Assata Shakur is an American rapper and activist who was convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper in 1973. In 2013, she was granted political asylum in Cuba.<\/p>\n
She has since become a symbol of resistance for people of color and women’s rights. In this article, we will explore some of the quotes by Assata Shakur that speak to her beliefs and philosophy.<\/p>\n
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\n\u201cI have declared war on the rich who prosper on our poverty, the politicians who lie to us with smiling faces, and all the mindless, heartless, robots who protect them and their property.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cWe\u2019re taught at such an early age to be against the communists, yet most of us don\u2019t have the faintest idea what communism is. Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cIf you are deaf, dumb, and blind to what\u2019s happening in the world, you\u2019re under no obligation to do anything. But if you know what\u2019s happening and you don\u2019t do anything but sit on your ass, then you\u2019re nothing but a punk.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cI am about life. I\u2019m gonna live as hard as i can and as full as i can until i die. And i\u2019m not letting these parasites, these oppressors, these greedy racist swine make me kill my children in my mind, before they are even born.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cPeople are tried and convicted in the newspapers and on television before they ever see a courtroom.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cAnd it is that one percent, the heads of large corporations, who control the policies of news media and determine what you and I hear on radio, read in the newspapers, see on television. It is more important for us to think about where the media gets its information.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cBefore going back to college, i knew i didn’t want to be an intellectual, spending my life in books and libraries without knowing what the hell is going on in the streets. Theory without practice is just as incomplete as practice without theory. The two have to go together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cThe rulers of this country have always considered their property more important than our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cThe schools we go to are reflections of the society that created them. Nobody is going to give you the education you need to overthrow them. Nobody is going to teach you your true history, teach you your true heroes, if they know that that knowledge will help set you free.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cSchools in amerika are interested in brainwashing people with amerikanism, giving them a little bit of education, and training them in skills needed to fill the positions the capitalist system requires. As long as we expect amerika’s schools to educate us, we will remain ignorant.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cI have declared war on the rich who prosper on our poverty, the politicians who lie to us with smiling faces, and all the mindless, heartless, robots who protect them and their property.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cConstructive criticism and self-criticism are extremely important for any revolutionary organization. Without them, people tend to drown in their mistakes, not learn from them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cIn the long run, the people are our only appeal. The only ones who can free us are ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cToo many people in the U.S. support death and destruction without being aware of it. They indirectly support the killing our people without ever having to look at the corpses\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cMy energy just couldn\u2019t stop dancing. I was caught up in the music of struggle, and i wanted to dance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\n\u201cWe\u2019re taught at such an early age to be against the communists, yet most of us don\u2019t have the faintest idea what communism is. Only a fool lets somebody else tell him who his enemy is.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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