66 Quotes by Stokely Carmichael

The secret of life is to have no fear; it's the only way to function.

So that the failures to pass a civil rights bill isn't because of Black Power, isn't because of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; it's not because of the rebellions that are occurring in the major cities.

One of the tragedies of the struggle against racism is that up to now there has been no national organization which could speak to the growing militancy of young black people in the urban ghetto.

Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more.

It is a call for black people in this country to unite, to recognize their heritage, to build a sense of community. It is a call for black people to define their own goals, to lead their own organizations.

There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience.

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.

Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and that they're built upon racism.