Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle.
MALCOLM XA man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire, or preserve his freedom.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or cultural roots also becomes a dead people.
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The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.
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If you have a dog, I must have a dog. If you have a rifle, I must have a rifle. If you have a club, I must have a club. This is equality.
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We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.
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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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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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There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
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In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
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Education is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect.
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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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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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How can you thank a man for giving you what’s already yours? How then can you thank him for giving you only part of what is yours?
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Some things are better done than said.
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My sincerity is my credentials.
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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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