I am the people, I’m not the pig. You got to make a distinction. And the people are going to have to attack the pigs. The people are going to have to stand up against the pigs. That’s what the Panthers is doing, that’s what the Panthers are doing all over the world.
FRED HAMPTONIn plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
More Fred Hampton Quotes
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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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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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Changing your name is not gonna change our set of arrangements.
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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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In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
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I’m not going to die slipping on no ice.
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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 don”t know if I like communism, and I don”t know if I like socialism. But I know that the Breakfast for Children Program feeds my kids. And if you put your hands on that Breakfast for Children Program.
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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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I’m not afraid to say I’m at war with the pigs.
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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.
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A revolution is a class struggle.
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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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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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I’m not afraid to say I’m at war with the pigs.
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