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

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

Africa for the Africans... at home and abroad!

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.

I have no desire to take all black people back to Africa; there are blacks who are no good here and will likewise be no good there.

I know no national boundary where the Negro is concerned. The whole world is my province until Africa is free.

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