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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.
Malcolm XMalcolm X 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?
Malcolm XMalcolm X We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.
Malcolm XMalcolm X 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.
Malcolm XMalcolm X Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights.
Malcolm XMalcolm X Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
Malcolm XMalcolm X Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.
Malcolm XMalcolm X 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.
Malcolm XMalcolm X Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights.
Malcolm XMalcolm X Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
Malcolm XMalcolm X Children have a lesson adults should learn, to not be ashamed of failing, but to get up and try again.
Malcolm XMalcolm X 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.
Malcolm XMalcolm X Anytime you have to rely upon your enemy for a job you’re in bad shape.
Malcolm XMalcolm X I think that the best thing that a person can be is sincere.
Malcolm XMalcolm X When ‘I’ replaced with ‘We’, even the illness becomes wellness.
Malcolm XMalcolm X There can be no black-white unity until there is first some black unity.
Malcolm XMalcolm X
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