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.
MALCOLM XAs long as you are convinced you have never done anything, you can never do anything.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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I don’t advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I’ll step on his.
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People don’t realize how a man’s whole life can be changed by one book.
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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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Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.
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Respect me, or put me to death.
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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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Policies change, and programs change, according to time but objective never changes.
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The only thing power respects, is power.
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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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Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle.
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We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.
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Education is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect.
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One day, may we all meet together in the light of understanding.
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The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.
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Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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And just because you have colleges and universities doesn’t mean you have education.
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Stumbling is not falling.
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Our objective is complete freedom, justice and equality by any means necessary.
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Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.
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As long as you are convinced you have never done anything, you can never do anything.
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Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or cultural roots also becomes a dead people.
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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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We are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.
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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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