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Quotes from By Any Means Necessary — Malcolm X

1925–1965 United States

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Armed with the knowledge of our past, we can with confidence charter a course for our future. Culture is an indispensable weapon in the freedom struggle. We must take hold of it and forge the future with the past.

By Any Means Necessary (1970)

We want freedom by any means necessary. We want justice by any means necessary. We want equality by any means necessary.

By Any Means Necessary (1970)

I for one will join with anyone—I don't care what color you are—as long as you want to change the miserable condition that exists on this earth.

By Any Means Necessary (1970)

Education is an important element in the struggle for human rights. It is the means to help our children and our people rediscover their identity and thereby increase their self respect. Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs only to the people who prepare for it today.

By Any Means Necessary (1970)

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.

By Any Means Necessary (1970)

How can anyone be against love?

By Any Means Necessary (1970)

I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination. I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.

By Any Means Necessary (1970)

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