"[Black nationalism] is not designed to make the……" — Malcolm X
"[Black nationalism] is not designed to make the black man reevaluate the white man--you know him already--but to make the black man re-evaluate himself. Don't change the white man's mind; you can't change his mind. And that whole thing about appealing to the moral conscience of America--America's conscience is bankrupt."
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Malcolm X
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377 Quotes by Malcolm X
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One of the first things I think young people, especially nowadays, should learn is how to see for yourself and…
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We have to keep in mind at all times that we are not fighting for integration, nor are we fighting…
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The common goal of 22 million Afro-Americans is respect as human beings, the God-given right to be a human being.…
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The Negro's so-called 'revolt' is merely an asking to be accepted into the existing system!
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My beliefs are now one hundred percent against racism and segregation in any form and I also believe that we…
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Speaking like this doesn't mean that we're anti-white, but it does mean we're anti-exploitation, we're anti-degradation, we're anti-oppression.
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Growing is the result of learning.
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The greatest miracle Christianity has achieved in America is that the Black man in white Christian hands has not grown…
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When you hear me say "by any means necessary," I mean exactly that. I believe in anything that is necessary…
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It's easy to become a satellite today without even being aware of it. This country can seduce God. Yes, it…
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A segregated school system produces children who, when they graduate, they do with crippled minds.
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I don't care how nice one is to you, the thing you must always remember is that almost never does…
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