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A ballot is like a bullet. You don't throw your ballots until you see a target, and if that target is not within your reach, keep your ballot in your pocket.

— Malcolm X Speech in Cleveland, Ohio (1964)

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You can't separate peace from freedom, because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

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People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.

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If you aren't careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.

Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression.

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Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.

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