You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
MALCOLM XEducation is the means to help our children and thereby increase self-respect.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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Human rights are something you were born with. Human rights are your God-given rights. Human rights are the rights that are recognized by all nations of this earth.
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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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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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We are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.
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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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Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
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I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he’s wrong, than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.
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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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Respect me, or put me to death.
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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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Revolutions overturn systems. Revolutions destroy systems.
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All over this world people are standing up for freedom.
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Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights.
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I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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The only thing power respects, is power.
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