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MALCOLM XHatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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A man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire, or preserve his freedom.
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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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Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or cultural roots also becomes a dead people.
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People don’t realize how a man’s whole life can be changed by one book.
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Education is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect.
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You show me a capitalist, and I’ll show you a bloodsucker.
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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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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.
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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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We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.
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Who taught you to hate yourself?
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My sincerity is my credentials.
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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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Revolutions overturn systems. Revolutions destroy systems.
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You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
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