Never allow your enemies to educate your children.

You can't hate your origin and not end up hating yourself. You can't hate Africa and not hate yourself.

The economic philosophy of black nationalism only means that our people need to be re-educated into the importance of controlling the economy of the community in which we live, which means that we won't have to constantly be involved in picketing and boycotting other people in other communities in order to get jobs.

Once he [Negro] realizes that [he is at war ], then he can defend himself.

I refer to a negro politician as a negro who is selected by Negroes and who is backed by Negroes.

If the government can't get the black man justice, then it's time for the black man to get some justice for himself.

We do not condemn the preachers as an individual but we condemn what they teach. We urge that the preachers teach the truth, to teach our people the one important guiding rule of conduct - unity of purpose.