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Quotes by Malcolm X

These are some of my favourite quotes by Malcolm X. He was a controversial figure who also said a lot of other things I don't agree with, but nevertheless, here are some of my favourite sayings of his:

Quotes by Malcolm X

The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.

You don't have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.

Sitting at the table doesn't make you a diner. You must be eating some of what's on that plate. Being here in America doesn't make you an American. Being born here in America doesn't make you an American.

Note: The same can be said of those born anywhere else in the world.

To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace.

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong. Than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.

Stumbling is not falling.

You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.

We are nonviolent with people who are nonviolent with us.

I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence.

Don’t be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn't do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn't know what you know today.

This is my first myTake, which is why it's pretty basic. Anyway, tell me what are you thoughts on these quotes.

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Quotes by Malcolm X
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