Malcolm X

"The Negro people are not anti-semitic."

"You can't hold a man down without staying down with him."

"In all our deeds, the sweetest thing is to give."

"Just as it was the goal of the British Empire to create Indians in the image of Englishmen, so too it is the goal of American system to create Negroes in the image of white Americans."

"This is a time when we must come together."

"To not be active in politics is to be passive in the creation of oppression."

"The method of mass civil disobedience can only succeed where the state has a conscience."

"We will work with anybody, right now, on this particular issue."

"So you are not to blame for everything that happened to our people in this world."

"The only true world government will be of the people, by the people and for the people."

"If you want something, you've got to make some noise."

"It is impossible for a white man to believe in the equality of black men."

"We're not here to discuss our feeling. We're here to discuss facts."

"You can't separate morality from politics."

"A race of people is like an individual man; until it uses its own talent, takes pride in its own history, expresses its own culture, it will die out."

"Stop singing and start swinging. Stop talking and start walking."

"The black man needs to be unchained from his fear of devaluing himself."

"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal."

"Revolution is based on land. Land is the basis of all independence."

"Tell the truth and the people will follow you."

"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."

"The time is upon us to stop begging and to start demanding."

"Don't be shocked when I say I was a stupid man."

"To have pride in your heritage is not to be a racist."

"The wealth of America is built on the backs of the enslaved African."

"You cannot judge a black man by the standard of the white man."

"Preserve the knowledge that surrounds you, for it is precious."

"The blacks in America are the only ones who are truly Americans."

"You will not achieve your goal without sacrifice and effort."

"Brothers! We must recognize that we have a common enemy."