I usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have no major regrets.
What a liberal really wants is to bring about change that will not in any way endanger his position.
The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.
We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times. We just had a more vulnerable enemy.
We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle.
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.