Malcolm X Quotes On Riots

Malcolm X was a prominent civil rights activist and leader in the 1960s. His powerful words continue to inspire and educate us today. Below are some of his most famous quotes on riots.

Top 99 Malcolm X Quotes On Riots:

1. “I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self-defense; I call it intelligence.”
2. “We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be a 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.”
3. “The only way we’ll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world.”
4. “You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”
5. “The price of freedom is death.”
6. “If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to be violent defending black women and black children and black babies and black men, then it is wrong for America to draft us, and make us violent abroad in defense of her.”
7. “It’s not the American white man who is a racist, but it’s the American political, economic, and social atmosphere that automatically nourishes a racist psychology in the white man.”
8. “I for one believe that if you give people a thorough understanding of what confronts them and the basic causes that produce it, they’ll create their own program, and when the people create a program, you get action.”
9. “If you stick a knife in my back nine inches and pull it out six inches, there’s no progress. If you pull it all the way out, that’s not progress. Progress is healing the wound that the blow made. And they haven’t even pulled the knife out much less healed the wound. They won’t even admit the knife is there.”
10. “I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination.”
11. “You don’t have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.”
12. “We are nonviolent with people who are nonviolent with us.”
13. “We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.”
14. “I am for violence if non-violence means we continue postponing a solution to the American black man’s problem – just to avoid violence.”
15. “You can’t legislate good will – that comes through education.”
16. “I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination.”
17. “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.”
18. “If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
19. “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.”
20. “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against.”
21. “The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.”
22. “I’m not going to sit at your table and watch you eat, with nothing on my plate, and call myself a diner. Sitting at the table doesn’t make you a diner, unless you eat some of what’s on that plate. Being here in America doesn’t make you an American. Being born here in America doesn’t make you an American.”
23. “You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”
24. “I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination.”
25. “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.”
26. “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.”
27. “My alma mater was books, a good library… I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.”
28. “You don’t have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.”
29. “I believe that there will be a clash between those who want freedom, justice and equality for everyone and those who want to continue the systems of exploitation.”
30. “Power never takes a back step only in the face of more power.”
31. “Racism is not an American problem. It’s a human problem. It doesn’t matter where you go in the world. If you’re a racist, you’re a racist.”
32. “I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination.”
33. “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.”
34. “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against.”
35. “Stumbling is not falling.”
36. “I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self-defense; I call it intelligence.”
37. “A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.”
38. “If you have no critics, you’ll likely have no success.”
39. “I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self-defense; I call it intelligence.”
40. “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.”
41. “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against.”
42. “The only way we’ll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed people in the world.”
43. “If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”
44. “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against.”
45. “We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.”
46. “I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination.”
47. “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.”
48. “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.”
49. “My alma mater was books, a good library… I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.”
50. “You don’t have to be a man to fight for freedom. All you have to do is to be an intelligent human being.”
51. “I believe that there will be a clash between those who want freedom, justice and equality for everyone and those who want to continue the systems of exploitation.”
52. “Power never takes a back step only in the face of more power.”
53. “Racism is not an American problem. It’s a human problem. It doesn’t matter where you go in the world. If you’re a racist, you’re a racist.”
54. “I am not a racist. I am against every form of racism and segregation, every form of discrimination.”
55. “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.”
56. “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against.”
57. “Stumbling is not falling.”
58. “A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.”
59. “If you have no critics, you’ll likely have no success.”
60. “I don’t even call it violence when it’s in self-defense; I call it intelligence.”
61. “I have more respect for a man who lets me