The 22 million or 30 million, whatever the case may be, Afro-Americans in the United States were still Africans.

It is not a case of our people...wanting either separation or integration. The use of these words actually clouds the real picture. The 22 million Afro-Americans don't seek either separation or integration. They seek recognition and respect as human beings.

Why should [Uncle Sam] send 20 billion dollars down there [South America], which is going to go down the drain every time you have a racial in - incident in this country?

We believe in one God. We believe Muhammad is the Apostle of God.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad says that the way to solve this problem is for the white man to give us some territory of our own. And then our people - we have technical know-how, we have agricultural know-how. We have been working for the white man in his business. In every phase of his government we work.

Sometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the Gun down.

That's not a chip on my shoulder, that's your foot on my neck.