Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
MALCOLM XYou and I have never seen democracy; all we’ve seen is hypocrisy.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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Revolutions are never peaceful.
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In fact, once he is motivated no one can change more completely than the man who has been at the bottom. I call myself the best example of that.
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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’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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Read absolutely everything you get your hands on because you’ll never know where you’ll get an idea from.
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So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.
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Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle.
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Anytime you have to rely upon your enemy for a job you’re in bad shape.
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Stumbling is not falling.
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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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If not now then when, if not me then who?
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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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As long as you are convinced you have never done anything, you can never do anything.
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To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.
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Everybody shall be accepted no matter what they stand for, you are not always going to agree on their faith.
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