The knowledge I have now is not the knowledge I had then. Stokely Carmichael More Quotes by Stokely Carmichael More Quotes From Stokely Carmichael Dr. King's policy was, if you are nonviolent, if you suffer, your opponent will see your suffering and will be moved to change his heart. That's very good. He only made one fallacious assumption. In order for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. The United States has none. Stokely Carmichael kings heart order If a white man wants to lynch me, that’s his problem. If he’s got the power to lynch me, that’s my problem. Racism is not a question of attitude; it’s a question of power. Stokely Carmichael white-man attitude men Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more. Stokely Carmichael generations grandfather running There is a higher law than the law of government. That's the law of conscience. Stokely Carmichael political government law This country is a nation of thieves. It stole everything it has, beginning with black people. The U.S. cannot justify its existence as the policeman of the world any longer. I do not want to be a part of the American pie. The American pie means raping South Africa, beating Vietnam, beating South America, raping the Philippines, raping every country you’ve been in. I don’t want any of your blood money. I don’t want to be part of that system. We must question whether or not we want this country to continue being the wealthiest country in the world at the price of raping everybody else. Stokely Carmichael mean country blood The secret of life is to have no fear; it's the only way to function. Stokely Carmichael no-fear secret way Our noses are broad, our lips are thick, our hair is nappy-we are black and beautiful! Stokely Carmichael black hair beautiful 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. Stokely Carmichael organization country people An organization which claims to speak for the needs of a community must speak in the tone of that community. Stokely Carmichael community organization needs One does not fight to influence change and then leave the change to someone else to bring about. Stokely Carmichael fighting change doe What a liberal really wants is to bring about change that will not in any way endanger his position. Stokely Carmichael cynical democracy want Now, then, in order to understand white supremacy we must dismiss the fallacious notion that white people can give anybody their freedom. Stokely Carmichael white order people Go home and tell your daughters they are beautiful. Stokely Carmichael daughter home beautiful The time for running has come to an end. You tell them white folk in Mississippi that all the scared niggers are dead! Stokely Carmichael scared white running I ain't going to jail no more. The only Stokely Carmichael white-man jail men 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. Stokely Carmichael ghetto organization struggle The first need of a free people is to define their own terms. Stokely Carmichael freedom people needs The death of Che Guevara places a responsibility on all revolutionaries of the World to redouble their decision to fight on to the final defeat of Imperialism. That is why in essence Che Guevara is not dead, his ideas are with us. Stokely Carmichael fighting essence responsibility Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and that they're built upon racism. Stokely Carmichael racist racism country No man can given anybody his freedom. Stokely Carmichael given men
