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.
MALCOLM XRevolutions are never peaceful.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle.
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You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.
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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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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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I think that the best thing that a person can be is sincere.
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If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.
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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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A man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire, or preserve his freedom.
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If you have a dog, I must have a dog. If you have a rifle, I must have a rifle. If you have a club, I must have a club. This is equality.
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Education is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect.
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The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
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Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research.
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If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.
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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.
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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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