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.

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

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

The knowledge I have now is not the knowledge I had then.

The knowledge I have now is not the knowledge I had then.

An organization which claims to be working for the needs of a community - as...

An organization which claims to be working for the needs of a community - as...

The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.

The first need of a free people is to define their own terms.

Leaders in Africa are so corrupt that we are certain if we put dogs in...

Leaders in Africa are so corrupt that we are certain if we put dogs in...

So that the failures to pass a civil rights bill isn't because of Black Power,...

So that the failures to pass a civil rights bill isn't because of Black Power,...

One of the tragedies of the struggle against racism is that up to now there...

One of the tragedies of the struggle against racism is that up to now there...

Black power can be clearly defined for those who do not attach the fears of...

Black power can be clearly defined for those who do not attach the fears of...

We are revolutionaries.

We are revolutionaries.

The philosophers Camus and Sartre raise the question whether or not a man can condemn...

The philosophers Camus and Sartre raise the question whether or not a man can condemn...

We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times....

We had no more courage than Harriet Tubman or Marcus Garvey had in their times....

No man can given anybody his freedom.

No man can given anybody his freedom.

Now we maintain that we cannot be afford to be concerned about 6 percent of...

Now we maintain that we cannot be afford to be concerned about 6 percent of...

I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my...

I knew that I could vote and that that wasn't a privilege; it was my...

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

I usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have...

I usually say I did the best I could with what I had. I have...

Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running...

Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running...

Integration is a man's ability to want to move in there by himself. If someone...

Integration is a man's ability to want to move in there by himself. If someone...

I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people,...

I maintain that every civil rights bill in this country was passed for white people,...

Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks.

Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks.