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So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.

Malcolm X

Usually 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 X

Angry Change Condition Cry People Sad
I’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 X

Against Benefit Human Humanity Justice Matter Truth
In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
MALCOLM X

Deed Determination Failure Proper Respect Success Value
The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.
MALCOLM X

Ability Awake Book Crave Inside Reading
You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.
MALCOLM X

Deep Hate Racism Root Tree
If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.
MALCOLM X

Fall Inspirational Life Love Stand
If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.
MALCOLM X

Care Hate Love Newspaper Oppress People
The only way we’ll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world.
MALCOLM X

Freedom History Identity Ourselves People Politics World
Human rights are something you were born with. Human rights are your God-given rights. Human rights are the rights that are recognized by all nations of this earth.
MALCOLM X

Born Earth Gift God Human Nation Recognize Right
Revolutions overturn systems. Revolutions destroy systems.
MALCOLM X

Destroy Revolution System
It’s liberty or it’s death. It’s freedom for everybody or freedom for nobody.
MALCOLM X

Death Freedom Liberty
We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.
MALCOLM X

Creation Each Other Inspirational Light Love Need Patience Understand Unity
You don’t have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.
MALCOLM X

Fight Freedom Human Intelligence Man
I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self defense; I call it intelligence.
MALCOLM X

Defense Intelligence Violence
To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace.
MALCOLM X

Crime Disgrace
A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can’t play the part of a wise man.
MALCOLM X

Clown Man Play Wise

So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.

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