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Top 20 Quotes

Malcolm X was a prominent civil rights activist who spoke out against police brutality and racism. Here are the top 99 quotes from Malcolm X on police brutality:

1. “We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.”
2. “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.”
3. “So you’re dealing with a segment of the society which has been oppressed, brutalized, exploited. And when I say oppressed, I mean they don’t know anything about the political, the economic, or the social system under which they live.”
4. “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.”
5. “There can be no black-white unity until there is first some black unity.”
6. “It is a time for martyrs now, and if I am to be one, it will be for the cause of brotherhood.”
7. “You don’t have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.”
8. “Without education, you’re not going anywhere in this world.”
9. “I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don’t believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn’t want brotherhood with me.”
10. “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.”
11. “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
12. “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.”
13. “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against.”
14. “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.”
15. “I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.”
16. “I believe that there will ultimately be a clash between the oppressed and those who do the oppressing. I believe that there will be a clash between those who want freedom, justice and equality for everyone and those who want to continue the systems of exploitation.”
17. “If you’re not ready to die for it, put the word ‘freedom’ out of your vocabulary.”
18. “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
19. “I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against.”

Quotes 21-40

21. “I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self defense; I call it intelligence.”
22. “If you have no critics, you’ll likely have no success.”
23. “I believe that there will be a clash between those who want freedom, justice, and equality for everyone and those who want to continue the system of exploitation.”
24. “I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination. I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.”
25. “I for one believe that if you give people a thorough understanding of what confronts them and the basic causes that produce it, they’ll create their own program, and when the people create a program, you get action.”
26. “We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.”
27. “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.”
28. “We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.”
29. “Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression.”
30. “Stumbling is not falling.”
31. “I don’t believe in violence, but I do believe in self-defense.”
32. “If you’re born in America with a black skin, you’re born in prison.”
33. “We’re not Americans, we’re Africans who happen to be in America. We were kidnapped and brought here against our will from Africa. We didn’t land on Plymouth Rock — that rock landed on us.”
34. “To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace.”
35. “The ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.”
36. “It is a time for martyrs now, and if I am to be one, it will be for the cause of brotherhood.”
37. “I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self defense; I call it intelligence.”
38. “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against.”
39. “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.”

Quotes 41-60

41. “You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”
42. “I have no mercy or compassion in me for a society that will crush people, and then penalize them for not being able to stand up under the weight.”
43. “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.”
44. “I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self defense; I call it intelligence.”
45. “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.”
46. “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.”
47. “I am for violence if non-violence means we continue postponing a solution to the American black man’s problem just to avoid violence.”
48. “I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination. I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.”
49. “I don’t think that a person should be penalized for his or her choice of language. We don’t intend to be foul, we don’t intend to be demeaning to women.”
50. “We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.”
51. “I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination. I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.”
52. “You can’t legislate good will — that comes through education.”
53. “I believe in the brotherhood of man, all men, but I don’t believe in brotherhood with anybody who doesn’t want brotherhood with me.”
54. “You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”
55. “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.”
56. “Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression.”
57. “We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.”
58. “I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self defense; I call it intelligence.”
59. “I just don’t believe that when people are being unjustly oppressed that they should let someone else set rules for them by which they can come out from under that oppression.”