Fred Hampton Quotes

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.

Nothing is more important than stopping fascism, because fascism is gonna stop us all.

We understood that politics is nothing but war without bloodshed and war is nothing but politics with bloodshed.

We do not support people who are anarchistic, opportunistic, adventuristic, and Custeristic.

We said nobody would shoot a Panther but a pig, because Panthers don’t pose a threat to anybody but pigs.

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.

We said nobody would shoot a Panther but a pig, because Panthers don’t pose a threat to anybody but pigs.

The people have to have the power: it belongs to the people.

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.

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.