We have to start learning, and you learn through practice. We have to start making mistakes, and you learn through making mistakes.
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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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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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.
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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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Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism is gonna stop us all.
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I’m not going to die slipping on no ice.
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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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If you walk through life and don’t help anybody, you haven’t had much of a life
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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.
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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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Changing your name is not gonna change our set of arrangements.
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I’m not afraid to say I’m at war with the pigs.
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You can kill a revolutionary, but you cannot kill a revolution.
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You can’t build a revolution with no education.
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With no education, you have neocolonialism instead of colonialism.
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