Reading has changed the course of my life radically. I did not aim behind it to gain any certificates to improve my position. Rather, I wanted to live intellectually.
MALCOLM XIf you’re not ready to die for it, take the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary.
More Malcolm X Quotes
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There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.
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Respect me, or put me to death.
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You and I have never seen democracy; all we’ve seen is hypocrisy.
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We are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.
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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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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?
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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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Only those who have already experienced a revolution within themselves can reach out effectively to help others.
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And just because you have colleges and universities doesn’t mean you have education.
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Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights.
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Learn to see, listen, and think for yourself.
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Anytime you have to rely upon your enemy for a job you’re in bad shape.
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Revolutions are never peaceful.
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Ignorance of each other is what has made unity impossible in the past.
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The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
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