Memorable Quotes from Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
6 quotesConfronting Authority and Identity in Conflict
Bobby Seale
You've all got the same father, right? Cut your hair, don't be a fag, respect authority, respect America - respect me. Your life, it's a fuck-you to your father, right? A little?
[after being informed of Fred Hampton's murder]
Tom Hayden
Maybe.
Bobby Seale
Maybe. And you can see how that's different from a rope on a tree?
Tom Hayden
Yeah.
[quietly]
Bobby Seale
Yeah. He was shot in the shoulder first. You can't aim a gun if you've been shot in the shoulder, you can't squeeze the trigger. Second shot was in his head. Fred was executed. Anything else?
William Kunstler
No.
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A Bigger Helmet for a Bigger Challenge
David Kane / Black Manta
Hmm. I think I'm gonna need a bigger helmet.
[''After tinkering with Atlantean weaponry that blasts a wall'']
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Debate Over Speaking Engagement in Chicago
Sondra
You can't give this speech in Chicago!
Bobby Seale
Fred Hampton wants me there. Plane ticket.
Sondra
Let Fred give the speech!
Bobby Seale
Between Hayden and Hoffman there could be 5,000 people. It'd be nice to talk to 5,000 people.
Sondra
Not while you're in trouble in Connecticut.
Bobby Seale
Yes, well I'm in trouble - I'm the head of the Black Panthers, Sondra! When the hell am I not gonna be in trouble? Travel bag.
Sondra
You're going to be in a lot more of it if you stand up and say Fry the pigs!
Bobby Seale
IF they attack me. You're taking it out of context.
Sondra
So will every white person in America! Cops won't give a shit about context, and you don't have enough protection in Chicago.
Bobby Seale
There's no place to be right now but in it.
Sondra
But Fry the pigs'?
Bobby Seale
IF they attack...
Sondra
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[[Martin Luther King, Jr.|Dr. King]
Bobby Seale
Is dead! He has a dream? Well now he has a fucking bullet in his head! Martin's dead, ]'s dead, ]'s dead, ]'s dead, ] is dead. They tried it peacefully, we're gonna try something else.
[[Malcolm X|Malcom; [w:Medgar Evers|Medgar; [Robert Kennedy|Bobby; [Jesus]
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A Vow of Vengeance and Retribution
David Kane / Black Manta
I'll show you the same mercy you showed my father, and gut you like the fish you are!
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Fate of the Ocean's Adversaries Unfolds
David Kane / Black Manta
I scavenge the high seas. You're the Aquaman. We were bound to meet at some point!
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Demand for Blood and Accountability
David Kane / Black Manta
You can't run. YOU OWE ME BLOOD!
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