I love America the way I love my family - I was born into it. And there's no escape out of it.

The relationship between violence and nonviolence in this country is interesting. The fact of the matter is, you know, people do respond to riots. The 1968 Housing Act was in large response to riots that broke out after Dr. Martin Luther King was killed. They cited these as an actual inspiration.

I just think that if one is going to preach nonviolence and one is going to advocate for nonviolence, one's standard should be consistent.

Ta-Nehisi Coates Quotes