There was much in such a society that was primitive and insecure and it certainly could never measure up to the demands of the present epoch. But in such a society are contained the seeds of revolutionary democracy in which none will be held in slavery.

Force is the only language the imperialists can hear, and no country became free without some sort of violence.

The real meaning of the spoken word has to be demonstrated by practical deeds

I have never regarded any man as my superior, either in my life outside or inside prison.

We need a fundamental change of mindset with regards to the way we speak and behave about sex and sexuality. Boys and men have a particularly critical role in this regard, changing the chauvinist and demeaning ways sexuality and women were traditionally dealt with in both our actions and speaking.

As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.

I realized that they could take everything from me except my mind and my heart. They could not take those things. Those things I still had control over. And I decided not to give them away.