Black Power is a nihilistic philosophy born out of the conviction that the Negro can't win... the view that American society is so hopelessly corrupt and enmeshed in evil that there is no possibility of salvation from within.

We have a great dream. It started way back in 1776, and God grant that America will be true to her dream.

There is no easy way to create a world where men and women can live together... But if such a world is created in our lifetime, it will be done by rejecting the racism, materialism, and violence that has characterized Western civilization and especially by working toward a world of brotherhood, cooperation, and peace.

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.

The trailblazers in human, academic, scientific and religious freedom have always been nonconformists.

Keep feeling the need for being first. But I want you to be the first in love. I want you to be the first in moral excellence. I want you to be the first in generosity.

With the tough mind, there must also be a tender heart.