Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that white people can give anybody their freedom.

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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...

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...

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

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

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.

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 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...

A man is born free.

A man is born free.

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,...

No man can given anybody his freedom.

No man can given anybody his freedom.

We are revolutionaries.

We are revolutionaries.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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....