The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.
MALCOLM XI believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don’t believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn’t want brotherhood with me.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
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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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To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace.
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I don’t advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I’ll step on his.
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If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.
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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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And just because you have colleges and universities doesn’t mean you have education.
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You and I have never seen democracy; all we’ve seen is hypocrisy.
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Ignorance of each other is what has made unity impossible in the past.
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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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Revolution is based on land. Land is the basis of all independence. Land is the basis of freedom, justice, and equality.
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When ‘I’ replaced with ‘We’, even the illness becomes wellness.
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History is a people’s memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals.
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