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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.

Fred Hampton

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.
FRED HAMPTON

Alright People Racism Togetherness
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
Don’t worry about the Black Panther Party. As long as you keep the beat, we’ll keep on going.
FRED HAMPTON

Beat.Going Black Fassicm Party Worry
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
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.
FRED HAMPTON

Face Fight Fire People Racism Solidarity
In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
FRED HAMPTON

Langyage Racism
We don’t need no culture except revolutionary culture. What we mean by that is a culture that will free you.
FRED HAMPTON

Culture Exception Freedom Need Revolution
I’m not going to die slipping on no ice.
FRED HAMPTON

Die Ice One Liner Slip
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
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.
FRED HAMPTON

Existence Fascisn Non Violence Question Resistance Violence
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
You don’t miss the water ‘til the well runs dry.
FRED HAMPTON

Deep Dry Hope Inspirational Water Well
Changing your name is not gonna change our set of arrangements.
FRED HAMPTON

Arrangement Black Lives Matter Change Name
A lot of people don’t understand the Black Panthers Party’s relationship with white mother country radicals.
FRED HAMPTON

Country People Radical Relationship Understand
Socialism is the people! You afraid of yourself. If you afraid of socialism, you afraid of yourself.
FRED HAMPTON

Afraid People Social Yourself
We’re going to fight racism not with racism, but we’re going to fight with solidarity. We say we’re not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we’re going to fight it with socialism
FRED HAMPTON

Black Lives Matter Capital Fight Racism Social Solidarity

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