I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence.

I believe that a psychological, cultural, and philosophical migration back to Africa will solve our problem.

Racism is a human problem and a crime that is absolutely so ghastly that a person who is fighting racism is well within his rights to fight against it by any means necessary until it is eliminated.

If the Emancipation Proclamation was authentic, you wouldn't have a race problem.

The only persons who really changed history are those who changed men's thinking about themselves.

Our success in America will involve two circles: Black Nationalism and Islam–it will take BN [Black Nationalism] to make our people conscious of doing for self & then Islam will provide the spiritual guidance. BN [Black Nationalism] will link us to Africa and Islam will link us spiritually to Africa, Arabia & Asia.

That's not our problem, that's America's problem. If the average American knew the trouble that Uncle Sam is in all over this earth, they could see that it - we are closer toward getting a separate territory in this country than the integrationists are toward getting integration.