I just don’t believe that when people are being unjustly oppressed that they should let someone else set rules for them by which they can come out from under that oppression.

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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 the next time."

- Malcolm X

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

- Malcolm X

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"Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today."

- Malcolm X

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"The young people are the ones who most quickly identify with the struggle and the necessity to eliminate the evil conditions that exist."

- Malcolm X

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"If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything."

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"If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough."

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"Courage, dear heart."

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