I don’t advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I’ll step on his.
MALCOLM XBe peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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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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Sometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the Gun down.
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The only thing power respects, is power.
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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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Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.
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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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One day, may we all meet together in the light of understanding.
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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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Education is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect.
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All of our experiences fuse into our personality. Everything that ever happened to us is an ingredient.
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All over this world people are standing up for freedom.
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We are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.
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Human rights are something you were born with. Human rights are your God-given rights. Human rights are the rights that are recognized by all nations of this earth.
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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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My sincerity is my credentials.
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Education is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect.
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There can be no black-white unity until there is first some black unity.
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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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You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.
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Stumbling is not falling.
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Ignorance of each other is what has made unity impossible in the past.
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If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.
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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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Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights.
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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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