Politician Quotes by Malcolm X

13 Politician quotes by Malcolm X

Malcolm X’s voice is fierce and uncompromising. Though only thirteen lines are featured, they convey the urgency and depth of his political convictions, offering a potent glimpse into his activist spirit.

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I refer to a negro politician as a negro who is selected by Negroes and who is backed by Negroes.

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[JF] Kennedy was a deceitful man. He was a cold-blooded politician whose purpose was to get elected.

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If [politician] is not fulfilling his function, they then can set up the machinery to remove him from that position by whatever…

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The political philosophy of black nationalism means that the black man should control the politics and the politicians in his own community;…

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The man was a deceiver. He was deceitful and I will never bite my tongue in saying that. I don't think he…

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To me, political action involves making the politician who represents us know that he either produces or he is out, and he's…

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Any time the negro becomes involved in mature political action, then the resistance of the politicians who benefit from the exploited political…

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We must control the politics and the politicians of our community. They must no longer take orders from outside forces. We will…

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Because once the black man becomes the political master of his own community, it means that the politicians of that community will…

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In my opinion, mature political action is the type of action that that involves a program of re-education and information that will…

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I think that the black people in this country have the reached the point where they should reserve the right to do…

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Our accent will be upon youth: we need new ideas, new methods, new approaches. We will call upon young students of political…

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Adam Clayton Powell's entire political career has to be looked at in the entire context of the American history and the history…

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Be nonviolent only with those who are nonviolent to you. And when you can bring me a nonviolent racist, bring me a nonviolent segregationist,…

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You can't legislate good will - that comes through education.

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Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor.

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Those type of whites who are always going to jail with Negroes are the ones who tell Negroes to be loving and be kind…

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We Muslims believe that the white race, which is guilty of having oppressed and exploited and enslaved our people here in America, should and…

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I mean a real police state just to get a token recognition of a law. It take, it took, I think, 15,000 troops and…

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Like Samson, I am ready to pull down the white man's temple, knowing full well that I will be destroyed by the falling rubble.

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Any negro who occupies a position that was given to him by the white man, if you analyze his function, his function never enables…

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Stumbling is not falling.

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God is going to punish the white man for his misdeeds toward black people.

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Much of what I say might sound like it's stirring up trouble, but it's the truth!

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I believe in the brotherhood of all men, but I don't believe in wasting brotherhood on anyone who doesn't want to practice it with…

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