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.
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.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don’t believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn’t want brotherhood with me.
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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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If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.
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The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.
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The only thing power respects, is power.
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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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The only persons who really changed history are those who changed men’s thinking about themselves.
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Revolutions are never peaceful.
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We are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.
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There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
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You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.
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I think that the best thing that a person can be is sincere.
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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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If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary.
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