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 HAMPTONWe’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
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Power anywhere where there’s people!
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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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Socialism is the people! You afraid of yourself. If you afraid of socialism, you afraid of yourself.
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You can kill a revolutionary, but you cannot kill a revolution.
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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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People have to be armed to have power, you see.
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In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
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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.
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With no education, you have neocolonialism instead of colonialism.
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Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism is gonna stop us all.
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They talked us into buying candy bars and throwing the candy away and eating the wrapper.
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The people have to have the power: it belongs to the people.
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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 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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In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
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