The myth of the self-made man, has to be profoundly hypocritical: it is the self-serving demonstration that a lie is the truth

When forces of oppression come to maintain themselves in power against established law, peace is considered already broken.

One has to grow hard but without ever losing tenderness.

The fundamental principle is that no battle, combat, or skirmish is to be fought unless it will be won.

Guerrilla warfare is used by the side which is supported by a majority but which possesses a much smaller number of arms for use in defense against oppression.

If we had to kneel in order to live in peace, [ U.S. government] will have to kill us before.

Wrapped in a police blanket, I watched the rain and smoked one black cigarette after another.