Malcolm X (May 19, 1925, Omaha, Nebraska – February 21, 1965 Manhattan, New York) Muslim minister and human rights activist.
#### 1) You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.
2) I see America through the eyes of the victim. I don't see any American dream--I see an American nightmare.
3) The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.
4) I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence.
5) I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against.
6) People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.
7) 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.
8) Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
9) If you're not ready to die for it, put the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.
10) So early in my life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better make some noise.
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Quote no. 3 gets my vote.
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I knew you'd like that one 😉
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