I always said this and the people think it's a cute answer, but I say we have always been in the system and that's why we fight because we don't like the system. We are trying to transform it.

The task is to transform society; only the people can do that - not heroes, not celebrities, not stars.

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.

I expected to die. At no time before the trial did I expect to escape with my life. Yet being executed in the gas chamber did not necessarily mean defeat. It could be one more step to bring the community to a higher level of consciousness.

I knew how to influence the people, but it's really just one vote. But the party is being handled in a very good way .

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

The walls, the bars, the guns and the guards can never encircle or hold down the idea of the people.