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Anytime you have to rely upon your enemy for a job you’re in bad shape.

Malcolm X

If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.
MALCOLM X

Brutal Hands Police Solitude Sure Violence
We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.
MALCOLM X

Acceptance Inspirational Ourselves Prove Self Love Thinking
I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self defense; I call it intelligence.
MALCOLM X

Defense Intelligence Violence
Only those who have already experienced a revolution within themselves can reach out effectively to help others.
MALCOLM X

Effective Experience Help Inspirational Revolution
You don’t have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.
MALCOLM X

Fight Freedom Human Intelligence Man
A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can’t play the part of a wise man.
MALCOLM X

Clown Man Play Wise
Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.
MALCOLM X

Attack Brutal Concern Constant Crime Defend Man Non Violence Teaching Victim
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.
MALCOLM X

Deep Mistake Remember Sincere Want Wrong
Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.
MALCOLM X

Belong Education Future Passport People Preparation Present
Anytime you find someone more successful than you are, especially when you’re both engaged in the same business – you know they’re doing something that you aren’t.
MALCOLM X

Business Competition Engagement Especially Success
There can be no black-white unity until there is first some black unity.
MALCOLM X

Black Black Lives Matter Unity White
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.
MALCOLM X

Angry Change Condition Cry People Sad
Everybody shall be accepted no matter what they stand for, you are not always going to agree on their faith.
MALCOLM X

Acceptance Agree Black Lives Matter Equality Faith Matter Stand
Education is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect.
MALCOLM X

Children Education Help Increase Self Respect
We are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.
MALCOLM X

Non Violence People Self Respect
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.
MALCOLM X

Black Lives Matter Equality Justice

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