Fred Hampton on black
Fred Hampton56 quotes“Black people need some peace, white people need some peace, and we’re gonna have to fight, we’re gonna have to struggle, we’re gonna have to struggle relentlessly to bring about some peace.”
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Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism is gonna stop us all.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton We understood that politics is nothing but war without bloodshed and war is nothing but politics with bloodshed.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton We do not support people who are anarchistic, opportunistic, adventuristic, and Custeristic.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton We said nobody would shoot a Panther but a pig, because Panthers don’t pose a threat to anybody but pigs.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton We’ve got to face the fact that some people say you fight fire best with fire, but we say you put fire out best with water. We say you don’t fight racism with racism. We’re gonna fight racism with solidarity.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton We said nobody would shoot a Panther but a pig, because Panthers don’t pose a threat to anybody but pigs.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton The people have to have the power: it belongs to the people.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton 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.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton I believe I’m going to die doing the things I was born to do. I believe I’m going to die high off the people. I believe I’m going to die a revolutionary in the international revolutionary proletarian struggle.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton 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
Fred HamptonFred Hampton We know that political power doesn’t flow from the sleeve of a dashiki. We know that political power flows from the barrel of a gun.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton A lot of people think the Breakfast for Children program is charity. But what does it do? It takes the people from a stage to another stage. Any program that’s revolutionary is an advancing program. Revolution is change.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton We say that we will work with anybody and form a coalition with anybody that has revolution on their mind.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton We say that we will work with anybody and form a coalition with anybody that has revolution on their mind.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton With no education, you have neocolonialism instead of colonialism.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton People have to be armed to have power, you see.
Fred HamptonFred Hampton
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