It is a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community. It is a call for black people to define their own goals, to lead their own organizations.

There has been only a civil rights movement, whose tone of voice was adapted to an audience of liberal whites.

Go home and tell your daughters they are beautiful.

Dr. King's policy was, if you are nonviolent, if you suffer, your opponent will see your suffering and will be moved to change his heart. That's very good. He only made one fallacious assumption. In order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. The United States has none.

We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle.

The secret of life is to have no fear; it's the only way to function.

I place my own hope for the United States in the growth of belief among the unqualified that they are in fact qualified: they can articulate and be responsible and hold power