More by Malcolm X
It's impossible for a white person to believe in capitalism and not believe in racism. You can't have capitalism without racism.
Malcolm X Speaks (1965)
We cannot think of uniting with others, until after we have first united among ourselves. We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.
Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.
Malcolm X Speaks (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)
Usually the black racist has been produced by the white racist.
Malcolm X Speaks (1965)
Usually, when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.
Malcolm X Speaks (1965)
We are in a society where the power is in the hands of those who are the worst breed of humanity.
Malcolm X Speaks (1965)
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
Malcolm X Speaks (1965)
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