Power Quotes
Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.
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"Power concedes nothing without demand."Black Panther Party
"We believe in the transformative power of collective action."Black Panther Party
"We believe in building power from within our communities."Black Panther Party
"Intersectionality is not just about identity. It's about power and resources."Kimberlé Crenshaw
"Power operates through the silencing of certain voices."Kimberlé Crenshaw
"Power concedes nothing without demand."Kimberlé Crenshaw
"We have the power to remake the world."Kimberlé Crenshaw
"To speak is to claim agency."Kimberlé Crenshaw
"We shape the world through our analysis and our action."Kimberlé Crenshaw
"The power to change the world lies within each of us."Assata Shakur
"Don't fight with your oppressor; build your own nation."Stokely Carmichael
"Black power means economic power, political power, and military power."Stokely Carmichael
"The system is designed to keep us divided and conquered."Stokely Carmichael
"We must challenge the systems that profit from human suffering."Angela Y. Davis
"Men are distinguished from women by their commitment to do violence rather than to be victimized by it."Andrea Dworkin
"Power corrupts those who are not vigilant."Andrea Dworkin
"Power without responsibility is tyranny."Andrea Dworkin
"Power is a responsibility."Andrea Dworkin
"We must control the institutions that control our communities."Black Panther Party
"The people must control the means of production."Black Panther Party
"The powerful never yield rights; they are taken."Black Panther Party
"The biological family is a cell of patriarchal power."Shulamith Firestone
"Power must be distributed, not hoarded."Shulamith Firestone
"Power without accountability corrupts absolutely."Shulamith Firestone
"Power comes from collective action and solidarity."Assata Shakur
"The question of violence ever remains a question of power."John Lewis
"Power structures rely on our acceptance of false consciousness."Shulamith Firestone
"Power is the ability to define phenomena and make others accept your definition of phenomena."Stokely Carmichael
"Self-determination means we must control our own economic, political and social institutions."Stokely Carmichael
"There is no such thing as equality; there is only power."Stokely Carmichael