We say that we will work with anybody and form a coalition with anybody that has revolution on their mind.
FRED HAMPTONWe understood that politics is nothing but war without bloodshed and war is nothing but politics with bloodshed.
More Fred Hampton Quotes
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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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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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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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I’m not going to die slipping on no ice.
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In plain proletarian worker’s language, it takes two to tango.
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You can’t build a revolution with no education.
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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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They talked us into buying candy bars and throwing the candy away and eating the wrapper.
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Let me just say: Peace to you, if you’re willing to fight for it.
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A lot of people think the Breakfast for Children program is charity. But what does it do? It takes the people from a stage to another stage. Any program that’s revolutionary is an advancing program. Revolution is change.
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We do not support people who are anarchistic, opportunistic, adventuristic, and Custeristic.
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I have a lot of respect for Martin Luther King. I think he was one of the greatest orators that the country ever produced.
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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.
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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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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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