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.

See, it's no in between: you're either free or you're a slave.

I consider myself neither legally nor morally bound to obey the laws made by a body in which I have no representation.

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.

Being a man is the continuing battle for one's life. One loses a bit of manhood with every stale compromise to the authority of any power in which one does not believe.

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!

When you understand your obligations to God then you can understand your obligations to society.