Leaders in Africa are so corrupt that we are certain if we put dogs in uniforms and put guns on their shoulders, we'd be hard put to distinguish them.

Quote by Stokely Carmichael

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Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and...

Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and...

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.

A man is born free.

A man is born free.

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...

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,...

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

We wanted to say that this is a student conference, as it should be, held...

We wanted to say that this is a student conference, as it should be, held...

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,...

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...

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

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

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...

The masses don't shed their blood for the benefit of a few individuals.

The masses don't shed their blood for the benefit of a few individuals.

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

We are revolutionaries.

We are revolutionaries.

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...

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.