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I believe in human rights for everyone, and none of us is qualified to judge each other and that none of us should therefore have that authority.

Malcolm X

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Malcolm X
Age: 39 †
Born: 1925
Born: May 19
Died: 1965
Died: February 21
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Muslim Minister
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Omaha
Nebraska
Malcolm Little
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
Malcolm Shabazz
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Nonviolence is fine as long as it works.
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