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Reform is for people who have government connections, revolution is for the people!

Malcolm X

The only persons who really changed history are those who changed men’s thinking about themselves.
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Change History Inspirational Men Person Thinking
Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights.
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Education Element Human Right 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
The greatest mistake of the movement has been trying to organize a sleeping people around specific goals. You have to wake the people up first, then you’ll get action.
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Action Goals Mistake Movement Organize People Sleep Try Wake Up
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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Deep Mistake Remember Sincere Want Wrong
I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self defense; I call it intelligence.
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Defense Intelligence Violence
I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.
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Against Benefit Human Humanity Justice Matter Truth
I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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Book Curiosity Life Reading Satisfaction Spend
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
If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.
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Fall Inspirational Life Love Stand
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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Certificate Change Course Gain Improvement Intellect Life Position Reading
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
Policies change, and programs change, according to time but objective never changes.
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According Change Objective Politics Program
The only thing power respects, is power.
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Inspirational One Liner Power Respect
Who taught you to hate yourself?
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Hate Teaching Yourself
Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle.
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Culture Freedom Indispensable Struggle Weapon

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