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Malcolm X

Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.
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Attack Brutal Concern Constant Crime Defend Man Non Violence Teaching Victim
You can’t have capitalism without racism.
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Capital Racism
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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Children Giving Inspirational Message Mother Teacher World
In fact, once he is motivated no one can change more completely than the man who has been at the bottom. I call myself the best example of that.
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Change Complete Example Man Motivational Myself Struggle
Read absolutely everything you get your hands on because you’ll never know where you’ll get an idea from.
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Book Hands Ideas Knowledge Reading
Anytime you have to rely upon your enemy for a job you’re in bad shape.
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Bad Enemy Job Rely Shape
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.
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Against Benefit Human Humanity Justice Matter Truth
Revolutions are never peaceful.
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One Liner Peace Revolution
To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace.
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Crime Disgrace
You show me a capitalist, and I’ll show you a bloodsucker.
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Blood Capital Community Democracy Politics
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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Argument Mathematics Mistake Reason Subject
Who taught you to hate yourself?
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Hate Teaching Yourself
I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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Book Curiosity Life Reading Satisfaction Spend
Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research.
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History Qualification Research Reward Study
Anytime you find someone more successful than you are, especially when you’re both engaged in the same business – you know they’re doing something that you aren’t.
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Business Competition Engagement Especially Success
A man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire, or preserve his freedom.
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Acquire Believe Freedom Man Preserve Sun

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