Learn to see, listen, and think for yourself. Malcolm X More Quotes by Malcolm X More Quotes From Malcolm X The black people in this country are taught that their religion and the best religion is the religion of Islam, and when one accepts the religion of Islam, he's known as a Muslim. Malcolm X religion-of-islam country people One of the main things that I read about it that appealed to me was in Islam a man is honored as a human being and not measured by the color of his skin. Malcolm X islam humans men So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise. Malcolm X learning hard-work life I imagine that one of the biggest troubles with colleges is there are too many distractions, too much panty-raiding, fraternities, and boola-boola and all of that. Malcolm X too-much trouble college An integrated cup of coffee isn't sufficient pay for four hundred years of slave labor. Malcolm X slave-labor coffee years I don't think you can having an opportunity to ride either on the front or the back or in the middle of someone else's bus doesn't dignify you. Malcolm X middle opportunity thinking I don't have any hate. I've got some sense. I'm not going to let anybody who hates me tell me to love him. I'm not that way-out. Malcolm X hate-me hate way Power never takes a back step only in the face of more power. Malcolm X power faces steps I believe in the brotherhood of all men, but I don't believe in wasting brotherhood on anyone who doesn't want to practice it with me. Brotherhood is a two-way street. Malcolm X brotherhood-of-man men believe The only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world. We are blood brothers to the people of Brazil, Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba -- yes Cuba too. Malcolm X freedom brother blood I saw all races, all colors, blue eyed blonds to black skinned Africans in true brotherhood! In unity! Living as one! Worshiping as one! No segregationists, no liberals; they would not have known how to interpret the meaning of those words Malcolm X color race blue The white man has created a devil, to bring chaos upon this earth. Malcolm X white-man devil men It is a time for martyrs now, and if I am to be one, it will be for the cause of brotherhood. That's the only thing that can save this country. Malcolm X brotherhood inspiring country It’ll be the ballot or it’ll be the bullet. It’ll be liberty or it’ll be death. And if you’re not ready to pay that price don’t use the word freedom in your vocabulary. Malcolm X vocabulary liberty use Look at yourselves. Some of you teenagers, students. How do you think I feel and I belong to a generation ahead of you - how do you think I feel to have to tell you, 'We, my generation, sat around like a knot on a wall while the whole world was fighting for its hum an rights - and you've got to be born into a society where you still have that same fight.' What did we do, who preceded you ? I'll tell you what we did. Nothing. And don't you make the same mistake we made. Malcolm X teenager wall mistake Muhammad teaches us the knowledge of our own selves, and of our own people. He cleans us up-morally, mentally and spiritually Malcolm X moral self people It's hard for anyone intelligent to be nonviolent. Everything in the universe does something when you start playing with his life, except the American Negro. He lays down and says, 'Beat me, daddy.' Malcolm X daddy intelligent doe I don’t feel that I am a visitor in Ghana or in any part of Africa. I feel that I am at home. Malcolm X visitors ghana home Here I am, back in Mecca. I am still traveling, trying to broaden my mind, for I've seen too much of the damage narrow-mindedness can make of things, and when I return home to America, I will devote what energies I have to repairing the damage. Malcolm X here-i-am home america The separating of a section of America for Afro- Americans is similar to expecting a heaven in the sky somewhere after you die. Malcolm X sky heaven america
