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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.

Malcolm X

You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.
MALCOLM X

Deep Hate Racism Root Tree
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.
MALCOLM X

Argument Mathematics Mistake Reason Subject
My sincerity is my credentials.
MALCOLM X

One Liner Sincere
We are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.
MALCOLM X

Non Violence People Self Respect
You can’t have capitalism without racism.
MALCOLM X

Capital Racism
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
We’re all in the same boat and we all are going to catch the same hell from the same man.
MALCOLM X

Boat Catch Hell Man
Sometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the Gun down.
MALCOLM X

Gun Peace Struggle Violence War
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.
MALCOLM X

Culture Express Fulfillment History Individual Man People Pride Race Talent
Read absolutely everything you get your hands on because you’ll never know where you’ll get an idea from.
MALCOLM X

Book Hands Ideas Knowledge Reading
I don’t advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I’ll step on his.
MALCOLM X

Advocate Man Step Toe Violence
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
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 X

Black Lives Matter Compassion Crush Mercy Penalize People Racism Society Violence Weight
Reform is for people who have government connections, revolution is for the people!
MALCOLM X

Connection Government People Revolution
Those who would hunt a man need to remember that a jungle also contains those who hunt the hunters.
MALCOLM X

Contain Hunt Hunter Jungle Man Remember Revenge
Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.
MALCOLM X

Adult Children Failure Inspirational Learning Lesson Shame Try

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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