Malcolm X Quotes
By explaining the difference between segregation and separation. Segregation is that which is forced upon an inferior by a superior. Separation is done voluntarily by two equals. If I have children and they live in my house, I care for them, they're dependent upon me. And their dependence upon me puts me in a position to regulate their lives, control their lives, tell them where to go, where they can't go. That's a form of segregation.
X, Malcolm. Interview by Eleanor Fischer. CBC, 1961.
Marcus Porcius Cato. This quotation has had two different interpretations over time. One was that women if they received equality of treatment and voting would have an advantage for they also had their traditional “feminine wiles” and their sexuality, hence would dominate men. The second was a also a warning but based on the fact that women were superior in many ways, and given an equal chance, would excel men. The later interpretation is argued by some who point to the 2011 American data that shows more females than males graduating from high school and college, and females outnumber males in medical, law and several other professional schools. With the exception of a few Roman men, most heeded Cato’s warning and never took a chance on female equality.
Ironically most American politicians are independent of crowned-kings, but are very depended on money-kings and land-kings for campaign contributions and in some cases, jobs if they are defeated at the polls.
Many social scientists believe that this is one of the reason for so much racism amongst the lower class whites. If blacks are “below” them, the poor whites have power and are not at the bottom of the sociological pyramid of society. To many this is better than being better off themselves but starring the bottom with the Negroes.
In 1820, convoyed by the war-sloop Cyane, American free Negroes (33 men ,18 women and some children) set out for Africa pursuant to a new program authorized by Congress and President Monroe. However, the details of the endeavor had not been worked out and after the Negroes’ experience in the U. S. the would-be settlers were suspicious of all government.
Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement. He is best known for his time spent as a vocal spokesman for the Nation of Islam.
