We say it’s no longer a question of violence or non-violence. We say it’s a question of resistance to fascism or non-existence within fascism.
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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I’m not afraid to say I’m at war with the pigs.
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If you dare to struggle, you dare to win.
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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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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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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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With no education, you have neocolonialism instead of colonialism.
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Power anywhere where there’s people!
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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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You can jail a Revolutionary, but you can’t jail the Revolution.
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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.
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Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism is gonna stop us all.
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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.
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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’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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Don’t worry about the Black Panther Party. As long as you keep the beat, we’ll keep on going.
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