A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can’t play the part of a wise man.
MALCOLM XYou and I have never seen democracy; all we’ve seen is hypocrisy.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research.
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You get your freedom by letting your enemy know that you’ll do anything to get it. Then you’ll get it. It’s the only way you’ll get it.
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The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
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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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There can be no black-white unity until there is first some black unity.
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If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.
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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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You show me a capitalist, and I’ll show you a bloodsucker.
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In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
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Who taught you to hate yourself?
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We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.
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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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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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Read absolutely everything you get your hands on because you’ll never know where you’ll get an idea from.
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