Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
MALCOLM XBe peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
MALCOLM XIgnorance of each other is what has made unity impossible in the past.
MALCOLM XAll of our experiences fuse into our personality. Everything that ever happened to us is an ingredient.
MALCOLM XChildren have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.
MALCOLM XMankind’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.
MALCOLM XYou and I have never seen democracy; all we’ve seen is hypocrisy.
MALCOLM XOf all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research.
MALCOLM XI 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.
MALCOLM XSome things are better done than said.
MALCOLM XWe are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.
MALCOLM XOnly those who have already experienced a revolution within themselves can reach out effectively to help others.
MALCOLM XOne day, may we all meet together in the light of understanding.
MALCOLM XThe future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
MALCOLM XYou 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.
MALCOLM XThe only persons who really changed history are those who changed men’s thinking about themselves.
MALCOLM XYou’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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