Malcolm X Debates at the Oxford Union (December 3, 1964)

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"I read once, passingly, about a man named Shakespeare. I only read about him passingly, but I remember one thing he wrote that kind of moved me. He put it in the mouth of Hamlet, I think, it was, who said, "To be or not to be." He was in doubt about something. Whether it was nobler in the mind of man to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, moderation, or to take up arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing end them. And I go for that. If you take up arms, you'll end it, but if you sit around and wait for the one who's in power to make up his mind that he should end it, you'll be waiting a long time. And in my opinion, the young generation of whites, blacks, browns, whatever else there is, you're living at a time of extremism, a time of revolution, a time when there's got to be a change. People in power have misused it and now there has to be a change and a better world has to be built and the only way it's going to be built is with extreme methods. And I, for one, will join in with anyone, I don't care what color you are, as long as you want to change this miserable condition that exists on this earth. Thank you."

(Slightly longer version of a previously uploaded clip)

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[LouisJulienne]

Malcolm X, social justice and human equality

[KingOfEveryfing1000]

im white but wow malcom x is one of the most powerful people whos ever lived. RIP

[oelhayek]

great words from a great man

thanks for the vid

[dilbar09naz]

RIP!! 47 years ago he was assassinated on this day!! May Allah grant him heaven!!!

[AkilB7]

I absolutely love this man! RIP

[AkilB7]

@sahinduezguen That is one of the truest quotes ever. That man was the truth. RIP

[JACKSONVILLE1200]

100% relevant to today WOW. That's how the white man operates even today he will smile in your face but want you DEAD WOW

[sahinduezguen]

''I have more respect for a man who lets me know where he stands, even if he's wrong. Than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil.''

RIP MALCOLM

[BeautifulBlackMind]

One of my favorite Malcolm X speeches

[wehaveasituation]

To say this was a friendly room is an understatement. He's not even aware of the basic design of a real debate, let alone the rules or skills. He's a popular figure of the times invited to Oxford to deliver the sort of S&M the British so crave. He's able top score unlimited points because the system he's assailing is in fact as decrepit and corrupt as he insists. Too bad he's fronting for a bogus religion and a pedophile gang leader--who will within the year have him whacked.

[Extraexclamation]

@SolidGold1980 or denzel washington sounds just like him ?