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American human rights activist 1925–1965Related quotes
“The evils of capitalism are as real as the evils of militarism and evils of racism.”
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
1960s <br class="br">Source: As quoted in The Myth of American Diplomacy: National Identity and U.S. Foreign Policy https://books.google.it/books?id=DNId6HxkzQwC&pg=PA247&dq=%22The+evils+of+capitalism+are+as+real+as+the+evils+of+militarism+and+evils+of+racism%22 (1968)
Fred Hampton (1948–1969) African-American activist
Excerpt from Fred Hampton - "Political Prisoner" video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy1gveC3GVs. <br class="br">Context: We don’t think you fight fire with fire best; we think you fight fire with water best. We’re going to fight racism not with racism, but we’re going to fight with solidarity. We say we’re not going to fight capitalism with pigs and reactionary state’s attorneys like this and reactionary state’s attorneys like Hanrahan with any other reactions on our part. We’re going to fight their reactions with all of us people getting together and having an international proletarian revolution.
Harry Belafonte (1927) American singer
On inspiring Robert F. Kennedy to greater concern for civil rights.
Interview in The Guardian (2007)
Context: To reach someone's soul, you have to have a social relationship. … You can't just sit down in the cold world of legal jargon and settle the nuances of racism and what it does to the social and cultural fabric. … The rich in America are so isolated that for Bobby to come into this intimate experience with its victims was a revelation. You could see in his face the anguish and consternation. It played away at his conscience and soul.
“Capitalism without competition isn’t capitalism; it’s exploitation.”
Joe Biden (1942) 47th Vice President of the United States (in office from 2009 to 2017)
2021, July 2021, Remarks by President Biden At Signing of An Executive Order Promoting Competition in the American Economy
Fred Hampton (1948–1969) African-American activist
Excerpt from Fred Hampton - "Political Prisoner" video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy1gveC3GVs.
“Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without hell.”
Frank Borman (1928) NASA astronaut
The Growing Bankruptcy Brigade, TIME magazine (18 October 1982) http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,949605,00.html
“Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without Hell.”
Kyle Bass (1969) businessperson
BBC HARDTalk interview, 15 November 2011.