Malcolm X

Civil rights leader

Modern influential 53 sayings

Sayings by Malcolm X

It is not the man who is the enemy, but the system.

1964 — Speech
Controversial Unverifiable

We need more light in the world. We need more light in the world. We need more light in the world.

1965 — Speech
Controversial Unverifiable

Sometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the gun down.

1964 — Interview
Controversial Unverifiable

The only solution is to get rid of the problem, and the problem is the white man.

1960s — Various speeches during his time with the Nation of Islam
Controversial Unverifiable

We are still in the dark ages when it comes to the rights of human beings.

1964 — Speech
Controversial Unverifiable

You can't spread democracy among people who don't have the desire for it.

1964 — Interview
Controversial Unverifiable

I am for the truth, no matter who tells it. I am for justice, no matter who it is for or against.

1965 — Speech
Controversial Confirmed

You can't hate the tree without hating the roots.

1962 — Speech
Controversial Unverifiable

We are black first, last, and always.

1963 — Speech
Controversial Unverifiable

We need a revolution, not an integration.

1964 — Speech
Controversial Unverifiable

The white man is intelligent enough to know that he has done wrong.

1963 — Interview
Controversial Unverifiable

I'm not against you for being white, but I'm against you for being prejudiced.

1964 — Interview
Controversial Unverifiable

The greatest prison where people live is the fear of what other people think.

1964 — Speech
Controversial Unverifiable