Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.
MALCOLM XHence 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.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary.
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Education is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect.
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If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.
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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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The only persons who really changed history are those who changed men’s thinking about themselves.
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Ignorance of each other is what has made unity impossible in the past.
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It is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest light can come; it is only after extreme grief that the greatest joy can come.
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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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Who taught you to hate yourself?
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You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.
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I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self defense; I call it intelligence.
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If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.
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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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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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The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
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