Post by Papa C. on Aug 13, 2009 20:47:58 GMT
We must understand the politics of our community and we must know what politics is supposed to produce. We must know what part politics play in our lives. And until we become politically mature we will always be mislead, lead astray or decieved or maneuvered into supporting someone, politically, who doesn't have the good of our community at heart.
- Malcolm X, The ballot or the bullet speach/ April 3, 1964
All of us catch hell from the same enemy. We are all in the same bay, the same boat. We suffer political oppression, economic exploitation, and social degradation. All of them from the same enemy. The Government has failed us. You can't deny that. Any time you living in the 20th century and you're singing 'we shall overcome' the Government has failed.
- Malcolm X, The ballot or the bullet speach/ April 3, 1964
We don't care about your atomic bombs, it's useless because other countries have atomic bombs. When 2 or 3 countries have atomic bombs nobody can use 'em!
- Malcolm X, The ballot or the bullet speach/ April 3, 1964
..and brothers and sisters, if you and I would just realise that once we learn to talk the language that they understand, they will then get the point. You can't ever reach a man if you don't speak his language. If a man speaks the language of brute force you can't come to him with peace. Why good night, he'll break you in two. As he has been doing all along.
- Malcolm X, words from the frontlines
