Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
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Malcolm X
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About Malcolm X
Malcolm X was an American civil rights activist and Muslim minister who came from a background of poverty, family disruption, and criminal activity to a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965. He discovered the new religious movement the Nation of Islam while in prison and served as its spokesperson from 1952 until he transitioned to Sunni Islam in 1964. He is often regarded as one of the most significant Muslim figures in the United States. A controve…
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Malcolm XI'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against.
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.
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.
In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.
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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In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
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.
Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression.
Power never takes a back step only in the face of more power.
You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.
My Alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense I call it intelligence.
The Negro revolution is controlled by foxy white liberals, by the Government itself. But the Black Revolution is controlled only by God.
My Alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
The Negro revolution is controlled by foxy white liberals, by the Government itself. But the Black Revolution is controlled only by God.
The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.
Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression.
You don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.
You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.