If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life.

A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.

The pen is mightier than the sword, but the tongue is mightier than them both put together.

Always try to associate with people from whom you can learn something. All the knowledge that you want is in the world, and all you have to do is go and seek it.

There shall be no solution to this race problem until you, yourselves, strike the blow for liberty.

I regard the Klan, the Anglo-Saxon clubs and White American societies, as far as the Negro is concerned, as better friends of the race than all other groups of hypocritical whites put together.

Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.