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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 Hampton

Topics: Black Capitalism Fight Going Racism Say Socialism Solidarity

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You have to understand that people have to pay a price for peace. If you dare to struggle, you dare to win.

~Fred Hampton

Topics: Dare Pay Peace People Price Struggle Understand Win You

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We might not be back. I might be in jail. I might be anywhere. But when I leave, you'll remember I said, with the last words on my lips, that I am a revolutionary. And you're going to have to keep on saying that. You're going to have to say that I am a proletariat; I am the people.

~Fred Hampton

Topics: Am Anywhere Back Going Jail Keep Last Leave Lips Might People Proletariat Remember Revolutionary Said Say Saying Words You I Am

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With no education, you have neocolonialism instead of colonialism, like you've got in Africa now and like you've got in Haiti. So what we're talking about is there has to be an educational program. That's very important.

~Fred Hampton

Topics: About Africa Colonialism Education Educational Got Haiti Important Instead Like Now Program Talking Very You

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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.

~Fred Hampton

Topics: Against Am Attack Distinction Doing Going Got Make Over People Pig Pigs Stand Stand Up Up World You I Am

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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

Topics: Believe Born Die Doing Going High International Off People Proletarian Revolutionary Struggle Things I Believe I Was Born

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You can kill a revolutionary but you can never kill the revolution.

~Fred Hampton

Topics: Never Revolution Revolutionary You

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We ain't gonna fight no reactionary pigs who run up and down the street being reactionary; we're gonna organize and dedicate ourselves to revolutionary political power and teach ourselves the specific needs of resisting the power structure, arm ourselves, and we're gonna fight reactionary pigs with international proletarian revolution.

~Fred Hampton

Topics: Arm Being Dedicate Down Fight Gonna International Needs Organize Ourselves Pigs Political Political Power Power Proletarian Reactionary Resisting Revolution Revolutionary Run Specific Street Structure Teach Up Up And Down Who

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You can't build a revolution with no education. Jomo Kenyatta did this in Africa, and because the people were not educated, he became as much an oppressor as the people he overthrew.

~Fred Hampton

Topics: Africa Became Because Build Did Educated Education He Much Oppressor People Revolution Were You

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The Black Panther Party stood up and said that we don't care what anybody says. We don't think fighting fire with fire is best; we think you fight fire with water best.

~Fred Hampton

Topics: Anybody Best Black Care Fight Fighting Fire Panther Party Said Says Stood Think Up Water You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: August 30th, 1948

Died: December 4th, 1969

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