Top 45 Louis Farrakhan Quotes

They call them terrorists, I call them freedom fighters.

I think that rather than condemning Islam, Islam needs to be studied by those who are sincere.

I don’t think about my legacy, if indeed, I have one.

I think that ego-driven leaders will be a thing of the past because the masses are tired.

Because wherever I am today, I still owe it to God and I owe it to two men – the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X and of course, two very special women, my mother and my wife.

Overall, the challenge of leadership is both moral and one of developing the characteristics that make us respected by one another.

Because as a youngster I longed to see the Black man free and I longed to see anyone stand up for us.

I am not the same man I was 35 years ago. And I hope that five years and ten years from now, I’ll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.

Not that I regret saying what I believed to be the truth, but I regret anything that I might have written or spoken that could have been used in a way to help to foster that atmosphere out of which came the loss of life of Brother Malcolm.

I don’t own Hollywood.

I think that ego-driven leaders will be a thing of the past because the masses are tired.

The Bush administration does not desire to see Islam practiced in its pristine purity.

There is no one right now in my judgment that can unite the Black electorate in such a way to present our agenda to a nominee to have them forthrightly address our concerns.

But if I thought on it, I would like to be remembered as a brother who loved his people and did everything that I knew to fight for them, the liberation of our people.

The die is set and Malcolm will not escape for the foolish talk he spoke against his benefactor, such a man, is worthy of death, and it would have been so, were it not for Muhammad’s confidence that God would give him the victory over the enemies.

I don’t think about my legacy, if indeed, I have one.

I was never named in the early years as having anything to do with the assassination of Malcolm.

You must recognize that the way to get the good out of your brother and your sister is not to return evil for evil.

Anarchy may await America, due to the daily injustices suffered by the people.

So, this war is against the Islam that the West does not control.

I am not the same man I was 35 years ago. And I hope that five years and ten years from now, I’ll be a better man, a more mature man, a wiser man, a more humble man and a more spirited man to serve the good of my people and the good of humanity.

So, this war is against the Islam that the West does not control.

A brother who recognizes that we have shortcomings, we, in the struggle, have faults, and that he wanted to reconcile differences.

The Bush administration does not desire to see Islam practiced in its pristine purity.

But if I thought on it, I would like to be remembered as a brother who loved his people and did everything that I knew to fight for them, the liberation of our people.

Without an advocate for the poor, without a new state of mind in America, the country lies on the brink of anarchy.

White people are potential humans – they haven’t evolved yet.

I believe that for the small numbers of Jewish people in the United States, they exercise a tremendous amount of influence on the affairs of government.

Overall, the challenge of leadership is both moral and one of developing the characteristics that make us respected by one another.

There really can be no peace without justice. There can be no justice without truth. And there can be no truth, unless someone rises up to tell you the truth.

I think that rather than condemning Islam, Islam needs to be studied by those who are sincere.

It appears that there is a genocidal plan against Black people.

Could it be that my circle is largely black and that it is why I am influential in black circles but not in white circles?

Everything that I’m attempting to do is based on my understanding of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and what he wanted for his people.

As a result of that, America desires a moderate Islam; an Islam that America can control; an Islam that America can give direction to and give orders to its leaders.

Not that I regret saying what I believed to be the truth, but I regret anything that I might have written or spoken that could have been used in a way to help to foster that atmosphere out of which came the loss of life of Brother Malcolm.

Naturally, when one makes progressive steps, there may be some who see it as a betrayal of their goals and interests.

There really can be no peace without justice. There can be no justice without truth. And there can be no truth, unless someone rises up to tell you the truth.

We are all gifted, but we have to discover the gift, uncover the gift, nurture and develop the gift and use it for the Glory of God and for the liberation struggle of our people.

They should regard me as what I am. I am a spiritual leader and teacher.

Qaddafi is hated because he is the leader of a small country that is rich, but he uses his money to finance liberation struggles.

Could it be that my circle is largely black and that it is why I am influential in black circles but not in white circles?

I loved Elijah Muhammad with a love that I can’t adequately describe.

As a result of that, America desires a moderate Islam; an Islam that America can control; an Islam that America can give direction to and give orders to its leaders.

If we don’t make earnest moves toward real solutions, then each day we move one day closer to revolution and anarchy in this country. This is the sad, and yet potentially joyous, state of America.