You and I have never seen democracy; all we’ve seen is hypocrisy.
MALCOLM XPeople don’t realize how a man’s whole life can be changed by one book.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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Those who would hunt a man need to remember that a jungle also contains those who hunt the hunters.
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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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The only way we’ll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world.
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Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
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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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Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.
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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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History is a people’s memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals.
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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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So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.
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The mental flexibility of the wise man permits him to keep an open mind and enables him to readjust himself whenever it becomes necessary for a change.
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Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights.
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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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The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
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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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