Malcolm X Quotes

If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success.
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Criticism Freedom Inspirational Success
You and I have never seen democracy; all we’ve seen is hypocrisy.
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Democracy Politics
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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Children Giving Inspirational Message Mother Teacher World
We are non-violent with people who are non-violent with us.
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Non Violence People Self Respect
The only thing power respects, is power.
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Inspirational One Liner Power Respect
I don’t advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I’ll step on his.
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Advocate Man Step Toe Violence
We’re all in the same boat and we all are going to catch the same hell from the same man.
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Boat Catch Hell Man
Read absolutely everything you get your hands on because you’ll never know where you’ll get an idea from.
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Book Hands Ideas Knowledge Reading
One day, may we all meet together in the light of understanding.
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Life Light Meet Positive Togetherness Understand
I want to be remembered as someone who was sincere. Even if I made mistakes, they were made in sincerity. If I was wrong, I was wrong in sincerity.
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Deep Mistake Remember Sincere Want Wrong
To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace.
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Crime Disgrace
The price of freedom is death.
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Death Freedom One Liner Price
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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Adversity Broken Heart Contain Improvement Lesson Loss Performance Seed Time
A wise man can play the part of a clown, but a clown can’t play the part of a wise man.
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Clown Man Play Wise
You show me a capitalist, and I’ll show you a bloodsucker.
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Blood Capital Community Democracy Politics
History is a people’s memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals.
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Animal History Man Memories People
Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.
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Attack Brutal Concern Constant Crime Defend Man Non Violence Teaching Victim
A man who believes in freedom will do anything under the sun to acquire, or preserve his freedom.
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Acquire Believe Freedom Man Preserve Sun
So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.
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Accomplishment Inspirational Learning Life Noise Want Work Hard
Learn to see, listen, and think for yourself.
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Inspirational Learning Listen One Liner Thinking Yourself
The only way we’ll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world.
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Freedom History Identity Ourselves People Politics World
You’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.
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Blind Face Matter Patriotism Politics Reality Wrong
My sincerity is my credentials.
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One Liner Sincere
If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything.
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Fall Inspirational Life Love Stand
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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Against Benefit Human Humanity Justice Matter Truth
I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
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Book Curiosity Life Reading Satisfaction Spend
Only those who have already experienced a revolution within themselves can reach out effectively to help others.
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Effective Experience Help Inspirational Revolution

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