Oppression costs the oppressor too much if the oppressed stands up and protests. The protest need not be merely physical-the throwing of stones and bullets-if it is mental, spiritual; if it expresses itself in silent, persistent dissatisfaction, the cost to the oppressor is terrific.

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

Every pearl in the royal crown is but the crystallized drop of blood fallen from the tearful eyes of the poor peasant.

As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry so long will understanding and peace elude all of us.

We must ask the high cadres ... When you suppressed the rights of others to express freely their political views, did you secure your own?

All oppression creates a state of war.

We shall never secure emancipation from the tyranny of the white oppressor until we have achieved it in our own souls.

Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever.

Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. You don't need anything else.

Logic has nothing to do with oppression.