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 XThe only thing power respects, is power.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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A man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire, or preserve his freedom.
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The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.
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As long as you are convinced you have never done anything, you can never do anything.
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Those who would hunt a man need to remember that a jungle also contains those who hunt the hunters.
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And just because you have colleges and universities doesn’t mean you have education.
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You don’t have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.
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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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Only those who have already experienced a revolution within themselves can reach out effectively to help others.
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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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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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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’re not ready to die for it, take the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary.
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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.
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Ignorance of each other is what has made unity impossible in the past.
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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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