To struggle and battle and overcome and absolutely defeat every force designed against us is the only way to achieve.

Aspire to be, and all that we are not God will give us credit for trying.

What we need are mental and spiritual giants who are aflame with a purpose . . . We're a race ready for crusade, for we've recognized that we're a race on this continent that can work out its own salvation.

Education and justice are democracy's only life insurance.

When the Negro learns what manner of man he is spiritually, he will wake up all over. He will stop playing white even on the stage. He will rise in the majesty of his own soul.

At times we feel wounded, hurt, disappointed, disgusted, resentful, sick of it all. At other times we feel skeptical, outraged, robbed, beaten. We chafe, hate, overlook. Then again we feel like ignoring, defying and fighting for every right that belongs to us as human beings.

To struggle and battle and overcome and absolutely defeat every force designed against us is the only way to achieve.