Fear Quotes
The thing that stops us and, when faced, the thing that frees us. Both sides explored here.
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"Fear is the tool used to maintain unjust systems."H. Rap Brown
"Fear is the weapon of oppressors used against the oppressed."Stokely Carmichael
"Fear is the tool of oppression."Assata Shakur
"Fear is only real if we give it permission to control us."Assata Shakur
"Fear is used to maintain systems of oppression; courage is needed to dismantle them."Angela Y. Davis
"Fear and apathy are the enemies of change."Andrea Dworkin
"Fear is the tool of oppression; knowledge is liberation."Black Panther Party
"Fear is the tool of control."Shulamith Firestone
"Fear loses power when named."Shulamith Firestone
"Fear is the tool used to keep people oppressed and divided."Assata Shakur
"The soft-minded man always fears change. He sees only the surface of things and he fears what the future holds."John Lewis
"Fear of change keeps us trapped in familiar cages."Shulamith Firestone
"A man who is not afraid is a man who understands his purpose and will pursue it relentlessly."Stokely Carmichael
"Fear is often the tool used to maintain systems of oppression."Angela Y. Davis
"Fear is how they keep us small; we must learn to act anyway."Andrea Dworkin
"Fear is the mind killer."Germaine Greer
"Fear is the primary tool of oppression throughout history."Andrea Dworkin
"Our hearts are broken by the losses we have not yet experienced."Gloria Steinem
"Fear is often what keeps us from becoming our true selves"bell hooks
"Fear is often the barrier between us and our greatest potential."bell hooks
"Fear is the mechanism through which oppression is maintained."Andrea Dworkin
"Fear keeps us small and compliant; facing it is essential to freedom."Shulamith Firestone
"Fear of change is natural; acting despite it is revolutionary."Shulamith Firestone
"Women have been taught to fear their own power."Germaine Greer
"Fear is the tool used to keep women compliant and small."Andrea Dworkin
"Fear is the guardian at the gate of transformation; we must acknowledge it to move through."bell hooks
"Fear should not determine a woman's choices or ambitions."Betty Friedan
"The fear that we are not enough keeps us small, quiet, and isolated."Audre Lorde
"When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed."Audre Lorde
"Fear is a choice, courage is too."Barbara Smith