights, you've got to resist it. You've got to resent it. You've got to fight against it. A. Philip Randolph
You Rights Fight Tried Someone Got Against Deprive Your Resent Resist
As a black woman, my politics and political affiliation are bound up with and flow from participation in my people's struggle for liberation, and with the fight of oppressed people all over the world against American imperialism. Angela Davis
Politics Struggle Woman Fight People World Political Black Liberation Imperialism Bound Participation Over Oppressed Affiliation Up American Against Flow
Racism, in the first place, is a weapon used by the wealthy to increase the profits they bring in by paying Black workers less for their work. Angela Davis
Work Racism Black First Increase Wealthy Weapon First Place Place Workers Used Paying Less Profits Bring
Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the same time it's perhaps far more terrible than it's ever been. Angela Davis
Time Racism Hidden Kind More Perhaps Terrible Been Than Same Same Time Far Much Ever Phenomenon
I am a political prisoner. I am a political prisoner because I am a casualty of a perennial war that is being fought between the oppressed Irish people and an alien, oppressive, unwanted regime that refuses to withdraw from our land. Bobby Sands
War People Political Alien Unwanted Prisoner Our Perennial Casualty Between Withdraw Because Am Oppressed Oppressive Irish Irish People Refuses Being Regime Land Fought
They have nothing in their whole imperial arsenal that can break the spirit of one Irishman who doesn't want to be broken. Bobby Sands
Broken Nothing Spirit Imperial Arsenal Irishman Want Break Who Whole
They won't break me because the desire for freedom, and the freedom of the Irish people, is in my heart. The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then that we will see the rising of the moon. Bobby Sands
Day Freedom Me Heart People Will Moon See Rising Dawn Because Ireland Irish Irish People Break Then Show Desire
We farm workers are closest to food production. We were the first to recognize the serious health hazards of agriculture pesticides to both consumers and ourselves. Cesar Chavez
Health Food Agriculture First Farm Recognize Ourselves Both Hazards Consumers Were Closest Workers Production Pesticides Serious
As a spiritual person, nature for me has always been a healing place. Going back all the way to my childhood on the farm, the fields and forests were places of adventure and self-discovery. Animals were companions and friends, and the world moved at a slower, more rational pace than the bustling cities where I'd resided my adult life. David Mixner
Life Nature Spiritual Me Healing World Animals Farm Back Way Cities Slower Spiritual Person More Rational Adult Adult Life Adventure Self-Discovery Always Were Been Friends Forests Than Person Going Childhood Moved Where Pace Place Places Fields Companions
The political arena leaves one no alternative, one must either be a dunce or a rogue. Emma Goldman
Political Must Arena Alternative Political Arena Leaves Dunce Rogue Either
We are here, not because we are law-breakers; we are here in our efforts to become law-makers. Emmeline Pankhurst
Become Our Because Efforts Here
If I fall, I'll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I'm not backing off. Fannie Lou Hamer
Freedom Fight Fall Backing Feet Off Five Inches Forward Four
With the people, for the people, by the people. I crack up when I hear it; I say, with the handful, for the handful, by the handful, cause that's what really happens. Fannie Lou Hamer
People Cause Say For The People Hear Handful Up Crack Happens Really By The People
You have to understand that people have to pay a price for peace. If you dare to struggle, you dare to win. Fred Hampton
You Struggle Peace People Win Pay Dare Price Understand
Feminism has never been about getting a job for one woman. It's about making life more fair for women everywhere. It's not about a piece of the existing pie; there are too many of us for that. It's about baking a new pie. Gloria Steinem
Life Woman Women Job Feminism Too Everywhere About More Never New Fair Pie Piece Baking Making Been Existing Getting Us Many
Anger is energising. The opposite of anger is depression, which is anger turned inward. Gloria Steinem
Depression Anger Inward Opposite Which Turned
As I lay so sick on my bed, from Christmas till March, I was always praying for poor ole master. 'Pears like I didn't do nothing but pray for ole master. 'Oh, Lord, convert ole master;' 'Oh, dear Lord, change dat man's heart, and make him a Christian.' Harriet Tubman
Christmas Man Change Heart Master Nothing Christian Sick Lay Like Make Him Always Bed Lord Till Dear Pray Pray For Praying Oh Convert Poor March Ole Pears
Read my letter to the old folks, and give my love to them, and tell my brothers to be always watching unto prayer, and when the good old ship of Zion comes along, to be ready to step aboard. Harriet Tubman
Love Good Prayer Old Tell Folks Brothers Give Step Along Unto Read Ready Always Ship Them Letter Watching
The walls, the bars, the guns and the guards can never encircle or hold down the idea of the people. Huey Newton
People Walls Down Guards Guns Never Idea Encircle Hold Bars
I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people. Huey Newton
Love Great Hate People Think Other Great Love Motivates
The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press. Ida B. Wells
People Before Press Must Know Educator Act Compare
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