Malcolm X

Malcolm x, (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz,) black American leader. Before and after converting to Islam and his rise to become a leader, and his connection to the black American Muslims, Charismatic, sophisticated, great orator and no less than Martin Luther king . He was not just another leader who inspires people, but whose words and character affected the core of the African Americans; Malcolm X is one of the few who really played a major role in the changes happening in America; the civil rights, the rise of the black American power and the freedom they gain up to the election of the first black American president – Barak Obama. A great movie surely worth watching, and having

Quotes

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

·         If you're not ready to die for it, take the word "freedom" out of your vocabulary.

·         This is part of what’s wrong with you — you do too much singing. Today it’s time to stop singing and start swinging. You can’t sing up on freedom, but you can swing up on some freedom.

·         Anytime you beg another man to set you free, you will never be free. Freedom is something that you have to do for yourself.

·         You can't separate peace from freedom, because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.

·         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.

·         Any time you see someone more successful than you are, they are doing something you aren't.

·         Power never takes a back step — only in the face of more power.

·         We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.

·         Time is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. Truth is on the side of the oppressed today, it's against the oppressor. You don't need anything else.

·         I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong. Than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil

·         Salaam Alaikum, Mr. Moderator, our distinguished guests, brothers and sisters, our friends and our enemies, everybody is here.

·         That's our motto. We want freedom by any means necessary. We want justice by any means necessary. We want equality by any means necessary.

·         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. I believe in treating people right, but I'm not going to waste my time trying to treat somebody right who doesn't know how to return the treatment.

·         I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination. I believe in human beings, and that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.

·         They cripple the bird's wing, and then condemn it for not flying as fast as they.

·         You can't have capitalism without racism.

·         Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.

·         It's a crime, it's a crime what people don't know about their history. And we have not only to learn history, but I invite you to that other excitement, the excitement of unlearning history, unlearning the history that you learned.

·         It is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest light can come; it is only after extreme grief that the greatest joy can come; it is only after slavery and prison that the greatest appreciation of freedom can come.

·         America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem. — From a letter Malcolm X wrote to his wife

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

·         I guess a man's entitled to make a fool of him self if he's ready to pay the cost.

Other: http://www.brothermalcolm.net/

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_X_(film)