The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.

If one is free at heart, no man-made chains can bind one to servitude, but if one's mind is so manipulated and controlled by the oppressor, then there will be nothing the oppressed can do to scare his powerful masters.

The revolutionary sees his task as liberation not only of the oppressed but also of the oppressor. Happiness can never truly exist in a state of tension.

The oppressor will one day become the oppressed.

Ridicule is man's most potent weapon.

Black Consciousness is an attitude of the mind and a way of life, the most positive call to emanate from the black world for a long time.