A race of people is like and individual man; until it uses its own talent, takes pride in its own history, expresses its own culture, affirms its own selfhood, it can never fulfill itself.
MALCOLM XPeople don’t realize how a man’s whole life can be changed by one book.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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Reform is for people who have government connections, revolution is for the people!
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If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.
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We are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.
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I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.
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Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.
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You can’t have capitalism without racism.
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The mental flexibility of the wise man permits him to keep an open mind and enables him to readjust himself whenever it becomes necessary for a change.
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I don’t advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I’ll step on his.
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You get your freedom by letting your enemy know that you’ll do anything to get it. Then you’ll get it. It’s the only way you’ll get it.
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You’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.
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I’m sorry to say that the subject I most disliked was mathematics. I have thought about it. I think the reason was that mathematics leaves no room for argument. If you made a mistake, that was all there was to it.
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Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.
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If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.
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Revolution is based on land. Land is the basis of all independence. Land is the basis of freedom, justice, and equality.
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Usually when people are sad, they don’t do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.
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