Jews who have been guilty of exploiting the black people in America, economically, civically, and otherwise, hide behind - hide their guilt by accusing The Honorable Elijah Muhammad of being anti-Semitic, simply because he teaches our people to go into business for ourselves and take over the economic leadership in our own community.

[Civil right leaders]themselves in their pronouncements will tell you they need white allies, they need white help, they need white this.

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

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

I think that the problem of the American negro goes beyond the principle of any organization whether it's a religious, political, or otherwise.

I think you'll find also that if the negro ever realizes that he should begin to fight for real for his freedom, there are many whites who will fight on his side with him.

As long as the factories are in the hands of the whites, the housing is in the hands of the whites, the school system is in the hands of the whites, you have a situation where the blacks are constantly begging the whites can they use this or can they use that. That's not any kind of equality of opportunity, nor does it lend toward one's dignity.