Malcolm X

Segregation is that which is forced upon an inferior by a superior. Separation is done voluntarily by two equals.

I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.

You have to realize that up until about 1959, Africa was dominated by the colonial powers. And by the colonial powers of Europe having complete control over Africa, they projected Africa always in a...

I believe in a religion that believes in freedom. Any time I have to accept a religion that won't let me fight a battle for my people, I say to hell with that religion.

Envy blinds men and makes it impossible for them to think clearly.

Power doesn't back up in the face of a smile, or in the face of a threat of some kind of nonviolent loving action. It's not the nature of power to back up in the face of anything but some more power.

When ghetto living seems normal, you have no shame, no privacy.

To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace.

If you have a dog, I must have a dog. If you have a rifle, I must have a rifle. If you have a club, I must have a club. This is equality.

Sitting at the table doesn't make you a diner. You must be eating some of what's on that plate. Being here in America doesn't make you an American. Being born here in America doesn't make you an...