There's no such thing as second class citizenship. That's like telling me you can be a little bit pregnant.

I say violence is necessary. Violence is a part of America's culture. It is as American as cherry pie. Americans taught the black people to be violent. We will use that violence to rid ourselves of oppression if necessary. We will be free, by any means necessary.

In terms of the revolution, I believe that the revolution will be a revolution of dispossessed people in this country: that's the Mexican American, the Puerto Rican American, the American Indian, and black people.

There has to be a social commitment, a social consciousness that joins men together. On the basis of their coming together, they do not transgress against themselves and they do not transgress against others.

The poverty program was not designed to eliminate poverty.

I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie.

The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!