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I don”t know if I like communism, and I don”t know if I like socialism. But I know that the Breakfast for Children Program feeds my kids. And if you put your hands on that Breakfast for Children Program.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton You can kill a revolutionary but you can’t kill revolution, you can jail a liberator but you can’t jail liberation.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton If you ever think about me, and you ain’t gonna do no revolutionary act, forget about me. I don’t want myself on your mind if you’re not going to work for the people.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton You have to understand that people have to pay a price for peace. If you dare to struggle, you dare to win.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton We’re not a racist organization, because we understand that racism is an excuse used for capitalism, and we know that racism is just – it’s a byproduct of capitalism.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton You can jail a Revolutionary, but you can’t jail the Revolution.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton I am the people, I’m not the pig. You got to make a distinction. And the people are going to have to attack the pigs. The people are going to have to stand up against the pigs. That’s what the Panthers is doing, that’s what the Panthers are doing all over the world.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton Let me just say: Peace to you, if you’re willing to fight for it.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism is gonna stop us all.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton You can kill a revolutionary, but you cannot kill a revolution.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton Don’t worry about the Black Panther Party. As long as you keep the beat, we’ll keep on going.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton The people that we’re asking for peace, they’re a bunch of megalomaniac warmongers and they don’t even understand what peace means.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton I have a lot of respect for Martin Luther King. I think he was one of the greatest orators that the country ever produced.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton
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