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Ignorance of each other is what has made unity impossible in the past.

Malcolm X

I don’t advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I’ll step on his.
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Advocate Man Step Toe Violence
A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can’t play the part of a wise man.
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Clown Man Play Wise
Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man, you take it.
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Attitude Equality Freedom Giving Justice Man
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
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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Courtesy Law Obey Peace Respect Violence
I believe in a religion that believes in freedom. Any time I have to accept a religion that won’t let me fight a battle for my people, I say to hell with that religion.
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Acceptance Battle Believe Fight Freedom Hell People Religion
To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace.
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Crime Disgrace
Education is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect.
MALCOLM X

Children Education Help Increase Self Respect
Human rights are something you were born with. Human rights are your God-given rights. Human rights are the rights that are recognized by all nations of this earth.
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Born Earth Gift God Human Nation Recognize Right
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
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.
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Black Lives Matter Compassion Crush Mercy Penalize People Racism Society Violence Weight
The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.
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Control Earth Entity Guilty Innocent Mass Media Mind Power Powerful
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.
MALCOLM X

Care Hate Love Newspaper Oppress People
Revolutions overturn systems. Revolutions destroy systems.
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Destroy Revolution System
Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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Anger Hatred Inspirational Kindness Meet Power
Revolutions are never peaceful.
MALCOLM X

One Liner Peace Revolution

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