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Quotes from The Young Lords Party" speech — Juan González

born 1947 Puerto Rico

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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)

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)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Juan González (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.