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.
MALCOLM XOnly a fool would let his enemy teach his children.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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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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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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Revolutions overturn systems. Revolutions destroy systems.
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I think that the best thing that a person can be is sincere.
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You get your freedom by letting your enemy know that you’ll do anything to get it. Then you’ll get it. It’s the only way you’ll get it.
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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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Policies change, and programs change, according to time but objective never changes.
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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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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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Sometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the Gun down.
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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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We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.
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I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don’t believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn’t want brotherhood with me.
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The only thing power respects, is power.
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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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