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I don't favor violence. if we could bring about recognition and respect of our people by peaceful means, well and good. everybody would like to reach his objectives peacefully. but i'm also a realist. the only people in this country who are asked to be nonviolent are black people.
-Malcolm X
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I Don't Favor Violence. If We Could

Malcolm X
I don't favor violence. if we could bring about recognition and respect of our people by peaceful means, well and good. everybody would like to reach his objectives peacefully. but i'm also a realist. the only people in this country who are asked to be nonviolent are black people.
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I myself would go for nonviolence if it was consistent, if everybody was going to be nonviolent all the time. i'd say, okay, let's get with it, we'll all be nonviolent. but i don't go along with any kind of nonviolence unless everybody's going to be nonviolent. if they make the ku klux klan nonviolent, i'll be nonviolent. if they make the white citizens council nonviolent, i'll be nonviolent. but as long as you've got somebody else not being nonviolent, i don't want anybody coming to me talking any nonviolent talk.
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