Conventional wisdom would have one believe.

The state would rather give me an uzi than a microphone.

Many claim that it is insane to resist the system; but actually, it is insane not to.

If you ain't angry, you ain't paying attention.

I have learned not to do predictions. It's not helpful, psychologically. I don't sit and fret about things.

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.

Prison is a second-by-second assault on the soul, a day-to-day degradation of the self, an oppressive steel and brick umbrella that transforms seconds into hours and hours into days.