If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.
Malcolm XIn this country, these Negro leaders have Negroes sittin' - sitting down, thinking that that - there's dignity towards sitting in.
Malcolm XMost of those Negroes have been given those jobs by the white political machine, and they serve no other function other than to, as window dressing.
Malcolm X[ Uncle Sam] is not sending 20 billion dollars to South America because he loves those people down here. He's sending it - sending it to them because he needs their friendship, he needs their allegion - their allegiance.
Malcolm X