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 poverty program was not designed to eliminate poverty.

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

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

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

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!

Attack those concepts such as 'third world.' Think about it. If we look at it in terms of numbers, then people of color are the majority in this world. We should be the 'first world.'