I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.

History is not hatred.

I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.

The young whites, and blacks, too, are the only hope that America has, the rest of us have always been living in a lie.

The Honorable Elijah Muhammad teaches us the religion of Islam, which is a religion of peace.

I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.

The number one thing that has to be done, [black men] has to be retaught, be given - he has to be reeducated and made to know that he's a man, like anyone else, and then he can stand on his own two feet, like others have done.