The first point was we wanted power to determine our own destiny in our own black community. And what we had done is, we wanted to write a program that was straightforward to the people. We didn't want to give a long dissertation.

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

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 am not a hoodlum. I'm a community organizer.

The only solution to pollution is a people's humane revolution!

I have quite a few good friends in Philadelphia who were police officers.

I think the American Dream should be about a greater progressive legislation that allows for what I call a necessary future world of cooperational humanism.