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I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.

Malcolm X

To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.
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Betrayal Concieve Death Deep Worse
People don’t realize how a man’s whole life can be changed by one book.
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Book Change Inspirational Life Man People Realize
Mankind’s history has proved from one era to another that the true criterion of leadership is spiritual. Men are attracted by spirit. By power, men are forced. Love is engendered by spirit. By power anxieties are created.
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Anxiety Attract Era Force History Leadership Love Mankind Men Power Prove Spirit Spiritual
Those who would hunt a man need to remember that a jungle also contains those who hunt the hunters.
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Contain Hunt Hunter Jungle Man Remember Revenge
Anytime you find someone more successful than you are, especially when you’re both engaged in the same business – you know they’re doing something that you aren’t.
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Business Competition Engagement Especially Success
History is a people’s memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals.
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Animal History Man Memories People
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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Equality Freedom Independence Justice Land Revolution
Reform is for people who have government connections, revolution is for the people!
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Connection Government People Revolution
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
And just because you have colleges and universities doesn’t mean you have education.
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College Education Inspirational Learning University
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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Business Enemy Freedom Success Work Hard
Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.
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Black Lives Matter Compassion Crush Mercy Penalize People Racism Society Violence Weight
The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.
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Ability Awake Book Crave Inside Reading
In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
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Deed Determination Failure Proper Respect Success Value
The only way we’ll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world.
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Freedom History Identity Ourselves People Politics World
Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights.
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Education Element Human Right Struggle

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