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the enemy is not allowed to make mistakes

[...] We should never say a whole movement is dishonest when in fact they are trying to be honest. They are just making honest mistakes. Friends are allowed to make mistakes. The enemy is not allowed to make mistakes because his whole existence is a mistake, and we suffer from it. But the women's l…

—p.155 To Die for the People: The Writings of Huey P. Newton by Huey P. Newton
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it is incorrect to seek power over people

[...] When we coined the expression "All Power to the People," we had in mind emphasizing the word "Power," for we recognize that the will to power is the basic drive of man. But it is incorrect to seek power over people. We have been subjected to the dehumanizing power of exploitation and racism…

—p.99 by Huey P. Newton
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the system can correct itself to a certain extent

We will inform this government, this social order, that it must administer to its people because it is supposed to be a representative government which serves the needs of the people. Then serve them. If it does not do this then it should be criticized. What we will not do in the future is jump too…

—p.68 by Huey P. Newton
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that itself is a kind of transformation

History shows that most of the parties that have led people out of their difficulties have had administrators with what we sometimes call the traits of the bourgeoisie or declassed intellectuals. They are the people who have gone through the established institutions, rejected them, and then applied…

—p.63 by Huey P. Newton
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where is democracy for us in any of that?

If, in fact, participating in the democratic process in America were in the interest of the Black community there would be no need for a Free Breakfast Program, there would be no need for Free Health Clinics or any of the other programs we have developed to meet the people's needs. The rights of th…

—p.58 by Huey P. Newton