Revolutions overturn systems. Revolutions destroy systems.
MALCOLM XHow can anyone be against love?
More Malcolm X Quotes
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In fact, once he is motivated no one can change more completely than the man who has been at the bottom. I call myself the best example of that.
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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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I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self defense; I call it intelligence.
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The price of freedom is death.
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Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
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The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.
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My sincerity is my credentials.
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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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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 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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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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Respect me, or put me to death.
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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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If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.
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