American Muslim minister and a human rights activist
Power never takes a back step – only in the face of more power. – Malcolm X
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. – Malcolm X
To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. You see, I could conceive death, but I could not conceive betrayal. – Malcolm X
Envy blinds men and makes it impossible for them to think clearly. – Malcolm X
The future belongs to those who prepare for it today. – Malcolm X
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. – Malcolm X
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. – Malcolm X
To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace. – Malcolm X
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. – Malcolm X
You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom. – Malcolm X
If you have no critics you’ll likely have no success. – Malcolm X
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery. – Malcolm X
If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again. – Malcolm 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. I believe in treating people right, but I’m not going to waste my time trying to treat somebody right who doesn’t know how to return the treatment. – Malcolm X
So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise. – Malcolm X
I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self defense; I call it intelligence. – Malcolm X
Sometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the Gun down. – Malcolm X
It is only after slavery and prison that the sweetest appreciation of freedom can come. – Malcolm X
You show me a capitalist, and I’ll show you a bloodsucker. – Malcolm X
And when I speak, I don’t speak as a Democrat. Or a Republican. Nor an American. I speak as a victim of America’s so-called democracy. You and I have never seen democracy – all we’ve seen is hypocrisy. When we open our eyes today and look around America, we see America not through the eyes of someone who has enjoyed the fruits of Americanism. We see America through the eyes of someone who has been the victim of Americanism. We don’t see any American dream. We’ve experienced only the American nightmare. – Malcolm X
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