I hate it when people quote me on the internet, claiming I said things that I never actually said.

In struggling for human dignity the oppressed people of the world must not allow themselves to become bitter or indulge in hate campaigns. To retaliate with hate and bitterness would do nothing but intensify the hate in the world. Along the way of life, someone must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate. This can be done only by projecting the ethics of love to the center of our lives.

There is a magnificent new militancy within the Negro community all across this nation. And I welcome this as a marvelous development. The Negro of America is saying he's determined to be free and he is militant enough to stand up.

The job of the school is to teach so well that family background is no longer an issue.

Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice of many of our present policies.

O America, how you've taken necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes.