My fear was not of death itself, but a death without meaning. I wanted my death to be something the people could relate to, a basis for further mobilization of the community.

The policemen or soldiers are only a gun in the establishments hand. They make the racist secure in his racism.

I am very happy here [on Cuba], but I feel I have work to do in the United States. It's where I can identify with the total world struggle for socialism. But I think as a North American, as a Black North American, I have certain understandings - certain contributions - to make that are unique to the North Amerian experience.

Revolutionary suicide does not mean that I and my comrades have a death wish; it means just the opposite.

Sometimes if you want to get rid of the gun, you have to pick the gun up.

Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.

I think the time is right for organizing and to give Blacks more political - the progressive Blacks, you have to make a distinction - participation, more Blacks in more authoritative positions, in more electoral political positions. But we want the right ones.