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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.

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’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
You can’t build a revolution with no education.
FRED HAMPTON

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

Afraid Courage Pig War
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.
FRED HAMPTON

Black Lives Matter Fascism Fight Fire Inspirational Racism Water
A revolution is a class struggle.
FRED HAMPTON

Class Revolution Struggle
In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
FRED HAMPTON

Langyage Racism
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
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
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 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 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
You don’t miss the water ‘til the well runs dry.
FRED HAMPTON

Deep Dry Hope Inspirational Water Well
I believe I’m going to die doing the things I was born to do. I believe I’m going to die high off the people. I believe I’m going to die a revolutionary in the international revolutionary proletarian struggle.
FRED HAMPTON

Believe Born Die Fascism International People Revolution Struggle
They talked us into buying candy bars and throwing the candy away and eating the wrapper.
FRED HAMPTON

Buy Candy Eat Sarcastic Throw Wrapper
People have to be armed to have power, you see.
FRED HAMPTON

People Power See
Power anywhere where there’s people!
FRED HAMPTON

One Liner People Power
If you walk through life and don’t help anybody, you haven’t had much of a life
FRED HAMPTON

Help Life Walk
Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism is gonna stop us all.
FRED HAMPTON

Fascism Important Stop
You have to understand that people have to pay a price for peace. If you dare to struggle, you dare to win.
FRED HAMPTON

Dare Pay Peace People Price Struggle Understand Win
In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
FRED HAMPTON

Langyage Racism
Let me just say: Peace to you, if you’re willing to fight for it.
FRED HAMPTON

Fight Peace Willing
Changing your name is not gonna change our set of arrangements.
FRED HAMPTON

Arrangement Black Lives Matter Change Name
You can kill a revolutionary, but you cannot kill a revolution.
FRED HAMPTON

Government Kill Revolution
If you dare to struggle, you dare to win.
FRED HAMPTON

Dare Motivational One Liner Struggle Win
We say that we will work with anybody and form a coalition with anybody that has revolution on their mind.
FRED HAMPTON

Mind Revolution Work

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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