"My name became known because I was, one might say accidentally the target of state repression and because so many people throughout the country and other parts of the world organized around the demand for my freedom.“


-Angela Davis

posted in freedom


My name became known because I was, one might say accidentally the target of state repression and because so many people throughout the country and other parts of the world organized around the demand for my freedom.

Other Quotes You Might Like

Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection

"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

workView Quote
"I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider yourself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever but to be a part of an ongoing historical movement."

-Angela Davis

workView Quote
"To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women."

-Angela Davis

womenView Quote
"To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women."

-Angela Davis

societyView Quote
"We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society."

-Angela Davis

societyView Quote
"Yes, I think it's really important to acknowledge that Dr. King, precisely at the moment of his assassination, was re-conceptualizing the civil rights movement and moving toward a sort of coalitional relationship with the trade union movement."

-Angela Davis

relationshipView Quote

More Quotes About freedom

Explore other inspiring quotes in this category

"Men must stop being jealous of their power and generously allow freedom and responsibility to others. The reward is harmonious families and society."

-Delphine de Girardin

freedomView Quote
"Although we have, in theory, abolished human slavery, recognized women's rights, and stopped child labor, we continue to enslave other species who, if we simply pay attention, show quite clearly that they experience parental love, pain, and the desire for freedom, just as we do."

-Ingrid Newkirk

freedomView Quote
"What is our freedom fight about? Is it about the liberation of children or just having sex with them?"

-Kate Millett

freedomView Quote
"If I am outspoken of the dangers of intemperance to members of our armed forces, it is because we are all especially concerned for the welfare of those who are risking their lives in the cause of freedom."

-William Lyon Mackenzie King

freedomView Quote
"We must guard against the overreaching hand of big government trying to take away our freedom. And we must always protect the environment in a manner consistent with our values."

-Steve Forbes

freedomView Quote
"The main thing I believe in is freedom."

-Charles Evers

freedomView Quote