Quotes by Malcolm X
“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”— Malcolm X
“I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against.”— Malcolm X
“You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”— 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
“We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.”— Malcolm X
“Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression.”— 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.”— 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
“History is a people's memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals.”— 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
“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.”— Malcolm X
“Concerning nonviolence, it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.”— Malcolm X