Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism is gonna stop us all.
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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They talked us into buying candy bars and throwing the candy away and eating the wrapper.
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You can jail a Revolutionary, but you can’t jail the Revolution.
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Socialism is the people! You afraid of yourself. If you afraid of socialism, you afraid of yourself.
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The people have to have the power: it belongs to the people.
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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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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.
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With no education, you have neocolonialism instead of colonialism.
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Everything would be alright if everything was put back in the hands of the people, and we’re going to have to put it back in the hands of the people.
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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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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 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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We say that we will work with anybody and form a coalition with anybody that has revolution on their mind.
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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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People have to be armed to have power, you see.
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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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