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Like Samson, I am ready to pull down the white man's temple, knowing full well that I will be destroyed by the falling rubble.
Malcolm X
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Malcolm X
Age: 39 †
Born: 1925
Born: May 19
Died: 1965
Died: February 21
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Our objective is complete freedom, justice and equality by any means necessary.
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As I say, if we bring up religion we'll have differences we'll have arguments and we'll never be able to get together.
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