I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he’s wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.
MALCOLM XI have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he’s wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.
MALCOLM XI’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 XWho taught you to hate yourself?
MALCOLM XTruth is on the side of the oppressed.
MALCOLM XSome things are better done than said.
MALCOLM XOne day, may we all meet together in the light of understanding.
MALCOLM XIn all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
MALCOLM XI 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.
MALCOLM XEducation is an important element in the struggle for human rights.
MALCOLM XSo early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.
MALCOLM XThe only thing power respects, is power.
MALCOLM XIt is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest light can come; it is only after extreme grief that the greatest joy can come.
MALCOLM XHistory is a people’s memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals.
MALCOLM XRead absolutely everything you get your hands on because you’ll never know where you’ll get an idea from.
MALCOLM XOf all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research.
MALCOLM XYou can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
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