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

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

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,...

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...

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...

No man can given anybody his freedom.

No man can given anybody his freedom.

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 also know that while I am black I am a human being, and therefore...

I also know that while I am black I am a human being, and therefore...

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,...

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

Capitalism is a stupid system, a backward system.

Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that...

Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that...

We are revolutionaries.

We are revolutionaries.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...