Black people must address itself to the causes of poverty. That's oppression in this country.

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

They cannot divide us by saying that you're middle class or you're lower class.

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

I seek truth over a lie; I seek justice over injustice; I seek righteousness over the rewards of evildoers, and I love Allah more than I love the state.

You must begin to define yourself. You must begin to define your Black heritage.

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.