Truth is like a lion; it does not need to be defended. - Assata Shakur

"Truth is like a lion; it does not need to be defended."

Assata Shakur Truth

Activist, Revolutionary American Born 1947 (age 79)

More from Assata Shakur

"I have never been afraid to speak the truth. I have never been afraid to stand up for what I believe in."

"The most important thing is that you understand your own power."

"Resistance is not futile; it is essential."

"I am a Black revolutionary, and that is what I will always be."

"Lucy, you got some 'splainin' to do!"

"You must always be honest with the people you love."

"Truth always comes out in the end."

"Honesty is always the best policy."