Quotes by Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

American activist

Lived from: 1925 - 1965

Category: Politics Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 19 may 1925 Died: 21 february 1965

  • It is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest light can come; it is only after extreme grief that the greatest joy can come.
  • If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.
  • Sitting at the table doesn't make you a diner, unless you eat 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.
  • The mental flexibility of the wise man permits him to keep an open mind and enables him to readjust himself whenever it becomes necessary for a change.
  • It has taken us that long to get the deaf, dumb, and blind black men in the wilderness of North America to wake up and understand who they are.
  • In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
  • We declare our right on this earth to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.
  • I don't advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I'll step on his.
  • Concerning non-violence: it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.
  • 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.
  • My alma mater was books, a good library. I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.
  • When someone sticks a knife six inches into your back, and then pulls it out two inches and claims he's doing you a favor, don't believe him.
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  • It is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest light can come; it is only after extreme grief that the greatest joy can come.
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  • Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.
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  • We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.
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  • A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
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  • A man without any history is like a tree without roots.
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  • A new world order is in the making, and it is up to us to prepare ourselves that we may take our rightful place in it.
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  • America preaches integration and practices segregation.
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  • America's greatest crime against the black man was not slavery or lynching, but that he was taught to wear a mask of self-hate and self-doubt.
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  • An English writer telephoned me from London, asking questions. One was, 'What’s your alma mater?' I told him, 'Books'.
    The Autobiography of Malcolm X (2015)
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  • Anytime anyone is enslaved or in any way deprived of his liberty, that person, as a human being, as far as I'm concerned he is justified to resort to whatever methods necessary to bring about his liberty again.
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  • Anytime you tell a man to turn the other cheek or to be nonviolent in the face of a violent enemy, you're making that man defenseless. You're robbing him of his God-given right to defend himself.
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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 (1992)
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  • Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
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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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  • 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.
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  • Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.
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  • For tommorow belongs
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  • History is not hatred.
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  • History proves that the white man is a devil.
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  • I am a Muslim and my religion makes me be against all forms of racism. It keeps me from judging any man by the color of his skin. It teaches me to judge him by his deeds .
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What are the most famous quotes from Malcolm X?

The two most famous quotes from Malcolm X are:

  • "It is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest light can come; it is only after extreme grief that the greatest joy can come."
  • "Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.
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When did Malcolm X live?

Malcolm X was born in 1925 and died in the year 1965.