Quote #81
Anytime you beg another man to set you free, you will never be free. Freedom is something that you have to do for yourself.
More from Malcolm X
- Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression.
- I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.
- 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 th…
- 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 sa…
- The price of freedom is death. - NYC, June 1964
- A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.
- Whites can help us, but they can't join us. There can be no black/white unity, until there is first some black unity. - From the press conf…
- Concerning non-violence, it is criminal to teach a man not to defend himself when he is the constant victim of brutal attacks.