To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. You see, I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.

The political philosophy of black nationalism means that the black man should control the politics and the politicians in his own community; no more.

Those who stay here can help those who go back, and those who go back can help those who stay here in the same way that when Jews go to Israel, the Jews in America help those in Israel and the Jews in Israel help those in America.

Negroes just can't judge each other according to color, because we are all colors, all complexions.

You don't do anything to further your stay aboard a ship that you see is going to go down to the bottom of the ocean.

A cat that's inside of your house that is angry and dissatisfied and hostile is more dangerous to you than a full-grown lion is on the outside.

The white man knows what a revolution is. He knows that the Black Revolution is worldwide in scope and in nature. The Black Revolution is sweeping Asia, is sweeping Africa, is rearing its head in Latin America. The Cuban Revolution - that's a revolution. They overturned the system. Revolution is in Asia, revolution is in Africa, and the white man is screaming because he sees revolution in Latin America. How do you think he'll react to you when you learn what a real revolution is?