Now, the black man here was so-called free by [Abe] Lincoln 100 years ago. The black man in America has an - has a purchasing power of 20 billion dollars. Now, and he's educated.

Who taught you to hate yourself?

You Negroes are not willing to admit it yet, but integration will not work. Why, it is against the white man's nature to integrate you into his house.

How can you thank a man for giving you what's already yours? How then can you thank him for giving you only part of what's already yours?

You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.

Don't be bitter. Remember Lot's wife when they kill me, and they surely will. You have to use all of your energy to do what it is you have to do. [To his wife Betty Shabazz]

Reform is for people who have government connections, revolution is for the people!