We understood that politics is nothing but war without bloodshed and war is nothing but politics with bloodshed.
FRED HAMPTONWe’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.
More Fred Hampton Quotes
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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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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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Don’t worry about the Black Panther Party. As long as you keep the beat, we’ll keep on going.
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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 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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You can jail a Revolutionary, but you can’t jail the Revolution.
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With no education, you have neocolonialism instead of colonialism.
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They talked us into buying candy bars and throwing the candy away and eating the wrapper.
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In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
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You can kill a revolutionary, but you cannot kill a revolution.
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If you dare to struggle, you dare to win. If you dare not struggle, then damn it, you don’t deserve to win.
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The people have to have the power: it belongs to the people.
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You don’t miss the water ‘til the well runs dry.
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Why don’t you live for the people? Why don’t you struggle for the people? Why don’t you die for the 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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