“Before our white brothers arrived to make us civilized men, we didn’t have any kind of prison. Because of this, we had no delinquents. Without a prison, there can be no delinquents. We had no locks nor keys and therefore among us there were no thieves.When someone was so poor that he couldn’t afford a horse, a tent or a blanket, he would, in that case, receive it all as a gift. We were too uncivilized to give great importance to private property. We didn’t know any kind of money and consequently, the value of a human being was not determined by his wealth. We had no written laws laid down, no lawyers, no politicians, therefore we were not able to cheat and swindle one another.We were really in bad shape before the white men arrived and I don’t know how to explain how we were able to manage without these fundamental things that (so they tell us) are so necessary for a civilized society.” — John (Fire) Lame Deer, Sioux Lakota, 1903-1976.
Historically depressing yet deeply inspirational.
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Get faded.
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Freedom.
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I know nothing with any certainty. But the sight of the stars make me dream - Vincent van Gogh
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Subtle movements make moments.
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Cornel West, being a badass like usual.
I NEED TO BE DR. CORNEL WEST’S PUPIL.
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"I tell my students, ‘When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else. This is not just a grab-bag candy game."
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…she has STUDENTS?!?! HOW CAN I BE ONE?!
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I NEED TO BE HER STUDENT.
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the human pillow.
Eriko Nakao
Love her
