"Do you see law and order? There is nothing but disorder, and instead of law there is the illusion of security. It is an illusion because it is built on a long history of injustices: racism, criminality, and the genocide of millions. Many people say it is insane to resist the system, but actually, it is insane not to."
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Columnists from the United StatesPolitical activistsMurderersAfrican American communistsJournalists from Philadelphia
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Death Blossoms (2004, South End Press; Cambridge MA), p. 11
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