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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.

Malcolm X

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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Against Benefit Human Humanity Justice Matter Truth
I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self defense; I call it intelligence.
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Defense Intelligence Violence
I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he’s wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.
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Angel Come Devil Man Respect Stand Wrong
Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle.
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Culture Freedom Indispensable Struggle Weapon
And just because you have colleges and universities doesn’t mean you have education.
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College Education Inspirational Learning University
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
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
You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
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Freedom Inspirational Peace Positive Separate
All over this world people are standing up for freedom.
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Freedom People Stand World
If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.
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Brutal Hands Police Solitude Sure Violence
All of our experiences fuse into our personality. Everything that ever happened to us is an ingredient.
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Experience Fuse Happen Ingredient Inspirational Personality
The only persons who really changed history are those who changed men’s thinking about themselves.
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Change History Inspirational Men Person Thinking
The greatest mistake of the movement has been trying to organize a sleeping people around specific goals. You have to wake the people up first, then you’ll get action.
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Action Goals Mistake Movement Organize People Sleep Try Wake Up
In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
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Deed Determination Failure Proper Respect Success Value
I’m sorry to say that the subject I most disliked was mathematics. I have thought about it. I think the reason was that mathematics leaves no room for argument. If you made a mistake, that was all there was to it.
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Argument Mathematics Mistake Reason Subject
Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights.
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Education Element Human Right Struggle

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