A man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire, or preserve his freedom.
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More Malcolm X Quotes
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Revolutions are never peaceful.
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History is a people’s memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals.
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Who taught you to hate yourself?
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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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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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In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
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Ignorance of each other is what has made unity impossible in the past.
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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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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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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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Only a fool would let his enemy teach his children.
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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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Anytime you find someone more successful than you are, especially when you’re both engaged in the same business – you know they’re doing something that you aren’t.
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Reform is for people who have government connections, revolution is for the people!
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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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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights.
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If not now then when, if not me then who?
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There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
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Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
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The mental flexibility of the wise man permits him to keep an open mind and enables him to readjust himself whenever it becomes necessary for a change.
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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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If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.
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Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle.
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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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Learn to see, listen, and think for yourself.
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