Quote #66

Yes, I'm an extremist. The black race here in North America is in extremely bad condition. You show me a black man who isn't an extremist and I'll show you one who needs psychiatric attention! - Cited in The Autobiography.

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  8. You trust them (white Americans), and I don't. You studied what he wanted you to learn about him in schools. I studied him in the streets a…

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