Bobby Seale: Self
Quotes
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Bobby Seale : I wanted some grass roots, up - power to the people - legislation and laws that gave the grass roots real empowerment. You know what I mean? What I believed in, was how we could get greater community control and community input into the political institutions that affect our lives. The very philosophy and slogans we're spouting - is all power to all the people. Whether you're white, black, blue, red, green, yellow or polka dot. In the final analysis, we want real people's community control empowerment.
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Bobby Seale : We look at this program as a very international program. It's huh... for any human beings who want to survive.
Herself (female Swedish reporter) : It's a plain Socialist program?
Bobby Seale : Definitely. Socialism is the order of the day and not Nixon's black capitalism. That's out.
Herself (female Swedish reporter) : Black Panther is an armed organization. What does that mean?
Bobby Seale : It means that if any racist dog policemen, or pigs, come up and attack us at any point- or whatever point - we will defend ourselves. We will shoot them. We will kill them, because we are bent on surviving.
Herself (female Swedish reporter) : And you have arms to do this?
Bobby Seale : Oh, definitely. And we're trying to get as many arms as we can. And we're teaching the people themselves, in the community, to arm themselves.
