32 Malcolm X Quotes on Equality and Freedom

Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you’re a man, you take it.

Stumbling is not falling.

A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

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

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.

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

History proves that the white man is a devil.

History is not hatred.

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.

If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.

Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression, because power, real power, comes from our conviction which produces action, uncompromising action.

There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.