Fred Hampton Quotations

A lot of people don't understand the Black Panthers Party's relationship with white mother country radicals.

In plain proletarian worker's language, it takes two to tango.

Yes, we do defend our office as we do defend our homes. This is a constitutional right everybody has, and nothing's funny about that. The only reason they get mad at the Black Panther Party when you do it is for the simple reason that we're political.

Were going to fight racism not with racism, but were going to fight with solidarity. We say were not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but were going to fight it with socialism.

I'm not going to die slipping on no ice.

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.

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

If you dare to struggle, you dare to win.

You're gonna have to keep on saying that - I am the proletariat, I am the people. I am not the pig. You've got to make a distinction.

Let me just say: Peace to you, if you're willing to fight for it.