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Fidel Castro had trust in the people and their power, when united and organized, to change Cuba.
That's what imperialism is all about when one country controls the economic life of another country.
The Young Lords Party" speech (1971)
Inside the U.S., we see ourselves allied with all Third World people, poor white and working class people.
The Young Lords Party" speech (1971)
Revolution is a complete change, an overturning of dead soil, a new way of life, with new government, new laws.
The Vote or the Gun (1970)
Freedom is taken, not given. That is why we organize.
The Vote or the Gun (1970)
Until Puerto Rico is decolonized, American democracy will not be complete.
Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America (2000)
Education is the first step in revolution. And armed self-defense is the first step of education for armed revolution.
Armarse Para Defenderse (1970)
The Revolution of Lares, more than an uprising for independence, was a rebellion against slavery.
On Our Struggle (1971)
Every one of the fifty states was named after a native American people that was wiped out in that particular area-Illinois, California, Nebraska, conquered lands. Every bit of that territory is conquered land.
The Young Lords Party" speech (1971)
The factories belong to those who work them; the work places belong to those who work them. That's our slogan, that's how we're going to build a revolutionary workers' movement.
The Young Lords Party" speech (1971)
Hatred of oppression drives us.
Armarse Para Defenderse (1970)
Slavery is the most disgusting reality in the history of Puerto Rico. From slavery, from the riches of free labor for centuries by African men and women, comes the money of what is left of the old rich families of Puerto Rico.
On Our Struggle (1971)