Malcolm X

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”

— Malcolm X

“Power never takes a back step only in the face of more power.”

— Malcolm X

“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

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

— Malcolm X

“Truth is on the side of the oppressed.”

— Malcolm X

“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.”

— Malcolm X

“History is a people's memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals.”

— 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.”

— Malcolm X

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

— Malcolm X

“You can't legislate good will - that comes through education.”

— Malcolm X

“I believe in a religion that believes in freedom. Any time I have to accept a religion that won't let me fight a battle for my people, I say to hell with that religion.”

— Malcolm X

“If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.”

— Malcolm X

“There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.”

— Malcolm X

“I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against.”

— Malcolm X

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

— Malcolm X

“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.”

— Malcolm X

“Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.”

— Malcolm X

“Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world.”

— Malcolm X

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

— Malcolm X

“If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.”

— Malcolm X