375 Quotes by Walter Benjamin

It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.

The concept of progress must be grounded in the idea of catastrophe. That things are 'status quo' is the catastrophe

There is something about Sundiata [Acoli] that exudes calm. From every part of his being you can sense the presence of revolutionary spirit and fervor. And his love for Black people is so intense that you can almost touch it and hold it in your hand.

We need to be weapons of mass construction, weapons of mass love. It's not enough just to change the system. We need to change ourselves.

There is no document of civilization that is not at the same time a document of barbarism.

Imperialism is the underlying motor of racism. The underlying reason that racism keeps on being promoted in all of its various forms.

Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.

These are days when no one should rely unduly on his ''competence.'' Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed.

You could tell a lot about a man by the books he keeps - his tastes, his interest, his habits.