Throughout history many nations have suffered a physical defeat, but that has never marked the end of a nation. But when a nation has become the victim of a psychological defeat, then that marks the end of a nation.

Therefore, the Negro nation are, as a rule, submissive to slavery, because [Negroes] have little [that is essentially] human and have attributes that are quite similar to those of dumb animals, as we have stated.

All the sciences came to exist in Arabic. The systematic works on them were written in Arabic writing.

Government is an institution which prevents injustice other than such as it commits itself.

Sedentary culture is the goal of civilization. It means the end of its lifespan and brings about its corruption.

The past resembles the future more than one drop of water resembles another.

Man is essentially ignorant, and becomes learned through acquiring knowledge.