"The great difficulty is that the American people are not, and do not want to be, aware of the nature of the crisis."

"The American ideal, after all, is to be as much like an American as possible."

"The root of the matter is that the white man has projected onto the Negro that which he despises, fears, and wishes to avoid in himself."

"When you're trying to destroy a human being, it's very important to tell him that he's a nigger."

"The really terrible thing, old buddy, is that you've got to find your own way to live and nobody can tell you how."