Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or cultural roots also becomes a dead people.
MALCOLM XOnly a fool would let his enemy teach his children.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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How can you thank a man for giving you what’s already yours? How then can you thank him for giving you only part of what is yours?
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You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.
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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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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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I don’t advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I’ll step on his.
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Some things are better done than said.
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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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Usually when people are sad, they don’t do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.
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Ignorance of each other is what has made unity impossible in the past.
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If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.
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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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My sincerity is my credentials.
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I want to be remembered as someone who was sincere. Even if I made mistakes, they were made in sincerity. If I was wrong, I was wrong in sincerity.
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Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle.
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