Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.
MALCOLM XChildren have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.
MALCOLM XBe peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
MALCOLM XI 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.
MALCOLM XI’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 XYou’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.
MALCOLM XI believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.
MALCOLM XThose who would hunt a man need to remember that a jungle also contains those who hunt the hunters.
MALCOLM XCulture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle.
MALCOLM XUsually when people are sad, they don’t do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.
MALCOLM XThe future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
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 XThe mother is the first teacher of the child. The message she gives that child, that child gives to the world.
MALCOLM XLearn to see, listen, and think for yourself.
MALCOLM XI don’t advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I’ll step on his.
MALCOLM XNobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man, you take it.
MALCOLM XRespect me, or put me to death.
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