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.
MALCOLM XAll of our experiences fuse into our personality. Everything that ever happened to us is an ingredient.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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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 future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
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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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Reform is for people who have government connections, revolution is for the people!
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The only thing power respects, is power.
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We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.
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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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You show me a capitalist, and I’ll show you a bloodsucker.
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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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You can’t have capitalism without racism.
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The greatest mistake of the movement has been trying to organize a sleeping people around specific goals. You have to wake the people up first, then you’ll get action.
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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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One day, may we all meet together in the light of understanding.
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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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