Power never takes a back step only in the face of more power.

Quote by Malcolm X

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I believe in the brotherhood of all men, but I don't believe in wasting brotherhood...

I believe in the brotherhood of all men, but I don't believe in wasting brotherhood...

To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. You see, I could...

To me, the thing that is worse than death is betrayal. You see, I could...

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

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

Truth is on the side of the oppressed

Truth is on the side of the oppressed

There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own...

There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own...

My alma mater was books, a good library - I could spend the rest of...

My alma mater was books, a good library - I could spend the rest of...

I am for violence if non-violence means we continue postponing a solution to the American...

I am for violence if non-violence means we continue postponing a solution to the American...

Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition....

Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition....

If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.

If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.

You don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to...

You don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to...

You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong...

You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong...

The only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed...

The only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed...

You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong...

You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong...

Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition....

Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition....

We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to...

We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to...

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand...

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand...

The Negro revolution is controlled by foxy white liberals, by the Government itself. But the...

The Negro revolution is controlled by foxy white liberals, by the Government itself. But the...

Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world.

Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world.

Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do...

Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do...

Being tolerant does not mean that I share another ones belief. But it does mean...

Being tolerant does not mean that I share another ones belief. But it does mean...