Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.
MALCOLM XLearn to see, listen, and think for yourself.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.
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Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
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Respect me, or put me to death.
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Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.
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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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You and I have never seen democracy; all we’ve seen is hypocrisy.
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I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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The mother is the first teacher of the child. The message she gives that child, that child gives to the world.
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To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace.
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Reform is for people who have government connections, revolution is for the people!
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The only way we’ll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world.
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Those who would hunt a man need to remember that a jungle also contains those who hunt the hunters.
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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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We are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.
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If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.
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