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Freedom is taken, not given. That is why we organize.

— Juan González The Vote or the Gun (1970)

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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)

Until Puerto Rico is decolonized, American democracy will not be complete.

Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America (2000)

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