To develop political and economic power in a capitalist society, you need capital.

We jumped into the protest of Vietnam before the Black Panther Party ever started, before the Black Panther Party was even thought of. In fact, it was late 1965 and 1966 that the anti-Vietnam War, anti-draft to the Vietnam War protest started at University of California, Berkeley.

Our position was: If you don't attack us, there won't be any violence; if you bring violence to us, we will defend ourselves.

I'm still a political revolutionary. The fire never went out of me, but perceptions and realizations change.

There's nothing wrong with being a cop. There's nothing wrong with being a white person. It's about where your heart is...We've got to get everyone beyond the xenophobic isolationism.

Fox News never calls up Bobby Seale to articulate a stance in opposition to right-wing conservatives. To me, giving the New Black Panthers a platform on Fox is a subtle tactic to scare people.

I always tried to raise money for the Black Panthers through business schemes.