Malcolm X

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

— Malcolm X

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

— Malcolm X

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

— Malcolm X

“Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it.”

— Malcolm X

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

— Malcolm X

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

— 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

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

— Malcolm X

“Truth is on the side of the oppressed.”

— Malcolm X

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

— Malcolm X

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

— Malcolm X

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

— 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

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

— 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

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

— Malcolm X

“The Negro revolution is controlled by foxy white liberals, by the Government itself. But the Black Revolution is controlled only by God.”

— Malcolm X

“In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.”

— 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

“My Alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.”

— Malcolm X