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 HAMPTONIn plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
More Fred Hampton Quotes
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You can kill a revolutionary but you can’t kill revolution, you can jail a liberator but you can’t jail liberation.
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We have to start learning, and you learn through practice. We have to start making mistakes, and you learn through making mistakes.
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With no education, you have neocolonialism instead of colonialism.
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We said nobody would shoot a Panther but a pig, because Panthers don’t pose a threat to anybody but pigs.
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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.
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We’re going to fight racism not with racism, but we’re going to fight with solidarity. We say we’re not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we’re going to fight it with socialism
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The people have to have the power: it belongs to the people.
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You can kill a revolutionary, but you cannot kill a revolution.
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In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
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We do not support people who are anarchistic, opportunistic, adventuristic, and Custeristic.
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Power anywhere where there’s people!
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We said nobody would shoot a Panther but a pig, because Panthers don’t pose a threat to anybody but pigs.
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I went down to the prison in Menard, thinking we were the vanguard, but down there, I got down on my knees and listened and learned from the people.
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We understood that politics is nothing but war without bloodshed and war is nothing but politics with bloodshed.
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You don’t fight fire with fire. You fight fire with water. We’re gonna fight racism with solidarity. We’re not gonna fight capitalism with Black capitalism. We’re gonna fight capitalism with socialism. Socialism is the people. If you’re afraid of socialism, you’re afraid of yourself.
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