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 HAMPTONIf you dare to struggle, you dare to win. If you dare not struggle, then damn it, you don’t deserve to win.
More Fred Hampton Quotes
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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 can’t build a revolution with no education.
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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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I’m not afraid to say I’m at war with the pigs.
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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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In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
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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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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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They talked us into buying candy bars and throwing the candy away and eating the wrapper.
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We’ve got to face the fact that some people say you fight fire best with fire, but we say you put fire out best with water. We say you don’t fight racism with racism. We’re gonna fight racism with solidarity.
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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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Power anywhere where there’s people!
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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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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.
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