The mother is the first teacher of the child. The message she gives that child, that child gives to the world.
MALCOLM XIf you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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All over this world people are standing up for freedom.
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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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Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or cultural roots also becomes a dead people.
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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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Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research.
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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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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man, you take it.
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It’s liberty or it’s death. It’s freedom for everybody or freedom for nobody.
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You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.
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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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Anytime you have to rely upon your enemy for a job you’re in bad shape.
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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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Some things are better done than said.
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It is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest light can come; it is only after extreme grief that the greatest joy can come.
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