I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self defense; I call it intelligence.
MALCOLM XIt is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest light can come; it is only after extreme grief that the greatest joy can come.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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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 are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.
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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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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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Only those who have already experienced a revolution within themselves can reach out effectively to help others.
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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 careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.
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Education is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect.
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People don’t realize how a man’s whole life can be changed by one book.
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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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Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
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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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Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research.
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A race of people is like and individual man; until it uses its own talent, takes pride in its own history, expresses its own culture, affirms its own selfhood, it can never fulfill itself.
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Everybody shall be accepted no matter what they stand for, you are not always going to agree on their faith.
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