Brian Clements > Quotes

“American police terrorism was created to control the black and brown people of slavery. This remains vivid today. We need change across this country and accountability for our loved ones whose lives have been stolen by American terrorism. Who will govern the government when they continue to murder American citizens? Injustice in this country is pitiful and pathetic.”
― Brian Clements, Bullets into Bells: Poets & Citizens Respond to Gun Violence

“What Djaout believed was that a lot of things can be taken away from us—even our lives—but not our stories about those lives. Eventually, no bullet will outlast the speed and velocity of language.”
― Brian Clements, Bullets into Bells: Poets & Citizens Respond to Gun Violence

“American police terrorism was created to control the black and brown people of slavery. This remains vivid today. We need change across this country and accountability for our loved ones whose lives have been stolen by American terrorism. Who will govern the government when they continue to murder American citizens? Injustice in this country is pitiful and pathetic. The injustice starts with economics, education, and politicians.”
― Brian Clements, Bullets into Bells: Poets & Citizens Respond to Gun Violence

“Between 1968 and 2015, more than 1.5 million people were killed by shootings—more Americans than in all our wars combined.”
― Brian Clements, Bullets into Bells: Poets & Citizens Respond to Gun Violence

“If you speak, you die. If you keep quiet, you die. So, speak and die.”
― Brian Clements, Bullets into Bells: Poets & Citizens Respond to Gun Violence