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.
MALCOLM XTo me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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Who taught you to hate yourself?
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Only those who have already experienced a revolution within themselves can reach out effectively to help others.
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Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights.
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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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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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You can’t have capitalism without racism.
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I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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Revolutions are never peaceful.
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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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My sincerity is my credentials.
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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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Reading has changed the course of my life radically. I did not aim behind it to gain any certificates to improve my position. Rather, I wanted to live intellectually.
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Reform is for people who have government connections, revolution is for the people!
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So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.
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The mother is the first teacher of the child. The message she gives that child, that child gives to the world.
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