H. Rap Brown

Activist, Black Power Leader American 1943 – 2014

Black Power advocate and SNCC leader.

355 quotes

"Literature documents resistance."
Literature
"Philosophy explores what justice means."
Philosophy
"Technology reflects our values."
Technology
"History is a teacher if we listen."
History
"War perpetuates cycles of pain."
War
"Motivation comes from purpose."
Motivation
"Inspiration is found in the ordinary person fighting."
Inspiration
"Relationships are where we practice freedom."
Relationships
"Solitude strengthens us for community."
Solitude
"Revolution is about the people, by the people, for the people."
Politics
"You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom."
Freedom
"The nature of a system is not determined by what people wish it to be, but by the function it actually performs."
Philosophy
"Violence is as American as cherry pie."
History
"We must learn to think like revolutionaries if we want to survive."
Change
"Education means to bring out, to educe, the potential within."
Education
"Power concedes nothing without a demand."
Power
"The struggle is the victory."
Perseverance
"A man who won't die for something is not fit to live."
Courage
"Justice delayed is justice denied in the minds and hearts of those who are denied."
Justice
"History is a weapon in the hands of those who write it."
History
"We are taught to accept the world as it is, but we must learn to change it."
Wisdom
"True leadership means serving those who follow."
Leadership
"The people united will never be defeated."
"Freedom requires constant vigilance and sacrifice."
Freedom
"Knowledge is the foundation of resistance."
Knowledge
"Time waits for no one, so act now or regret later."
Time
"The oppressed must become the architects of their own liberation."
Freedom
"Art reflects the soul of a people and their struggles."
Art
"To know yourself is to know your power."
Wisdom
"Change comes through action, not contemplation alone."
Change