Everybody shall be accepted no matter what they stand for, you are not always going to agree on their faith.
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More Malcolm X Quotes
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There can be no black-white unity until there is first some black unity.
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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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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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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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Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research.
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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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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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I don’t advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I’ll step on his.
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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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And just because you have colleges and universities doesn’t mean you have education.
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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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My sincerity is my credentials.
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You show me a capitalist, and I’ll show you a bloodsucker.
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If not now then when, if not me then who?
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I think that the best thing that a person can be is sincere.
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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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Respect me, or put me to death.
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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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Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle.
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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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Who taught you to hate yourself?
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Reform is for people who have government connections, revolution is for the people!
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I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don’t believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn’t want brotherhood with me.
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The only way we’ll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world.
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Hence I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.
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