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- Subject: Quotations from Malcolm X
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- SOME QUOTES FROM MALCOLM X
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- Following is a selection of quotations from Malcolm X
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- "When Black Americans see that our problem is the same as the
- problem of the people who are being oppressed in South Vietnam
- and the Congo and Latin America, then--the oppressed people of
- this earth make up a majority not a minority--then we approach
- our problem as a majority that can demand, not a minority that
- has to beg." (Question and answer period following "African
- Revolution and its Effects on the Afro-Americans," speech, Dec.
- 12 1964)
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- "There is no kind of action in this country ever going to bear
- fruit unless that action is tied in with the overall
- international struggle." ("Separation or Intergration" speech,
- March 7, 1962)
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- "The newly awakened people all over the world pose a problem for
- what is known as Western interests, which is imperialism,
- colonialism, racism and all these other negative isms or
- vulturistic isms."
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- "We live in one of the rottenest countries that has ever existed
- on this earth. It's a system of exploitation, of outright
- humiliation and degradation." (June 28, 1964, speech at Audobon
- Ballroom, NYC, OAAU founding rally)
-
- ("By Any Means Necessary," Feb. 19, 1965)
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- "Never at any time in the history of our people in this country
- have we made advances or progress in any way based upon the
- internal goodwill of this country. We have made advancement in
- this country only when this country was under pressure from
- forces above and beyond its control." (Dec. 31, 1964, speech at
- Hotel Teresa, NYC)
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- "I believe we should protect ourselves by any means necessary
- when we are attacked by racists." (Jan. 19, 1965, interview with
- Young Socialist paper)
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- "Capitalism used to be like an eagle, but now it's more like a
- vulture. It used to be strong enough to go and suck anybody's
- blood whether they were strong or not. But now it has become more
- cowardly, like the vulture, and it can only suck the blood of the
- helpless. As the nations in the world free themselves, then
- capitalism has less victims, less to suck, and it becomes weaker
- and weaker. It's only a matter of time in my opinion before it
- will collapse completely." (Jan. 19, 1965, interview with Young
- Socialist paper)
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- "If George Washington didn't get independence for this country
- nonviolently, and if Patrick Henry didn't come up with a
- nonviolent statement, and you taught me to look upon them as
- patriots and heroes, then it's time for you to realize that I
- have studied your books well." (April 8, 1964, speech on "Black
- Revolution" in NYC)
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- "I've never advocated any violence. I've only said that Black
- people who are the victims of organized violence perpetrated upon
- us by the Klan, the Citizen's Council, and many other forms, we
- should defend ourselves. ... I think the Black man in this
- country above and beyond people all over the world will be more
- than justified when he stands up and starts to protect himself no
- matter how many necks he has to break." (Feb. 14, 1965, in
- Detroit one week before his assassination)
-
- -- from Workers World Service
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