Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or cultural roots also becomes a dead people.
MALCOLM XYou and I have never seen democracy; all we’ve seen is hypocrisy.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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How can anyone be against love?
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I 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.
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My sincerity is my credentials.
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Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.
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I 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.
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In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
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Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle.
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There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
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In fact, once he is motivated no one can change more completely than the man who has been at the bottom. I call myself the best example of that.
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It’s liberty or it’s death. It’s freedom for everybody or freedom for nobody.
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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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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.
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I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self defense; I call it intelligence.
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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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Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.
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Learn to see, listen, and think for yourself.
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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.
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Our objective is complete freedom, justice and equality by any means necessary.
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So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.
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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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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.
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You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.
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One day, may we all meet together in the light of understanding.
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You and I have never seen democracy; all we’ve seen is hypocrisy.
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The only thing power respects, is power.
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I 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.
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