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I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self defense; I call it intelligence.

Malcolm X

Sometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the Gun down.
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Gun Peace Struggle Violence War
I believe in a religion that believes in freedom. Any time I have to accept a religion that won’t let me fight a battle for my people, I say to hell with that religion.
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Acceptance Battle Believe Fight Freedom Hell People Religion
You don’t have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.
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Fight Freedom Human Intelligence Man
A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can’t play the part of a wise man.
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Clown Man Play Wise
All over this world people are standing up for freedom.
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Freedom People Stand World
It’s liberty or it’s death. It’s freedom for everybody or freedom for nobody.
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Death Freedom Liberty
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.
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Culture Express Fulfillment History Individual Man People Pride Race Talent
How can anyone be against love?
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Against Love One Liner
Read absolutely everything you get your hands on because you’ll never know where you’ll get an idea from.
MALCOLM X

Book Hands Ideas Knowledge Reading
I believe in a religion that believes in freedom. Any time I have to accept a religion that won’t let me fight a battle for my people, I say to hell with that religion.
MALCOLM X

Acceptance Battle Believe Fight Freedom Hell People Religion
Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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Anger Hatred Inspirational Kindness Meet Power
Mankind’s history has proved from one era to another that the true criterion of leadership is spiritual. Men are attracted by spirit. By power, men are forced. Love is engendered by spirit. By power anxieties are created.
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Anxiety Attract Era Force History Leadership Love Mankind Men Power Prove Spirit Spiritual
Revolutions overturn systems. Revolutions destroy systems.
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Destroy Revolution System
We are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.
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Non Violence People Self Respect
Anytime you have to rely upon your enemy for a job you’re in bad shape.
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Bad Enemy Job Rely Shape
Everybody shall be accepted no matter what they stand for, you are not always going to agree on their faith.
MALCOLM X

Acceptance Agree Black Lives Matter Equality Faith Matter Stand

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