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Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights.

Malcolm X

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
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
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
If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.
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Criticism Freedom Inspirational Success
You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.
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Deep Hate Racism Root Tree
I don’t advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I’ll step on his.
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Advocate Man Step Toe Violence
Just as a tree without roots is dead, a people without history or cultural roots also becomes a dead people.
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Culture Dead History People Root Tree
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
Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.
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Black Lives Matter Compassion Crush Mercy Penalize People Racism Society Violence Weight
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
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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Equality Freedom Independence Justice Land Revolution
To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal.
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Betrayal Concieve Death Deep Worse
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
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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Attack Brutal Concern Constant Crime Defend Man Non Violence Teaching Victim
Reform is for people who have government connections, revolution is for the people!
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Connection Government People Revolution
Only a fool would let his enemy teach his children.
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Business Children Enemy Fools Teaching

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