You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.
MALCOLM XChildren have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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The only thing power respects, is power.
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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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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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Human rights are something you were born with. Human rights are your God-given rights. Human rights are the rights that are recognized by all nations of this earth.
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If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.
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It is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest light can come; it is only after extreme grief that the greatest joy can come.
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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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Reading has changed the course of my life radically. I did not aim behind it to gain any certificates to improve my position. Rather, I wanted to live intellectually.
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Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.
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You can’t have capitalism without racism.
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I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.
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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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We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.
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Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights.
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Only a fool would let his enemy teach his children.
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