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Sometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the Gun down.

Malcolm X

To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.
MALCOLM X

Betrayal Concieve Death Deep Worse
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?
MALCOLM X

Deep Man Philosophy Thankful Yourself
Read absolutely everything you get your hands on because you’ll never know where you’ll get an idea from.
MALCOLM X

Book Hands Ideas Knowledge Reading
Everybody shall be accepted no matter what they stand for, you are not always going to agree on their faith.
MALCOLM X

Acceptance Agree Black Lives Matter Equality Faith Matter 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.
MALCOLM X

Certificate Change Course Gain Improvement Intellect Life Position Reading
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
MALCOLM X

Courtesy Law Obey Peace Respect Violence
Revolution is based on land. Land is the basis of all independence. Land is the basis of freedom, justice, and equality.
MALCOLM X

Equality Freedom Independence Justice Land Revolution
I’m sorry to say that the subject I most disliked was mathematics. I have thought about it. I think the reason was that mathematics leaves no room for argument. If you made a mistake, that was all there was to it.
MALCOLM X

Argument Mathematics Mistake Reason Subject
Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or cultural roots also becomes a dead people.
MALCOLM X

Culture Dead History People Root Tree
People don’t realize how a man’s whole life can be changed by one book.
MALCOLM X

Book Change Inspirational Life Man People Realize
Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.
MALCOLM X

Adult Children Failure Inspirational Learning Lesson Shame Try
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.
MALCOLM X

Against Benefit Human Humanity Justice Matter Truth
I think that the best thing that a person can be is sincere.
MALCOLM X

Person Positive Sincere
You can’t have capitalism without racism.
MALCOLM X

Capital Racism
You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
MALCOLM X

Freedom Inspirational Peace Positive Separate
Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
MALCOLM X

Anger Hatred Inspirational Kindness Meet Power

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