Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.
MALCOLM XUsually when people are sad, they don’t do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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It’s liberty or it’s death. It’s freedom for everybody or freedom for nobody.
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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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The only thing power respects, is power.
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Education is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect.
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Learn to see, listen, and think for yourself.
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A race of people is like and individual man; until it uses its own talent, takes pride in its own history, expresses its own culture, affirms its own selfhood, it can never fulfill itself.
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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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I think that the best thing that a person can be is sincere.
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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
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I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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As long as you are convinced you have never done anything, you can never do anything.
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We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.
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The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
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I don’t advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I’ll step on his.
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