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This quotation examines the core nature of Politics as articulated by Fred Hampton. Within historical and literary traditions, reflections on Politics provide actionable mental models, challenging individuals to evaluate personal ethics, self-discipline, and daily actions.

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About Fred Hampton

Fredrick Allen Hampton Sr. was an African American revolutionary and political activist who served as deputy chairman of the Black Panther Party, a Marxist–Leninist and black power organization from 1966 until his assassination in 1969. He was also chair of the Illinois chapter and founded the anti-racist, anti-classist Rainbow Coalition, a prominent multicultural political organization that combined Black Panthers, Young Patriots, and the Young Lords, which were all leftist political organizations that included African Americans, White Southerners, and Puerto Ricans. Hampton also formed an alliance among major Chicago street gangs to help them end infighting and work for social change. Hampton began his activism in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), serving as the Youth Council President of the West Suburban branch in the Chicago area.

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

— Fred Hampton
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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
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"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."

— Fred Hampton
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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
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"I do think the patriotic thing to do is to critique my country. How else do you make a country better but by pointing out its flaws?"

— Bill Maher
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"Pretty much at all times music motivates me. How can I say this without sounding in any way proud of myself? Obviously I've always written songs that are critical of our government, and talk about our times. Hopefully you attempt to be timeless while doing it."

— Eddie Vedder
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"I grew up in a neighborhood in Baltimore that was like a war zone, so I never learned to trust that there were people who could help me."

— Jada Pinkett Smith
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"We can best help you to prevent war not by repeating your words and following your methods but by finding new words and creating new methods."

— Virginia Woolf
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