H. Rap Brown

Activist, Black Power Leader American 1943 – 2014

Black Power advocate and SNCC leader.

355 quotes

"Technology should liberate, not enslave"
Technology
"War against injustice is justified"
War
"Motivation comes from understanding our purpose"
Motivation
"Inspiration is found in the stories of resisters"
Inspiration
"Relationships built on truth are unshakeable"
Relationships
"Solitude allows us to reflect on our path"
Solitude
"The natural world teaches us about cycles and renewal"
Nature
"We inherit both debt and responsibility from history"
History
"Speaking truth is an act of love"
Love
"Life itself is a form of resistance"
Life
"Success is measured by impact on community"
Success
"Happiness grows from meaningful work"
Happiness
"Friendship is tested and strengthened through struggle"
Friendship
"Family bonds anchor us in the fight"
Family
"Death comes to all, but legacy lives forever"
Death
"Peace is not the absence of struggle but its culmination"
Peace
"The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house, but we must try anyway with what we have"
Justice
"Violence is as American as cherry pie"
Politics
"A man must know his place in the world, or he will forever be lost"
Wisdom
"Education without liberation is just training for servitude"
Education
"We are not fighting for integration; we are fighting for freedom"
Freedom
"The revolution will not be televised because it will be real"
Change
"To speak truth in a time of lies is a revolutionary act"
Truth
"Power concedes nothing without a demand; history teaches us this repeatedly"
Power
"Fear is the tool of those who wish to control you"
Fear
"A people without knowledge of their history is like a tree without roots"
History
"We must love each other or perish together in ignorance"
Love
"The future belongs to those willing to fight for it today"
Courage
"Silence in the face of injustice is complicity"
Justice
"Knowledge is power, but only when it is shared and acted upon"
Knowledge