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.
Fred HamptonRead
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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Empowering the people is essential for a just society.
This quote emphasizes the importance of returning power to the people to ensure a fair and equitable society. Fred Hampton advocates for collective control over societal resources and decision-making, asserting that true change can only occur when authority and responsibility are shared among the populace.
Themes
EmpowermentPeoplePowerSocietyJustice
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a rally to inspire participants to demand more power in governance.
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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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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.
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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.
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We say primarily that the priority of this struggle is class. That Marx and Lenin and Che Guevara and Mao Tse-Tung, and anybody else who ever said or knew or practiced anything about revolution, always said that a revolution is a class struggle.
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