10 quotes
People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)
The young whites, and blacks, too, are the only hope that America has, the rest of us have always been living in a lie.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)
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.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)
To me the earth's most explosive and pernicious evil is racism, the inability of God's creatures to live as One, especially in the Western world.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)
Any time you see someone more successful than you are, they are doing something you aren't.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)
The only true world solution today is governments guided by true religion — of the spirit.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)
I've had enough of someone else's propaganda. I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against. I'm a human being first and foremost, and as such I am for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)
They call me "a teacher, a fomenter of violence." I would say point blank, "That is a lie. I'm not for wanton violence, I'm for justice."
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)
You trust them (white Americans), and I don't. You studied what he wanted you to learn about him in schools. I studied him in the streets and in prison, where you see the truth.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)
I told the Englishman that my alma mater was books, a good library. Every time I catch a plane, I have with me a book that I want to read—and that's a lot of books these days. If I weren't out here every day battling the white man, I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity—because you can hardly mention anything I'm not curious about.
The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1965)