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We were like heroes, to stand there and observe the police, and the police were scared to move upon us.

Bobby Seale

We were like heroes, to stand there and observe the police, and the police were scared to move upon us.
BOBBY SEALE

Move Observation Police Scare Stand
The first point was we wanted power to determine our own destiny in our own black community. And what we had done is, we wanted to write a program that was straightforward to the people. We didn’t want to give a long dissertation.
BOBBY SEALE

Black Determination People Point Power Program
There’s nothing wrong with being a cop. There’s nothing wrong with being a white person. It’s about where your heart is…We’ve got to get everyone beyond the xenophobic isolationism.
BOBBY SEALE

Beyond Heart Person Police Wrong
The people have now come to realize that the only way to deal with the oppressor is to deal on our own terms and this was done.
BOBBY SEALE

Oppression Ourselves People Realize Terms
The Black Panther party of Self-Defense is a revolutionary party.
BOBBY SEALE

Defense Party Revolution
To develop political and economic power in a capitalist society, you need capital.
BOBBY SEALE

Capitalist Development Economics Need Yourself
The Black Panther Party were not revenge nationalists.
BOBBY SEALE

National Politics Revenge
You don’t fight racism with racism, the best way to fight racism is with solidarity.
BOBBY SEALE

Best Fight Racism Solidarity Way
Electoral politics was always an objective of the Black Panther party, so Barack Obama is a part of what we dreamed and struggled and died for.
BOBBY SEALE

Death Objective Party Politics Struggle
A people who have suffered so much for so long at the hands of a racist society must draw the line somewhere.
BOBBY SEALE

Drawing Hands People Society Suffering
Our position was: If you don’t attack us, there won’t be any violence; if you bring violence to us, we will defend ourselves.
BOBBY SEALE

Attack Defend Ourselves Position Violence
I’m still a political revolutionary. The fire never went out of me, but perceptions and realizations change.
BOBBY SEALE

Change Fire Politics Realize Revolution
I think the American Dream should be about a greater progressive legislation that allows for what I call a necessary future world of cooperational humanism.
BOBBY SEALE

Dreams Greatness Humanity Progressive Thinking
Fox News never calls up Bobby Seale to articulate a stance in opposition to right-wing conservatives. To me, giving the New Black Panthers a platform on Fox is a subtle tactic to scare people.
BOBBY SEALE

Black Call Conservative People Platform
I am not a hoodlum. I’m a community organizer.
BOBBY SEALE

Community Myself Organization
Money is the medium of exchange, and it’s how you make things happen. To say you hate it is some farfetched, idealistic crap.
BOBBY SEALE

Hate Ideal Medium Money Yourself

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