To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace.
MALCOLM XThe only persons who really changed history are those who changed men’s thinking about themselves.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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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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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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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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There can be no black-white unity until there is first some black unity.
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We are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.
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There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
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Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle.
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Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
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You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
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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.
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My sincerity is my credentials.
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Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
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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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Anytime you have to rely upon your enemy for a job you’re in bad shape.
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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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Read absolutely everything you get your hands on because you’ll never know where you’ll get an idea from.
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Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle.
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Revolutions are never peaceful.
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The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.
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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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Everybody shall be accepted no matter what they stand for, you are not always going to agree on their faith.
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If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.
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Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.
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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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I think that the best thing that a person can be is sincere.
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The price of freedom is death.
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