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.
MALCOLM XYou show me a capitalist, and I’ll show you a bloodsucker.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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It is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest light can come; it is only after extreme grief that the greatest joy can come.
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Reading has changed the course of my life radically. I did not aim behind it to gain any certificates to improve my position. Rather, I wanted to live intellectually.
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We are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.
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As long as you are convinced you have never done anything, you can never do anything.
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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.
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You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.
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If you have a dog, I must have a dog. If you have a rifle, I must have a rifle. If you have a club, I must have a club. This is equality.
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Our objective is complete freedom, justice and equality by any means necessary.
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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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The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.
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I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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The only thing power respects, is power.
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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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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.
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I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.
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