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 HAMPTONI 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.
More Fred Hampton Quotes
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If you walk through life and don’t help anybody, you haven’t had much of a life
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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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Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism is gonna stop us all.
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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 do not support people who are anarchistic, opportunistic, adventuristic, and Custeristic.
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A revolution is a class struggle.
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In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
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In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
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We don’t need no culture except revolutionary culture. What we mean by that is a culture that will free you.
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You have to understand that people have to pay a price for peace. If you dare to struggle, you dare to win.
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You can kill a revolutionary, but you cannot kill a revolution.
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We say that we will work with anybody and form a coalition with anybody that has revolution on their mind.
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Changing your name is not gonna change our set of arrangements.
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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 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.
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