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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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"The Autobiography of Malcolm X" Quotes

The Autobiography of Malcolm X is a powerful account of the civil rights leader's transformation from a troubled youth to a prominent figure in the fight for racial equality.

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

Malcolm X

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The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.

Malcolm X

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My alma mater was books, a good library... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.

Malcolm X

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People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.

Malcolm X

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A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.

Malcolm X

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The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses.

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If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.

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The only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world.

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You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it.

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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 next time.

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