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Malcolm X Quotes about Violence

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I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence.

I don't even call it violence when it's in self defense; I call it intelligence.

Malcolm X
Self, Defense, Violence
Spike Lee, Ralph Wiley, Malcolm X (1992). “By any means necessary: the trials and tribulations of the making of Malcolm X”, Hyperion Books

I don't advocate violence; but if a man steps on my toes, I'll step on his.

Malcolm X
Men, Toes, Violence
Malcolm X (2015). “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”, p.431, Ballantine Books

Nonviolence is fine as long as it works.

Malcolm X
Work, Long, Violence

It has always been my belief that I, too, will die by violence. I have done all that I can to be prepared.

Malcolm X
Dying, Done, Violence
1965 The Autobiography of Malcolm X.

That is a lie. I'm not for wanton violence, I'm for justice.

Malcolm X
Lying, Justice, Violence
Malcolm X (2015). “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”, p.373, Ballantine Books

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