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

We must give up the silly idea of folding our hands and waiting on God to do everything for us. If God had intended for that, then he would not have given us a mind. Whatever you want in life, you must make up your mind to do it for yourself.

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

You must not mistake lip-service and noise for bravery and service.

No race has the last word on culture and on civilization. You do not know what the black man is capable of; you do not know what he is thinking and therefore you do not know what the oppressed and suppressed Negro, by virtue of his condition and circumstance, may give to the world as a surprise.

There is no force like success, and that is why the individual makes all effort to surround himself throughout life with the evidence of it; as of the individual, so should it be of the nation.

The Greatest Weapon Used Against the Negro is Disorganization.