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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.

Malcolm X

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.
MALCOLM X

Acceptance Battle Believe Fight Freedom Hell People Religion
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.
MALCOLM X

Against Benefit Human Humanity Justice Matter Truth
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.
MALCOLM X

Action Goals Mistake Movement Organize People Sleep Try Wake Up
As long as you are convinced you have never done anything, you can never do anything.
MALCOLM X

Convince Done Motivational
Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man, you take it.
MALCOLM X

Attitude Equality Freedom Giving Justice Man
Only those who have already experienced a revolution within themselves can reach out effectively to help others.
MALCOLM X

Effective Experience Help Inspirational Revolution
People don’t realize how a man’s whole life can be changed by one book.
MALCOLM X

Book Change Inspirational Life Man People Realize
Some things are better done than said.
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Done Inspirational Work Hard
Everybody shall be accepted no matter what they stand for, you are not always going to agree on their faith.
MALCOLM X

Acceptance Agree Black Lives Matter Equality Faith Matter Stand
Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research.
MALCOLM X

History Qualification Research Reward Study
Usually 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.
MALCOLM X

Angry Change Condition Cry People Sad
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary.
MALCOLM X

Die Freedom Motivational Ready Work Hard
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.
MALCOLM X

Change Enable Flexible Himself Man Mental Necessary Open Minded Permit
You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
MALCOLM X

Freedom Inspirational Peace Positive Separate
To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace.
MALCOLM X

Crime Disgrace
There can be no black-white unity until there is first some black unity.
MALCOLM X

Black Black Lives Matter Unity White

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