George Jackson Quotes

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

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

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#3. They will never count me among the broken men.

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#4. 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.

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

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

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

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#8. We must prove our predictions about the future with action.

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

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#10. 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.

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

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

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

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#14. 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.

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