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I cannot see how the stigma of color will be erased unless color does in fact disappear: and that means not integration, it means assimilation, it means—let the brutal word come out —miscegenation.

—Norman Podhoretz

The ultimate resistance to Negro demands, I am convinced—certainly among Jews, but not Jews alone—is that they pose a serious threat to the ability of other groups to maintain their communities.

—Nathan Glazer

I believe that the Negro's struggle for equality in America is essentially revolutionary. While most Negroes unquestionably seek only to enjoy the fruits of American society as it now exists, their quest cannot objectively be satisfied...

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