The only way we’ll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world.
MALCOLM XThe 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.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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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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Sometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the Gun down.
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I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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Usually when people are sad, they don’t do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.
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If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.
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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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I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.
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All over this world people are standing up for freedom.
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Hatred and anger are powerless when met with kindness.
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You can’t hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree.
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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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Only those who have already experienced a revolution within themselves can reach out effectively to help others.
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Stumbling is not falling.
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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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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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