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There can be no black-white unity until there is first some black unity.

Malcolm X

Policies change, and programs change, according to time but objective never changes.
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According Change Objective Politics Program
Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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Anger Hatred Inspirational Kindness Meet Power
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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Come Darkness Extreme Grief Joy Light
If not now then when, if not me then who?
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Business Inspirational One Liner Time Work Hard
You can’t have capitalism without racism.
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Capital Racism
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary.
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Die Freedom Motivational Ready Work Hard
The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.
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Ability Awake Book Crave Inside Reading
It’s liberty or it’s death. It’s freedom for everybody or freedom for nobody.
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Death Freedom Liberty
The mother is the first teacher of the child. The message she gives that child, that child gives to the world.
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Children Giving Inspirational Message Mother Teacher World
So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.
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Accomplishment Inspirational Learning Life Noise Want Work Hard
You’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.
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Blind Face Matter Patriotism Politics Reality Wrong
Learn to see, listen, and think for yourself.
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Inspirational Learning Listen One Liner Thinking Yourself
The only persons who really changed history are those who changed men’s thinking about themselves.
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Change History Inspirational Men Person Thinking
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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Fight Freedom Human Intelligence Man
I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he’s wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.
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Angel Come Devil Man Respect Stand Wrong
The price of freedom is death.
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Death Freedom One Liner Price
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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Certificate Change Course Gain Improvement Intellect Life Position Reading
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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Against Benefit Human Humanity Justice Matter Truth
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
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Courtesy Law Obey Peace Respect Violence
Read absolutely everything you get your hands on because you’ll never know where you’ll get an idea from.
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Book Hands Ideas Knowledge Reading
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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Adversity Broken Heart Contain Improvement Lesson Loss Performance Seed Time
How can you thank a man for giving you what’s already yours? How then can you thank him for giving you only part of what is yours?
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Deep Man Philosophy Thankful Yourself
A man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire, or preserve his freedom.
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Acquire Believe Freedom Man Preserve Sun
To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace.
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Crime Disgrace
You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
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Freedom Inspirational Peace Positive Separate
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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Anxiety Attract Era Force History Leadership Love Mankind Men Power Prove Spirit Spiritual
You show me a capitalist, and I’ll show you a bloodsucker.
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Blood Capital Community Democracy Politics

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