The first lesson a revolutionary must learn is that he is a doomed man. Unless he understands this, he does not grasp the essential meaning of his life.
—Huey P. Newton
Topics: Revolution
Too many so-called leaders of the movement have been made into celebrities and their revolutionary fervor destroyed by mass media. They become Hollywood objects and lose identification with the real issues. The task is to transform society; only the people can do that
—Huey P. Newton
Topics: Revolution
The revolution has always been in the hands of the young. The young always inherit the revolution.
—Huey P. Newton
Topics: Revolution
If you stop struggling, then you stop life.
—Huey P. Newton
Topics: Life, Resolve, Endurance, Perseverance
Sometimes if you want to get rid of the gun, you have to pick the gun up.
—Huey P. Newton
You can jail a Revolutionary, but you can’t jail the Revolution.
—Huey P. Newton
Topics: Revolution
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