George Jackson Quotes

Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it's cowardice.
George Jackson

Patience, Far, Limits

But now with the living conditions deteriorating, and with the sure knowledge that we are slated for destruction, we have been transformed into an implacable army of liberation.
George Jackson

Knowledge, Living, Sure

Very few men imprisoned for economic crimes or even crimes of passion against the oppressor feel that they are really guilty.
George Jackson

Men, Passion, Guilty

Most of today's black convicts have come to understand that they are the most abused victims of an unrighteous order.
George Jackson

Today, Black, Understand

The savage repression of blacks, which can be estimated by reading the obituary columns of the nation's dailies, Fred Hampton, etc., has not failed to register on the black inmates.
George Jackson

Black, Nation, Reading

Up until now, the prospect of parole has kept us from confronting our captors with any real determination.
George Jackson

Real, Until, Kept

They have learned that resistance is actually possible. The holds are beginning to slip away.
George Jackson

Learned, Away, Beginning

What the Super Bowl did for us was give us a sense of urgency.
George Jackson

Give, Sense, Super

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Biography

Nationality: American

Born: September 23, 1941

Died: August 21, 1971

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