The Brave Man Is Not The One

Freedom Is Indivisible; The Chains On Any One Of My People Were The Chains On All Of Them, The Chains On All Of My People Were The Chains On Me.

I Enjoyed The Discipline And Solitariness Of Long-distance Running, Which Allowed Me To Escape From The Hurly-burly Of School Life.

Let Us Give Publicity To H.i.v./aids And Not Hide It, Because The Only Way To Make It Appear Like A Normal Illness Like Tb, Like Cancer, Is Always To Come Out And Say Somebody Has Died Because Of H.i.v./aids, And People Will Stop Regarding It As Something Extraordinary.

A Political Movement Must Keep In Touch With Reality And The Prevailing Conditions. Long Speeches, The Shaking Of Fists, The Banging Of Tables, And Strongly Worded Resolutions Out Of Touch With The Objective Conditions Do Not Bring About Mass Action And Can Do A Great Deal Of Harm To The Organization And The Struggle We Serve.

I Am Fundamentally An Optimist. Whether That Comes From Nature Or Nurture, I Cannot Say. Part Of Being Optimistic Is Keeping One's Head Pointed Toward The Sun, One's Feet Moving Forward. There Were Many Dark Moments When My Faith In Humanity Was Sorely Tested, But I Would Not And Could Not Give Myself Up To Despair. That Way Lays Defeat And Death.