George Jackson Quotations

The savage repression of blacks, which can be estimated by reading the obituary columns of the nation's dailies, Fred Hampton, etc., has not failed to register on the black inmates.

Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it's cowardice.

They have learned that resistance is actually possible. The holds are beginning to slip away.

But now with the living conditions deteriorating, and with the sure knowledge that we are slated for destruction, we have been transformed into an implacable army of liberation

Very few men imprisoned for economic crimes or even crimes of passion against the oppressor feel that they are really guilty.

What the Super Bowl did for us was give us a sense of urgency.

Most of today's black convicts have come to understand that they are the most abused victims of an unrighteous order.

Up until now, the prospect of parole has kept us from confronting our captors with any real determination

We both were in a drug habit and when I walked away from it, he kept on using.

Nothing is going to just stop ... The Lower Woodward Program was really about more than the Super Bowl. It was about the transition of the city of Detroit into something we can all be proud of, to make it more livable and enjoyable and an exciting place to be.

No guidance. Not enough mentors to teach younger people what's right and what's wrong.

I was from here to there doing everything and that could have been me.

If this deal doesn't work, we have to consider demolition. That's not something we want, but keeping it may be totally unrealistic.

Growing numbers of blacks are openly passed over when paroles are considered. They have become aware that their only hope lies in resistance.

I think it sets a good role model of what you can do. It's becoming a permanent fixture in the state of Iowa and creates a legacy for those people who have helped improve the quality of life in the state of Iowa.

Our objective is a permanent transformation of the city. We've got a long way to go, but I think we've turned an important corner.

My mother and father say it's a blessing to see me now.

I think for the state of Iowa, it says Iowa continues to be a place where people are recognized for dedication, hard work and the pursuit of excellence. It's something we're placing in high esteem.

Five years ago my best friend died with AIDS...so that right there woke me up to a lot.

These (loans) are integral parts to make these projects come to fruition. This is a major step forward, and both projects wouldn't happen without them.

(Salary) certainly is one point of dissatisfaction with teachers and although money is not why someone enters the profession, it is an issue. Teachers need to be able to pay their bills and support their families.

This is going into selected neighborhoods to give them some NEZ-type relief. This is for folks who bought their homes before 1997.

It's not just a brick-and-mortar change. There is a spirit here now, and you can feel it.

It's taken a lot of effort to unlock the heat. He had to drag most of us with our heels fixed to the dirt, but he understood what its value was and that it would work.

It's the realization of a dream that a lot of us who have been here over the years have wanted, which is more public access to the river.

It's basically the exclusive source to get the real nitty-gritty for our event,

The story line, the comparisons to this show and the Bible Ends after the names of the characters.

I'm always telling the brothers some of those whites are willing to work with us against the pigs. All they got to do is stop talking honky. When the races start fighting, all you have is one maniac group against another.

It's very contradictory for a man to teach about the murder in corporate capitalism, to isolate and expose the murderes behind it, to instruct that these madmen are completely without stops, are licentious, totally depraved — and then not make adequate preparations to defend himself from the madman's attack. Either they don't really believe their own spiel or they harbor some sort of subconscious death wish

I met Marx, Lenin, Trotsky, Engels and Mao when I entered prison and they redeemed me.

It is always wise with a course of action to consider the likely consequences before going ahead with it.

We must prove our predictions about the future with action.

I don't want to die and leave a few sad songs and a hump in the ground as my only monument. I want to leave a world that is liberated from trash, pollution, racism, nation-states, nation-state wars and armies, from pomp, bigotry, parochialism, a thousand different brands of untruth and licentious, usurious economics.

They will never count me among the broken men.

Settle your quarrels, come together, understand the reality of our situation, understand that fascism is already here, that people are already dying who could be saved, that generations more will live poor butchered half-lives if you fail to act. Do what must be done, discover your humanity and your love in revolution.

I can't stop you from going to South Street or North Broad Street. We can discourage it, but we can't stop it.

I appreciate the fact it pulls all of us together. We've been out here for 20, 30 years working with the youth. This gets all of us on the same page working toward the same goals.