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.

If Africa wasn't beautiful the white man wouldn't want it.

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

Nonviolence with Dr. [Martin Luther ]King is only a method. That's not his objective.

The Negro was taught to speak the white man's tongue, worship the white God, and accept the white man as his superior.

I admire the, the stand of China and the stand of Mao Tse- tung, but I can't admire with respect the stand of, of Nehru in India. I just can't do it.

Our people have made the mistake of confusing the methods with the objectives. As long as we agree on objectives, we should never fall out with each other just because we believe in different methods, or tactics, or strategy. We have to keep in mind at all times that we are not fighting for separation. We are fighting for recognition as free humans in this society.