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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.

Fred Hampton

I’m not afraid to say I’m at war with the pigs.
FRED HAMPTON

Afraid Courage Pig War
We’re not metaphysicians, we’re not idealists, we’re dialectical materialists. And we deal with what reality is, whether we like it or not.
FRED HAMPTON

Deal Ideal Material Reality
Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism is gonna stop us all.
FRED HAMPTON

Fascism Important Stop
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 HAMPTON

Against Attack Distinction Panther People Pig World
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 HAMPTON

Knee Learning Listen People Prison
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.
FRED HAMPTON

Capital Excuse Organization Racism Understand
Power anywhere where there’s people!
FRED HAMPTON

One Liner People Power
We have to start learning, and you learn through practice. We have to start making mistakes, and you learn through making mistakes.
FRED HAMPTON

Learning Mistake Practice Start
With no education, you have neocolonialism instead of colonialism.
FRED HAMPTON

Education Learning
If you dare to struggle, you dare to win. If you dare not struggle, then damn it, you don’t deserve to win.
FRED HAMPTON

Dare Deserve Inspirational Struggle Win
We understood that politics is nothing but war without bloodshed and war is nothing but politics with bloodshed.
FRED HAMPTON

Blood Politics Understand
Socialism is the people! You afraid of yourself. If you afraid of socialism, you afraid of yourself.
FRED HAMPTON

Afraid People Social Yourself
Why don’t you live for the people? Why don’t you struggle for the people? Why don’t you die for the people?
FRED HAMPTON

Die Live People Struggle
If you walk through life and don’t help anybody, you haven’t had much of a life
FRED HAMPTON

Help Life Walk
We said nobody would shoot a Panther but a pig, because Panthers don’t pose a threat to anybody but pigs.
FRED HAMPTON

Coward Panther Pig Shoot Threat
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.
FRED HAMPTON

Act Forget Mind Myself People Revolution Thinking Want Work

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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