Reform is for people who have government connections, revolution is for the people!
MALCOLM XMankind’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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Ignorance of each other is what has made unity impossible in the past.
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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 only thing power respects, is power.
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Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights.
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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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Policies change, and programs change, according to time but objective never changes.
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How can you thank a man for giving you what’s already yours? How then can you thank him for giving you only part of what is yours?
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One day, may we all meet together in the light of understanding.
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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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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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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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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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Stumbling is not falling.
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People don’t realize how a man’s whole life can be changed by one book.
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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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